Fogarty/NIH news: Brain disorders research agenda, US-Cuba collaborations, GEOHealth Hubs, H3Africa

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November / December 2015 NIH-led effort details global brain disorders research agenda in Nature supplement US, Canada invest $21M in environmental and occupational health research hubs H3Africa spurs range of genomic research, training NIH aims to increase collaboration on chronic diseases Fogarty Fellow Dr Akwi Asombang advances cancer research in Zambia US scientists explore research partnerships with Cuba Also in This Issue: More articles E-news exclusives Stay Connected with Fogarty Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines Upcoming Events

NIH-led effort details global brain disorders research agenda in Nature supplement The breadth and complexity of brain and nervous system disorders make them some of the most difficult to diagnose and treat, especially in the developing world. An NIH-led collaboration has recently published a supplement to the journalNature that lays out a research strategy to address them. >> Full article US and Canada invest $21M in environmental and occupational health research hubs The U.S. and Canada are establishing regional research and training centers addressing health issues caused by pesticides, household and outdoor air pollution, and mining hazards. >> Full article H3Africa spurs genomic research, training At a recent meeting on the NIH campus, African scientists described their genomic research and training programs supported by the Human Heredity and Health in Africa initiative. >> Full article Related article: Q and A with Dr Nicola Mulder on bioinformatics and H3Africa NIH aims to increase collaboration on chronic diseases To address the growing global burden of chronic, noncommunicable diseases, representatives from multiple U.S. government organizations recently gathered at the NIH. >> Full article Profile: Fogarty Fellow Dr Akwi Asombang advances cancer research in Zambia Dr. Akwi Asombang's fellowship studying antioxidant status as a gastric cancer risk factor in Zambia solidified her interest in global health. >> Full article US scientists explore research partnerships with Cuba U.S. and Cuban scientists discussed opportunities to expand scientific partnerships between the countries during a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. >> Full article

Also in This Issue Setting sustainable global health goals Opinion by Fogarty Director Dr Roger Glass NIH makes Rep John E Fogarty's papers available online People in the news Global health briefs E-news exclusives Risk factors for primary Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus illness in humans, Saudi Arabia, 2014 Emerging Infectious Diseases, January 2016 The US response to Ebola: Status of the FY2015 Emergency Ebola Appropriation Kaiser Family Foundation, November 23, 2015 Africa's leadership in biomedical research: Shifting the center of gravity Science Translational Medicine, November 18, 2015 Specific dosage of sickle cell drug increases survival rate NHLBI news, November 17, 2015 President Obama names next round of partner countries in the Global Health Security Agenda:US Commitment to the Global Health Security Agenda White House fact sheet, November 16, 2016 Grantee news: UGA receives $1.49 million grant for HIV, TB research training in Uganda University of Georgia news, November 10, 2015 mHealth grantee news: New smartphone attachment detects sickle cell disease Yale news, November 3, 3015 Global mHealth Report World Vision International, November 2015 Report: Ebola R&D landscape of clinical candidates and trials WHO, October 2015 "Smallpox" episode of Microbe Hunters multimedia series tells one of the greatest global health success stories Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education news, October 22, 2015 New [global] prize competition seeks innovative ideas to advance open science NIH news, October 20, 2015 NIH announces Common Fund 2015 High-Risk, High-Reward Research awardees, including global health projects NIH news, October 6, 2015 Scientists create world's largest catalog of human genomic variation NHGRI news, September 30, 2015 Drug used to treat HIV linked to lower bone mass in newborns NICHD news, September 30, 2015 Stillbirth should be given greater priority on the global health agenda, co-authored by Fogarty staff scientist, Dr Joseph Millum The BMJ, September 23, 2015 Grantee news: UNC Project-China is changing the scope of research into sexual health UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases news, September 2015 Stay Connected with Fogarty  Fogarty on Facebook  Fogarty on Twitter  Fogarty News - Email notifications of breaking global health research news related to Fogarty, NIH, and other global health leaders. > Subscribe Now  Funding News - Email notifications of new and updated global health research funding opportunities from Fogarty, NIH and other global health leaders. > Subscribe Now

Funding Opportunities: Upcoming Deadlines Planning for Regional Centers of Research Excellence in Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (P20) (RFA-CA-15-007) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Application deadline: December 10, 2015 NEW > Emerging Global Leader Award for LMIC scientists Application deadline: December 16, 2015 Global Brain Disorders Research R21 and R01 Application deadline: January 5, 2016 Household Air Pollution (HAP) Health Outcomes Trial (UM1) (RFA-HL-16-012)from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Application deadline: January 19, 2016 Cancer Detection, Diagnosis and Treatment Technologies for Global Health (UG3/UH3) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Application deadline: February 9, 2016 NEW > Planning Grant for Emerging Epidemic Virus Research Training for West African Countries with Widespread Transmission of Ebola (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone) Application deadline: February 24, 2016 Research Fellowships in Japan supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Application Deadline: March 1, 2016 International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) for US scientists Application deadline: March 2, 2016 Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Application deadline: July 29, 2016 All Fogarty funding opportunities Subscribe to NIH global health funding opportunities email alerts

Upcoming Events December 2 - 4, 2015 Association of Research Administrators in Africa (ARAA) Annual Meeting Arusha, Tanzania December 14 - 15, 2015 Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health Co-hosted by the NIH and AcademyHealth Washington, DC December 15, 2015, 3 p.m. EST 2015 Kinyoun Lecture: Using Data to Save More Lives and Drive Progress towards the Control of the HIV Epidemic by Deborah L. Birx, M.D., US Global AIDS Coordinator and US Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, US Department of State NIH campus, Bethesda, MD > Access a live webcast of the talk the day of the event on the NIH Videocasting site. April 8 - 11, 2016 Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Annual Global Health Conference San Francisco, CA April 16 - 17, 2016 Global Health and Innovation Conference presented by Unite for Sight New Haven, CT June 10 - 13, 2016 National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum Palm Springs, CA Submit abstracts and apply for travel awards by January 4, 2016. Fogarty Calendar of Events