Fogarty International Center at NIH

🎉Join us in welcoming our new director, Dr. Kathleen Neuzil. She is the 13th director of the #Fogarty International Center and the first woman to permanently hold the position. She assumes the role of associate director for international research The National Institutes of Health. An internationally recognized researcher, Dr. Neuzil focuses on vaccine development and vaccine introduction in low and middle income countries and regions. Her work in the field of vaccinology spans multiple infectious diseases, including influenza, rotavirus, human papillomavirus, Japanese encephalitis, typhoid, and COVID-19. She has authored or co-authored more than 330 scientific publications and has more than two decades of experience consulting on vaccine policy. Dr. Neuzil is currently a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization and, previously, served on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Find out more about Dr. Neuzil: https://go.nih.gov/RcsolmD #GlobalHealth

🌎 What sparked your interest in global health research? According to responses trainees in our #GlobalHealth End of
Translation Fellows and Scholars Program, now called LAUNCH, 94% were already passionate about global health prior to joining! Learn more about the program in the recently published Fellows and Scholars Training Program Evaluation: https://go.nih.gov/O6E55vc

Did you know that #tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death in #SouthAfrica? Learn more about drug-resistant tuberculosis, and how Dr. Karen Jacobson, an associate professor at Boston University School of Medicine, and her work studying the spread and evolution of the disease in Cape Town. https://loom.ly/sBQXOms

Join us in celebrating #Juneteenth with @Support8CRE from June 1-19! Uplift yourself, your family and friends, and your community through #19DaysOfWellness. Register for this free virtual event at bit.ly/19DaysOfWellness

Your perspective needed! National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is seeking input on priorities for global health research in neurological disorders and stroke. 🗓️Responses will be accepted through Monday, July 1 2024. ⚠️Give input: go.nih.gov/ZTJRP75 We highly encourage you to submit your feedback and/or share this announcement with your colleagues, contacts, or members. As described in this Request for Information (NOT-NS-24-018), please share your thoughts on key challenges, opportunities, and needs in global health research. This effort will culminate in a public workshop and published report of the process, findings, and results. It is our goal that this priority setting process be data-driven, standardized, and transparent, and will assemble a wide range of perspectives and stakeholders interested in helping to address research gaps and forge new partnerships between Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) and High-income Countries (HICs) to advance our global research activities in neurological health. #GlobalHealth #LMICs #NIH

🎉Congrats to Fogarty's Amanda C. Perofsky, Chelsea L. Hansen, and Cécile Viboud& their co-authors! Their paper “Impacts of human mobility on the citywide transmission dynamics of 18 respiratory viruses in pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic years” has been added to the Nature Communications Editors’ Highlights of the 50 best papers recently published on Public Health: https://lnkd.in/gZ-p5JQK Nature Portfolio | UW Medicine | Fred Hutch | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) | Brotman Baty Institute | Seattle Children's

Tobacco ads often target the psychological needs of youth. Tomorrow, on #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2024, get educated about industry tactics and join the global movement to shield youth from tobacco industry interference. Learn more in NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences' Tobacco Control Research Branch Monograph no. 19 👉 https://bit.ly/3JWnO4e #TobaccoExposed 

🌍 Exciting news! The NIH David E. Barmes Global Health Lectures have returned with Ambassador Dr. John Nkengasong, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and Senior Bureau Official for Global Health Diplomacy. 🗓️ Date: Wednesday, June 5 at 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET (USA) 📍 Location: NIH Campus (Natcher auditorium) and Virtual 📝 Register to attend in-person: https://lnkd.in/gHRDv_q8 💻 To attend virtually visit: https://lnkd.in/gkf9XqXT 👉 Learn more about the lecture: https://lnkd.in/ea6ncC3Y #GlobalHealth #HIV #AIDS National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

🌍 From 15 countries in its inception to a vast network spanning 48 countries by 2021, the geographical reach of our #GlobalHealth Fellows and Scholars Program, now called LAUNCH, has been expansive! With each cycle, the program's influence extends further, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange across borders. Learn more in the recently published Fellows and Scholars Training Program Evaluation: https://go.nih.gov/O6E55vc

In this week's #funding newsletter: New Request for Information from the The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) on Gaps, and Challenges in Global Health Research PLUS, last week to register for the 2024 Barmes Global Health Lecture, featuring Ambassador, Dr. John Nkengasong! https://go.nih.gov/XLMKaqO