"Science for Global Health Research: Fostering International Collaboration" Presentation will briefly review data on the global burden of disease, projections on global health research needs, the structure and function of the National Institutes of Health, including extramural grant winners and intramural research investments, and conclude with a description of the Fogarty International Center, its people, programs, training, and research opportunities. Dr. Herrington has over 25 years experience in international public health. In September 2005, Dr. Herrington was appointed Director, Division of International Relations, Fogarty International Center, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he serves to develop new and strategic partnerships between U.S. scientists and researchers abroad to advance translational research and training in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Previous to NIH, he worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Herrington’s career has focused primarily on Africa and the Caribbean, with longterm assignments in Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, Nigeria, and Sénégal. Dr. Herrington holds a Ph.D. in environmental health and epidemiology from Colorado State University, an M.P.H. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a B.S. from Texas A&M University. His research interests include behavioral epidemiology, risk perceptions, vector-borne and immunizable infectious diseases, and the communication of science and technology. In addition to authorship of articles in peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Herrington also serves as an anonymous reviewer for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the American Journal of Public Health, and Health Behavior and Education. His secondary languages include French and Wolof. Dr. Herrington is from Oklahoma and a member of the Chickasaw tribe. | 
James E. Herrington, PhD, MPH
