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Greetings!
HIV/AIDS
is in the news, and so are Duke faculty. Recent coverage of the PEPFAR bill in
the Washington Post included a quote from Michael
Merson, and Barton Haynes' research about how quickly the HIV
virus affects the immune system has received coverage in the New York Times and other papers. Duke
faculty and students are also preparing for presentations at the annual
International AIDS Conference in Mexico
City next week. Special kudos to Chelsea Castellano, a
Duke medical student who has been asked to give an oral presentation on
research done with Dr. Charles Hicks during her third-year research project
(see first article below).
In this
newsletter we also bring to your attention several applications and calls for
abstracts with quickly approaching deadlines, including opportunities for Duke
faculty to become involved in DukeEngage projects, the SSRI Faculty Fellows
Seminar, or the CFAR Annual Retreat in September.
Beginning
next week, we will resume our weekly schedule for this newsletter. If you have
articles or announcements you would like included, please contact Marsha Green ( marsha.green@duke.edu).
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Duke
Students, Faculty Involved XVII International AIDS Conference
One medical student and several faculty will be presenting information at the
International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, August 3-8. Daily updates from
the conference will be available from the DGHI website beginning August 3.
HIV
Conquers Immune System Faster than Previously Realized
New study led by Barton Haynes, MD, shows that HIV-I affects immune system very
early. Opportunity to intervene most
effectively may range from 5-7 days after infection.
Lessons
from the 2004 Tsunami
Duke Medical
Center researchers publish findings in
the May/June issue of the American Journal of Disaster Medicine.
Updated
information about DGHI Signature
Research Initiatives is now available on the DGHI website.
Congressman
Price Visits Duke. Price visited Duke to discuss Fuqua initiatives in
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dennis Clements, MD, Senior Advisor at the Duke Global
Health Institute and Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, has been
appointed the new director of Duke's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
(CLACS). He succeeds Gil Merkx, who will continue to work with CLACS as the
Curriculum Coordinator.
Broverman
Honored for Leadership in Science Education.
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IN THE NEWS
Duke
faculty members have been quoted in several recent national news articles:
·
July
26, 2008 (Washington
Post) Michael Merson quoted in
"AIDS Funding Binds Longevity of Millions to U.S.
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July
17, 2008 (New York Times) Barton Haynes quoted in "Gene Variation May Raise Risk of
H.I.V., Study Finds"
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July
18, 2008 (New York Times) Barton Haynes quoted in "Trial for Vaccine Against H.I.V.
Is Canceled"
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS & ABSTRACTS
PROPOSALS
NEW: SSRI
Faculty Fellows Seminar Application
Deadline: September 19
This
year-long faculty-in-residence program brings Duke faculty members from multiple
departments and schools together in a stimulating intellectual setting to
explore cutting-edge research questions with the goal of creating and
communicating new knowledge through research publications and in the classroom.
Faculty participants are eligible for course release or other compensation, to
be negotiated among Department Chairs and Deans.
NEW: CFAR
Fall Scientific Retreat (Sept. 27)
Deadline
for Abstracts: August 29
Open to
all pre- and post-doctoral trainees as well as faculty.
Call
for Faculty Application for DukeEngage Programs
Deadline: September 15, 2008
Faculty
interested in proposing global health-related programs are encouraged to
contact Sumi Ariely, Student Projects Coordinator (sumi.ariely@duke.edu) for assistance on
proposal development. ABSTRACTS NEW: Unite for Sight Annual Global Health Conference (Yale University,
April 18-19, 2009)
Deadline
for Abstracts: August 15
Scaling
Up of Health Programs in Low-Income Countries (December
3-6, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Deadline for
Abstracts: July 31
Second
Uganda AIDS Conference (September 25-27, 2008, Entebbe, Uganda)
Deadline for
Abstracts: August 15
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Duke Job Opportunities: ·
Faculty Position in Pediatric
Infectious Diseases (based in Tanzania)
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Research Analyst II,
Center for child and Family Policy Mission (Requisition #400222126 at www.hr.duke.edu/jobs/main.html
These and other jobs
are posted on our employment page.
Non-Duke Job Opportunities:
- RTI
is currently recruiting for several global health positions. Visit www.rti.org/careers and search for the following Job
IDs.
Global
Health Product Manager (11467)
Program
Director, Indoor Residual Spraying Program (11531)
HIV/AIDS
Program Leader (11412)
Applied
Research and Evaluation Specialist (11491)
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Fogarty
International Center Funding Opportunity: Non-communicable Chronic Disease
Research Training Program. Faculty interested in applying are encouraged to contact Michael
Merson (michael.merson@duke.edu)
NEW: NIH Funding
Opportunity Application for Bioengineering
and Obesity
NEW: Modeling
of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS) Centers of Excellence
Deadline for Letter of Intent: Sep. 24, 2008
Dep.
of Education and EPA Grants (multiple)
Deadline August
11, 2008 (Earliest of 6)
Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation Active
Living Research to Prevent Obesity
Deadline August 28, 2008
GAVI
New Vaccines Program
Deadline August
29, 2008
IHME
Post - Graduate Fellowship Program
Deadline September
1, 2008
Alliance for Health Policy and Research: Supporting
National Processes for Evidence-Informed Policy in the Health Sector of
Developing Countries
Deadline September 12, 2008
Alliance for Health Policy and Research: Incentives
to Attract and Retain Qualified Health Workers to Under-Served Areas within Low
and Middle Income Countries
Deadline
September 12, 2008
National
Institute on Aging Research on Social Neuroscience of Aging:
LOI Deadline September 30, 2008
Carnegie
Humanitarian Fellowships in Africa
Deadline: October 2, 2008
NIH FOA: Biobehavioral/Sociocultural
HIV Transmission and Infection Prevention Research
Deadline October 5, 2008
NSF
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
Duke Internal deadline, March 1, 2009
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ONLINE RESOURCE
Psychosomatic
Medicine - Special HIV Issue
This
special issue, Psychosocial Influences in
HIV/AIDS: Biobehavioral Mechanisms, Interventions, and Clinical Implications
focuses on the social and psychological implications of HIV/AIDS and associated
risk factors. Topics include trauma, mental health, stigmatization, coping, and
more.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS
Check our Duke Global Health Institute Calendar regularly for more events.
August 2,
2008 » 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Von Canon
C, Bryan Center,
Duke University
Learning
From Grassroots India
August
3-8, 2008
AIDS 2008 will be the
first International AIDS Conference ever held in Latin
America. The theme of the conference is "Universal Action Now."
Mexico City, Mexico
September
3, 2008 4:30 p.m.
John Hope
Franklin Center
Mark
Ottenweller, Global HIV/AIDS Coordinator of Hope Worldwide, will be the first
of this year's speakers for the University Seminar on Global Health.
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