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December 2020

November 2020

NIH announces restructured HIV clinical trials networks, including grants to 35 US and international institutions selected as HIV clinical trials units
NIAID/NIH news, November 30, 2020
Race and social justice: Tropical medicine’s troubled past and future challenge [Video]
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2020 annual meeting via YouTube, November 25, 2020
Transmission heterogeneities, kinetics, and controllability of SARS-CoV-2, featuring Fogarty's Dr Kaiyuan Sun as lead author, and Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud as co-senior author
Science, November 24, 2020
2020 ASTMH President's Address: Small pox eradication: African origin, African solutions and relevance to COVID-19 [Video], by Dr Joel G Breman, ASTMH past president and Fogarty/NIH scientist emeritus
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) 2020 annual meeting via YouTube, November 18, 2020
Grantee news: HDFCCC received D43 award from Fogarty International to build a cancer research training program in Tanzania
University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Global Cancer Program news, November 18, 2020
Treatments for people with early COVID-19 infection is an urgent research focus
NIAID/NIH news, November 11, 2020
NIH calls on clinical researchers to swiftly share COVID-19 results
NIH news, November 10, 2020
NIH study finds long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV acquisition in cisgender [African] women
NIAID/NIH news, November 9, 2020
Data scientists in Africa tackle environmental health challenges
NIH-funded seminar takes on unique data issues around reducing environmental health hazards in Africa
NIEHS/NIH Environmental Factor, November 2020

October 2020

Fogarty allocates $4M to support early-career scientists
NIH Common Fund issues two awards for COVID-19 research in Africa
African experts share COVID-19 contact tracing tips
Chronic disease research and training projects receive $14M investment from NIH
$3M awarded to study HIV/AIDS stigma
Focus: NIH hosts virtual conference on data science in Africa

Profile: Type 2 diabetes syndemic in India characterized by Fogarty Scholar Dr Emily Mendenhall
US leadership in research and development is slipping, a new report warns
People in the global health news - October 2020
Global health news briefs - October 2020
Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Consortium news: High-depth African genomes inform human migration and health [Open access]
Nature, October 28, 2020

Genome data from Africa reveal millions of new variants
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, November 10, 2020

Landmark [international] TB trial identifies shorter-course treatment regimen
NIAID/NIH news, October 21, 2020
The Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Special issue of The Lancet, October 17, 2020
NIH begins large clinical trial [at medical facilities in the US and Latin America] to test immune modulators for treatment of COVID-19
NIH news, October 16, 2020
Seasonal influenza: The challenges of vaccine strain selection [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists Drs Amanda C Perofsky and Martha I Nelson
eLife, October 13, 2020
Accommodating individual travel history and unsampled diversity in Bayesian phylogeographic inference of SARS-CoV-2 [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
Nature Communications, October 9, 2020
Systems science approaches for global environmental health research: Enhancing intervention design and implementation for household air pollution (HAP) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists Drs Joshua Rosenthal and Ashlinn Quinn
Environmental Health Perspectives, October 9, 2020
Grantee news: Schizophrenia study in Africa [supported by Fogarty and NIMH] is boosting equity in global genetics research
Broad Institute news, October 8, 2020
Contact tracing in the COVID-19 response: Best practices in Africa,
Recorded webinar presented by AFREhealth and Fogarty/NIH, October 5, 2020
Commentary: Where are we in bridging the gender leadership gap in academic medicine? by Dr. Hannah Valantine, NIH chief officer for scientific workforce diversity
Academic Medicine, October 2020

Issue on Women and Academic Medicine
Academic Medicine, October 2020

GEOHealth hub activities highlighted during the Fogarty International Center’s virtual meeting
NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, October 2020

