July / August 2017 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Inside this Issue

• WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus consults with NIH during US tour
• House proposal preserves Fogarty, boosts NIH by $1B
• NIH CTSA Program may benefit from global health research collaborations
• Focus on the International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) program
  • Fogarty investment in early-career scientists pays off
  • IRSDA alumna Dr Marcy Balunas explores marine life to find new cancer drugs
  • Fogarty support launches career in infectious diseases for Dr Jeffrey Bethony
  • Cardiologist Dr Thomas Gaziano examines cost-effective strategies
• How can we encourage female leaders in global health?
  Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
• US university consortia receive $26M to train early-career global health researchers
• $8M awarded from Fogarty to train HIV researchers
• Q and A with Dr Peter Singer of Grand Challenges Canada
• First fellow graduates from NIH-Rwanda program
• NIMH's Dr Pamela Collins leaves NIH to head global mental health at University of Washington
• Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Lily Gutnik boosts breast cancer screening in Malawi
• CDC exhibit explores Ebola outbreak, aftermath
• People in the news
• Global health briefs

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