Weekly News & Notes
from the Duke Global Health Institute
September 16, 2008
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| Greetings! |
We are pleased to announce the launch of
the NC Health Disparities Fellowship. This two-year program, created by
the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund and managed by the Duke Global Health
Institute, aims to engage talented mid-level professionals in ongoing efforts
to address health disparities in our state.
We also look
forward this coming week to many opportunities for learning more about global
health. On September 17, Duke's Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) will hold its fall scientific retreat; on September 18 the Kenan Institute for Ethics hosts Terry Fiona
for the Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics; Duke students are invited to the
first Global Health Forum of the year on September 21, hosted by the Duke
Global Health Action Committee, and information sessions are being held for
Sanford's Global Health Policy Program and Global Health Fellows (Sept. 17) and
Duke Engage (Sept 17 and 23).
In addition
to the list of upcoming activities, this newsletter also offers information on
recent news and upcoming deadlines for research and education opportunities,
such as the W.M. Keck Foundation Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical
Research Program, the Robert Wood Johnson Finding Answers: Disparities Research
for Change, and upcoming deadlines for Spring 2009 global health courses.
We
hope you find this information useful. If you have other information you would
like posted in this newsletter, please email Marsha Green at marsha.green@duke.edu | |
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| NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
NC Health Disparities Fellowship
Launched
The NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund (HWTF) has created a new fellowship program to
focus on health disparities in North
Carolina. HWTF is partnering with the Duke Global
Health Institute to manage the project. The project is funded and directed by the NC
Health and Wellness Trust Fund as part of their statewide health disparities
initiative. Read more >>
Duke Receives Grant for
Interdisciplinary Master's in Global Health
The Duke
Global Health Institute (DGHI) has received a three-year grant of approximately
$400,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an
interdisciplinary Master of Science in Global Health program. Read
more >>
Duke-NUS appoints David Matchar as
Director of Health Services Research
Duke-NUS
Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) has appointed Dr. David Matchar as
its Director of Health Services Research (HSR).
Read
more >>
Registration for Spring 2009 Global
Health Focus Cluster Ends October 18, 2008
The online
application for Spring 2009 Focus clusters is now open. The application
deadline is October 18, 2008. Applicants will be notified of their
placement status on October 22, 2008. Read
more >>
Spring Semester Abroad in Global
Health
Applications
for the Spring 2009 Semester Abroad in Global Health in Costa Rica are
due November 1, 2008. This new program is jointly offered by Duke and the
Organization for Tropical Studies. Read more>>
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| RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
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NEW: W.M.
Keck Foundation - Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research:
Duke
Deadline: October 31, 2008
The
W.M. Keck Foundation's Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research
Program was designed to support high-risk, groundbreaking, and creative
research in pioneering or emerging fields of science that address the
fundamental mechanisms of human disease.
The maximum award is one million dollars to be given out over five years.
NEW: Finding Answers: Disparities
Deadline for brief proposals:
September 18, 2008
This Robert Wood Johnson program seeks to evaluate programs and practices that
reduce health disparities for cardiovascular disease, depression, and/or
diabetes. Application deadline for brief proposals is September 18, 2008,
with invitations to submit a full proposal sent out in December 2008.
NEW: 2009 Duke Global Health Fellows Program -
Information Session September 17
Graduate
and professional students seeking careers in international affairs and global
policy are invited to attend an information session about the 2009 Duke (Summer
in Geneva)
Program on Global Policy and Governance and Global Health Fellows.
NEW: Nieman
Fellowship in Global Health Reporting
Deadline:
Jan. 31, 2009
The Nieman
Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
University will award two
Nieman Fellowships in Global Health Reporting for the 2009-2010 academic year.
One fellowship will go to a journalist who is a U.S. citizen and one to a
non-U.S. citizen.
Other
upcoming deadlines:
Fogarty
International Center Non-communicable Chronic Disease Research Training Program:
Deadline: Sept. 28, 2008
Hartwell
Foundation - Individual Biomedical Research Awards:
Duke Deadline: Sept. 29, 2008
National
Institute on Aging Research on Social Neuroscience of Aging.
LOI Deadline: Sept. 30, 2008
Fellowship Opportunity: Jacqueline Anne Morris Undergraduate Mentored Social Policy Research on Children
Deadline: Oct. 15, 2008
National
Institutes of Health - Advancing Novel Science in Women's Health Research
(ANSWHR) (R03, R21)
Deadline: Oct.16, 2008
Fulbright-Hays
Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Competition: Deadline Oct. 20
Online application will be available in mid-September. Contact Nancy Hare
Robbins (684-6454 or nancy.robbins@duke.edu) if you are interested in applying
for the 2009-2010 award period.