September 2020

NSF, NIH support $16 million in new awards through joint Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program
National Science Foundation news, September 29, 2020
Beyond clinical trials: Evolutionary and epidemiological considerations for development of a universal influenza vaccine, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
PLOS Pathogens, September 24, 2020
Reducing cancer’s global burden: A conversation with NCI Center for Global Health Director Dr. Satish Gopal
NCI Cancer Currents blog, September 24, 2020
NIH ACTIV initiative launches adaptive clinical trials of blood-clotting treatments for COVID-19, with trials conducted at more than 100 sites around the world
NHLBI/NIH news, September 10, 2020
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 in Europe and North America, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
Science, September 10, 2020
NIBIB announces NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge (NTAC) challenge winners, including first prize winner Fogarty grantee Dr Young Kim
NIBIB/NIH news, September 9, 2020
Opinion: Coming to terms with the real bioterrorist behind Covid-19: nature, co-authored by NIAID's Dr David M Morens and Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
STAT, September 9, 2020
NIH-supported study to track prevalence and impact of SARS-CoV-2 among pregnant women in low- and middle-income countries
NICHD/NIH news, September 1, 2020
In preparation for a COVID-19-influenza double epidemic featuring Fogarty's Dr Nidia Trovao
The Lancet Microbe, September 1, 2020

August 2020

Commentary: Fostering successful and sustainable collaborations to advance implementation science: the adolescent HIV prevention and treatment implementation science alliance [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty staff
Special Issue of the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), August 31, 2020
NIH establishes Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases NIAID/NIH news, August 27, 2020
NIH launches $58M Harnessing Data Science for Health Discovery and Innovation in Africa program
Decolonizing and democratizing global health are difficult, but vital goals
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Focus on the Fogarty community's response to COVID-19

NIEHS explores global environmental change and health
NIH director encourages 2020 Fogarty Fellows and Scholars during virtual orientation
Essence establishes funding coordination mechanism
People in the global health news - August 2020
Global health news briefs - August 2020
Justice for George Floyd and a reckoning for global mental health, co-authored by Fogarty grantee Dr Brandon A Kohrt
Global Mental Health, August 26, 2020
NIH Rwandan fellow promotes global health equity through improved diabetes detection
NIMHD/NIH news, August 25, 2020
Low-cost, customizable microscope takes top biomedical engineering prize
NIBIB/NIH news, August 25, 2020
Emerging pandemic diseases: How we got to COVID-19 [Preproof], co-authored by NIAID Director Dr Anthony S Fauci
Cell, August 15, 2020
How [Dr Bartholomew N Ondigo] successfully applied for [the NIH African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI)]
African Academy of Sciences news, August 7, 2020
NIH launches clinical trial to test antibody treatment in hospitalized COVID-19 patients at select hospitals around the world
NIAID/NIH news, August 4, 2020
NIH clinical trial to test antibodies and other experimental therapeutics for mild and moderate COVID-19, will enroll participants at sites around the world
NIAID/NIH news, August 4, 2020
Editorial: A mechanism for reviewing investments in health research capacity strengthening in low- and middle-income countries [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty staff
Annals of Global Health, August 3, 2020
Global Environmental Health Day draws links between human health and global environmental change, emphasizes solutions
NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, August 2020

July 2020

Grantee news: Impact of the Fogarty training program on trainee and institutional research capacity building at a government medical college in India
Annals of Global Health, July 28, 2020
NIH to invest $58M to catalyze data science and health research innovation in Africa
NIH Common Fund news, July 27, 2020
Vaginal ring for HIV prevention receives positive opinion from European regulator, marks important step toward expanding number of biomedical HIV prevention options available to women in sub-Saharan Africa
NIAID/NIH news, July 24, 2020
Grantee news: Fulbright[-Fogarty] award is a dream come true for UofL doctoral student
University of Louisville news, July 17, 2020
America should prepare for a double pandemic, featuring Fogarty scientist and grantee
The Atlantic, July 15, 2020
Estimation of excess deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
JAMA Internal Medicine, July 1, 2020
Grantee news: Low-cost approach may lower adolescent pesticide exposure
NIEHS/NIH Environmental Factor, July 2020

June 2020

Swine flu strain with human pandemic potential increasingly found in Chinese pigs, featuring Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
Science, June 29, 2020
Challenges for the female academic during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Lancet, June 27, 2020
NIH to invest $58M to catalyze data science and innovation in Africa
Together, we must work to end racism and promote equality
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
NIH closes sexual harassment loopholes in guidelines governing its grantees
COVID research, diagnostics projects gear up at NIH
Focus on the Fogarty community's response to COVID-19

More than $18M to be awarded for HIV research training
Fogarty awards $5M for bioethics research training
Fogarty adds search function to global health funding directory
Commemorative stamp issued to mark 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication
People in global health news - June 2020
Global health news briefs - June 2020
Special Issue: Integrating services for HIV and related comorbidities: modelling to inform policy and practice [Open access]
Supplement to the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), June 19, 2020

