The Women in Global Health – Midwest Chapter, begun by WashU in 2018, continues to host stellar speakers and illuminate issues affecting women in global health.
Category: Global Health Center
Global Health Center News
Faculty Scholars’ project receives Gates Foundation grant for lymphatic filariasis elimination in Indonesia
Two faculty scholars receive a Gates Foundation award to support their fight against a devastating disease in Indonesia.
Institute Faculty Scholar receives $5.7M for his work in Africa (Links to an external site)
Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar Fred Ssewamala, the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor at the Brown School has received two grants from the NIH for his work in Uganda. Read about his study.
WashU’s collaboration with Uganda Cancer Institute to modernize radiation therapy treatment
Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar Baozhou Sun and team are bringing modernized radiation therapy treatment to Uganda. Read about their most recent efforts.
Women in Global Health – Midwest Chapter welcomes Juliet Iwelunmor, April 26
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health The Women in Global Health – Midwest Chapter and Global Health Center are excited to continue working towards gender equality in global health leadership by presenting global health experts on topics that resonate with its members and those interested in creating gender transformative […]
Former Global Health Center student moves on to exciting career
Students who work at the Global Health Center typically see an impact on their careers. Example? Bill Effah, MD
Mix-n-Mingle offers engagement with global health experts
Written by Kaelan Smyser, WUSTL undergraduate and member of the Global Health Center Student Advisory Committee On Friday, March 11, trainees, faculty, and staff from Washington University in St. Louis and beyond, gathered to meet with global health experts including Ana María Arbeláez, MD, division chief of pediatric endocrinology, at the School of Medicine; Jessica […]
New City Director of Health offers talk on career growth for women and leadership during the pandemic
From WashU fellow to infectious disease clinician and policy maker, to co-chairing the Fast-Track Cities, St. Louis Initiative to end HIV/AIDS by 2030, Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, left, knows about being a woman with a strong career trajectory in a male-dominated field. Now, as the new Director of Health for the City of St. […]
Institute adds new staff
The Institute for Public Health continues its mission as a connector, convener and catalyst for public health solutions by adding new staff.
Center aids research project on radiation therapy treatments in Uganda
The Global Health Center is collaborating on a research project that will deploy advanced radiotherapy in low and middle-income countries.
How health care workers assess their own communication with language-diverse patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Written by Cindy Brantmeier, PhD, professor of applied linguistics, global studies and Institute faculty scholar, and Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health The problem with communication is the illusion that it has occurred. George Bernard Shaw A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, led by Institute Faculty […]
Washington University joins major NIH effort to advance health data science in Africa (Links to an external site)
School of Medicine faculty will lead an initiative to train data scientists in Rwanda. That faculty includes the Institute’s Global Health Center Director, Victor G. Dávila-Román, MD, co-principal investigator. Read the School of Medicine story.
Call for applications! 2022 Summer Research Program
From October 15, 2021 through January 7, 2022, the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program application period will be open to students who seek challenge, research and experience in one of two tracks: the Public and Global Health Track and the Aging and Neurological Diseases Track. During the eight-week summer program, students work with […]
Institute for Public Health names new director of the Global Health Center
The Institute for Public Health announces the appointment of Victor G. Dávila-Román, MD, as director of its Global Health Center. He was also named vice chair of global health in the Department of Medicine at the School of Medicine. Dávila-Román is professor of medicine in the cardiovascular division of the Department of Medicine, and a […]
Global Health Center & partners acknowledged in new report
Members of the team responsible for adding state of the art radiation oncology equipment to a clinic in Guatemala are featured in a nationally published article about the project.
WashU & LIGA/INCAN present at national radiological meeting
Members of the Global Health Center and colleagues from LIGA INCAN clinic in Guatemala spoke at a high-level conference recently on the project to bring life-saving cancer treatment to the region’s poor.
2021 Summer Research Program welcomes students
The 2021 Summer Research Program begins with a virtual bang as students from 13 universities convene. Read more.
2021 Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference summary
Washington University infectious disease and climate change experts recently joined the Global Health Center and members of the WUSTL global health community for the 8th annual Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference, “The Impact of Climate Change on Infectious Diseases”.
Bringing life-saving therapy to the poor (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine spearheads collaboration to install radiation oncology equipment in Guatemala.