Gates
Grand Challenges Explorations Round 2 Applications Accepted Sept 2 - Nov 2,
2008
Duke-Durham
Partnered Approaches to Health Problems in Durham County
Deadline: Nov. 7, 2008
NIH/Fogarty
International Clinical Research Fellows (ICRF) Program: Deadline: Dec. 5 2008
Visit our website
for our full list of funding opportunities for Global Health Research or
Education
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| CALLS FOR ABSTRACTS & PROPOSALS |
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NEW: CALL
FOR ABSTRACTS: Global Health Council's 36th Annual Conference
The Global
Health Council's 36th Annual Conference, New Technologies + Proven Strategies =
Healthy Communities, will highlight the ways in which technologies in
combination with best practices and evidence-based policies improve health
around the world. Deadline: October 22, 2008.
Other
upcoming deadlines:
Call
for Proposals: SSRI Faculty Fellows Seminar Application
Deadline Sept. 19
Call
for Abstracts: aids2031 meeting on Sex, Rights and the Law: Deadline September
30, 2008
Abstracts are being solicited for a meeting in early 2009 entitled Sex, Rights
and the Law in a World with AIDS.
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| ONLINE GLOBAL HEALTH RESOURCE |
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www.gapminder.org/world
This site
creates interactive maps and charts using data from the World Bank's World
Development Indicators report. It is
possible to plot female employment rate against GNP/capita, and watch the
relationship for each country. There are
tons of choices and it is very useful for many purposes. Once selections are
made, the graph will play and show change over a period of time.
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES |
NEW: The
Duke University School of Nursing will be managing the Health Education table
at Nuestra Fiesta de la Salud (Hispanic Health Fair) September 27. Faculty,
staff and students who would like to practice their Spanish skills are invited
to volunteer for providing health education and counseling to participants
after they have been screened. Contact Dr. Rosa Solorzano at rosa.solorzano@duke.edu
or El Centro Hispano.
The
Department of OB/GYN is planning the second annual BLUE JEAN BALL to support
the new Duke-KCMC Women's Reproductive Health Program in Moshi, Tanzania.
Anyone wishing to volunteer with the planning process should contact Sumi
Ariely at sumi.ariely@duke.edu.
Unite for Sight offers
volunteer opportunities in hands-on clinical programs assisting eye doctors in
India, Ghana, and Honduras.
Duke
Global Medical Brigades is hosting two information sessions regarding a
one-week medical mission to Honduras during the summer of 2009.
Duke Engage offers general
information sessions in September and October for students interested in civic
engagement opportunities.
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| JOB OPPORTUNITIES |
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DGHI
Employment Opportunities -- Faculty
Faculty
position for Health Systems Research.
Professor
of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, based in Moshi, Tanzania
Professor
of Global Environmental Health at Duke
Emerging Infectious Disease Program Faculty
(Singapore))
Cardiovascular
Disease Prevention Faculty Position
DGHI
Employment Opportunities -- Non-Faculty Positions
DGHI Staff Assistant
DGHI Student Help
DGHI Research Assistant
Other
Positions in Global Health
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)
Sr.
HIV/AIDS Program Leader (11412)
Applied
Research and Evaluation Specialist (11491)
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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September 16, 2008 » 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sanford Institute Lobby
"Love after Loss" - Sanford Inst. of Public Policy Exhibit Opening
September 17, 2008 » 5:45 pm
Sanford Building Room 04
Information Session: 2009 Duke Program on Global Policy and Governance and Global Health Fellows
September 17, 2008 » 7:00 pm
Griffith Theater, Bryan Center (Duke West Campus)
Free screening of the movie "CLANDO" [CLANDESTINE]
September 17, 2008 » 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Searle Center, Duke University
Duke CFAR Fall Scientific Retreat
September 17, 2008 » 12:15-1:05 PM
D 236, College of Veterinary Medicine, 4700 Hillsborough Street
So, you want to help save the world from Bird Flu?
September 17, 2008 » 6:30 pm
McClendon Tower, Floor 2, Duke University West Campus
Service Opportunity: Duke Global Medical Brigades
September 18, 2008 » 5:00 p.m.
Sanford Institute of Public Policy - The 2008 Kenan Distinguished Lecture in Ethics
Doing Good and Doing Harm: The Paradox of Humanitarian Action
Lecture in Ethics by Fiona Terry
September 19, 2008 » 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Searle Center
Impact of key signaling proteins on cellular response to environmental stress
(Fall 2008 ITEHP Seminar Series)
September 21, 2008 » 2 - 4:00 pm
Soc. Psych 130
Duke Global Health Action Committee Forum
September 21-23, 2008
Virginia Beach, VA
TB Conference: The conference brings together leaders in host and pathogen biology, epidemiology, diagnostic development and use, and in basic and clinical research
September 23, 2008 » 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Atrium, Michael Hooker Research Center
Global Health Fair, UNC School of Public Health
September 25, 2008 » 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building Auditorium - Room 133
Acute HIV Infection Current Trends & Future Directions for Interventions
September 25, 2008 » 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sanford Institute Fleishman Commons
"The Moral Imperative to Enhance Human Beings" - Sanford Inst. of Public Policy
September 25-28, 2008
The Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda
Uganda AIDS Conference
September 29, 2008 » 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Love Auditorium, LSRC, Duke West Campus
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