Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Woodsmoke Exposure: Results From RESPIRE and CRECER.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Guarnieri M, Diaz E, Pope D, Eisen E, Mann J, Smith KR, Smith-Sivertsen T, Bruce N, Balmes J. Lung Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Woodsmoke Exposure: Results From RESPIRE and

Genotypic and Spatial Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a High-Incidence Urban Setting.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Ribeiro FK, Pan W, Bertolde A, Vinhas SA, Peres RL, Riley L, Palaci M, Maciel EL. Genotypic and Spatial Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a High-Incidence Urban Setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 May 5. pii: civ365. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: “Genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

Hypertension in a brazilian urban slum population.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Unger A, Felzemburgh RD, Snyder RE, Ribeiro GS, Mohr S, Costa VB, Melendez AX, Reis RB, Santana FS, Riley LW, Reis MG, Ko AI; Pau da Lima Urban Health Team. Hypertension in a brazilian urban slum population. J Urban Health. 2015 Jun;92(3):446-59.

Assessing the epidemiological effect of wolbachia for dengue control.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Lambrechts L, Ferguson NM, Harris E, Holmes EC, McGraw EA, O’Neill SL, Ooi EE, Ritchie SA, Ryan PA, Scott TW, Simmons CP, Weaver SC. Assessing the epidemiological effect of wolbachia for dengue control. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;15(7):862-6. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00091-2. Epub 2015 Jun

Evidence based community mobilization for dengue prevention in Nicaragua and Mexico (Camino Verde, the Green Way): cluster randomized controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Andersson N, Nava-Aguilera E, Arosteguí J, Morales-Perez A, Suazo-Laguna H, Legorreta-Soberanis J, Hernandez-Alvarez C, Fernandez-Salas I, Paredes-Solís S, Balmaseda A, Cortés-Guzmán AJ, Serrano de Los Santos R, Coloma J, Ledogar RJ, Harris E. Evidence based community mobilization for dengue prevention in Nicaragua

Technology, innovation and health equity.

CGPH FACULTY: Hildy Fong, Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Fong H, Harris E. Technology, innovation and health equity. Bull World Health Organ. 2015 Jul 1;93(7):438-438A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.155952. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Global Infectious Disease Research Administration Development Award for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions

Global Infectious Disease Research Administration Development Award for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions Letter of intent due 30 days prior to the application deadline Full Deadline: July 15, 2015, July 15, 2016, July 14, 2017 The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite applications from research institutions in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC)

Building Population Health Research Capacity in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands

Building Population Health Research Capacity in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands Letter of intent: Nov. 9, 2015 Full proposal: Dec. 9, 2015 The purpose of this initiative is to build the capacity of organizations in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands to conduct ongoing population health research in this region. More information here

Turkey-US Collaborative Program for Affordable Medical Technologies; Deadline 1/8/18

Turkey-US Collaborative Program for Affordable Medical Technologies Standard R01 deadlines: Feb. 5, June 5, Oct. 5 Standard AIDS-related deadlines: May 7, Sept. 7, Jan. 7 Expiration date: Jan. 8, 2018 This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from research partnerships formed between scientists from U.S. and Turkey to accelerate the development of appropriate affordable diagnostic

Ecology and Infectious Diseases

Ecology and Infectious Diseases NSF, NIH, FIC, NIAMS, NIAID, USDA, UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, BSF U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation Deadline: November 18, 2015 The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and socio-ecological principles and processes that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme

Open Concept Memo Global Health Grants

Open Concept Memo Global Health Grants Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Topics: Enteric and Diarrheal Diseases; Malaria; PneumoniaAmount of funding and term not specified. Deadline: Concept memos accepted and reviewed on an ongoing basis More information here

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tropical Infectious Diseases ASTMH and Burroughs Welcome Fund $65,000 per year for 2 years to cover travel, stipend, fringe benefits, health insurance and capacity development at the overseas site. Deadline: August 12, 2015 More information here