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  • King Holmes' Legacy Honored

    Dr. King K. Holmes,  chair of the UW Department of Global Health, won the prestigious 2013 Canada Gairdner Global Health Award for his work in sexually transmitted diseases, the Gairdner Foundation announced March 20.
    The award, valued at CAN$100,000 (about US$97,300) is one of the world’s most esteemed prizes for medical research. Since 1959, of the 312 individuals presented with a Canada Gairdner Award, 80 have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize.
    The Gairdner Foundation, in citing the award, said that today more than 35 sexually transmitted diseases have been discovered. Holmes and the scientists he mentored are working on approximately 20 of these.
    John Dirks, president and scientific director of the Gairdner Foundation, told The Lancet that Holmes “brought to medicine and public health the proper means of diagnosing, treating, and preventing STDs and of understanding their epidemiology. In addition, his amazing gift of mentorship launched so many trainees to the forefront of the global health scene, which, thanks in great measure to their achievements, is now a flourishing discipline in its own right. Holmes' huge lifetime contribution has no parallel. Among the many mountains on the public health landscape he stands out as an Everest.”

  • David Fleming -- a Seattle Powerhouse for Global to Local

    Dr. David Fleming, Director, Public Health- Seattle & King County, was named one of the "50 Most Influential People in Seattle Right Now" by Seattle Met Magazine. Dr. Fleming is on the Department's External Advisory Board and is a passionate advocate for the global-to-local movement, often reminding people that health disparities in King County are some of the most extreme in the nation. Parts of South King County have a life expectancy 30-40 years below the nation's median, while parts of North King County have 30 years or more above, Adam Taylor, project manager of the Global to Local project (G2L)in King County, said at the recent 2013 Consortium of Universities for Global Health Conference in Washington D.C.
    In related news, UW students have a great interest in the G2L project. Annya Pintak, a UW graduate student in social work working with G2L, said 28 students applied to be "connection" volunteers. She said 10 students will be chosen and another four to five students will be on call.

  • MPH Students on Team with Winning Proposal

    A proposal to host a conference for peace and social justice in Nigeria in 2014 will be presented at the Clinton Global Initiative University conference in April.
    Team members -- MPH student Onyinye Edeh (UW), her twin sister, Ngozi Edeh (graduate student in legal administration at Marymount University), MPH student Kingsley Ndoh (UW), and pre-med student Immaculata Ajuogu (UW) -- were invited to attend the CGIU conference in St. Louis where they will be joined by former President Bill Clinton and more than 1,000 young global leaders and heads of organizations. The team's proposal is called Nigerians for Social Action and Change, and their goal is to have 250 attendees at the conference they have called “The Nigeria We Seek: Finding Common Ground in a Land of Opportunities.” Onyinye Edeh said the team is currently working on a budget and will be going to the conference in St. Louis to help solicit advisers and partners.
    An excerpt rom their winning proposal: "Nigeria, the so-called “Giant of Africa,” has emerged as quite the opposite. The story of Nigeria is plagued with depressing stories of oppression, frustration, anger, terrorism, political instability, and religious and tribal conflicts. Beneath these calamities lies one of the “coldest stories rarely told” -- the Nigerian-Biafran (civil) war. Though this is a very sensitive topic to discuss, the war is a significant part of the Nigerian story shaping some of the ill issues that pertain to the Nigeria of today. A persistent challenge in many African nations is the stark separation of government and “ordinary people.” Nigeria’s youth have been left out of proactive discussions about the condition of Nigeria and prospects for progress. This conference seeks to promote active engagement and collective action among diverse sectors in order to address the lack of social infrastructure in Nigeria. It will establish a coalition of advocates for a united and progressive Nigeria who will develop strategic goals and initiatives for the country."

  • UW School of Medicine Ranked Fifth in AIDS (U.S. News & World Report)

    According to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs provided by U.S.News & World Report. the UW School of Medicine was ranked first in the academic specialties of family medicine and rural medicine. It also ranked fifth in AIDS, eighth in internal medicine, ninth in geriatrics, and ninth in pediatrics. The school was also ranked 12th in research. The University of Washington has also been ranked second among primary care medical schools in the country,
    UW's Information School, College of Education, and Evans School of Public Affairs also ranked highly.

