A Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for the Diagnosis of Dengue, Malaria, and Leptospirosis.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: March 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Waggoner JJ, Abeynayake J, Balassiano I, Lefterova M, Sahoo MK, Liu Y, Vital-Brazil JM, Gresh L, Balmaseda A, Harris E, Banaei N, Pinsky BA. A Multiplex Nucleic Acid Amplification Test for the Diagnosis of Dengue, Malaria, and Leptospirosis. J Clin Microbiol.2014 Mar 26.

Internship Opportunity in China in Summer 2014

Job/Internship Type Laboratory Science, Infectious Diseases Research, Experimental Design, Data Base Development, Data Collection and Analysis Job Location Kunming, Yunnan Province, China Job Level Summer Internship Start Date May-August (an internship of 2-2.5 month), 2014 Internship/Job Title: Visiting Student Positions Available: 1 Internship/Job Requirements and Application Instructions: This internship will offer students research opportunity to

CGPH Evening Seminar with Daniel Zoughbie – April 15, 2014 *event full*

Please join us for an evening seminar with Dr. Daniel Zoughbie, CEO and founder of Microclinic International. The event will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. *Event Full – no longer accepting RSVP’s* Dr. Daniel Zoughbie is the CEO and founder of Microclinic International (MCI), an organization that has pioneered a revolutionary

Spring 2014 Development Impact Lab Explore Travel Grants – Due March 20, 2014

Spring 2014 DIL Explore Travel Grants Proposals (no more than 500 words) Due: March 20, 2014 Up to US $5,000 for international travel to develop collaborations or do initial studies for new science or technology. Proposals must be endorsed by the Applicant’s UC Berkeley PI (faculty mentor). Successful applications lay the foundations for projects that

Distinguished Scholar Larry Gostin to visit UC Berkeley for lecture on “Imagining Global Health with Justice”: 4/29/14

Please join us on April 29, 2014 for a lecture by distinguished law scholar, Professor Larry Gostin, who is visiting UC Berkeley to deliver a lecture on Imagining Global Health with Justice, and to launch his new book, Global Health Law. This event is hosted by the Center for Global Public Health and the Berkeley

UC Berkeley-UCSF 2014 Global Children’s Oral Health and Nutrition Symposium: SAVE THE DATE! 4/22/14

Please join us on April 22nd, 2014 as we collaborate with the UCSF Center for Children’s Oral Health Research to improve child health in developing countries! The UC Berkeley Center for Global Public Health and the UCSF Center for Children’s Oral Health Research, with generous funding from Health Roots, invites you to attend the 2014

Where to deploy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in sub-Saharan Africa?

CGPH FACULTY: Julia Walsh DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2013 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Verguet S, Stalcup M, Walsh JA. Where to deploy pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in sub-Saharan Africa? Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Dec;89(8):628-34. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050891. Epub 2013 Aug 2. Review. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Two randomised controlled trials showed that pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces HIV transmission between heterosexual men

Exploring the impact of infection-induced immunity on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in hilly and mountainous environments in China

CGPH FACULTY: Robert Spear DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Wang S, Spear RC. Exploring the impact of infection-induced immunity on the transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in hilly and mountainous environments in China. Acta Trop. 2014 Jan 27. pii: S0001-706X(14)00010-2. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.01.005. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis has long been a threat to villagers in hilly

Arsenic methylation and lung and bladder cancer in a case-control study in northern Chile

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: South America REFERENCE: Melak D, Ferreccio C, Kalman D, Parra R, Acevedo J, Pérez L, Cortés S, Smith AH, Yuan Y, Liaw J, Steinmaus C. Arsenic methylation and lung and bladder cancer in a case-control study in northern Chile. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2014 Jan

Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Curtis M, El Ayadi A, Mkumba G, Butrick E, Leech A, Geissler J, Miller S. Association between severe obstetric hemorrhage and HIV status. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Jan 14. pii: S0020-7292(14)00010-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.10.010. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Obstetric hemorrhage is the most common cause of

Effect of the one-child policy on influenza transmission in china: a stochastic transmission mode

CGPH FACULTY: Aubree Gordon DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Liu F, Enanoria WT, Ray KJ, Coffee MP, Gordon A, Aragón TJ, Yu G, Cowling BJ, Porco TC. Effect of the one-child policy on influenza transmission in china: a stochastic transmission model. PLoS One. 2014 Feb 6;9(2):e84961. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084961. eCollection 2014. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The

Maternal dioxin exposure and pregnancy outcomes over 30 years of follow-up in Seveso

CGPH FACULTY: Brenda Eskenazi DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2014 REGION: Europe REFERENCE: Wesselink A, Warner M, Samuels S, Parigi A, Brambilla P, Mocarelli P, Eskenazi B. Maternal dioxin exposure and pregnancy outcomes over 30 years of follow-up in Seveso. Environ Int. 2014 Feb;63:143-8. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Nov 30. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Animal evidence suggests an association