Fogarty/NIH news: Ebola vaccine, sickle cell disease, gut infection and child development

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November / December 2014 Global Health Matters e-newsletter

November / December 2014 NIH accelerates clinical trials of Ebola vaccines Obama visits NIH to call for more funding for Ebola research International collaboration, capacity building discussed at key events Study probes link between intestinal infections, child development Research effort tackles child obesity Focus on sickle cell disease research Also in This Issue: View more articles E-news exclusives Stay Connected with Fogarty Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines Upcoming Events

NIH accelerates clinical trials of Ebola vaccines The NIH is helping guide two front-runner Ebola vaccine candidates through early-stage human trials. Full article... More on Ebola: Building the human capacity to deal with Ebola Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass Lessons learned from 1976 Ebola Outbreak: Q and A with Fogarty Scientist Emeritus Dr Joel Breman Ebola virus disease news and resources Obama visits NIH to call for more funding for Ebola research President Barack Obama visited the NIH campus to see firsthand the progress that biomedical research is making against Ebola virus disease. Read full article... International collaboration, capacity building discussed at key events During key global health conferences, Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass presented on critical global health research issues, including international collaboration and capacity building. Funders urged to invest in Africa's research capacity Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass delivers Enders lecture at IDWeek Study probes link between intestinal infections, child development The global MAL-ED project is examining intestinal infections, which can permanently undermine physical and cognitive development in early childhood. Read full article... Research effort tackles child obesity Researchers, policymakers and implementers must work together to turn the tide of childhood obesity and malnutrition in Latin America according to participants in a recent NIH workshop. Read full article... Focus on sickle cell disease research Additional research is needed to develop safe, low-cost methods to diagnose and treat sickle cell disease in Africa. Read full article... Related news: Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Juliana Anyanwu studies sickle cell drug in Uganda

Also in This Issue People in the news Global health briefs E-news exclusives Sophisticated HIV diagnostics adapted for remote areas NIBIB/NIH news, December 1, 2014 NIAID/GSK experimental Ebola vaccine appears safe, prompts immune responseNIAID/NIH news, November 28, 2014 US announces significant support for the clean cooking sector and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves State Department news, November 21, 2014 Fact Sheet: USAID Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT2) Program USAID news, November 21, 2014 HHS and NIH take steps to enhance transparency of clinical trial results NIH news, Nov 19, 2014 Honoring our promise: clinical trial data sharing NIH Director's blog, November 19, 2014 WHO highlights devastating global impact of drowning WHO news, November 17, 2014 NIH-sponsored study identifies superior drug regimen for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission NIAID / NIH news, November 17, 2014 A multi-disciplinary approach to implementation science: the NIH-PEPFAR PMTCT implementation science alliance Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), November 1, 2014 NIH study casts doubt on plans to scale up preterm birth treatment in low-resource settings NICHD/NIH news, October 14, 2014 Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, July to September 2014, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist Eurosurveillance, October 9, 2014 Results of large NIH-sponsored trial published: Candidate H7N9 avian flu vaccine works better with adjuvant NIAID/NIH news, October 7, 2014 Grantee news: Bacteria that assist fungus-farming ants may be a source of new drugs Harvard Medical School news, August 4, 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

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Upcoming Events December 5 - 7, 2014 Advancing Ethical Research Conference by Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Baltimore, MD December 6 - 7, 2014 NIH mHealth Training Institute, a satellite meeting for the mHealth Summit National Harbor, MD December 7 - 11, 2014 mHealth Summit and the Global mHealth Forum at the mHealth Summit National Harbor, MD December 8 - 9, 2014 Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation Bethesda, MD February 23 - 26, 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) Seattle, WA March 1 - 7, 2015 International Conference on Health Issues in Arab Communities Muscat, Oman March 26 - 28, 2015 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Meeting Boston, MA March 28 - 29, 2015 Global Health and Innovation Conference by Unite for Sight New Haven, CT Fogarty Calendar of Events