Fogarty/NIH news: Global health at universities, infectious disease modeling, global alcohol abuse

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May / June 2016 Universities consider sustainable future in global health Fogarty's RAPIDD program has catalyzed the field of infectious disease modeling Urgent vs Important global health issues Q and A with Dr Alain Beaudet on the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Andrew Gardner casts light on alcohol injuries in Ghana Focus on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Also in This Issue: More articles E-news extras Stay Connected with Fogarty Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines Upcoming Events

Universities consider sustainable future in global health At the Consortium of Universities for Global Health annual conference in San Francisco, attendees gathered to consider and discuss a more sustainable future for global health. >> Full article Related news: Academic partnerships key to successful global health programs, study says Fogarty's RAPIDD program has catalyzed the field of infectious disease modeling The Research and Policy for Infectious Disease Dynamics (RAPIDD) group has improved the modeling of infectious diseases, and has been credited with enhancing the understanding of many pathogens. >> Full article Urgent vs Important global health issues Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass discusses how to determine and approach both "important" and "urgent" global health problems, and how building research capacity can help us prepare for the future. >> Full article Q and A with Dr Alain Beaudet on the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Dr. Alain Beaudet, chair of the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, discusses the organization's unique role, lessons learned and the next phases, including support for mental health research. >> Full article Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Andrew Gardner casts light on alcohol injuries Research by Fogarty Scholar Andrew Gardner helped generate accurate scientific data on alcohol's contribution to injury in Ghana. >> Full article Focus on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) NIH's National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism funds research and fosters collaborations among U.S. and international investigators. Advancing research on alcohol abuse and dependence Studying alcohol and HIV: a dangerous combination NIAAA advances fetal alcohol exposure research

Also in This Issue Bill Gates visits NIH for ongoing talks Japanese fellows contribute to NIH research for more than 20 years MenAfriVac vaccine slashes meningitis cases Cuban delegation makes historic visit to NIH People in the news Global health briefs E-news extras UPDATED > Zika virus research information and resources Investigational malaria vaccine protects healthy U.S. adults for more than one year NIAID/NIH news, May 9, 2016 Lives on the edge: time to align medical research and development with people’s health needs Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) Access Campaign, May 2016 Research Involving Human Subjects from NIH from the NIH Office of Extramural Research NIH creates Atlas of Human Malformation Syndromes in Diverse Populations NIH / NHGRI news, April 29, 2016 A big 'Woo-Hoo' for Europe on World Malaria Day: no new cases in 2015 featuring Fogarty Senior Scientist Emeritus Dr Joel Breman NPR Goats and Soda blog, April 25, 2016 USAID announces $30 million grand challenge to combat Zika and future disease threats USAID news, April 13, 2016 Combating Zika and Future Threats: A Grand Challenge for Development from USAID Application deadline: June 20, 2016 Blood test can predict risk of developing tuberculosis NIH-funded study is landmark in TB research NIAID/NIH news, March 23, 2016 Experimental dengue vaccine [developed by NIH and FDA scientists] protects all recipients in virus challenge study NIH news, March 16, 2016 USAID Administrator Gayle Smith lays out her vision USAID news, March 9, 2016 Moving global health forward in academic institutions Journal of Global Health, February 20, 2016 New partnership with Spanish neuroscientists The NIH Catalyst from the NIH Office of Intramural Research, May/June 2016 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 International Bioethics Training: Master's: International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25) Doctoral/Postdoctoral: International Bioethics Research Training Program (D43) Application deadline: May 18, 2016 Japanese Researcher Fellowships at NIH supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Application Deadline: May 27, 2016 Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Application deadline: July 29, 2016 Emerging Global Leader Award for LMIC scientists Application deadline: December 14, 2016 Global Brain Disorders Research Application deadline: January 5, 2017 Global Noncommunicable Diseases and Injury Research Application deadline: February 22, 2017 International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) for US scientists Application deadline: March 2, 2017 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts

Upcoming Events May 20 - 21, 2016 MSF Scientific Days from Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Royal Society of Medicine London, England Free access to the live event webcast with registration. May 23 - 28, 2016 World Health Organization's World Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland May 26, 2016 HIV and Noncommunicable Diseases - Opportunities and Challenges The New York Academy of Sciences New York, NY Free access to the live event webcast with registration. June 10 - 13, 2016 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum Palm Springs, CA July 17 - 22, 2016 International AIDS Conference Durban, South Africa July 23 - 28, 2016 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Toronto, Canada October 9 - 11, 2016 World Health Summit Berlin, Germany October 26 - 27, 2016 Wireless Health Conference NIH Campus Bethesda, MD Extended! Submit papers and abstracts by May 30, 2016. November 3 - 4, 2016 Ethics of Research in Pregnancy from the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) Buenos Aires, Argentina Case study submissions and participant applications due May 22, 2016. Fogarty Calendar of Events