Viewpoint: A call to action: strengthening the capacity for data capture and computational modelling of HIV integrated care in low‐ and middle‐income countries [Open access] authored by NIH scientists
Supplement to the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), June 19, 2020

Responding to the challenge of the dual COVID-19 and Ebola epidemics in the Democratic Republic of Congo - priorities for achieving control co-authored by Fogarty grantee Dr Jean B Nachega and Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, June 19, 2020
Correspondence: Facing the monster [COVID-19] in Haiti, authored by NIH grantees
New England Journal of Medicine, June 16, 2020
The vital role of blood in combating COVID, featuring former Fogarty Fellow Dr Iman Martin
NIH Record, June 12, 2020
New steps to help ensure safe work environments for NIH-supported research
NIH Office of Extramural Research blog post, June 11, 2020

Editorial: Combating sexual harassment, authored by NIH leadership
Science, June 11, 2020

Grantee news: Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health awarded $3 million for building research capacity in Nigeria and Mozambique
Vanderbilt University Medical Center news, June 9, 2020
NIH to test one-dose antibiotic for the prevention of maternal and infant sepsis in seven low- and middle-income countries
NICHD/NIH news, June 3, 2020
Will warm weather slow spread of novel coronavirus? featuring research co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, June 2, 2020
NIAID Postdoc Spotlight: Dr Bartholomew Nyangahu, African Postdoctoral Training Initiative Fellow
NIAID careers and training news, June 1, 2020

May 2020

From easing lockdowns to scaling-up community-based COVID-19 screening, testing, and contact tracing in Africa - shared approaches, innovations, and challenges to minimize morbidity and mortality [Free access], featuring Fogarty grantee Dr Jean Nachega as lead author
Clinical Infectious Diseases, May 31, 2020
Mobile health technology for enhancing the COVID-19 response in Africa: A potential game changer? [Open access]
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 29, 2020
International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19 with launch of COVID-19 Technology Access Pool
WHO news, May 29, 2020
Grantee news: Ssewamala receives NIH grant to train HIV/AIDS Ugandan researchers
Washington University in St. Louis news, May 29, 2020
Peer-reviewed data shows remdesivir for COVID-19 improves time to recovery
NIAID/NIH news, May 22, 2020
Human viruses can jump into animals, too - sowing the seeds of future epidemics, featuring Fogarty's Dr Martha Nelson
Scientific American, May 20, 2020
Long-acting injectable drug prevents HIV among men who have sex with men and transgender women, according to large international NIH study
NIAID/NIH, May 18, 2020
Grantee news: University of Albany School of Public Health, SUNY Downstate, and Partnership for Research and Action for Health receive $1.5 Million to combat Georgian HIV epidemic
University of Albany news, May 14, 2020
Coordinated strategy to accelerate multiple COVID-19 vaccine candidates is key, NIH experts say
NIAID/NIH news, May 11, 2020
NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 begins
NIAID/NIH news, May 8, 2020
COVID-19: Shining the light on Africa, co-authored by Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, May 5, 2020
Study to determine incidence of novel coronavirus infection in US children begins
NIAID/NIH news, May 4, 2020
New NIAID study examines immune responses in people hospitalized with COVID-19
NIAID Now blog, May 1, 2020
Investments on grants for biomedical research by funder, type of grant, health category and recipient (World Report)
Global Observatory on Health R&D, May 2020

April 2020

NIH clinical trial shows remdesivir accelerates recovery from advanced COVID-19
NIAID/NIH news, April 29, 2020
NIH mobilizes national innovation initiative for COVID-19 diagnostics
NIH news, April 29, 2020
Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Science, April 29, 2020
Limiting the spread of COVID-19 in Africa: one size mitigation strategies do not fit all countries [Open access]
The Lancet Global Health, April 28, 2020
NIH, Fogarty collaborate on COVID-19 rapid response
COVID-19: working together as one to speed science
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Focus on pain research in low-resource settings

