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Dr. Flora Katz’s impact on DITR… and Fogarty


Dr. Flora Katz will retire from her position as Director of Fogarty’s Division of Training and Research (DITR) in January 2025. At Fogarty, DITR is one of four key organizational structures; it aims to build the scientific research pipeline across the globe by administering grants and fellowship programs. The division’s impact is felt both in the U.S. and abroad.

Flora Katz & DITR

Global Health Matters

Global Health Matters Newsletter

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November/December 2024

Featured News

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Director's Blog
Deputy Director Dr. Peter Kilmarx discusses his new insights into the challenges and aspirations of global health faculty and trainees at several U.S. universities.


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Fogarty contributes to UNGA Science Summit 2024
Fogarty members joined the global leaders, scientists, researchers, and policymakers who gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly’s annual summit to discuss how science and innovation accelerate the achievement of sustainable development goals.


Global Health Research at Fogarty

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Global Health Fellows & Scholars
Studying the intersection of HIV and breast cancer: Dr. Arthur Johnson explored how adherence to tamoxifen, a common breast cancer drug, affected the health outcomes of women living with HIV in Botswana.


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Surgeon advances healthcare domestically & internationally
Expanding medical literature access in Peru: Dr. Roxanna Garcia of Feinberg School of Medicine mentors other Northwestern University surgeons and medical students who are interested in global surgery.  


Global Health Research at NIH

Fogarty researchers partner with colleagues around the world for greater impact.

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NIAID database marks a decade
The ClinRegs website, launched by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) in 2014, is a database that provides up-to-date, in-depth information on clinical trial regulatory and ethics requirements for 23 countries.


Global Health Research Topics

Fogarty and its NIH partners invest in a variety of research topics vital to global health.

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Infectious Disease research
Dr. Christian Happi talks infectious disease in Africa: In a recent WALS lecture, Dr. Christian Happi discussed infectious disease genomics and his work during Ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks.



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