NIH marks two major milestones in cancer research

NIH marks two major milestones in cancer research Fogarty salutes the many contributions of the NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is marking 50 years since passage of the National Cancer Act (NCA) and 10 years since establishment of its Center for Global Health (CGH). NCI program trains foreign scientists in NIH labs NIH grantees study economics of tobacco farming NCI grantee addresses inequities in prostate cancer Full Article >>

WHO science chief evaluates COVID-19 response

WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan WHO Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan spoke recently on the need to push for improved health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Full Article >>

Researchers transform maternity care in Ghana

Researchers transform maternity care in GhanDr. Veronica Dzomeku is using a Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award to transform the culture of disrespectful maternity care in Ghana. Full Article >>

Opinion: COVID-19 renews interest in reciprocal innovation

Opinion: COVID-19 renews interest in reciprocal innovationThe COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted how crucial it is for scientists around the globe to collaborate. Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass shares how advances made in low-resource settings often result in frugal technologies that can improve care and cut costs here at home.  Full Article >>

​​​​​​​​​​​Q & A with Dr. S​hannon N. Zenk, Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research

Q & A with Dr. Shannon N. Zenk, Director of the National Institute of Nursing ResearchDr. Shannon N. Zenk, Director of the NIH’s National Institute of Nursing Research, discusses the role of nurses in improving community health, at home and globally. Full Article >>

Profile: Former Fogarty Fellow now leads WHO disease elimination program

Profile: Former Fogarty Fellow now leads WHO disease elimination programDr. Jose Hagan participated in Fogarty’s inaugural cohort of Scholars and Fellows in 2004 and then again in 2011. "I just saw the opportunities that were immediately in front of me and appreciated where they might take me next." Full Article >>

Also in this issue

• Medical and Nursing Education Partnership Initiatives detailed in new book
• Lancet Countdown study details growing health impacts of climate change

 

People in the news:

• Research!America recognizes NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins and Fogarty Senior Scientist Emeritus Dr. Vivian Pinn
• WHO honors the late Henrietta Lacks with a Director-General’s award
• Fogarty grantee Dr. Wondwossen Abebe Gebreyes elected to the National Academy of Medicine
• Dr. Gaston Kuzamunu Mazandu and Dr. Ronald LaPorte have died
• Details: People in the news

 

Global health briefs:

• Global Health Security Index report calls for more preparedness capacity
• Measles progress threatened by COVID
• TB deaths rise due to pandemic
• Road accidents are a leading global killer
• NIH’s Eye Institute unveils strategic plan
• Details: Global health briefs

E-news extras

News & publications featuring Fogarty staff:

• Biomedical research across the globe: Why now is the time to invest in Africa  Open Government Access, Dec. 7, 2021
• H3Africa Funds Scientists, Advances Genomics, and Fosters Collaboration in Africa 
  Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), Dec. 3, 2021
• Whole-genome analysis of Nigerian patients with breast cancer reveals ethnic-driven somatic evolution and distinct genomic subtypes, includes Fogarty author
  Nature, Nov. 26, 2021
• Perspective: Now is the time to catalyze data science and health innovation in Africa
  Dr. Roger Glass
  Exemplars in Global Health, Nov. 11, 2021

Other news

• NIH scientists urge pursuit of universal coronavirus vaccine
  NIAID news release, Dec. 16, 2021
• Landmark COVID-19 vaccine trial in sub-Saharan Africa is the first to study the efficacy of MRNA COVID-19 vaccines in people living with HIV
  HVTN/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center news release, Dec. 13, 2021
• Experimental mRNA HIV Vaccine Safe, Shows Promise in Animals
  NIAID news release, Dec. 9, 2021
• Diverse genome sequences provide a powerful tool for studying risk of heart disease including Africans enrolled from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria
  NIH/NHGRI news, Dec. 8, 2021
• NIH announces $1 million prize competition to develop new maternal health diagnostics
  NIH News release, Dec. 7, 2021
• Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant: a new chapter in the COVID-19 pandemic
  Lancet, Dec. 3, 2021
• Too many people with HIV fail to achieve durable viral suppression
  NIH-funded study estimates global progress toward UNAIDS goal
  NIH news, Nov. 30, 2021
• Classification of Omicron (B.1.1.529): SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern 
  World Health Organization, Nov. 26, 2021
• Lung Autopsies of COVID-19 Patients Reveal Treatment Clues
  NIAID/NIH news, Nov. 17, 2021
• More global health research news from Fogarty

Funding opportunities

• Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)
  First available due date: Jan. 31, 2022
• International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
  Application deadline: Mar. 9, 2022
• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
  Application deadline: July 13, 2022
• Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
  Application deadline: Aug. 3, 2022
• All Fogarty funding opportunities
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Upcoming events

• February 13 - 17, 2022
  International Congress of Human Genetics 
  Cape Town, South Africa

• February 8, 2022
  Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session
  NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD

• February 28- March 1, 2022
  Virtual: Advancing Environmental Health Equity Through Implementation Science
  Hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

• March 21 - April 1, 2022
  Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference 
  Los Angeles, CA

• Fogarty calendar of events

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