2020: Artful global health reflections
For many, this year was like no other in recent memory: politics, COVID-19, natural disasters like wildfires and hurricanes, mental health, racism, etc. What is your personal perception of how 2020 has affected Global Health? The Global Health Center compiled this capsule of reflections and artwork from Global Health practitioners, students and faculty. Title: Hunger […]
2020 Summer Research Program Summary
The Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program has wrapped up its 2020 program differently this year. Between June and late July, due to COVID-19 on-campus restrictions, summer program cohorts in the Public and Global Health Abbreviated Track and in the Aging and Neurological Diseases Track attended virtual programs. After being accepted via online application, […]
The power of Zoom
Written by Maya Terry, BA candidate at Washington University in St. Louis & participant in the 2020 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program In the face of COVID-19, the world has gone virtual. People are working and going to school from their homes. Internships and programs have been canceled or moved online. The Institute […]
2019 Summer Research Program Summary
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager at Institute for Public Health Another Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program came to a close with nearly 30 participants from 14 universities in the continental U.S. and Ireland attending. Students were at various stages of their academic careers ranging from undergraduate, to masters program and medical students […]
2019 Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference summary: HIV 2019 advances & emerging trends
Read more about the 2019 Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference
Improving Cancer Care in Guatemala (Links to an external site)
The Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health is helping provide state of the art equipment and the latest in cancer treatment technology to a part of the world where patients are underserved and technology to treat the disease is severely lacking. Through a grant from the United States Agency for International Development […]
A situational analysis of breast cancer early detection services in Trinidad and Tobago
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, as well as the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, with over half occurring in developing countries. Specifically, it is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Not only does T&T have one of the highest breast cancer mortality […]
HBO Documentary Screening Interviews
The Global Health Center and Center for Community Health Partnership & Research recently hosted a screening of the HBO documentary “Clínica de Migrantes: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Four Summer Research Program students had the opportunity to interview Steven Larson, MD, co-founder and executive director of Puentes de Salud; and Maxim Pozdorovkin, the film’s director. […]
How should microbiota-directed foods be regulated?
The Global Health Center, headed by William Powderly, MD, is working with the Center for Gut Microbiome and Nutrition Research, directed by Jeffrey Gordon, MD, and a multidisciplinary team of Washington University faculty, staff and trainees in a gut microbiome initiative designed to address a range of scientific, regulatory, ethical, social, cultural, and policy considerations […]
Study shows Guatemalan cigarette packs don’t meet national requirements (Links to an external site)
In the first study to address cigarette packaging in low/middle-income country, researchers found that regulations mandated by the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Guatemala have not been fulfilled. Read more about the study…
Global Health Center awards funding
The Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis has awarded funding for a public health project. Joaquin Barnoya, MD, MPH and William G. Powderly, MD, from Washington University and Carlos Mejia, MD, from Roosevelt Hospital Guatemala were awarded $15,000 for their project proposal, “Cardiovascular disease risk, tobacco […]
E-cigarettes and E-liquids looming public health concern in Guatemala
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and e-liquids are readily available in Guatemala. While marketed as a way to sidestep the smoke-free law, these products are not regulated and do not contain warnings unlike like cigarette marketing protocols. Joaquin Barnoya, MD, MPH, associate professor of surgery, conducted the first study analyzing e-cigarettes and e-liquids in a low/middle income […]
Reflections from the 2017 Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference
Written by Robert Potter, graduate student, Molecular Microbiology, Gautam Dantas Lab, Washington University The 2017 Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference was a fascinating two-day event that featured captivating talks and posters from all categories of scientific personnel. Due to the overwhelming scope of the challenges facing global health, presentations hailed from a variety of technical […]
2017 Global Health & Infectious Disease award winners
The 5th Annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference, Science to Solutions, was a great success. Thank you to everyone who joined us to present, listen, learn, and connect. Prizes were awarded for the best talk at the Trainee Oral Symposium on March 30 and best posters at the Conference on March 31. Best Poster in the […]
Global Health & Infectious Disease 2017 Event Award Winners
The 5th Annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference, Science to Solutions, was a great success. Thank you to everyone who joined us to present, listen, learn, and connect. Best Poster in the Category of Students Th17 Cells Confer both Systemic and Mucosal Protection Against Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection Catherine W. Cai1, Jennifer R. Blase1, Chris […]
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015
The Lancet recently published the 2015 Global Burden of Disease Capstone papers including articles on global mortality, years living with disability, disability-adjusted life-years, risk factors for disease, and a baseline analysis of health-related sustainable development goals. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015) brings together the most recent epidemiological […]
2016-17 Global Health Student Advisory Committee
The Global Health Center has formed its 2016-17 Global Health Student Advisory Committee. The committee is comprised of student representatives from Arts & Sciences, Olin Business School, Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Engineering, Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, McDonnell International Scholars Academy, the School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy, and the Brown School. The role of […]
Global Research Site Award to project on malnutrition in Haiti
Lora Iannotti, PhD, Associate Professor at the Brown School received funding to establish a Global Research Site in Haiti to work on malnutrition. “The goal of this award from the Global Health Center is to deepen already existing links in a resource-poor settings, in order to increase the involvement of Washington University faculty and students […]
Chicken coops, sewage treatment plants are hot spots of antibiotic resistance (Links to an external site)
Study surveyed bacterial ecosystems in developing countries.
