The Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health has awarded pilot grants of $50,000 to ten faculty members to enable and support their proposed global health research projects. Instructors and Assistant Professors from the Schools of Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing were eligible to apply for the awards. All funded projects relate to some aspect of global health. The primary purpose of the Faculty Grants is to strengthen the winners' abilities to secure extramural funding. This year, 24 applications were received for the grants. This is the second year the Center for Global Health has offered the grant program. The Faculty Grant in Global Health recipients are featured below. Click on each winner's name to read their project abstract.
2007 Winners
 | Judith Bass
Brazil
Comparing HIV infection to other high risk conditions for risk of depression in pregnancy |  | Jason Farley
South Africa
An evaluation of infection control K.A.P. and infrastructure in MDR and XDR-TB centers in South Africa | | | Nadia Hansel
Peru
Prevalence of asthma and underlying risk factors in two Peruvian cities |  | Meredith McCormack
Barbados
The impact of African dust on childhood asthma morbidity in Barbados |  | Luke Mullany
Nepal
Human rights violations and HIV-related outcomes among men who have sex with men in Nepal | | | Megan Reller
Sri Lanka
Reducing morbidity and mortality from acute febrile illness by improved diagnosis |  | Irving Reti
India
Decreasing the use of unmodified electroconvulsive therapy in India |  | Diana Scorpio
Brazil
Epidemiology of Bartonella sp in Brazilian blood donors and domestic animals. |  | Pamela Surkan
Nepal
Impact of iron and zinc supplementation on development in Nepalese children | | | Harikrishna Tandri
India
Incidence and determinants of post myocardial infarction sudden cardiac death in South India |
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