Fogarty/NIH news: US-China cooperation, ICT grants, MERS, global drug abuse research

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July / August 2015 US-China renew commitment to global health security Fogarty awards new grants to advance ICT for research and training New career development program launched for LMIC scientists Scientists aim to defeat Middle East respiratory virus Focus on National Institute on Drug Abuse at NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse marks 20 years of International Forum Researchers slow HIV spread among drug users in Vietnam Scientists tackle disease in Kazakhstan drug injectors NIDA, Fogarty work to reduce smoking in Argentina Profile: Fogarty Fellow documents drugs and HIV risk in Kenya More articles E-news exclusives

UPCOMING EVENT: Barmes Global Health Lecture Medical Research and Capacity Building for Development: The Experience of Rwanda By Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Rwandan Minister of Health Wed., July 29, 2015, 11:30 a.m. EDT, NIH Campus, Bethesda, MD No registration is required. The lecture is free and open to the public, and will bewebcast live. US-China renew commitment to global health security U.S. and Chinese health officials met on the NIH campus in June to discuss Ebola and global health security, renewing a longstanding commitment to collaborate. >> Full article Fogarty awards new grants to advance ICT for research and training New awards through Fogarty's eCapacity initiative will support innovative programs to better integrate ICT into research and training in low-resource settings. >> Full article New career development program launched for LMIC scientists Fogarty has launched the Emerging Global Leader program, a new junior faculty career development award to support scientists in low- and middle-income countries. >> Full article Scientists aim to defeat Middle East respiratory virus The NIH and global partners are supporting multiple studies to pave the way for treatments and vaccines for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). >> Full article FOCUS ON NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse marks 20 years of International Forum NIH's National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports international scientists as they make vital research discoveries and build much needed expertise in low-resource countries. >> Full article Researchers slow HIV spread among drug users in Vietnam Prevention research supported by NIDA and Fogarty has helped Vietnam limit the spread of HIV from drug users to the wider population. >> Full article Scientists tackle disease in Kazakhstan drug injectors NIDA-supported researchers have designed programs targeting couples, female sex workers and youth to help reduce the impact of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases in Kazakhstan. >> Full article NIDA, Fogarty work to reduce smoking in Argentina NIDA and Fogarty have funded several projects to produce data, test interventions and develop Argentine expertise in tobacco research. >> Full article Profile: Fogarty Fellow documents drugs and HIV risk in Kenya As a Fogarty Fellow, Dr. Jennifer Syvertsen measured patterns of drug injection and HIV risk in the Nyanza Province of Kenya. >> Full article

Also in This Issue Q and A with Dr Nelson Sewankambo on research and training in Uganda Diplomacy: a powerful force to improve global health Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass Trainee music video urges malaria prevention People in the news Global health briefs E-news exclusives Vacancy Announcement: Director, Fogarty Division of International Training and Research Submit applications by August 1, 2014. Open until filled. Investigational aerosolized Ebola vaccine shows promise in nonhuman primates NIAID/NIH news, July 13, 2015 Related publication: Aerosolized Ebola vaccine protects primates and elicits lung-resident T cell responses Journal of Clinical Investigation, July 13, 2015 MEPI grantee publication: Medical education departments: a study of four medical schools in sub-Saharan Africa BME Medical Education, July 1, 2015 Focus on foreign investigators: eligibility requirements for NIAID-supported infectious diseases research NIAID Funding News, July 1, 2015 Valuing stillbirths, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist, Dr. Joseph Millum Bioethics, July 2015 NCATS-FDA team receives HHS Innovation Ventures support to crowdsource information on treating tropical diseases NCATS/NIH news, June 2015 Umbilical cord ‘milking’ improves blood flow in preterm infants National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)/NIH news, June 29, 2015 Study of Ebola survivors opens in Liberia: trial to examine long-term health effects of Ebola virus disease NIAID/NIH news, June 17, 2015 Efficacy of fewer than three doses of an HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine: combined analysis of data from the Costa Rica Vaccine and PATRICIA trials The Lancet Oncology, published online June 9, 2015 Stemming the tide of fake medicines New York Times editorial, May 18, 2015 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

Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines Global Infectious Diseases (GID) Application deadline: July 29, 2015 Fogarty HIV Research Training Application deadline: July 30, 2015 Fulbright-Fogarty Fellows and Scholars in Public Health Postdoctoral Research Scholars application deadline: August 3, 2015 Fellowships application deadline: October 13, 2015 NEW > Emerging Global Leader Award for LMIC scientists Application deadline: December 16, 2015 Global Brain Disorders Research R21 and R01 Application deadline: January 5, 2016 International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) for U.S. scientists Application deadline: March 2, 2016 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts

Upcoming Events July 18 - 23, 2015 Alzheimer's Association International Conference Washington, DC July 19 - 22, 2015 IAS 2015: Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention from the International AIDS Society (IAS) Vancouver, Canada July 26 - 31, 2015 Training Institute for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health from Kaiser Permanente and the Cancer Research Network, with support from NIH Pasadena, CA July 29, 2015,11:30 a.m. David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture Presented by Rwandan Minister of Health Dr. Agnes Binagwaho Masur Auditorium, Building 10 NIH Campus Bethesda, MD The lecture will be webcast live and recorded. August 24 - 28, 2015 mHealth Summer Training Institute University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus Los Angeles, CA September 15, 2015 Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting NIH campus Bethesda, MD September 28 - 30, 2015 Oxford Global Health and Bioethics International Conference Oxford, United Kingdom October 7 - 11, 2015 IDWeek - Annual conference on prevention, diagnosis, treatment and epidemiology of infectious diseases San Diego, CA October 11 - 13, 2015 World Health Summit Berlin, Germany October 14 - 16, 2015 Wireless Health 2015 presented by the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance NIH campus Bethesda, MD October 14 - 16, 2015 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration San Diego, CA October 17 - 21, 2014 Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting Chicago, IL October 25 - 29, 2015 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting Philadelphia, PA October 31 - November 4, 2015 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting Chicago, IL November 8 - 11, 2015 mHealth Summit and Global mHealth Forum National Harbor, MD November 10 - 13, 2015 Clean Cooking Forum 2015 sponsored by the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Fogarty Calendar of Events