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The Global Health Bulletin Events (see all events) Conflict and Health Series. "Iraq - rebuilding a nation’s health." HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan, Ambassador Feisal Al-Istrabadi. Iraq Deputy Permanent Member to the United Nations, Sarmad S Khunda, MD. Dean University of Baghdad School of Medicine, Captain David Tarantino. Director, Medical Stability Operations & International Health Affairs Office of the Secretary of Defense. Date: Thursday, March 22, 2007; 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Place: Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Sommer Hall. Sponsored by: United States Institute of Peace, Health and Human Rights, JB Grant Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Shannon Doocy, sdoocy@jhsph.edu MMI/ID Research Seminar. "Evolution and genetics of antimalarial drug resistance." Timothy Anderson, PhD. Associate Scientist, Department of Genetics, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Date: Thursday, March 15, 2007; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Place: Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St. Room: W2015 Sponsored by: Division of Infectious Diseases Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, JHSPH, Wanda Fuller, 410-955-3459, wfuller@jhsph.edu The 2007 Anna Baetjer Lecture. “New and emerging infections.” Donald A. Henderson, MD. Dean Emeritus Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2007; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Place: Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St., Sommer Hall. Sponsored by: Environmental Health Sciences, JHSPH, Kay Castleberry, 410-955-3720, kcastleb@jhsph.edu Foreign Affairs Symposium. "The End of Poverty." Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. Date: Tuesday, March 20; 8:00 p.m. Place: Shriver Auditorium, Homewood. For more information, contact Foreign Affairs Symposium at fas@jhu.edu. Division of Health Sciences Informatics Seminar: "The role of informatics in the global response to HIV/AIDS." Robert Mayes, Head, Strategic Information, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator. Date: Friday March 16, 2007: 10:45. Place: CMSC 306; also webcast. Fellowships (see all funding) Framework Program in Global Health- Predoctoral Research Fellowships: Johns Hopkins announces a 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: April 15, 2007. The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program (IFP): The IFP provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide. Opportunities (see all announcements) Essay competition: The Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet are sponsoring an essay competition for students. Winning essays will be published on the Lancet website and their authors invited to take part in Forum 11, the 2007 annual meeting of the Global Forum for Health Research in Beijing, People's Republic of China, 29 October to 2 November 2007. Deadline April 20, 2007. Project Funding (see all funding) Non-Biodefense Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Opportunities (R01): (PA-07-246) Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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