  • Get Ready for Global Health & The Arts Symposium April 20

    This symposium is the grande finale for Global Health Week (April 15-20). Join us for a full day of panel discussions and performances that explore the horizons of art and global health. Topics covered will include collaborations in the field and artists working to improve women's health worldwide. We hope this symposium will break new ground for discussion and reveal the immense value that partnerships in art and health can offer.
    Featured panelists will include:
    Carlo Scandiuzzi, Executive Director, ACT Theatre
    Ellen Garvens, Chair & Professor, UW Photomedia
    Jacque Larrainzar, Policy Director, Seattle Office for Civil Rights
    Sutapa Basu, Director, UW Women’s Center
    Deepa Rao, Professor, UW Department of Global Health
    Seattle Fandango Project

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  • Gates Fellow

    The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is excited to announce the newly created Gates Fellows program. Fellows will work in close collaboration with foundation employees to support research, evaluation of strategic priorities, grant projects, and initiatives. Additionally, Fellows will have broad access to mentoring from world class leaders and opportunities to leverage the foundation’s network.  Applicants are required to have an advanced degree, such as MD, PhD, PharmD (scientific disciplines highly encouraged), or MBA with backgrounds in management consulting, investment banking, private equity or venture capital, and 7-10 years of related professional experience.  Those that meet these qualifications and also have experience in global health or development are highly encouraged to apply.

    We are currently recruiting a cohort of Fellows to join the foundation in fall of 2013. A detailed job description can be found at http://careers.gatesfoundation.org/job/Seattle-Gates-Fellow-Job-WA-98101/2584907/?utm_source=emailcampaign&utm_campaign=GH_Gates-Fellow_kkaye_4084

     

    Deadline: July 1
  • Seeking Innovative Ideas to Improve Data Collection in the Global Dairy Sector for Human Health and Well-Being

    Scientists Without Borders, in partnership with The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at the New York Academy of Sciences and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation seeks bold, innovative, feasible, and scalable ideas to leapfrog existing approaches and significantly improve the collection, reporting, aggregation, and sharing of data associated with dairy production and consumption all along the smallholder dairy production value chain in, but not limited to, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

    A $7,500 innovation challenge seeks ideas from students to improve the measurement, aggregation, and sharing of data associated with smallholder farmer dairy production in developing countries. Details and application instructions are available at https://www.scientistswithoutborders.org/projects/item/seeking-innovative-ideas-to-improve-data-collection-in-the-global-dairy-sector-for-human-health-and-well-being?category_id=11.

    Ideas must be submitted by July 11, 2013.

    Deadline: July 11
  • Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies - July 15-19, 2013, Seattle, WA

    The focus of this course is public health and epidemiology in refugee and internally displaced populations affected by complex humanitarian emergencies. It covers the technical and management principles that are the basis of planning, implementing, and evaluating health programs for acutely displaced populations in developing countries with an emphasis on refugees in camp situations. This course is taught jointly by the International Emergency and Refugee Health Branch at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington. Please send content questions to David Townes (townesd@uw.edu) and administrative questions to Kate Lorenzen at PCE (klorenzen@pce.uw.edu).

    Deadline: July 15 - July 19
  • CFAR New Investigator Awards!

    Purpose:
    The purpose of this award program is to encourage junior investigators (at a senior stage of training or recently independent) to conduct independent research, acquire preliminary date to use for exogenous grant submissions, receive mentorship, and write one or more grants to obtain funding to continue their HIV/AIDS research careers.

    Eligibility:
    (1) Current UW junior faculty (including acting positions) who have not had an R01 grant in HIV/AIDS (2) Scientists completing fellowships (3) Senior post-doctoral fellows initiating a new area of research that will form a basis for their independent program (4) Junior faculty being recruited to the UW faculty or affiliated institutions (5) Investigators with comparable appointments at UW-affiliated institutions (e.g., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Biomed, Seattle Children's, and affiliated international institutions) (6) Investigators at the University of Hawaii with comparable positions


    Due Date: 9:00 a.m. July 15, 2013
    Other notable dates: required Biostatistical Consultation - July 3rd; required Eligibility Check for International Applicants - June 26th; strongly encouraged Administrative Consultation - July 12th; other Optional Consultations - July 3rd

    Funding Available: up to $45,000/year (direct costs) for non-interdisciplinary applications or up to $55,000 (direct costs) for interdisciplinary projects for up to 2 years.

    Questions? Contact Lauren Sterling laurenst@uw.edu

    Deadline: July 15
  • Integration and Analysis of Diverse HIV-Associated Data (R03)

    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) aims to stimulate the integration of data across HIV research networks and cohorts as well as the development, adaptation and application of state-of-the-art analytic methods to achieve a better understanding of the various factors that characterize neurobehavioral and psychosocial functioning of people living with HIV or those at risk for HIV.   

    Letter of Intent Due Date: July 19, 2013

    Application Due Date: August 19, 2013 by 5:00pm

    Contact person for this RFA:

    Pim Brouwers, Ph.D.
    Division of AIDS Research
    National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6118, MSC 9619
    Rockville, MD 20892-9619
    Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service)
    Telephone: 301-443-6100
    Email: pb56u@nih.gov

    Deadline: July 19
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