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July 1, 2007

Center for Global Health announces Spring 2007 Framework Program in Global Health award winners

The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health recently announced their Framework Program in Global Health award winners for the spring of 2007. Fourteen current Hopkins students were selected to receive the awards, which range in value from $3,000-$5,000. The objective of the Framework Program in Global Health is to enhance the recruitment of students into global health research and practice careers by providing them the means to work with faculty mentors and to travel overseas to gain valuable experience. All students submitted a research project proposal based in an international location to be considered for the award.

Consistent with the program's goal to support students in a wide range of disciplines necessary to respond to today's global health challenges, this group of fourteen awardees features students pursuing degrees in a variety of fields.

The winners, their field of study, and their research locations are as follows:

School of Arts & Sciences:
Ravi Gupta; Public Health Studies/Biology; India

School of Medicine:
Andrew Boyd; M.D Program; Brazil
Brian Englum; M.D Program; DR Congo
Adena Greenbaum; M.D Program; India*
Teresa O'Herron; M.D Program; China
Jean Yu; M.D Program; Uganda

Bloomberg School of Public Health:
MPH/MHS:
Adena Greenbaum; Epidemiology/Biostatistics; India*
Emily Holman; Behavioral Sciences/Health Education; Mozambique
Amitha Kalaichandran; International Health; Bangladesh
Jessica Long; Epidemiology/Biostatistics; Uganda
Deborah Sitrin; Adolescent Health; Zambia

PhD:
Sabina Haberlen; Reproductive Health/Epidemiology; Uganda
Kyla Hayford; International Health; Uganda
Meera Venkatesan; Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; Zambia
Cui Yang; Health Communication; China

* pursuing degrees at both Schools simultaneously

>> Read the award winners' profiles and project abstracts  
>> Learn how to apply for a Framework Program in Global Health award  

The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health is joined in its support for the Frameworks Program by the National Institutes of Health's John E. Fogarty International Center. For students interested in applying for a Framework Program in Global Health award, the next deadline is November 15, 2007. Learn more about the Framework Program in Global Health.