$6.6M awarded to train infectious disease researchers in sub-Saharan Africa, South America
Combining roles as a physician, scientist and policymaker in Zambia
Q and A with former Fogarty trainee Dr Lloyd Mulenga
Profile: Fogarty Scholar Dr Nauzley Abedini studies neonatal jaundice in Ghana
Picture book launched to help world’s children deal with COVID-19
People in global health news - April 2020
Global health briefs - April 2020
Comment: Impact of contact tracing on SARS-CoV-2 transmission, authored by Fogarty scientists Drs Kaiyuan Sun and Cecile Viboud
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 27, 2020
Grantee news: From the front lines: Malaysia
Preparing for a storm that was already here
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research news, April 24, 2020
NIAID strategic plan details COVID-19 research priorities
NIAID/NIH news, April 23, 2020

NIAID Strategic Plan for COVID-19 Research [PDF], April 22, 2020

Expert US panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19
NIAID/NIH news, April 21, 2020

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines

NIH to launch public-private partnership to speed COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options
NIH news, April 17, 2020
Experimental chikungunya vaccine is safe and well-tolerated in early trial
NIAID Now blog, April 17, 2020
Antibody points to possible weak spot on novel coronavirus, could inform vaccine design
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, April 14, 2020
NIH begins study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection
NIAID/NIH news, April 10, 2020
NIH clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, a potential therapy for COVID-19, begins
NHLBI/NIH news, April 9, 2020
Correspondence: Global rheumatology in the time of COVID-19, co-authored by former Fogarty Fellows Drs Laura B. Lewandowski and Evelyn Hsieh
The Lancet Rheumatology, April 6, 2020
Coronavirus death toll: Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Washington Post, April 5, 2020
Prickly patch delivery of experimental COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in animal study
NIAID Now blog, April 3, 2020
Evolving epidemiology and transmission dynamics of coronavirus disease 2019 outside Hubei province, China: a descriptive and modelling study, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, April 2, 2020
Comment: Global coalition to accelerate COVID-19 clinical research in resource-limited settings
The Lancet, April 2, 2020
Bringing needed structure to COVID-19 drug development
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, April 2, 2020
How US coronavirus diagnoses are lagging behind the outbreak, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
New York Times, April 1, 2020

March 2020

Atlanta site added to NIH clinical trial of a vaccine for COVID-19
NIAID/NIH news, March 27, 2020
Fact Checker: Those covid-19 death figures are incomplete, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Washington Post, March 27, 2020
Genomic study points to natural origin of COVID-19
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, March 26, 2020
The National Library of Medicine expands access to coronavirus literature through PubMed Central
NLM/NIH news, March 25, 2020
How does a library respond to a gobal health crisis?
Blog post by Dr Patti Brennan, director of NIH's National Library of Medicine (NLM), March 24, 2020
NIAID acknowledges World Tuberculosis Day
NIAID Now blog, March 24, 2020
Rapidly share, discover, and cite COVID19 research results generated by NIAID awards
NIAID Now blog, March 23, 2020
COVID-19 workers get training to protect their own health
NIEHS/NIH news, March 23, 2020

Training resources for coronavirus workers dealing with the spread of COVID-19
NIH's National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Training Program (WTP)

When pigs fly: Pandemic influenza enters the 21st century by Fogarty scientists Drs Nidia Trovao and Martha Nelson
PLOS Pathogens, March 19, 2020
New coronavirus stable for hours on surfaces
SARS-CoV-2 stability similar to original SARS virus
NIAID/NIH news, March 17, 2020
New analysis suggests months of social distancing may be needed to stop virus, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
NPR, March 17, 2020
NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 begins
Study enrolling Seattle-based healthy adult volunteers
NIAID/NIH news, March 16, 2020
Call to action to the tech community on new machine readable COVID-19 dataset
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy statement, March 16, 2020
Early release: Evaluation of the effectiveness of surveillance and containment measures for the first 100 patients with COVID-19 in Singapore - January 2-February 29, 2020
CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), March 13, 2020
Are suburbs safer from coronavirus? Probably not. featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
City Lab, March 13, 2020
Children less sick from COVID-19, but still spread the virus, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Jamaica Observer, March 13, 2020
Newer anti-HIV drugs safest, most effective during pregnancy:
Dolutegravir-containing regimen exhibited superior safety profile in large, NIH-supported [multinational] study of pregnant women
NIAID/NIH news, March 11, 2020
Commentary: Curing HIV and sickle cell falls short if the most vulnerable populations are left out by NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins
Forturne, March 8, 2020
Obituary: Maharaj Kishan Bhan
The Lancet, March 7, 2020
The effect of travel restrictions on the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Science, March 6, 2020
Superior AIDS-related Kaposi’s sarcoma treatment improves outcomes in resource-limited settings
NIAID Now blog, March 6, 2020
Une modélisation informatique du coronavirus dans le monde, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Radio-Canada's Midi Info, March 6, 2020
How computer modeling of COVID-19's spread could help fight the virus, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
NPR, March 4, 2020
Coronavirus: Fears and facts, featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Science Vs podcast, March 4, 2020
Structural biology points way to coronavirus vaccine
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, March 3, 2020

