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The Global Health Bulletin Awards (see all awards) Boehringer Ingelheim - Foundation for Basic Research in Biomedicine Travel Allowances: (From COS) to enable the recipients to visit laboratories further afield in order to study clearly defined techniques useful for their ongoing research and the work of their research group at home. Applications are continuous. Events (see all events) Health, Behavior & Society Seminar. "Social inequalities in health." Ann C. Klassen, PhD. Associate Professor, Health, Behavior & Society. Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007; 12:10 PM - 1:20 PM. Place: Public Health, Hampton House - 624 N. Broadway Room: 250. Sponsored by: Dept of Health, Behavior & Society, JHSPH, Davette English, 410-955-2312, denglish@jhsph.edu. From Social Class to Cancerous Cells: How Can We Test Some Possible Mechanisms? A light lunch will be served. MMI/ID Research Seminar. "Why the ecological perspective is necessary for prevention of dengue?" Thomas W. Scott, PhD. Professor and Director of the Mosquito Research Laboratory, University of California at Davis. Date: Thursday, March 29, 2007; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Place: Public Health - 615 N. Wolfe Street Room W2030. Sponsored by: Division of Infectious Diseases and Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, JHSPH, Wanda Fuller, 410-955-3459, wfuller@jhsph.edu Center for Communication Programs. "Faith in positive action against stigma and discrimination." J.P. Heath. Co-Founder & General Secretary ,ANARELA; Rev. Byamugisha. Co-Founder ANARELA; Milicent Obaso. HIV/AIDS Advisor CARE International. Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007; 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM. Place: Candler Building, 111 Market Place Room: International Room, Suite 310. Sponsored by: Center for Communication Programs, JHSPH, Susan Leibtag, 410-659-6260, sleibtag@jhuccp.org Sharing Work and Educational Experience Together Seminar. "Epidemiology, prevention, and policy: traumatic brain injury associated with motor vehicle crashes/collisions in Antananarivo, Madagascar." Catherine Christie, MD, 2007 MPH Candidate. Date: Wednesday, March 28, 2007; 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM. Place: Public Health - 615 N. Wolfe Street, Room W2008. Sponsored by: The Anna Baetjer Society, JHSPH, abs@jhsph.edu In addition to an epidemiologic study on TBI from motor vehicle crashes, Catherine advocated for a set of policies on road traffic injury prevention in her native Madagascar. The first mandatory seat belt use law was passed in Madagascar on January 16, 2007. Hear about her experiences. World Health Day 2007: PAHO and the WHO celebrate World Health Day with a focus on International Health Security .Date: April 2-3, 2007; 9:00 AM. Place: PAHO Headquarters in Washington, D.C., 525 23rd St., N.W. RSVP to Zsofia Stiller by e-mail at stillerz@paho.org or by phone at (202) 974 3313. IOM Forum on Microbial Threats Workshop: "Vector-borne Diseases- Understanding the Environmental, Human Health, and Ecological Connections." Date: June 19-20, 2007. Place: Hilton Hotel, 425 West Prospect Road, Ft. Collins, Colorado. JHU Center for TB Research Annual Meeting. Save the date for the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Johns Hopkins Center for TB Research. Date: Tuesday, May 29, 2007; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Place: Albert Owens Auditorium Between CRB 1 and 2, 1550 Orleans Street. Lunch Provided. Contact: Pauline Myles pmyles1@jhmi.edu. SAIS Global Health and Foreign Policy Seminar Series. "The Lessons of Polio Eradication for the Vertical vs. Horizontal Debate, PEPFAR and the Global Fund." Speakers: Dr. Ciro de Quadros and Dr. Carl Taylor. Date: Thursday April 5, 2007; 12:30 - 2:00 PM. Place: The presentations will be made at SAIS, Rome 806, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC. However, The CGH will has facilitated a simulcast which will be held in Sommer Hall in the School of Public Health. Global Experiences (see all global experiences) The Yale/ Johnson and Johnson Physician Scholars in International Health Program: Physician-in-training and career physician scholars scholars from institutions outside of Yale are encouraged to apply. Rotations of 4-8 weeks are largely directed at clinical experiences, service and teaching, as opposed to research. Applications are due April 1st, 2007. Project Funding (see all funding opportunties) International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) (R03): (PAR-07-335) Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): May 21, 2007; September 21, 2007; and January 22, 2008. AARC Career Development Awards in Pediatric and Ovarian Cancer Research: American Association for Cancer Research has announced opportunities for junior faculty located anywhere in the world. Application Deadline: May 8, 2007. Grant Term Begins: July, 1 2007. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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