Fogarty awards $13M to train HIV researchers in LMICs

To help developing countries address the issues that are emerging as their HIV epidemics evolve, Fogarty and NIH partners will support new awards in HIV research training.
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New grants will help develop expertise in research ethics

Fogarty and its partners at NIH are awarding $5.3 million in grants to develop research bioethics expertise in low- and middle-income countries.
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Fogarty training will expand mHealth research capacity

Participants in the Global mHealth Research Training Institute, hosted by Fogarty's Center for Global Health Studies, discussed how best to use mobile technologies to improve health in the developing world.
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Profile: Fogarty dental Fellow Lilliam Pinzon studies Mexican children with HIV

Fogarty Fellow Lilliam Pinzon studied cavity treatments in Mexican children with HIV and held a symposium to increase sensitivity toward people infected with the virus.
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Focus: Using implementation science to reduce mother-to-child HIV transmission

A team of scientists and program managers led by NIH has been studying a variety of implementation science approaches to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and has published the results in a 16-article open-access supplement to the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes.
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UPDATED > Zika virus research information and resources
- NIH funds Zika virus study involving US Olympic team:
  Researchers will monitor potential infections among group of U.S. athletes traveling to Brazil
  NICHD/NIH news, July 5, 2016
- Zika vaccines protect mice from infection
  NIH-funded research suggests human vaccine is possible
  NIAID/NIH news, June 28, 2016
  - Related publication: Vaccine protection against Zika virus from Brazil
    Nature, June 28, 2016
  - Related blog post: Zika vaccine: Two candidates show promise in mice
    Blog post by NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins, July 5, 2016
- NIH launches large [international] study of pregnant women in areas affected by Zika virus
  NIAID/NIH news, June 21, 2016
- Zika in the United States of America and a fateful 1969 decision
  PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, May 26, 2016
Analysis of 1976 Ebola outbreak holds lessons relevant today
Fogarty news, June 29, 2016
- Related publication: Discovery and description of Ebola Zaire Virus in 1976 and relevance to the West African epidemic during 2013-2016
  The Journal of Infectious Diseases, June 29, 2016
- Related news: History credits [Dr Peter Piot] with discovering Ebola on his own. History is wrong
  STAT, July 14, 2014
NIH Fogarty International Center Global Health Scholars and Fellows Program: Collaborating across five consortia to strengthen research training
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, July 5, 2016 (online)
NIH expands investment in HIV cure research
Six research teams to lead collaborative investigations worldwide
NIAID/NIH news, July 13, 2016
International collaboration to create new cancer models to accelerate research
NCI/NIH news, July 11, 2016
A new e-journal could be a 'game-changer.' But will scientists come?
STAT, July 7, 2016
NIH launches largest-ever study of breast cancer genetics in African-ancestry populations
NCI/NIH news, July 6, 2016
PREVAIL treatment trial for men with persistent Ebola viral RNA in semen opens in Liberia
NIAID/NIH news, July 5, 2016
Japan joins the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases news, June 29, 2016
Grantee news: Case Western Reserve University receives grant to understand why some HIV+ individuals avoid the 'duet of death' [HIV and TB bacterial infection]
Case Western Reserve University news, June 27, 2016
Grantee news: Dartmouth receives renewal grant for international research ethics training
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine news, June 22, 2016
Grantee news: Study: One-third of hospitals in developing world lack running water
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health news, June 22, 2016
Single IRB policy to streamline reviews of multi-site research
NIH news, June 21, 2016
HHS engages in historic health collaboration with Cuba
HHS news, June 13, 2016
Newly launched Genomic Data Commons to facilitate data and clinical information sharing
NCI/NIH news, June 6, 2016
Grantee news: University at Albany, Downstate Medical combat AIDS epidemic in Republic of Georgia
University at Albany news, June 6, 2016
Building global capacity and training to support household air pollution research
NIEHS Global Environmental Health newsletter, June 2016
Grantee news: Unmet surgical needs high for world’s 60 million refugees
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health news, May 26, 2016
Two UofL Medical Students Receive Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships for Research in Sub-Saharan Africa
University of Louisville news, May 24, 2016
World leaders and advocates unite in Washington, DC for one mission: Make mental health a global priority
NIMH/NIH news, May 20, 2016
Grantee news: UB partners with University of Zimbabwe to launch $1.3 million HIV research program
University at Buffalo news, May 19, 2016
Grantee news: New York State International Training and Research Program (NYS-ITRP) receives $1.5M from NIH to conduct HIV research training in Kazakhstan
SUNY Downstate Medical Center news, May 9, 2016

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