February 2020

COVID-19 a reminder of the challenge of emerging infectious diseases
NIAID/NIH news, February 28, 2020

Related publication: Covid-19 - navigating the uncharted [Free access], authored by NIAID/NIH and CDC scientists
New England Journal of Medicine, February 28, 2020

Le coronavirus Covid-19 se propagera-t-il plus que la grippe? featuring Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
Sciences et Avenir, February 28, 2020
NIH mobilizes research to address new coronavirus
NIH, Fogarty receive funding hikes for Fiscal Year 2020
Focus on mobile health:

Building trust in vaccines is essential for global health
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Prioritizing research training and medical education in Africa
Q and A with Dr Jean Nachega
Profile: Fogarty Fellow Jillian Armstrong studies novel malaria detection device in Cameroon
Scientist studies the moringa plant’s medicinal, nutritional benefits
Global sepsis burden is double previous estimates
China overtaking US as global research leader
People in global health news - February 2020
Global health briefs - February 2020
NIH clinical trial of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 begins
NIAID/NIH news, February 25, 2020
Viewpoint: Characteristics of and important lessons from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China [Free access] featuring Fogarty trainee Dr Zunyou Wu as lead author
JAMA, February 24, 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

Related comment: Crowdsourcing data to mitigate epidemics [Open access]
The Lancet Digital Health, February 20, 2020

NIH scientists identify atomic structure of novel coronavirus protein
NIAID Now blog, February 19, 2020
The next chapter for African genomics, featuring the 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 World Report
Health Research Policy and Systems, February 17, 2020
Fogarty- and NIH-related sessions at the 2020 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) annual conference
Fogarty news, February 14, 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
Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on a Framework for the NIH-Wide Strategic Plan for FYs 2021-2025 (NOT-OD-20-064)
NIH funding news, February 12, 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
Early epidemiological analysis of the 2019-nCoV outbreak based on a crowdsourced data [Preprint], authored by Fogarty scientists
medRxiv, February 4, 2020
Assuming the role of NCI Center for Global Health Director: Advancing global oncology research
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog post by Dr Satish Gopal, February 3, 2020
Experimental HIV vaccine regimen ineffective in preventing HIV
No safety concerns found; NIH and partners discontinue vaccinations
NIAID/NIH news, February 3, 2020
New studies examine air pollution exposure and respiratory health in sub-Saharan Africa featuring research co-authored by Fogarty Scientist Dr Ashlinn Quinn
NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, February 2020

January 2020

Marking the first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
NIAID Now blog, January 30, 2020
Meet the honoree: Mary Fogarty McAndrew, recipient of the Gordon and Llura Gund Leadership Award
Research!America blog, January 28, 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

Related publication: Coronavirus infections - more than just the common cold [Free access], co-authored by NIAID Director Dr Anthony S Fauci
JAMA, January 23, 2020

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
Updates from the Center for Global Health Studies
Fogarty news, January 15, 2020
Peace Corps Director Dr Jody Olsen urges CFC donations, volunteers during fireside chat at NIH
NIH Record, January 10, 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

