April 15, 2008
Duke Global Health Institute
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NEWS
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
ONLINE RESOURCE
UPCOMING EVENTS
Greetings!

This week brings a plethora of events related to global health, from the Duke/UNC 15-501 Global Health event at 5:00 p.m. today (April 15) about the impact of the environment on global health, to the Triangle Virology Association Free Spring Symposium on April 18 at the NC Biotechnology Center, to the Nourish International hunger lunch at the Duke Farmer's Market on April 18 and the fundraising effort for global health work in Haiti on Saturday, April 19.  And the pace doesn't slow down: the following week Paul Farmer is coming to Duke on (April 21), Duke's Bob Cook-Deegan will make a presentation at UNC sponsored by Universities Allied for Essential Medicines on April 23, and Tachi Yamada of the Gates Foundation will present a Chancellor's Lecture on April 28.

 

It is exciting to witness the enthusiasm and dedication of the people who put together these events. The passion for global health at Duke and in the region continues to grow.

 

We hope this newsletter continues to inform you about these events, and other opportunities for jobs, research, and education in global health. If you have suggestions for the newsletter, please email them to marsha.green@duke.edu.

 
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW: First Global Health Institute Postdoctoral Fellow to Study Adolescent Mental Health in Kenya

 

NEW: Duke's Community Health Research Liaison Center Helps Involve the Community in Research

 

NEW: Duke Global Health Podcast: Voices from Africa: Living with HIV/AIDS: The April 2008 Duke Global Health Podcast is "Musings from Moshi: Living with HIV/AIDS."

 

NEW: WISER website named finalist for Webby Award. 

In addition to being selected as a finalist for the Webby Award (a major award for online web design), the WISER website is also in competition for the 'People's Choice Award.'  If they win, WISER will use the award money to further the education programs for girls in Muhuru Bay, Kenya. You can vote by registering at http://pv.webbyawards.com/

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Job Opportunities at DGHI

The Duke Global Health Institute is recruiting for several faculty and non-faculty positions, including a tenured associate or full professor of global environmental health. Details of job opportunities on the DGHI website.


Center for Health Policy is looking for a student interested in unfunded part-time global health research for an NIH study on orgphan care. Work would take place during spring and summer 2008. If interested, send resume, research coursework or experience and avaialability to Kate Murphy-McMillan at murphymc@duke.edu.

 

Other Job Opportunities:

·         Field-based Coordinator in Kenya for NIH-funded Alcohol Behavior Intervention Study among HIV-infected Individuals at AMPATH center and Moi Teaching Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya.  Masters degree preferred. Experience in resource-limited settings a strong advantage.

 

      Research Assistant at SciMetrika in RTP Office. Current opening for a full-time Research Assistant for small and large-scale public health contract projects. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in public health, psychology, sociology, anthropology, social work or other related social science field; experience as a research assistant preferred. To apply, go to  http://duke.erecruiting.com

 

·         The Center for Global Development in Washington DC is looking for a Global Health Policy Research Program Coordinator



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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
 
NEW: Call for Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund Grant Proposals: Deadline May 1, 2008

The Robertson Scholars Collaboration Fund has been instituted to fund projects that have the potential to initiate or enhance collaborative projects between Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill; all faculty, staff and students on both campuses are eligible to apply. One-year grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded.


NEW: New Funding Opportunity for Interdisciplinary Activities at Duke:  The Common Fund Small Awards


NEW: DGHI Conference Presentation Grants: Deadline April 30, 2008.  These grants are available to undergraduate, graduate and professional school students who have an opportunity to share their research with others. .

 

Other approaching deadlines:

Small Innovative Grants and Special Projects of the Duke CFAR: Next cycle of applications due June 13

 

Gates Foundation Now Accepting Grant Proposals Grand Challenges Explorations

 

Post-Graduate Fellowship at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation 

 

One Year Mentored HIV/AIDS-related Clinical Research Fellowship: Application Deadline April 30

 

William T. Grant Scholars Program - Internal Duke Deadline May 12, 2008

 

RTI-University Collaboration Fund Offers Small Grants For Local Dialogue 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

NEW: Pathogenesis and Control of Emerging Infections, Keystone Symposia conference in Bangkok, Thailand October 22-27. Deadline for Abstracts, June 23.

