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Global Health Matters eNews August 2010 - News from Fogarty International Center
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Global Health Matters eNews August 2010 - News from Fogarty International Center
August 2010
- Fogarty awards $7M to combat chronic diseases
NIH participates in international diabetes summit
Focus on Fogarty Scholars & Fellows
NIH, Wellcome to fund genetic studies in Africa
Also in This Issue
Upcoming Events
Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines
| Fogarty awards combat chronic diseases Fogarty is continuing efforts to tackle the growing epidemic of chronic diseases in the developing world, awarding seven new grants totaling about $6.8 million over five years to support research training in cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and other non-communicable conditions. Read full article... |
| NIH participates in diabetes summit NIH leaders participated in the recent Diabetes Summit for Latin America, emphasizing the importance of the science of behavior change and the necessity to build the human capacity required to carry out such research. Read full article... |
| Focus on Fogarty Scholars & Fellows Building global health leaders Improving HIV/AIDS treatment in South Africa Preventing sexually transmitted diseases in Peru Investigating syphilis in China Studying malaria and bioethics in Mali Guest opinion: Playing on a global field |
| NIH, Wellcome to fund genetic studies NIH and the Wellcome Trust, a global charity based in London, have announced the Human Heredity and Health in Africa project, a partnership that will provide more than $37 million for genetic studies in Africa. Read full article... |
| Research offers hope to combat HIV/AIDS Research presented at this year’s International AIDS conference in Vienna offered new hope to those working on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention. Fogarty grantees and trainees presented promising developments on topics that generated keen interest. Read full article... |
| Informatics projects form networks Several of Fogarty’s informatics projects are reaching new levels of maturity, expanding to form regional networks, leveraging tools and hard-earned lessons to benefit additional developing country researchers. Read full article... |
Also in This Issue
- Online resources advance health training in Africa
NIH funds 10 malaria research centers
Rotavirus vaccine could save lives in poor countries
World Bank publishes HIV data from Middle East
Commemorating smallpox eradication
Research has resumed in Haiti, following quake
Stroke experts make recommendations for future
Upcoming Events
CUGH 2010 Annual Meeting - Transforming Global Health: The Interdisciplinary Power of Universities
September 19-21, 2010 - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Faculty, researchers, administrators, students, trainees and leaders from academia, government and international development groups assemble to discuss the university's transforming role and how resources can be mobilized to advance global health.mHealth Summit
November 8-10, 2010 - Washington, DC
The key opportunity for leaders in government, private sector/industry, academia and not-for-profit organizations to share information and experiences related to the intersection of mobile technology, health research, and policy.
Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines
AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) (D43) - Deadline August 16, 2010
PHASE II IICOHRTA AIDS/TB Research Training Program (U2R) - Deadline August 16, 2010
Brain Disorders in the Developing World Research Across the Lifespan (BRAIN) (R01) - AIDS - Deadline August 23, 2010
Brain Disorders in the Developing World Research Across the Lifespan (BRAIN) (R21) - AIDS - Deadline August 23, 2010
Fogarty International Research Collaboration Basic Biomedical Research (FIRCA-BB) (R03) - Deadline September 28, 2010
Fogarty International Research Collaboration Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Award (FIRCA-BSS) (R03) - Deadline September 29, 2010
NEW Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN) (D43) - Deadline October 2,2010
- Administrative Supplements for Research on Collaborative Projects with Indian Investigators on Low-Cost Medical Devices from NIBIB - Opening Date September 10, 2010
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