December 2019

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
Fogarty-led effort seeks to inform humanitarian care
New Fogarty program addresses HIV-associated noncommunicable diseases
Fogarty helps build research capacity to combat Ebola
Focus: Scientists encourage holistic study of infectious and noncommunicable diseases
Reflecting on service to others this holiday season: Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Q and A with NIH Director Dr Francis Collins: Considering global health research careers
Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Lisa Bebell studies women living with HIV in Uganda and South Africa
NIH, Gates Foundation collaborate to develop gene-based cures for sickle cell disease, HIV
Research!America honors Mary Fogarty McAndrew
People in global health news - December 2019
Global health briefs - December 2019
NIH-developed Zika vaccine improves fetal outcomes in animal model
NIAID/NIH media advisory, December 19, 2019
World Report: a database for mapping biomedical research funding, co-authored by Fogarty staff
The Lancet Global Health, December 13, 2019 (online)
Creating meaningful reforms to end sexual harassment in science
Statement by NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins
NIH news, December 12, 2019
Efforts to end the HIV epidemic must not ignore people already living with HIV
NIH experts highlight importance of addressing HIV-associated comorbidities
NIAID/NIH news, December 11, 2019
Top global health research stories of 2019 from Fogarty and NIH
Fogarty news, December 5, 2019
Corruption in global health: the open secret by former Fogarty grantee Dr Patricia J García
The Lancet, November 27, 2019

November 2019

Investigational drugs reduce risk of death from Ebola Virus Disease
NIAID/NIH news, November 27, 2019
American and Canadian funding agencies meet to discuss health research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research news, November 27, 2019
Coauthor country affiliations in international collaborative research funded by the US National Institutes of Health, 2009 to 2017, co-authored by Fogarty scientists
JAMA Network Open, November 22, 2019
Exposure to HIV drug in the womb may increase risk of microcephaly, developmental delays in children
NICHD/NIH news, November 18, 2019
Grantee news: Two-way texting study offers innovative model to reduce provider workload while preserving patient safety
University of Washington Department of Global Health news, November 13, 2019
Health research in humanitarian crises: an urgent global imperative [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty staff
BMJ Global Health, November 11, 2019
The science of stigma: Understanding and addressing HIV stigma
NIAID Now blog, November 4, 2019
The Medical Education Partnership Initiative: Strengthening human resources to end AIDS and improve health in Africa [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty leadership
Academic Medicine, November 2019 (published online October 2018)

October 2019

NIH launches new collaboration to develop gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV on global scale
NIH news, October 23, 2019
Grantee news: Stingless bee species depend on a complex fungal community to survive
Agência FAPESP news, October 23, 2019
Candidate Ebola vaccine still effective when highly diluted, macaque study finds
Scientists hope findings mean vaccine supplies could stretch farther
NIAID/NIH media advisory, October 18, 2019
Innovative mobile health projects in LMICs receive $5M from Fogarty and NIH partners
Scientists in Madagascar study novel methods to predict disease spread with support from NIH-NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases Initiative (EEID)
Fogarty awards $10M for early-career researchers to establish independent careers in global health
FOCUS: Fogarty grantees publish book to boost biomedical engineering in Africa
Celebrating 30 years of capacity building in Rakai, Uganda to advance research discoveries
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Building AIDS research capacity in Botswana
Q and A with Dr Simani Gaseitsiwe
Profile: Fogarty Fellow Neiloy Sircar uses legal skills to study human rights and HIV/AIDS in Kenya
WHO calls for more research into microplastics pollution
People in global health news - October 2019
Global health briefs - October 2019
Drug reverses signs of liver disease in people living with HIV
NIAID/NIH news, October 11, 2019
A systematic review and evaluation of Zika virus forecasting and prediction research during a public health emergency of international concern [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty's Dr Cecile Viboud
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, October 4, 2019
In women with HIV, TB preventive therapy poses greater risk in pregnancy than postpartum
NIAID/NIH news, October 2, 2019
NIH researchers create new viral vector for improved gene therapy in sickle cell disease
NHLBI/NIH news, October 2, 2019

September 2019

Study assesses asthma treatment options in African American children and adults
NHLBI/NIH news, September 25, 2019
African scientists map the genomic resources of the continent
H3Africa news courtesy of the African Academy of Sciences, September 23, 2019
Today's faces of sickle cell disease: [African Postdoctoral Training Initiative Fellow] Kolapo Oyebola, PhD
NHLBI news, September 19, 2019
Molecular characterization of respiratory syncytial viruses circulating in a paediatric cohort in Amman, Jordan [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
Microbial Genomics, September 18, 2019
Malaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable and necessary
Lancet Commission, September 8, 2019
Ebola in Zaire, 1976: The Past as Prologue [Video]
featuring Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr Joel Breman
CDC, September 5, 2019
Uncovering a hidden Zika outbreak in Cuba
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, September 3, 2019
Interview with NIH Fogarty International Center Director Dr Roger Glass [PDF]
American Thoracic Society Research News Quarterly, September 2019