 

Health, Development, and Equity - call for papers for LANCET: Deadline June 2, 2008


Young Voices in Research for Health
Essay Contest from Global Forum for Health Research and The Lancet: Deadline April 30

 

APHA Student Call for Abstracts
Deadline April 20

EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES


NEW: The USAID Global Health eLearning Center offers 22 courses that learners from many disciplines and positions can use to expand their knowledge in key public health areas and access important up-to-date technical information. The eLearning Center is available at no cost to learners and can be accessed 24 hours a day from any place in the world.  

Career Connections at the Global Health Council International Conference
May 27-31 in Washington, DC

 

Apply to NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Fellows Program:
Deadline April 30, 2008

 
For more opportunities, visit the Education Announcements page on our website.

ONLINE RESOURCE

This week's online resource is the Kaiser Family Foundation collection of what they term "Reference Libraries."  They have assimilated data about many current global health issues, including HIV/AIDS, Women's Health, Quality of Care, and Medicaid and formed documents on each issue.  This is a useful source for anyone looking to catch up on recent developments or possibly expand their knowledge to a new area.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Check our Duke Global Health Institute Calendar regularly for more events.

 

 

April 15, 2008 » 5:00-7:00 PM

Doris Duke Center

Impact of the Environment on Global Health


April 16, 2008  »  1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

North Pavilion, Room 7015

"Health Care and Clinical Research Trends in India; The Fortis/Ranbaxy Perspective"


April 17 » 8:30 PM

East Campus Coffeehouse

FHN Benefit Concert

 

April 17, 2008 » 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Michael Hooker Research Center, UNC

UNC GlobeMed Chapter Benefit & Networking Dinner

 

April 18, 2008 » 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

NC Biotechnology Center

Triangle Virology Association Free Spring Symposium

 

April 18, 2008 » 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Duke Farmers Market (off walkway between Duke Hospital and Duke Clinic)

Nourish International Hosts Hunger Lunch at Duke

 

April 19 » 10:30 a.m.

Washington Duke CC Trail

Millennium Village Project and Duke Interfraternity Council 5K Fun Run at


April 19 » 6:00 p.m.

Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University

An Evening of Art for Haiti

 

April 21, 2008 (rescheduled from March 31, 2008) » 5:00-6:30 PM

Center for Developmental Science, Lower Level Classroom at UNC

Gender Differences in Relationship Competence: A Social Tasks and Social Goals Perspective

 

April 21, 2008 » 12:00 PM

Room 3005 Hooker at the UNC School of Public Health Campus

"The Search for Immune Correlates of Protection Against Malaria"

 

April 21, 2008 » 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Page Auditorium, Duke University

Paul Farmer to Give First Annual Global Health Lecture

 

April 22, 2008 » 3 p.m.

NC Biotechnology Center

UNC/NCSU BME Research + Design Symposium

 

April 22, 2008 » 3:30-5:00 PM

Sanford Institute, Rhodes Conference Room

Fragile Families and the Reproduction of Inequality

 

April 22, 2008 » 11:30-1:30 PM

One Eleven Place, Cary, NC

Recent Brain Development Research and Implications for Public Policy

 

April 23, 2008

UNC Chapter of Universities Allied for Essential Medicine hosts Dr. Robert Cook-Deegan

Hooker-BCBS Auditorium, UNC

"Universities, technologies, philanthropies, governments, international organizations, patients: An impressionistic analysis of what these have to do with global health."

 

April 28 2008 » 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, Duke University

"Global Health: Priorities and Approaches:" A Chancellor's Lecture presented by Dr. Yamada of the Gates Foundation

 

May 5, 2008 » 8 a.m - 4 p.m.

UNC Friday Center

UNC HIV Care 2008: Antiretroviral Therapy, Hepatitis B/C, Addiction, and Adherence

 
 
National/International Conferences

May 25 - 28, 2008

The goal of the Seventh International Symposium on Typhoid Fever and other invasive Salmonelloses is to provide updates on research and public health agendas related to typhoid fever and other invasive salmonelloses, and progress with vaccines for public health use.

Registration Deadline is March 15, 2008. 

Kenya Medical Research institute

 

May 27-June 1

The Global Health Council will host its annual international conference from May 27 through June 1, 2008.  The theme of the meeting is Community Health: Delivering, Serving, Engaging, Leading.

Washington, D.C.

 

June 18-20, 2008

The Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008 is being held from June 18-20 at Speke Conference Centre in Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.  The aim of the conference is to train professionals to ensure that refugees and internally displaced persons receive the reproductive health care they are entitled.  Register online.

Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda

 

June 18-20, 2008

RAISE: Reproductive Health in Emergencies Conference 2008
Deadline for Abstracts, Jan. 31, 2008.

Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.