IU Center for Global Health Equity

REMINDER Join Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Center for Health Services Research and the IU Center for Global Health Equity today at noon for the first Global Health Research Speaker Series event of the year featuring Dr. Andrea Conroy discussing "Breaking down silos: a story of how cross-disciplinary collaboration transformed our understanding of severe malaria." Dr. Conroy is associate professor of pediatric infectious disease and global health in the Department of Pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine. Her research centers on understanding the impact of infections on global women’s and children’s health If you registered to join in person, we look forward to seeing you at noon. Registrations are still welcome to join the session virtually: https://lnkd.in/gsSyBtcQ

Congratulations to global health affiliated faculty member Gerardo Maupomé, BDS, MSc, PhD, Chancellor's Professor in the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, who was honored with the 2024 Indiana Latino Health Contributor of the Year Award by the Indiana Latino Expo. This award honors those who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to improving health outcomes and access to healthcare for the Latino population.

The IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center's Center for Global Oncology has joined other leading cancer centers around the world to present a bi-monthly Global Oncology Lecture Series. The series features renowned cancer experts who share their pioneering work in global oncology. Their insights contribute to the advancement of cancer services worldwide and offer guidance to emerging oncologists pursuing careers in this field. Email [email protected] to sign-up.

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Today the Consortium of Universities for Global Health honored @Indiana University's Dr. Adrian Gardner with the 2025 Dr. Tom Hall-Dr. Nelson Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award for his leadership and commitment to global health equity. Dr. Gardner is associate dean for global health at Indiana University School of Medicine, director of the IU Center for Global Health Equity and executive director of the AMPATH Global Consortium of 16 academic health centers working in partnership with Moi University and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kenya, as well as partners in Ghana, Mexico and Nepal. Congratulations Dr. Gardner! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gGTYyNiX

Dr. Jenny Baenziger, Indiana University School of Medicine and associate director for education at the IU Center for Global Health Equity, moderates a panel at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health conference in Atlanta yesterday. IU and AMPATH Global are well-represented at the annual gathering of global health professionals.

The IU Center for Global Health Equity and Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) have released reciprocal innovation grant opportunities for both planning and demonstration grants. Reciprocal innovation is a bidirectional, co-constituted and iterative exchange of ideas, resources and innovations to address shared health challenges across diverse global settings (Sors et al., 2022). Since 2019, the program has awarded more than $530K to investigators. Letters of intent for reciprocal innovation demonstration grants are due February 24 and all grant applications are due April 14. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dUxsa65M

Debra Wood, MSEd, assistant professor of clinical pathology and laboratory medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, directs IU’s oldest distance learning program. Begun in 1995, the Health Professions program in histotechnology trains laboratory technicians to process biologic samples, helping pathologists diagnose diseases. Over the years, Wood has trained laboratory scientists throughout the U.S. and in several countries including Nepal, South Korea, Switzerland, St. Croix and Puerto Rico. The program addresses a critical workforce shortage in the field. Read more about Dr. Wood's collaborations: https://lnkd.in/ghDf3BvD

Through the?AMPATH Kenya?partnership, faculty members from Indiana University School of Medicine’s division of infectious diseases work with colleagues in Kenya to improve antimicrobial stewardship at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and throughout western Kenya. The IU team includes?Adrian Gardner, MD, MPH;?Suzanne Goodrich, MD;?Jack Schneider, MD; and?Steven Hatch, MD, MSc. Without proper monitoring and action, infections once easily treated become life-threatening, particularly in resource-limited settings like Kenya. https://lnkd.in/dcrC8_5h

Global health affiliated faculty member Dr. Jane von Gaudecker of Indiana University School of Nursing and her colleagues working to improve care for epilepsy in Kenya were featured in news stories in Kenya on #InternationalEpilepsyDay this week. Congratulations to the team: https://lnkd.in/dX8H6Ugn