August 2019

Tracing Zika's genetic history
NIAID Now blog, August 28, 2019
WHO joins coalition for free digital access to health research through cOAlition S
WHO statement, August 29, 2019
Graphene shield shows promise in blocking mosquito bites
NIH-funded project shows graphene could provide alternative to chemicals in insect repellant and protective clothing
NIEHS/NIH news, August 26, 2019

Related publication: Mosquito bite prevention through graphene barrier layers
PNAS, August 26, 2019

Dr Jeremy Farrar of Wellcome Trust addresses global health in a changing world during Barmes lecture at NIH

Farrar offers 3-part prescription for global health
NIH Record, August 23, 2019

Focus: Fogarty-led project aims to advance emergency care research in low- and middle-income countries
Diversity strengthens global health science
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Leveraging ethics to guide HIV research priorities and policy:
Q and A with Dr Jerome Singh
Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Leann Andrews studies how establishing gardens in a Peru slum can improve health
World Report shows scant research conducted in Middle East region
WHO uses World Report funding data in its analyses
BIO Ventures examines global cancer research funding using World Report
20 million children worldwide missing essential vaccines
People in global health news - August 2019
Global health briefs - Auigust 2019
FDA approves new treatment for highly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis
TB Alliance news, August 14, 2019
Independent monitoring board recommends early termination of Ebola therapeutics trial in DRC because of favorable results with two of four candidates
NIAID/NIH news, August 12, 2019
Comment: Women's global health leadership in LMICs [Open access]
The Lancet Global Health, August 12, 2019 (online)

July 2019

Keeping up Africa’s science momentum, co-authored by Fogarty's Robert B Eiss and NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins
Nature, July 30, 2019
The public health imperative for advancing emergency care research in LMICs
BMJ Global Health blog, July 30, 2019

Advancing Emergency Care Research in Low- and Middle-income Countries [Open access]
Supplement to BMJ Global Health, July 2019

Study in Africa yields new diabetes gene
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, July 30, 2019
Targeting the microbiome to treat malnutrition
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, July 23, 2019
PrEP use high but wanes after three months among young African women
Innovative adherence strategies needed to support long-term usage, NIH-funded study suggests
NIAID/NIH news, July 23, 2019
Most women use vaginal ring for HIV prevention in open-label study
NIH-supported research explored tool to expand HIV prevention choices for women
NIAID/NIH news, July 23, 2019
Grantee news: How fat prawns can save lives
UC Berkeley news, July 22, 2019
NIH publishes the largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations
NHGRI/NIH news, July 19, 2019
Advancing global oncology: A survey of NCI-designated cancer centers
NCI Center for Global Health Spotlight blog, July 17, 2019

Related report: 2018-2019 Global Oncology Survey of NCI-Designated Cancer Centers Summary Report
NCI Center for Global Health at NIH, June 2019

The AFREhealth-MEPI partnership and global health education in Africa
Annals of Global Health, July 15, 2019
NIH and partners to launch HIV vaccine efficacy trial in the Americas and Europe
Study will enroll men who have sex with men and transgender people; complementary study in women is ongoing
NIAID/NIH news, July 15, 2019
Novel method identifies patients at risk for HIV who may benefit from prevention strategies
NIMH/NIH news, July 5, 2019
Statement on increasing diversity in the global health workforce by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I. Glass
Fogarty news, July 1, 2019

June 2019

National adoption of “treat all” policy leads more people with HIV to start treatment quickly
NIAID Now blog, June 26, 2019
NIH launches large TB prevention trial for people exposed to multidrug-resistant TB
NIAID/NIH news, June 25, 2019
Farrar delivers Barmes lecture
Blog post by NIH Director Dr Francis S. Collins, June 20, 2019

Event: Dr Jeremy Farrar of Wellcome Trust presented 2019 Barmes Global Health Lecture at NIH

