NIH global health research newsletter, with a focus on Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) hubs, and articles on the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) and how academia can benefit from global health. View this email as a Web page. | May / June 2019 | Dr. Eric Coker trained local health workers and used the data they gathered to improve understanding of the complex interplay between indoor air quality and poor respiratory health in Ugandan children. Profile of Dr. Eric Coker | |
Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) hubs, supported by Fogarty and its partners, are helping to develop a critical mass of scientists in low- and middle-income countries who understand how the environment triggers disease, identify effective interventions and spur policy changes to improve health. Each of the seven networked science hubs addresses high-priority health threats in their respective regions, including outdoor and household air pollution, pesticide exposures, environmental contamination, climate change and electronic waste. Focus on GEOHealth hubs | |
| Also in this issue $17M awarded by Fogarty and NIH partners to train HIV researchers, reduce stigma in developing countries Fogarty has awarded $17 million through two programs to help train HIV researchers in low- and middle-income countries across the globe, and to drive the development of innovative interventions to reduce stigma for people living with HIV/AIDS. NIAID begins human trials of universal flu vaccine candidate The first clinical trial recently began for an innovative universal influenza vaccine candidate developed by scientists at the NIHs National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Diseases cost Africa $2.4 trillion per year, WHO reports A WHO study shows that nearly 630 million years of healthy life are lost each year in Africa due to disease, taking an economic toll of more than 2.4 trillion international dollars. NIH ClinRegs database provides international clinical trial regulations NIH has expanded ClinRegs, its free, online database of international clinical trial regulations to include information from 20 countries, with real-time email updates of regulatory changes. People in the news: David Malpass selected as new World Bank president Fogarty grantees Drs. Gagandeep Kang and Salim Abdool Karim named Royal Society Fellows Human Genome Organization recognizes Dr. Christian Happi Former IOM President Dr. David Hamburg has died Dr. Carol Baker honored as immunization champion Leading geneticist Dr. Muntaser Ibrahim freed from prison Details: People in the news Global health briefs: WHO reports on gender bias in global health Path determined for AI in medical imaging CSIS examines global nutrition New tool helps with manuscript formatting Big data website facilitates collaboration Some global health grads struggle for jobs Details: Global health briefs E-news extras News and publications featuring Fogarty staff Its time to stop murder by counterfeit medicine by Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus STAT, May 7, 2019 The HIV response and global health, co-authored by Drs. Roger I. Glass, Wafaa El-Sadr, Eric Goosby and Linda E. Kupfer The Lancet, April 27, 2019 Population-level mathematical modeling of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists BMC Medicine, April 24, 2019 Fogarty and NIH grantee news NIH awards research training grant to TREAT Asia-Columbia University collaboration Foundation for AIDS Research news, May 20, 2019 NIH global health research news Family, community bonds help decrease mental health problems of former child soldiers NIH-funded study documents transition to adulthood of Sierra Leones child soldiers NICHD/NIH news, June 18, 2019 New fellowships bring African scientists to train at NIH NIH Record, June 14, 2019 NIH HIV experts prioritize research to achieve sustained ART-free HIV remission NIAID/NIH news, June 6, 2019 Related publication: Durable control of HIV infection in the absence of antiretroviral therapy [Free access], co-authored by NIAID scientists JAMA, June 6, 2019 (online) NIDA Humphrey Fellow Alexandra Hill named Chancellor of El Salvador NIDA/NIH news, June 5, 2019 NIEHS postdoctoral fellow examines interactions between environmental and social exposures in Nigeria NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, June 2019 REPRIEVE: A large trial for a growing problem among people with HIV NIAID Now blog, May 29, 2019 Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus Discovery by NIAID-funded researchers could aid quest for universal flu vaccine NIAID/NIH news, May 16, 2019 ESSENCE on Health Research proposes mechanism for review of investments in research capacity strengthening in LMICs (Fogarty is a member) TDR news, May 2019 African Postdoctoral Training Initiative fellow looks forward to collaborating within NCI NCI Center for Cancer Research/NIH news, April 18, 2019 In rare cases, immune system fails despite HIV suppression NIH scientists identify paradoxical response to HIV medication in five individuals NIAID/NIH news, April 18, 2019 Novel antibody may suppress HIV for up to four months NIH researchers, international collaborators report results of small, open-label study NIAID/NIH news, April 17, 2019 Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) 2018-19 Annual Report (NIH is a GACD member) GACD news, April 15, 2019 Other global health research news Global cancer research investments are not reaching Africa - How the African Access Initiative is changing the trend Blog post by Jennifer Dent, President, BIO Ventures for Global Health, June 18, 2019 How to shape research to advance global health by Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO Nature, April 25, 2019 More global health research news from Fogarty | Funding opportunities Late-Stage Implementation Research Addressing Hypertension in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Scaling Up Proven-Effective Interventions from NHBLI and NINDS Application deadline: July 8, 2019 Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Application deadline: July 25, 2019 U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research Phase 2 HIV/AIDS (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-022) and (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-023) Infectious Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-024) and (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-025) Application deadline: July 26, 2019 HIV Research Training Program Application deadline: August 20, 2019 Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan Application deadline: November 7, 2019 Emerging Global Leader Award Application deadline: November 7, 2019 Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training Application deadline: November 12, 2019 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Application deadline: November 20, 2019 Reminder: Grant applicants must follow updated NIH appendix policy Fogarty news, updated June 2019 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts | Upcoming events June 19, 2019, 2 p.m. EDT 2019 Barmes Global Health Lecture Global Health in a Changing World by Dr. Jeremy Farrar, Director, Wellcome Trust NIH campus Bethesda, MD The lecture will be webcast live by NIH Videocasting. July 14 - 18, 2019 Alzheimers Association International Conference Los Angeles, CA July 21 - 24, 2019 IAS Conference on HIV Science Mexico City, Mexico August 5 - 9, 2019 AFREhealth Annual Symposium Lagos, Nigeria September 5 - 6, 2019 Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting NIH campus Bethesda, MD Fogarty calendar of events Connect with Fogarty Fogarty on Facebook | Fogarty on Twitter | Subscribe | Global Health Matters is produced by the Office of Communications at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center. For more information, please contact managing editor Ann Puderbaugh, at ann.puderbaugh@nih.gov or 301-496-2075. Permission to reprint Global Health Matters content: All text produced in this newsletter is in the public domain and may be reprinted. Please credit Fogarty International Center. Images must be cleared for use with the individual sources, as indicated. 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