News from Fogarty Int'l Center at NIH - Global Health Matters April 2014

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March / April 2014 Fogarty launches strategic plan to meet new global health needs NIH celebrates a decade of brain disorders research Hookah smoking poses health risks, NIH studies show Focus: NIH tech transfer office speeds global health solutions Also in This Issue > View more articles Stay Connected with Fogarty Upcoming Events Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines

Fogarty launches strategic plan to meet new global health needs Fogarty's updated strategic plan will advance the global health research agenda, building on past and current Fogarty investments and successes. Read full article... NIH celebrates brain disorders research Scientists gathered at NIH recently to explore frontiers in neuroscience for global health, and to mark the 10th anniversary of Fogarty's brain disorders program. Read full article.. Hookah smoking poses health risks NIH-funded researchers have clearly determined that smoke from waterpipes or hookahs contains an array of harmful chemicals, and they are calling for more comprehensive oversight. Read full article... Related: Hookah research information and resources NIH Office of Technology Transfer speeds global health solutions NIH and its partners are pursuing creative new ways to move biomedical innovations more quickly so that patients in low-resource countries see their health improve. Read full article...

Also in This Issue Envisioning the end of AIDS: challenges and prospects Q and A with Dr Salim Abdool Karim of CAPRISA Bioethics in research: strengthening the foundation Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Paul Drain helps accelerate disease diagnoses in South Africa NIH leaders, grantees present at CUGH meeting People in the news Global health briefs Enews exclusives Top news: NIH World RePORT [beta] illustrative mapping database of biomedical research funding expanded to include sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and East Asia/Pacific region data - April 2014 NIDA signs binational agreements with Peru and the United Arab Emirates NIDA International Program news, April 2014 Grantee news: Pollutants from coal-burning stoves strongly associated with miscarriages in Mongolia Children's Hospital Los Angeles news, April 23, 2014 NIH funds influenza research and surveillance networkNIH news, April 10, 2014 Grantee news: Training programme to build cancer research capacity in low- and middle-income countries: findings from Guatemala Bulletin of the World Health Organization, April 2014 Grantee news: Chagas research champion wins hearts and minds TDR news, April 4, 2014 HIV-infected men at increased risk for heart disease, large study findsNIAID news, March 31, 2014 WHO: 7 Million Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution World Health Organization, Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, March 25, 2014 Robust Research Efforts Needed to Address Ongoing, Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance NIAID news, March 20, 2014 Grantee news: Penn Team Links Africans' Ability to Digest Milk to Spread of Cattle Raising PennNews, March 13, 2014 The Future of Biomedical Research by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins The ASCO Post from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, March 1, 2014 Stay Connected with Fogarty  Fogarty on Facebook  Fogarty on Twitter  Fogarty News - Email notifications of breaking global health research news related to Fogarty, NIH, and other global health leaders. > Subscribe Now  Funding News - Email notifications of new and updated global health research funding opportunities from Fogarty, NIH and other global health leaders. > Subscribe Now

Upcoming Events May 9, 2014 Symposium on Global Cancer Research, a satellite session of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Meeting Washington, DC May 10 - 12, 2014 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Meeting Washington, DC June 13 - 16, 2014 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum San Juan, Puerto Rico June 26 - 27, 2014 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants AdministrationBaltimore, MD July 21 - 25, 2014 Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health Boston, MA September 7 - 9, 2014 American College of Epidemiology Annual MeetingSilver Spring, MD Abstract deadline: May 5, 2014 November 2 - 6, 2014 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA November 15 - 19, 2014 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA Fogarty Calendar of Events

Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines Global Health Research and Research Training eCapacity Initiative Application deadline: May 15, 2014 International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award Application deadline: May 22, 2014 International Research in Infectious Diseases, including AIDS Application deadline: May 22, 2014 Korean Visiting Scientist Training Award for Korean citizens or permanent residents of Korea Application deadline: May 28, 2014 Fellowships for Japanese Postdoc Researchers at NIH Application deadline: June 13, 2014 Fogarty HIV Research Training Program Application deadline for D43, D11 and G11: July 24, 2014 Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training Program Application deadline for D43 and D71: July 29, 2014 Fulbright-Fogarty Fellows and Scholars in Public Health Application deadline for Fellowships: October 14, 2014 Application deadline for Postdoctoral Research Scholars: August 1, 2014 All Fogarty Funding Opportunities Subscribe to Fogarty funding opportunities email alerts

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