Global Health & Infectious Disease 2016 event award winners
The 4th Annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference was again a great success. Thank you to everyone who joined us to present, listen, learn, and connect. Prizes were awarded for the best talk at the Trainee Oral Symposium on April 14th and best posters at the Conference on April 15. Oral Award Kristin Griffiths, PhD, Postdoctoral […]
Project New Boundaries for Youth
Last year Nidhi Bhaskar, a junior at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, contacted Jacaranda van Rheenen, PhD, manager of the Global Health Center, to discuss her new organization, Project New Boundaries for Youth (ProjectNBYOUTH). Nidhi created her non-profit organization to spread awareness and inspire youth about local health, education, and environmental issues […]
Washington Univ. Receives $1.6 Million from Gates Foundation (Links to an external site)
Reflections from Global Health Week
Written by María Ruiz, a junior at Washington University and the President of the Steering Committee for Global Health Week After many months of planning, the first student-organized Global Health Week culminated at the end of September. We think it was a great success. As I stated in a previous piece about Global Health Week, global health is a […]
Videos from the Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference
A number of videos are now available from the talks at the April 10, 2015 Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference. These include: “Translational Medicine & Global Infectious Diseases – Need for Interdisciplinarity” with William Powderly, MD, Washington University “The Neglected Tropical Diseases Caused by Infections with Helminth Parasites” with Edward Pearce, PhD, Washington University “Using Genomics to […]
One postdoc fellow’s take on the Global Health & Infectious Disease Conference
Written by Rosanne Hertzberger, PhD, postdoctoral fellow and Morse Fellowship recipient in the Lewis Lab of Microbial Glycobiology and Women’s Health When my abstract was selected to present at the oral trainee session of the third annual Global Health and Infectious Disease Conference, I spent quite some time deliberating on how my research, my daily […]
Congrats to winners of global health infectious disease presentation awards
A number of participants in the 2015 Global Health & Infectious Disease Symposium and Conference on April 9 & 10 received awards for their outstanding work. These included: Trainee Oral Symposium Presentations Best postdoctoral fellow talkRosanne Hertzberger, PhD, cWIDR, Washington University, for: “Degradation and Metabolism of Glycogen During Bacterial Vaginosis” Best student talkPriya Pal, MD/PhD […]
Successful Open Streets program
During Open Streets events, cars are restricted from driving on certain streets so that people may walk, run, bike, skate, dance and play for a few hours each week, most commonly on Sundays. Common in Latin America, these events give communities a safe and affordable environment in which to come together for exercise and play. […]
Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections call to action
In late February 2015, the Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI) convened thought leaders from around the globe met in Seattle, WA. The director of the Institute and its Global Health Center, Bill Powderly, was one of the speakers at this key event. Stakeholders concluded that the early detection and treatment of fungal meningitis […]
2014 Summer Research Program in Global Health
The 2014 Summer Research Program in Global Health (SRPGH), from the Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis offered eight students (from undergraduates to medical students) the opportunity to work closely with outstanding faculty mentors focusing on global health. The goal of the program was to expose […]
Maternal-child health researchers offer their insights
Recently, the Center for Global Health and Infectious Disease at Washington University in St. Louis contacted some of the presenters at the 2014 CGHID conference to gain a deeper insight into their experiences in the field of maternal/child health. Here is what we learned: Describe your career path a bit. What drew you to the […]