The Global Health Bulletin
Date: 1/8/2007

Meetings/Conferences/Seminars (see all events)

Global Health Leaders Forum: Mark your calendars!  The Global Health Leaders Forum will kick-off with a lecture from Ruth Levine, Ph.D. of the Center for Global Development.  The title of the lecture will be: "Policy challenges in global health: what will it take to succeed?"   Date: February 9, 2007; 12:15-1:20.  Place: Public Health, Sheldon Auditorium. For more information, email Dick Dunning.  The Global Health Leaders Forum is sponsored by the Center for Global Health and the Department of International Health.

Microbial Immunity and Vaccine Development Research Seminars "Impact of the HIV-1 epidemic on measles control"  William Moss, MD. Date: Friday, January 12, 2007; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Place: Bloomberg - 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W2015. Sponsored by: MMI, IH, JHSPH. Contact:  F Zavala, 443-287-1769, fzavala@jhsph.edu

Thesis defense seminar:  "A 3-month cure for experimental tuberculosis: shortening treatment through better use of available drugs." Ian Rosenthal, PhD Candidate. Department of International Health. Date:Thursday, January 11, 2007; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Place: Bloomberg - 615 N. Wolfe Street; Sheldon Hall, W1214.  Sponsored by: Department of International Health, JHSPH, Carol Buckley, 410-614-3000, cbuckley@jhsph.edu

Preventing AIDS in Women Starts with Counting Girls: Speakers will be experts with on-the-ground research and program experience who will address the vulnerability to and prevention of HIV infection among girls. Sponsored by the Global Health Council.  Date: January 22, 2007; 2- 3:30 PM. Place: Washington, DC. 

Announcements (see all announcements)

Interim Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts: (NOT-OD-07-033) National Institutes of Health

Global AIDS Alliance Urges Action to Restore Funding: The GAA is urging action to provide higher funding for global AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs in 2007.  These increases were not finalized in the last session of congress. 

Project Funding (see all funding)

Research On Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research (R01): (PA-07-277)  Application Receipt/Submission Date(s):  Multiple dates, see announcement.

International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction (R01): (PA-07-275) National Institute on Drug Abuse. Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

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