May / June 2024

Welcoming our new director

Join us in welcoming our new director!Dr. Kathleen Neuzil is the 13th director of the Fogarty International Center and the first woman to permanently hold the position.

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Georgia rising: Partnerships help this Eastern European nation grow

Georgia serves as a cultural and economic link between Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Partnerships with its neighbors and the U.S. are helping transform the nation into a scientific hub, advancing public health and research.

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Barmes Lecture 2024

Watch the June 2024 talk given by Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Security and Diplomacy.

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Ambitious clinical trial could bring first TB vaccine in a century

A new seven-country Phase 3 clinical trial of the M72/AS01E vaccine brings hope for a new tool against TB.

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Supporting better heart health through education

Dr. Gene F. Kwan, a cardiologist and assistant professor at Boston Universitys Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, discusses his work in rural Rwanda, Haiti, Malawi, Liberia, and India.

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Also in This Issue

• Memory of Joel Breman
• Fogarty fellow capitalizes on crowdsourcing to promote HIV self-testing

• Research Roundup: FebruaryMay 2024
• Get ready for NIH grant updates coming in 2025

People in the news:

• National Cancer Institute's Center for Global Health branch director retires
• BMJ Global Health editor-in-chief steps down
• Soubeyran elected head of WOAH
• Gates MRI names new CEO
• Barbados PM, mRNA vaccine developers receive WHO award

Details: People in the news

Global health briefs:

• Primary health care prevents child deaths
• Insight into malaria parasite drug resistance
• WHO priority pathogen update
• Funding for maternal vaccine to prevent sepsis in newborns
• Linking dengue to severe disease

Details: Global health briefs

Funding opportunities

• Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training
  Application deadline: July 15, 2024
• Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
  Application deadline: August 6, 2024
• Fogarty HIV Research Training
  Application deadline: August 22, 2024

All Fogarty funding opportunities

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Featured Event

Global health reciprocal innovation (GHRI)

Optimizing the global impact of health interventions through novel research partnerships and knowledge exchange

Date: July 25
Location: Munich, Germany, part of AIDS2024

In partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Fogarty International Center is organizing and supporting a satellite session at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference

Fogarty calendar of events

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