Director's Page - Dr Roger I Glass

Screen capture of tiled view of participants during 2020 virtual Fogarty Fellows and Scholars orientation.

Benefiting from virtual engagement

Although social distancing is challenging, we’re finding our virtual meetings are better attended, more inclusive and in some ways more enlightening than some of the in-person gatherings we’ve held in the past.

Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Glass

Statements and Opinion Pieces

Now is the time to catalyze data science and health innovation in Africa - October 2020
Decolonizing and democratizing global health are difficult, but vital goals - August 2020
Together, we must work to end racism and promote equality - June 2020
COVID-19: working together as one to speed science - April 2020
Building trust in vaccines is essential for global health - February 2020
Reflecting on service to others this holiday season - December 2019
Celebrating 30 years of capacity building in Rakai, Uganda to advance research discoveries - October 2019
Diversity strengthens global health science - August 2019

Statement: Increasing diversity in the global health workforce - July 2019

Academia can benefit from engaging in global health - June 2019
New energy for global health is blossoming across NIH - April 2019
Failure can teach valuable lessons, lead to opportunities - February 2019
Weighing new opportunities in global health research - December 2018
Encouraging research innovations that improve health - September 2018
Implementing clean cookstoves is ongoing challenge - August 2018
Considering the new frontiers of global health research - June 2018
We have come so far, yet much remains to be done - April 2018
Making the case for African investment in research - February 2018
Grateful for progress toward a disease-free world - November 2017
How can we conduct research in humanitarian crises? - October 2017
How can we encourage female leaders in global health? - July 2017
Empowering developing countries to direct their own research - June 2017
Looking forward to 2017 with optimism - January 2017
Recognizing NIH Director Dr Francis S Collins, a global health hero - December 2016
Continuing to strengthen science capacity in Africa - September 2016
Partnerships are essential to Fogarty's success - July 2016
Urgent vs Important global health issues - May 2016
We have much to learn from research in Haiti - March 2016
The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases: a partnership blossoms - January 2016
Setting sustainable global health goals - December 2015
Fogarty aims to inspire future global health leaders - September 2015
Diplomacy: a powerful force to improve global health - July 2015
Behavioral, social sciences are vital to global health - May 2015
Brain disorders research: a decade of progress - April 2015
Injuries cause 5 million global deaths each year - February 2015
Building the human capacity to deal with Ebola: How can we prevent future disease outbreaks? - December 2014
Research is essential to improving health in Africa - September 2014
Celebrating a decade of Fogarty fellows - July 2014
Implementing technology to advance science - June 2014
Bioethics in research: strengthening the foundation - April 2014
Response to a congressman: how we all benefit from global health research - January 2014
We must do more to discourage global tobacco use - December 2013
Evaluating Fogarty's impact - October 2013
Marking 10 years of PEPFAR's accomplishments - July 2013
New Indian rotavirus vaccine provides hope - May 2013
Realizing ICT's promise for global research, training - April 2013
Confronting the shifting disease burden - February 2013
H3Africa begins building Africa's genomics expertise - December 2012
Building a health care workforce in Africa with MEPI - October 2012
Answering the call to action with science - July 2012
Planning to meet future global health needs - June 2012
Building the next generation of global health leaders - April 2012
Emerging economies provide new opportunities for research collaborations - January 2012
A research agenda for indoor air pollution - December 2011
Shining a spotlight on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) - October 2011
Giant steps in the battle against HIV/AIDS - August 2011
A Russian spring for research - June 2011
New hope for African medical education - April 2011

Archive of Articles and Other News

Building the human capacity to deal with Ebola: How can we prevent future disease outbreaks?
ASM Cultures, Autumn 2014
A career in public health: The chance to save lives by the millions
Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, April 2014
HIV/AIDS and Noncommunicable Disease Comorbidities: Emerging Research Priorities
JAIDS, Preface to Supplement 1, September 1, 2014
The Importance of Research in the MEPI Program: Perspectives From the National Institutes of Health
Academic Medicine, August 2014
Profile: NIH's Fogarty International Center
The Lancet, July 12, 2014
Team science and the creation of a novel rotavirus vaccine in India: a new framework for vaccine development
The Lancet, March 12, 2014
Newly published study indicates lifesaving potential for new rotavirus vaccine
PATH announcement, March 12, 2014
Rotavirus Vaccines - Balancing Intussusception Risks and Health Benefits
New England Journal of Medicine, January 14, 2014
New rotavirus vaccines seem safer, studies find
Associated Press via Yahoo! News, January 14, 2014
Dr Glass presents at NIH Scientific Management Review Board:
What does the US have to gain from investments in global health research? [Video]
October 2013
What the US has to gain from global health research
JAMA, September 4, 2013
NIH World REPORT - A database on global health research in Africa
The Lancet Global Health, July 5, 2013
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health 2013 Commencement Keynote Speaker Roger I. Glass [Video]
June 14, 2013
Household Air Pollution in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Health Risks and Research Priorities
PLOS Medicine, June 4, 2013
Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass named Public Health Person of the Week by MPHProgramsList.com - December 10, 2012
Dr Roger I. Glass presents keynote address at University of Michigan School of Public Health 2012 All-School Symposium [Video]
October 8, 2012
Ending Preventable Child Death in a Generation
JAMA online, June 13, 2012
The Neonatal Rotavirus Vaccine Project (Strain 116E) Rotavac: A Brief Review for the 25th Anniversary of the Indo-US Vaccine Action Program (VAP)
Webcast > Diarrheal Diseases: deadly events
by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass and Dr. Mark Donowitz of Johns Hopkins, April 10, 2012
Building developing country capacity is key in the battle against HIV/AIDS
Breakthroughs, a blog by the Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC), December 1, 2011
Government-University Partnerships for Global Health
Session from the 2011 Consortium of Universities in Global Health Conference, November 14, 2011
Lessons From the US Rotavirus Vaccination Program
JAMA, October 19, 2011
A Major Environmental Cause of Death [PDF, <1K]
Science, October 14, 2011
Accelerating progress on non-communicable diseases
The Lancet, September 19, 2011
Fogarty director on UN summit on NCDs for State Department
September 6, 2011
Gaps in Research
Global Health Magazine, Winter 2011
Real-world impact of rotavirus vaccination
Pediatric Infectious Diseases, January 30, 2011
Developing Health Workforce Capacity in Africa
Science, December 3, 2010
PubMed Citations for Roger I. Glass, M.D., Ph.D.

Updated October 2020

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