August 8, 2022
Led by Martina Kovarova, PhD, Miriam Braunstein, PhD, and J. Victor Garcia, PhD, UNC School of Medicine researchers showed in vivo efficacy of a long-acting injectable formulation of the anti-TB drug rifabutin.
March 24, 2022
The residents come from diverse backgrounds with a variety of experiences and each are committed to careers incorporating Global Health.
March 17, 2022
Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, and Jared Gallaher, MD, MPH, co-wrote a review article in the Journal of the American Medical Association on acute cholecystitis, a gallbladder condition diagnosed in approximately 200,000 people in the United States each year.
January 31, 2022
These NIH centers are led by Elizabeth Mayer-Davis, PhD, and Susan Sumner, PhD, at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Three researchers part of these centers hold primary appointments with the UNC School of Medicine -- Steven Cotten, PhD, Tom Keyserling, MD, MPH, and John Batsis, MD.
December 15, 2021
The Eshelman Institute for Innovation recently opened its pre-proposal application for the 2022 annual grant cycle. The Institute seeks to fund translational research related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious disease, and neuroscience, including rare diseases, and all digital health technologies. The Institute also welcomes ideas for devices and diagnostics, and other therapeutic areas and services.
September 23, 2021
Dr. Brent Senior will receive an ACS/Pfizer International Surgical Volunteerism Award for his over two decades of work in providing otolaryngologic surgery services and education to local surgeons in Southeast Asia.
May 12, 2021
In late 2020, UNC Global Radiology addressed a health equity crisis in North Carolina using a model of community health partnership applied successfully in Kenya and Malawi. The COVID-19 pandemic has perpetuated a concerning trend of at-risk patients foregoing preventive healthcare across the U.S. In response, the UNC Department of Radiology is addressing local women’s health care imaging inequities through a global health lens.
August 6, 2020
Steven Richard Meshnick, MD, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, died of cancer on August 5, 2020 at his home in Carrboro, N.C.
July 8, 2020
Myron Cohen, MD, and several colleagues in the division of infectious diseases and the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, were featured in this in-depth "Time and Tenacity" Endeavors magazine article on HIV and COVID-19 research.
June 4, 2020
The Office of Global Health Education is excited to announce the 4th cohort of Global Health Scholars.
March 11, 2020
Kosovo: a country left to rebuild after crisis. Most affected are those who have the least control. At times, this can leave some of the most vulnerable, such as children with congenital heart disease, with few options for survival. In the wake of rebuilding a country, resources and necessary infrastructure to perform such life-saving interventions on the sick were lacking. It’s in these moments that organizations like Gift of Life International and healthcare volunteers from across North America team up to make a difference.
February 3, 2020
The National Cancer Institute has named Satish Gopal, MD, MPH, director of the NCI Center for Global Health. He began this his new role February 3, 2020.