The NIH Almanac
John E. Fogarty International
Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
MissionThe John E. Fogarty International Center (FIC), the international component of the NIH, addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships. In the nearly 40 years since its establishment, the Fogarty International Center has grown from modest roots—Fogarty's first-year budget totaled $500,000—to a globe-encircling enterprise that provides $64 million to fund research, training, and capacity-building that extends to over 100 countries and involves some 5,000 scientists in the U.S. and abroad. Important Events in FIC HistoryOctober 22, 2007—In an effort to focus attention on global health, Fogarty joined with the Council of Science Editors (CSE) to promote its 2007 international theme issue on poverty and human development. Fogarty, in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine, hosted the event at NIH to coincide with the simultaneous publication of related research by more than 235 scientific journals in 37 countries. At least 1,000 articles were disseminated, representing research projects taking place in 85 nations. View Image. Legislative ChronologyJanuary 18, 1967—Rep. Melvin Laird (Wisc.) proposed that Congress establish an international research and study center at NIH as a memorial to the late Rep. John E. Fogarty (R.I.). President Lyndon B. Johnson subsequently announced that he was seeking funds to establish the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences. February 26, 1968—Departmental approval was given to establish the Fogarty International Center. March 16, 1968—Official notice was published in the Federal Register. July 1, 1968—President Lyndon Johnson issued an Executive Order establishing the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences at the National Institutes of Health. The NIH Office of International Research was abolished and several of its functions were transferred to FIC. June 1979—The Task Force to Assess the Missions and Functions of the Fogarty International Center reported to the director, NIH, on its year-long study of the center, reaffirming FIC’s importance as the focus for international aspects of biomedical and behavioral research at NIH, and recommending specific measures for strengthening and broadening its programs. June 1982—FIC was designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Research and Training in Biomedicine. September 1985—The first meeting of the FIC Advisory Board was held. November 1985—FIC was established in law (Public Law 99-158, sec. 482). Biographical Sketch of Fogarty Director Roger I. Glass, M.D., Ph.D.Dr. Glass was named Director of the Fogarty International Center and Associate Director for International Research by NIH Director Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni on March 31, 2006. Dr. Glass formally took office on June 11, 2006. Dr. Glass graduated from Harvard College in 1967, received a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the University of Buenos Aires in 1967, and received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School and his M.P.H. from the Harvard School of Public Health in 1972. He joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1977 as a medical officer assigned to the Environmental Hazards Branch. He received his doctorate from the University of Goteborg, Sweden, in 1984, and joined the National Institutes of Health Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, where he worked on the molecular biology of rotavirus. In 1986, Dr. Glass returned to the CDC to become Chief of the Viral Gastroenteritis Unit at the National Center for Infectious Diseases. Dr. Glass's research interests are in the prevention of gastroenteritis from rotaviruses and noroviruses through the application of novel scientific research. He has maintained field studies in India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico, Israel, Russia, Vietnam, China, and elsewhere. His research has been targeted toward epidemiologic studies to anticipate the introduction of rotavirus vaccines. He is fluent and often lectures in 5 languages. Dr. Glass has received numerous awards including the prestigious Charles C. Shepard Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award, presented by the CDC in recognition of his 30-year career of scientific research application and leadership. Other honors include the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, the Outstanding Unit Citation from the National Center for Infectious Diseases, the Outstanding Service Medal from the U.S. Public Health Service, and a Commendation Medal from the U.S. Public Health Service. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine (an arm of the National Academy of Sciences), the American Academy of Microbiology, the American Society of Microbiology, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Society of Virology, and the American Epidemiological Society. Dr. Glass is also a fellow in the Infectious Disease Society and the American College of Epidemiology. Dr. Glass has co-authored more than 400 research papers and chapters. He is married to Barbara Stoll, M.D., the George W. Brumley, Jr. Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine and the Medical Director of the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston. He and his wife have 3 children. FIC Directors
Research and Research Training ProgramsTraining Grants AIDS
International Training and Research Program NIH/Fogarty
Clinical Research Training Scholars Program Fogarty
International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training
Program Framework
Programs for Global Health Global
Infectious Disease Research Training Program Informatics
Training for Global Health International
Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award International
Clinical, Operational, and Health Services Research and Training
Award International
Clinical, Operational, and Health Services Research and Training
Award for AIDS and Tuberculosis International
Collaborative Genetics Research Training Program International
Training and Research Program in Environmental and Occupational
Health Global
Research Training in Population Health Research Grants Brain
Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan Ecology
of Infectious Diseases Fogarty
International Research Collaboration Award (FIRCA) Global
Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign Investigators
(GRIP) International
Cooperative Biodiversity Groups International
Tobacco and Health Research and Capacity Building Program Stigma
and Global Health Research Program Fogarty
Organization Division of International Relations (DIR) Fogarty serves as the coordinating link between NIH and other U.S. agencies, foreign governments, and international organizations, on international biomedical research matters. DIR facilitates the development of new partnerships between U.S. scientists and institutions and counterparts abroad to advance research and training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. DIR works on behalf of Fogarty and the whole of NIH to identify opportunities for collaboration with foreign science funding agencies, the U.S. Department of State, other U.S. technical agencies, and international organizations. Additionally, DIR fosters and facilitates international cooperation in biomedical research by disseminating information on foreign biomedical research activities to the NIH research institutes and informing foreign agencies and institutions, including WHO, about the international activities of the NIH; initiating, developing, and supporting, in cooperation with other NIH offices, new activities to address international health problems; preparing background materials for NIH senior staff participation in international meetings and discussions; providing advice to the NIH director and deputy director and to senior staff of the NIH research institutes on policies and procedures relating to international activities; assisting the institutes by obtaining clearances for awards requiring State Department approval and by interpreting HHS and State Department procedures relating to international travel; serving as a channel for communications to and from U.S. embassies abroad and foreign embassies in Washington; and coordinating responses to inquiries on international issues. Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies This Division plans, designs, and conducts studies to examine factors affecting the application of health science advances for the benefit of populations, particularly in developing countries. The Division performs research in the epidemiology and mathematical modeling of infectious diseases. Primary concentrations include cross-national studies of mortality patterns with special emphasis on influenza-associated disease and vector-borne and vaccine-preventable diseases. Division of International Science Policy, Planning, and Evaluation This Division plans and conducts studies relevant to the programmatic and policy directions of Fogarty and that complement the research activities of the categorical institutes of the NIH. The Division also advises the Fogarty Director on the development, analysis, and evaluation of the Center's programs and on international science policy issues. Division of International Training and Research This Division administers research and research training grants and fellowships programs, which are active in over 100 countries. This page was last reviewed on
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