NIH global health research newsletter: mobilizing coronavirus research, mobile health, NIH fiscal year 2020 budget, building trust in vaccines, and more. View this email as a Web page. | January / February 2020 | The coronavirus outbreak that began in China in late 2019 has focused the world's attention on how best to slow transmission, diagnose and treat those with COVID-19. At NIH, scientists are working to develop a vaccine, identify existing therapeutics and encourage coronavirus research. | | The NIH budget was approved by Congress and signed into law in December 2019, providing funding for Fiscal Year 2020. Fogarty's allocation was boosted by 3.4 percent, bringing its total to $80.76 million. | | Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass discusses how building trust in vaccines is essential for global health, while reflecting on the legacy of his colleague, vaccine developer Dr. Maharaj (Raj) K. Bhan, who recently passed away. | | Dr. Jean Nachega, a principal investigator on the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) award, discusses the impact of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative, AFREhealth's goals and current research priorities. | | Fogarty Fellow Jillian Armstrong is working on a research project evaluating photoacoustic flow cytometry for the non-invasive detection of malaria-infected red blood cells. | | With Fogarty funding, Dr. Carrie Waterman helped Kenyan farmers improve cultivation and processing of the moringa plant, known for its medicinal and nutritional properties. | | Through its Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries program, Fogarty has been funding projects to catalyze innovation through multidisciplinary research that addresses global health problems. |
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Global sepsis burden is double previous estimates The toll of sepsis, a life-threatening organ dysfunction due to infection, is double previous estimates, according to a recent article in The Lancet, based on data from the 2017 Global Burden of Disease study. -
China overtaking US as global research leader According to the State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2020 report, U.S. scientific and engineering investment has dropped relative to the rest of the world, while spending has risen rapidly in a number of Asian countries. -
People in the news: - NCI names Dr. Satish Gopal new global health director
- Hib conjugate vaccine developer Dr. John Bennet Robbins dies
- Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases hires Dr. Morven Roberts as CEO
- Dr. Stephen Hahn appointed as FDA commissioner
- Gates Foundation selects Dr. Mark Suzman as new CEO
- AAAS picks Dr. Sudip Parikh as new CEO, executive publisher
- Indian rotavirus vaccine developer Dr. Maharaj K. Bhan dies
- NIH dental, craniofacial research director Dr. Martha J. Somerman retires
- Fogarty MEPI collaborator Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan dies
- Details: People in the news
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Global health briefs: - Analysis of research in higher education released by WHO
- Ethics issues studied for research in crises
- CDC publishes global health security tips
- G-FINDER report finds uneven progress on neglected diseases
- Global Health Technologies Coalition develops new fact sheets
- Many researchers fail to report results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Details: Global health briefs
E-news extras - CUGH Annual Meeting: Join NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and members of his leadership team in a discussion of NIH funding priorities for global health research on Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual meeting.
- NIH and Fogarty research news related to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the COVID-19 outbreak
- Coronavirus news and resources for global health researchers from Fogarty
- NIH clinical trial of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 begins
NIAID/NIH news, February 25, 2020 - Early epidemiological analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak based on crowdsourced data: a population-level observational study [Open access], authored by Fogarty scientists
The Lancet Digital Health, February 20, 2020 - NIH scientists identify atomic structure of novel coronavirus protein
NIAID Now blog, February 19, 2020 - Remdesivir prevents MERS coronavirus disease in monkeys
Results support testing antiviral against 2019 novel coronavirus NIAID/NIH news, February 13, 2020 - New images of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 now available
NIAID Now blog, February 13, 2020 - Early epidemiological analysis of the 2019-nCoV outbreak based on a crowdsourced data [Preprint], authored by Fogarty scientists
medRxiv, February 4, 2020 - Perspective: A novel coronavirus emerging in China - Key questions for impact assessment, co-authored by NIAID scientists
New England Journal of Medicine, January 24, 2020 - NIAID officials discuss novel coronavirus that recently emerged in China
Research underway to address latest viral threat NIAID/NIH news, January 23, 2020 - More news and publications featuring Fogarty staff
- Preparing for the future implementation of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, co-authored by Dr David Spiro, Director, Fogarty Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, January 21, 2020 - Evolution of highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza viruses in Mexico [Full access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
Zoonoses and Public Health, January 7, 2020 - Childhood immune imprinting to influenza A shapes birth year-specific risk during seasonal H1N1 and H3N2 epidemics, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
PLOS Pathogens, December 19, 2019 - NIH global health research news
- The next chapter for African genomics, featuring the NIH-supported Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa)
Nature, February 19, 2020 - NIH study supports new approach for treating cerebral malaria
NINDS/NIH news, February 18, 2020 - Resource allocation for biomedical research: analysis of investments by major funders [Open access] using NIH-hosted World Report
Health Research Policy and Systems, February 17, 2020 - Recent advances in addressing tuberculosis give hope for future
NIAID/NIH news, February 11, 2020 - Genes linked to schizophrenia identified in ancestral African population
NIH Research Matters, February 11, 2020 - NIH-funded clinical trial [in southern and eastern Africa] to test PrEP, dapivirine ring for safety in pregnant women
NIAID/NIH news, February 10, 2020 - Experimental HIV vaccine regimen ineffective in preventing HIV
No safety concerns found; NIH and partners discontinue vaccinations NIAID/NIH news, February 3, 2020 - Marking the first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
NIAID Now blog, January 30, 2020 - Peace Corps Director Dr Jody Olsen urges CFC donations, volunteers during fireside chat at NIH
NIH Record, January 10, 2020 - NIH-developed Zika vaccine improves fetal outcomes in animal model
NIAID/NIH media advisory, December 19, 2019 - Recent NIH Requests for Information (RFIs) of interest to global health researchers
- Other Fogarty news
- More global health research news from Fogarty
| Funding opportunities | Upcoming events -
March 31 - April 3, 2020 Preparedness Summit, sponsored in part by NIH Dallas, TX -
April 4 - 5, 2020 Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight New Haven, CT -
April 17 - 20, 2020 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Conference Washington, DC > Fogarty- and NIH-related sessions at the CUGH annual conference -
April 20 - 22, 2020 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration Baltimore, MD -
May 20 - 21, 2020 Conference on International Perspective on Integrative Medicine for Cancer Prevention and Cancer Patient Management hosted by NIH's National Cancer Institute NIH campus, Bethesda, MD A live webcast will be available. Details to be announced. -
June 9, 2020 Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting Open Session NIH campus, Bethesda, MD -
June 19 - 21, 2020 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum Hollywood, FL -
July 6 - 10, 2020 International AIDS Conference San Francisco/Oakland, CA -
July 26 - 30, 2020 Alzheimer's Association International Conference Amsterdam, Netherlands -
October 4 - 6, 2020 American Neurological Association Annual Meeting Los Angeles, CA -
October 11 - 15, 2020 HIV Research for Prevention Conference, presented by the International AIDS Society Cape Town, South Africa -
October 17 - 18, 2020 Women Leaders in Global Health Conference New Delhi, India -
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