The Global Health Bulletin
Date: 4/16/2007

Events (see all events)

Focus on Africa. There will be a focus on Africa in the East Baltimore campus the week of April 23-27, 2007.  The SPH African Public Health Network presents "Faces  of Africa," a multi-day series of events. A schedule of events can be found here. Also, the Center for Global Health will be sponsoring the Hopkins All-University Seminar on Africa (HAUSA) on April 27th; 9:00-5:00.  HAUSA showcases the experiences of Hopkins students and staff. 

Fifth annual trip to the Pan American Health Organization. Date: Friday, April 20, 2007; 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  Cost: $5.00 Sponsored by: Latin Student Network "Nuestra America", JHSPH, Geral C Baldeviano, 443-8270028, nuestra@jhsph.edu. Office of Career Service, JHSPH. Career Trip to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) headquaters at Washington DC. Facility tour, multiple lectures by PAHO leaders will be arranged. Career/internships and networking opportunities will also be discussed. We will meet at JHSPH. A shuttle bus is available to go to Washington DC.

MMI/ID Seminar: Role of host lysosomes in the intracellular life cycle of trypanosoma cruzi and leishmania. Norma Andrews, Ph.D. Section of Microbial Pathogenesis, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine,Yale University School of Medicine, Date: Thursday, April 19, 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.

Gates Institute Seminar: "Measuring mach the implications for fathering and gender relations among Afro-Jamaican males."  Patricia Anderson, PhD. Professor Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, University of the West Indies. Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007; 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM. Place: Public Health - 615 N. Wolfe Street,Room: W 2030.  Sponsored by:  Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, JHSPH, Monnie Heminthavong, 410-502-0693, aheminth@jhsph.edu.

Bioethics Week. April 16-26 is Bioethics week.  Please see the listing of events, including a talk by Michael Crichton, at: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/bioethics/bioethicsweek/hopkins.html.

UN Week for Global Road Traffic Safety: Attend the kick-off event. Date: Monday April 23rd; 12:00-1:20.  Place: Public Health, Wolfe Street, W3030. Contact: Whitney Austin at waustin@jhsph.edu

Baltimore-Washington Malaria Conference: Date: Monday, May 7, 2007; 5:00 PM.  Place: The University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Shady Grove. Free registration required.

Gates Institute Seminar: “Community leadership in population and reproductive health in the Philippines: a presentation of the findings.”  Jaime Z. Galvez Tan, MD, MPH. Professor, University of the Philippines College of Medicine. Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2007; 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM. Place:  Public Health - 615 N. Wolfe Street   Room: W3008. Sponsored by: Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, JHSPH, Monnie Heminthavong, 410-502-0693, aheminth@jhsph.edu.

Fellowships (see all fellowships)

HIV/AIDS Scholar Exchange Program: (From COS) Funded by  Fulbright Scholar Program. Activity Location: Botswana. The HIV/AIDS award is for lecturing and research. The awardee will assist academic staff with development of new Center for the Study of HIV and AIDS. Deadline: August 1, 2007.

Medical Sciences Scholar Exchange Program: (From COS) Funded by  Fulbright Scholar Program. Activity Location: Zambia. The Medical Sciences award is for lecturing and research. he awardee will teach undergraduate courses in medical sciences. Deadline: August 1, 2007.

Announcements (see all announcements)

Crisis in Darfur. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan.

NIAID Funding News - Special Issue for New Applicants: Read all the information in the NIAID Funding News.  This issue has a number of informative articles for new investigators.

NIH Revised Notice of Award Letter. (NOT-OD-07-060) National Institutes of Health

Project Funding (see all project funding)

HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R01): (PA-07-338)  Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, See announcement.

Oral Mucosal Vaccination against HIV Infection (R01): (RFA-DE-08-003)  Application Receipt Date(s): August 14, 2007

Oral Mucosal Vaccination against HIV Infection (R21): (RFA-DE-08-004) Application Receipt Date(s): August 14, 2007

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08): Deadline: June 12, 2007.

HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R03): (PA-07-339)  Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, See announcement.

HIV Treatment Adherence Research (R21): (PA-07-340)  Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.

NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (K22): (PAR-07-347) Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): May 08, 2010.

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