Fogarty/NIH news: Focus on NCDs, CUGH annual meeting, cross-cutting stigma research, new energy for global health at NIH

March / April 2019

CUGH annual meeting examines implementing solutions for impact Attendees of the 10th annual meeting of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) were encouraged to unleash the unique power of their institutions to enhance the translation and implementation of knowledge so the world’s underserved can benefit. NIH and Fogarty representatives participated in sessions on HIV-related implementation science, global mental health initiatives concerning children, maintaining quality of care during implementation, corruption in the health sector, early-career research training and mentoring. During the meeting, Dr. Ken Bridbord and Dr. King Holmes were presented with the CUGH 2019 Distinguished Leadership Award, the organization’s highest honor. More about the CUGH annual meeting Scientists urge cross-cutting stigma research, interventions Scientists are calling for stigma research to develop approaches that cut across illnesses, demographics and scientific disciplines in a series of articles that was inspired by a 2017 workshop organized by Fogarty. More about global stigma research Opinion: New energy for global health is blossoming across NIH Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass is pleased that new institute directors at NIH - including NICHD Director Dr. Diana Bianchi, pictured right - share Fogarty's passion to build research capacity and fund studies to improve the health of the world’s least fortunate. More about global health at NIH Building global capacity for air quality research: Q and A with Dr Jonathan Samet Dr. Jonathan Samet, a longtime Fogarty and NIH grantee, discusses the results of his Fogarty-supported tobacco research, building capacity for air quality research in East Africa and reducing air pollution globally. Q and A with Dr Jonathan Samet Fogarty Fellow’s cholera research in Bangladesh spawns global projects As a Fogarty Fellow with icddr,b, Dr. Eric Nelson identified key factors that contributed to the understanding of cholera transmission, and developed partnerships that would lead to future research collaborations. Profile of Dr. Eric J. Nelson Focus on noncommunicable diseases: Fogarty programs spur NCD research, build capacity Fogarty and its NIH partners invested nearly $80 million to establish NCD research partnerships between U.S. and LMIC institutions, and build related research training programs according to a review of Fogarty’s NCD programs between 2001 and 2017. The evaluation and the latest Fogarty funding opportunities for NCD research training programs come at a critical time. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other NCDs disproportionately affect people in poorer countries. Focus on NCD research training

Also in this issue Poor quality drugs pose “public health emergency,” study says More than a quarter of a million children die each year due to poor quality and fake medicines, according to a study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Fogarty senior scientist emeritus Dr. Joel Breman was a co-author on the study. People in the news: Dr. Ken Bridbord and Dr. King Holmes lauded as global health leaders NIH cancer director Dr. Ned Sharpless moves to FDA Dr. Soumya Swaminathan named WHO’s chief scientist Dr. Rebecca Richards-Kortum added to Inventors Hall of Fame Oral cholera vaccine developer Dr. John D. Clemens honored Dr. Salim Abdool Karim and Dr. Sheila West awarded by Kuwait for HIV research NIH taps Dr. Noni H. Byrnes to head Center for Scientific Review Details: People in the news Global health briefs: NIH releases plan for women’s health Nutritional supplement improves infant outcomes WHO publishes malaria control guidelines WHO posts R&D spending by country NIH and FDA host treatment collaboration tool PAHO studies youth health in the Americas Details: Global health briefs E-news extras Fogarty and NIH grantee news Fifty years of supporting global health research at the NIH Fogarty International Center [Open access] Annals of Global Health, March 20, 2019 NIH global health research news 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 Building an evidence base to advocate for TB research using NIH databases, including World Report TB Online blog post from the Treatment Action Group (TAG), March 29, 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 Researchers report high rate of viral suppression among people new to HIV care NIH-funded study reflects advances in HIV care, but gaps remain NIAID/NIH news, March 7, 2019 Tuberculosis diagnosis in people with HIV increases risk of death within 10 years NIH-supported analysis identified elevated mortality in large Latin American cohort NIAID/NIH news, March 6, 2019 Study finds Ebola survivors in Liberia face ongoing health issues NIAID/NIH news, March 6, 2019 Related publication: A longitudinal study of Ebola sequelae in Liberia The New England Journal of Medicine, March 7, 2019 HIV prevention study finds universal "test and treat" approach can reduce new HIV infections NIAID/NIH news, March 4, 2019 Around the world and back again: Global mental health efforts Blog post by NIMH Director Dr. Joshua A. Gordon, February 27, 2019 Grantee news: UB teams to grow health initiatives, build research capacity in Jamaica, Africa University at Buffalo news, February 19, 2019 Inexpensive supplement for women increases infant birth size Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the world NICHD/NIH news, February 11, 2019 Study of PrEP and vaginal ring for HIV prevention begins in girls and young women NIH-supported research aims to expand HIV prevention choices NIAID/NIH news, February 7, 2019 Training and capacity building in global environmental health at NIEHS: Past, present and future NIEHS/NIH Global Environmental Health newsletter, February 2019 More global health research news from Fogarty

Funding opportunities BLOODSAFE: Research to enhance availability of safe blood for patients with severe anemia and hemorrhagic conditions in low or lower-middle income countries (LLMICs) in Sub-Saharan Africa from NHLBI/NIH Application deadline: May 20, 2019 Administrative Supplements for NIH Grants to Promote Implementation Research for Brain and Nervous System Disorders in LMICs Request deadline: May 22, 2019 Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Application deadline: July 25, 2019 U.S.-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research Phase 2 HIV/AIDS (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-022) and (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-023) Infectious Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-024) and (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) (RFA-AI-19-025) Application deadline: July 26, 2019 Global Brain and Nervous System Disorders Research Across the Lifespan Application deadline: November 7, 2019 Emerging Global Leader Award Application deadline: November 7, 2019 Chronic, Noncommunicable Diseases and Disorders Research Training Application deadline: November 12, 2019 Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) Application deadline: November 20, 2019 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts

Upcoming events April 10, 2019, 8 am - 5 pm EDT Workshop: How to Write a Successful Grant Application Hosted by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Live videocast, no registration required. April 13 - 14, 2019 Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight New Haven, CT May 7, 2019 Fogarty Advisory Board Meeting NIH campus Bethesda, MD May 15 - 17, 2019 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration Baltimore, MD June 14 - 17, 2019 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum San Antonio, TX Fogarty calendar of events