The Global Health Bulletin
Date: 11/13/2006
Framework Program in Global Health - Predoctoral Research Fellowships: Johns Hopkins announces a new program to support fellowships for short-term research experiences to address global health issues. The objective is to enhance the recruitment of diverse students into research and practice careers in global health. The program is supported by the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center and the Johns Hopkins Center for Global Health. Open to all JHU undergraduate and graduate students. Deadline for submission: December 1, 2006.
Meetings/Conferences/Seminars
Barmes Lecture at NIH: "Agendas and Architecture of Global Health Research." Dr. Barry Bloom, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health. Date: Monday, December 4, 2006; Noon to 1:00 p.m. Place: Masur Auditorium, NIH Building 10, Bethesda, Maryland. The event is free and open to the public; it will be videocast live at http://videocast.nih.gov.
Science and Technology in HIV/AIDS Prevention: A Year in Review: The Global Health Council is hosting a forum discussing the scientific and technological advances we have made this year in the treatment and prevention of the pandemic. The speakers will also discuss their hopes and expectations for continued advancement in the coming year. Speakers: Ron Gray, Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health; Franka De Vignes, Deputy Director, Alliance for Microbicide Development; and Chrispin Kambili, M.D., Senior Director, Medical and Clinical Support, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. Moderator: Nils Daulaire, Global Health Council. Date: December 1, 2006; 9:30-11 am. Place: Global Health Council,1111 19th Street, NW - Suite 1120, Washington, D.C. Registration using an on-line form is required: http://www.globalhealth.org/view_top.php3?id=646
North Korea Symposium: US Institue of Peace & JHSPH Conflict and Public Health Taskforce. Date: Thursday, November 16, 2006; 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Place: Bloomberg - 615 N. Wolfe Street Room: Feinstone Hall. Sponsored by: Center for Refugee and Disaster Response, JHSPH; The Population Center, JHSPH; US Institute of Peace, USIP; JB Grant Society, JHSPH. Contact: Nathaniel Segaren, 410-419-9914, nsegaren@jhsph.edu.
International Health Seminar. "Global trends in childhood obesity." Youfa Wang, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of International Health, Division of Human Nutrition. Date: Thursday, November 16, 2006; 12:10 PM - 1:20 PM. Place: Hampton House - 624 N. Broadway Room: 250 Sponsored by Dept of Health, Behavior & Society and the Center for a Livable Future, JHSPH, Debora Mace, 410-502-4076, dmace@jhsph.edu
Project Funding
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21): The R21 is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. Applications may be submitted by domestic or foreign, for-profit or nonprofit organizations and public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories. Application Submission Date(s): February 16, 2007, June 16, 2007, October 16, 2007.
Scholarships
Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Grants from the World Bank: (From COS) The purpose of the grant is to support the education of women from developing countries who are committed to improving the lives of women and children in a developing country. Deadline: February 28, 2007.
Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP): (From COS) Each year, the program awards scholarships to individuals from less developed World Bank member countries to undertake graduate studies at renowned universities throughout member countries of the Bank. The program's objective is to help create an international community of highly trained professionals working in the field of economic and social development. The program requires the scholars to return to their home countries on completion of their study programs and apply their enhanced knowledge and skills to contribute to the development process in their respective regions and communities. Deadline: Deadline: March 31, 2007.
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