New Honors!
Arlene Dent, M.D. Ph.D. received a two-year Thrasher New Researcher Award for her research proposal: "Ultrasound detection of abnormal placental blood flow as an early marker of placental malaria". The research will be conducted in Msambweni District Hospital in Kenya with Chris King, M.D.,Ph.D. as the mentor. Per their website , " The Thrasher Research Fund seeks to foster an environment of creativity and discovery aimed at finding solutions to children's health problems. The Fund awards grants for research that offers substantial promise for meaningful advances in prevention and treatment of children's diseases, particularly research that offers broad-based applications. "
Desiree La Beaud, M.D. was honored with the Outstanding Presentation Award for 36th Annual Science Day at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, entitled: "Transmission of Rift Valley Fever in Kenya: Retrospective Serosurvey". Her mentor is Charles H. King, M.D.
Brian Grimberg, Ph.D. received the one of two Postdoctoral Research Awards for his poster presentation entitled Discriminating life cycle stages of P. falciparum by flow cytometry for in vitro evaluation of anti-malarial drug susceptibility at the Research ShowCase on April 6, 2006. The award was sponsored by the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Postdoctoral Researchers Association. The Postdoctoral Research Award is a monetary award to be used for travel expenses related to attending professional meetings in the scholarly spirit of sharing your research, enhancing your expertise, and bridging the gaps between research areas.
John Erickson, a junior Biology major, has been selected as one of 323 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2006. John was chosen from a field of 1,081 candidates, nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide. Of the recipients, 32 are math majors, 234 from the sciences, 47 in engineering and 10 in computer science related majors. He will receive a one-year scholarship to cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board. The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established in 1986 to honor the late senator through this premier undergraduate award program that encourages the pursuit of science and engineering. For many award recipients, the Goldwater Scholarship is a step toward other honors such as the Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships.
Education!
The Framework Program in Global Health at Case Western Reserve University is a collaboration of faculty from the School of Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Engineering and Nursing that is coordinated through the Center for Global Health. Its objective is to facilitate identification of courses and opportunities related to Global Health, promote new courses, encourage students to enter this area and recognize students who have developed their interest in Global Health. This effort is supported by the Fogarty International of the NIH. Central to the program is a certificate in Global Health for graduate students and undergraduate juniors and seniors. Each participating department or school has defined a list of criteria for the certificate that involve 3-4 courses and a project in addition to regular coursework for completion of their discipline. A core course INTH 301/401 is a requirement for all certificates. Contact Ronald Blanton (reb6@case.edu, 216-386-4814) or visit http://www.case.edu/med/cfgh/index.htm.
The Center for Global Health and Diseases will partner with the Division of Infectious Diseases at CWRU/University Hospitals of Cleveland in teaching a Diploma Course in Tropical Medicine and International Health. For further details see the Courses page.
New Grants!
Center for Global Health and Diseases to lead broad international initiative to promote infectious disease education in Papua New Guinea
The Forgarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health has just awarded a training grant to scientists at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine, Center for Global Health and Diseases to lead an educational program in infectious disease (ID) research training.
This five-year program will be conducted in Papua New Guinea (PNG), a developing country located in the equatorial region of the South Pacific. The work will be done in collaboration with the PNG Institute of Medical Research and the University of PNG
This program, lead by Dr. Peter Zimmerman, extends a 23-year history of productive ID research collaboration with the PNG Institute of Medical Research initiated by Dr. James Kazura. Collaborators of the Fogarty grant include Dr. Cynthia Beall (Case, Department of Anthropology) and ID research experts from Australia and Switzerland. The program will be launched at PNG’s National Medical Research Symposium in September of 2005, and will seek to fund short-term projects and Bachelors Honors and Masters level certificates for 75 Papua New Guinean students.
In PNG, malaria and pneumonia are the leading causes of illness and mortality. These infectious diseases are responsible for at least 30% of hospital admissions, and contribute to mortality rates in children under 5 years of age that are 18-24 times higher than those observed in the United States and Australia (UNICEF 2003 statistics; www.unicef.org).
The people of PNG represent extensive cultural and ethnic diversity. With over 850 spoken languages, this presents unique challenges to communication about infection, disease and health care.
To provide educational experiences most relevant to PNG’s public health challenges, this ID research training program will emphasize the importance in-country educational experiences. Research training will introduce students to the complicated ID milieu where illness may include multiple pathogens and non-specific symptoms conceal the complexity of infections. Laboratory and field experiences will emphasize the importance of developing diagnostic tools and strategies that are practical for PNG. Clinical field-based experience will emphasize the importance of effective communication, accurate diagnosis and improved specificity of treatment for the most significant infectious pathogens in PNG.
World Notes
The Center is accessible to the community and provides consultative services of clinically trained faculty to the Cleveland community, as well as national and international consultation and expertise for design and implementation of control programs for disease. The Center distributes a bi-monthly newletter entitled "World Notes" reaching approximately 1,200 people each month, attracting participants from beyond the University. A Community Council serves as a link to the Center, and is comprised of several community figures with major international interests
News Articles about the Center!
http://www.case.edu/pubs/cwrumag/spring1999/departments/worldview
http://www.case.edu/pubs/cwrumag/spring2003/downloads/WorldView.pdf
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