Three decades of frontier science advances celebrated by HFSP
Investing in interdisciplinary global research collaborations: Q and A with Warwick Anderson of HFSP
Focus on Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) hubs:
Tackling unhealthy environments: It takes a network
Academia can benefit from engaging in global health:
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Eric Coker sheds new light on Uganda's indoor air pollution
$17M awarded by Fogarty and NIH partners to train HIV researchers, reduce stigma in developing countries
NIAID begins human trials of universal flu vaccine candidate
Diseases cost Africa $2.4 trillion per year, WHO reports
NIH ClinRegs database provides international clinical trial regulations
People in the news - June 2019
Global health briefs - June 2019
A fellow’s mission: Strengthen sickle cell research in Africa
NHLBI/NIH news, June 18, 2019
Family, community bonds help decrease mental health problems of former child soldiers
NIH-funded study documents transition to adulthood of Sierra Leone’s child soldiers
NICHD/NIH news, June 18, 2019
New fellowships bring African scientists to train at NIH
NIH Record, June 14, 2019
McCormack grad student a Fulbright-Fogarty Scholar in Kenya
UMass Boston news, June 10, 2019
NIH HIV experts prioritize research to achieve sustained ART-free HIV remission
NIAID/NIH news, June 6, 2019

Related publication: Durable control of HIV infection in the absence of antiretroviral therapy [Free access], co-authored by NIAID scientists
JAMA, June 6, 2019 (online)

NIEHS postdoctoral fellow examines interactions between environmental and social exposures in Nigeria
NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health Newsletter, June 2019

May 2019

REPRIEVE: A large trial for a growing problem among people with HIV
NIAID Now blog, May 29, 2019
Grantee news: NIH awards research training grant to TREAT Asia-Columbia University collaborationFoundation for AIDS Research news, May 20, 2019
Human antibody reveals hidden vulnerability in influenza virus
Discovery by NIAID-funded researchers could aid quest for universal flu vaccine
NIAID news, May 16, 2019
It’s time to stop murder by counterfeit medicine by Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
STAT, May 7, 2019

April 2019

The HIV response and global health, co-authored by Drs. Roger I Glass, Wafaa El-Sadr, Eric Goosby and Linda E Kupfer
The Lancet, April 27, 2019
How to shape research to advance global health by Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO
Nature, April 25, 2019
Population-level mathematical modeling of antimicrobial resistance: a systematic review [Open access], co-authored by Fogarty scientists
BMC Medicine, April 24, 2019
African Postdoctoral Training Initiative fellow looks forward to collaborating within NCI
NCI Center for Cancer Research news, April 18, 2019
In rare cases, immune system fails despite HIV suppression
NIH scientists identify paradoxical response to HIV medication in five individuals
NIAID/NIH news, April 18, 2019
Novel antibody may suppress HIV for up to four months
NIH researchers, international collaborators report results of small, open-label study
NIAID/NIH news, April 17, 2019
Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) 2018-19 Annual Report
GACD news, April 15, 2019
CUGH annual meeting examines implementing solutions for impact
Bridbord, Holmes are co-recipients of CUGH 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award
Scientists urge cross-cutting stigma research, interventions
Focus on noncommunicable diseases: Fogarty programs spur NCD research, build capacity
New energy for global health is blossoming across NIH:
Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger I Glass
Building global capacity for air quality research: Q and A with Dr Jonathan Samet
Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Eric J Nelson’s cholera research in Bangladesh spawns global projects
Poor quality drugs pose “public health emergency,” study says
People in the news - April 2019
Global health briefs - April 2019
100 Years of Fighting Pandemic Influenza 1918/19–2018/19 [Free and open access], including articles co-authored by NIH and Fogarty scientists
Supplement to The Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 8, 2019 (online)

March 2019

Scientists one, superbug zero: Personal quest [by Fogarty grantee Dr Steffanie Strathdee, and Dr Tom Patterson] resurrects phage therapy in infection fight
NIH Record newsletter, March 22, 2019
Fifty years of supporting global health research at the NIH Fogarty International Center [Open access]
Annals of Global Health, March 20, 2019
Falsified and substandard drugs: Stopping the pandemic [Free access], co-authored by Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, March 11, 2019 (online ahead of print)

Related news: Global 'pandemic' of fake drugs killing children worldwide, report says, featuring Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
CNN, March 11, 2019
Fake drugs kill more than 250,000 children a year, doctors warn, featuring Dr Joel Breman, Fogarty senior scientific adviser emeritus
The Guardian, March 11, 2019