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Profiles of Fogarty Global Health Fellows and Scholars
Fogarty Global Health Fellows & Scholars at 20
Fogarty's flagship Global Health Fellows and Scholars program, now known as LAUNCH, celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2023.
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Program Impact
Ensuring an equitable experience
As part of Fogarty’s goal to build future leaders in global health research, the Fellows & Scholars program has always included trainees from both the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In earlier iterations of the program, LMIC participants were only able to work in their country for the duration of their project. To ensure a more equitable training experience, the LAUNCH program now brings LMIC trainees to the U.S. for short-term research training experiences.
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A catalyst for global health careers
When surveyed, the majority of alumni who responded (56%) indicated they continue to work in a career pertaining to global health. Of these, many have become true leaders in the field holding positions while alumni have gone on to work for government organizations like WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, CDC, NIH, icddr,b, and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI).
Past profiles Fogarty Fellows and Scholars
East Asia and the Pacific
- Lisa Labita Woodson, Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow: 2022-23 Empowering women & children from Nepal to the Amazon
- Weiming Tang, Fellow 2015–16: Capitalizing on crowdsourcing to promote HIV self-testing
- Evelyn Hsieh, Fellow 2012–13 Studying bone loss and cancer in China
- Emily Vogtmann, Scholar 2011–12: Studying cancer threats in China
- Jessica Manning, Scholar 2008–09: Helping Cambodia respond to COVID
South Asia
- Anubha Agarwal, Fellow 2017–18: Improving heart failure care in Southern India
- Arti Kundu, Fellow 2013–14: Testing water purity in India
- Shuchi Anand, Fellow 2012–13: Studying chronic kidney disease CKD in India
- Brie Falkard, Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow, 2012–13: Studying cholera in children in Bangladesh
- Emily Mendenhall, Scholar 2011–12: Characterizing type 2 diabetes syndemic in India
- Eric Nelson, Fellow 2005–06: Researching cholera in Bangladesh spawns global projects
- Jacqueline Firth, Fellow 2004–05: Building HIV prevention awareness for mothers in India
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Ivan Segawa, Fellow 2021–22: Investigating nurse-led PrEP delivery in Uganda
- Abigail Cortez, Fellow 2020–21: Investigating trauma care in Tanzania
- Abigail Link, Fellow 2020–21: Evaluating meningitis causes among patients in northern Uganda
- Ashley Karczewski, Fellow 2019–20: Improving the oral health of Kenyan teens living with HIV
- Andrew Kim, Fellow 2019–20: Studying the impact of apartheid-based prenatal stress and COVID-19 in South Africa
- Joseph Matovu, Fellow 2018–19: Investigating HIV self-testing in Ugandan fishing community
- Sikhulile Moyo, Fellow 2017–18: Sequencing and discovering omicron in Botswana
- Aileen Chang, Fellow 2016–17: Studying Kaposi’s sarcoma in Uganda
- Justen Manasa, Fellow 2016–17: Monitoring HIV drug resistance in Zimbabwe
- Siana Nkya, Fellow 2016–17: Tackling sickle cell disease in Tanzania
- Matchecane Cossa, Fellow 2015–16 : Studying surgical quality in Mozambique
- Edith Kwoba, Fellow 2015–16: Measuring the prevelance of mental disorders in Western Kenya
- Christine Sekaggya, Fellow 2015–16: Investigating TB drug interactions among people living with HIV in Uganda
- Lily Gutnik, Fulbright-Fogarty Fellow 2014–15: Boosting breast cancer screening in Malawi
- Laura Lewandowski, Fellow 2014–15: Researching lupus in South African children
- Rockefeller A. Oteng, Fellow 2013–14: Studying trauma, injury in Ghana
- Nauzley Abedini, Scholar 2012: Studying neonatal jaundice in Ghana
- Amy Sims Sanyahumbi, Fellow 2011–13: Fighting rheumatic heart disease in Malawi
- Omar Siddiqi, Fellow 2010–11: Building neurology research capacity in Zambia
- Richard van-Zyl Smit, Fellow 2009–11: Tackling tobacco, TB, and mental health in South Africa
- Gerald Bloomfield, Fellow 2009–10: Finding causes of heart failure in Western Kenya
- Joan Matji, Scholar 2005–06: Preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa
- Jose Hagan, Fellow 2004–05: Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Botswana
- Evelyn Hsieh, Fellow 2004–05: Researching sexually transmitted diseases in Peru
Western Hemisphere
- Roxanna Garcia, Fellow: 2019–2020: Expanding medical literature access in Peru
- Yvetot Joseph, Fellow 2018–19: Shifting from TB research to cholera response in Haiti
- Leah Katzelnick, Fellow 2018–19: Investigating Zika and dengue viruses in South America
- Javier Cepeda, Fellow 2016–17: Studying benefits of police education program in Tijuana, Mexico
- Lilliam Pinzón, Scholar 2014–15: Studying HIV in children in Mexico
- Jose Hagan, Fellow 2011–13: Tracking infectious disease in Brazil
- Magaly Blas Fellow 2004–05, Scholar 2009–10: Researching sexually transmitted disease prevention in Peru
Fogarty Opportunities for Fellows and Scholars
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Can home blood pressure monitoring during pregnancy lower risks to moms and babies?
As a practicing OB-GYN in Michigan, Emma Lawrence, MD, routinely sees and treats hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. These same disorders are a leading cause of a mother’s death during childbirth in the teaching hospitals of Ghana. Chosen for a Fogarty fellowship, Lawrence decided to investigate home blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women in Ghana.
Jepchirchir Kiplagat
Fogarty Fellow: 2021-22
Integrating HIV and chronic disease services for older patients
Courtney Choy
Fogarty Fellow: 2019-20 & 2021-22
Preventing childhood obesity and related diseases in Samoa
Mark D. Huffman
Fogarty Fellow: 2009-10
Mentorship and global cardiovascular health
Barclay Stewart
Fogarty Fellow: 2008-09; 2014-15
Helping US military and rural communities
Shuchi Anand
Fogarty Fellow: 2012-13
Studying chronic kidney disease CKD in India
Sikhulile Moyo
Fogarty Fellow: 2017-18
Recognized for omicron discovery