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Four GloCal Fellows Attend an Implementation Workshop in Accra, Ghana
February 27, 2024
Three GloCal fellows and one GloCal Fulbright-Fogarty fellow joined other current Fogarty LAUNCH fellows in attending an implementation science workshop in Accra, Ghana from Feb. 19-22.
From San Francisco Port to Dar Port – an SD4H and GloCal Collaboration
January 2, 2024
What began as chance encounters between fellows in the corridors of Mission Hall at UCSF in San Francisco, California, is blossoming into a transformative mentorship initiative that the fellows are christening "One Love East Africa Fellows" (O'LEAF).
GloCal congratulates two alumni on beginning new faculty positions this fall!
December 1, 2023
In October, Dr. Juliet Siena Lumati (formerly Okoroh), started as an Assistant Professor of Surgical Oncology at Northwestern University. Additionally, in November, Dr. Amber Roegner began as an Assistant Professor of One Health and Environmental Toxicology at School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago, as well as an Institute for Racial Justice Faculty Affiliate.
Two GloCal Alumni Collaborate on Dementia and Frailty Research in Uganda
November 15, 2023
The GloCal Health Fellowship is excited to share that two of its alumni are collaborating on a new research study to assess dementia and frailty among older persons in rural Eastern Uganda.
GloCal welcomes 16 new Steering Committee members
October 30, 2023
GloCal welcomes 16 new Steering Committee members from UC San Francisco, UC San Diego, UC Los Angeles, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Merced and several of its LMIC partner research sites.
GloCal MPI, Sung-Jae Lee, PhD, Appointed Co-Lead of the Health Equity and Translational Social Science (HETSS) Research Theme at UCLA
September 5, 2023
UCLA GloCal Health Fellowship Multiple Principal Investigator (MPI), Sung-Jae Lee, PhD, will serve as Co-Lead of the Health Equity and Translational Social Science (HETSS) Research Theme for the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA with Alma Guerrero, MD, MPH.
2021-2022 GloCal Fellow, Stephen Okoboi, Receives K43 Emerging Global Leader Award
July 28, 2023
GloCal Health Fellowship alumnus, Stephen Okoboi, MPH, PhD, has been awarded with the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) K43 Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award to continue his remarkable work in advancing HIV prevention and combating the HIV epidemic in Uganda.
Former GloCal fellow Dr. Archana Siddaiah publishes book on mental health
January 19, 2023
GloCal alumnus Archana Siddaiah, MD, made great use of her recent maternity leave to write a book on mental health in Kannada, the official language of the Indian state of Karnataka where she works.
GloCal fellow Dr. Ouambo Hervé featured in NIEHS newsletter
December 2, 2022
GloCal Cameroonian fellow Dr. Ouambo Hervé was featured in the October 2022 Global Environmental Health Newsletter of the NIEHS.
GloCal/UPCH "Conducting Global Health Research" certificate program initiated
October 11, 2022
On Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the first class of the "Conducting Global Health Research" international certificate program was launched, with seven GloCal fellows from the U.S., Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Thailand, and Bolivia participating.