Global WACh at UW

Enterics for Global Health (EFGH) Shigella surveillance study collaborators from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Kenya, Mali, Malawi, Peru, The Gambia, and the U.S. recently attended a four-day convening in Kenya to advance pediatric diarrheal disease research. bit.ly/4is65By

The Enterics for Global Health Coordination Team was nominated for a @UW Distinguished Staff Award in recognition of contributing to vaccine research through manuscripts & leading initiatives supporting early career investigators based in LMICs. Congrats! bit.ly/423PbCj

Fantastic representation at #CROI2025 in San Francisco! See a roundup of abstracts and presentations on accelerating access to HIV care, outcomes of HIV/ART exposure in utero, HIV prevention during pregnancy and breastfeeding. @uwdgh @uonbi @KNH_hospital bit.ly/4hoB2oP

New in @NatureMedicine! The Mobile WACh NEO text communication intervention was highly utilized and found to be helpful by participants, but did not decrease neonatal mortality compared to standard of care. @womenandinfants @KNH_hospital @uonbi Read more go.nature.com/3FtwgJl

🌍 One dollar. One world. One act of solidarity to inspire 1 billion people to give just $1 to keep #WHO’s lifesaving work going. Let’s stand with Tania and those working so hard to keep us safe. Donate $1 today: bit.ly/3EiBqHm #OneDollarOneWorld #SharetheHealth

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 @jiasociety HIV Prevention Impact Award, John Kinuthia 🇰🇪 and Julia Dettinger 🇺🇸, for their research on risk-based versus universal #PrEP delivery during pregnancy! 👏 🔬 See their research here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… #HIVR4P2024

Join us for breakfast and engaging lecture by Dr. Monica Oxford (Professor and Vice Chair, Mental Health Research, @UWSoN Department of Child, Family, and Population Health Nursing)! Tuesday, October 29th, 9-10 AM PST in-person & virtually Register: bit.ly/BWW-Oct2924

Join us for breakfast and engaging lecture by Dr. Michael Willoughby (Senior Fellow, @RTI_Intl)! This session is part of the MIND study team retreat held in Seattle. Tuesday, October 22nd from 8:30-9:30 AM PST in-person and virtually Register here: bit.ly/BWW-Oct2224

Join us for breakfast and engaging lecture by Dr. Sarah Benki-Nugent (Associate Professor, @UWDeptMedicine - Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)! Tuesday, October 15th from 9-10 AM PST in-person and virtually Register here: bit.ly/BWW-Oct1524

A new @NIH study led by Dr. Sylvia LaCourse (@uwdgh @UWDeptMedicine) @Tulane and @KEMRI_Kenya Centre for Respiratory Diseases Research will evaluate CRISPR-based technology with a potential to diagnosis pediatric TB early and improve treatment responses. bit.ly/4dEyKRe

Congrats @KNH_hospital for receiving a NIAID G11 award to build pre-award grant management processes by leveraging its partnership with UW. Learn how the award will strengthen research admin capacity & catalyze future research & training programs in Kenya: bit.ly/4cLiVH4

Please join the @deworm3_UW Study at a virtual webinar on September 25th to hear results on the feasibility of interrupting the transmission of soil-transmitted helminths in Benin, Malawi, and India. Register here today: bit.ly/3yQnhiv

Congratulations Dr. Ruchi Tiwari for receiving an @NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award to support assessing the association between adverse maternal factors and neurodevelopmental outcomes among children in Kenya. Read more: bit.ly/4cU064V

Join us on Thursday, August 15th from 2-3 PM PST for an engaging talk by Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu, Professor of Pediatrics @umnmedschool! She will share her journey navigating the field of global health #implementationscience. @uwdgh @ImpSciUW depts.washington.edu/globalwach/get…

As #implementationscience grows as a discipline, there is a need for training to increase research capacity to advance global health solutions. Dr. Arianna Means @uwdgh lent her expertise at a recent @NICHD_NIH staff training on fundamentals of IS methods.bit.ly/3WC5TpE

This Wednesday, Emily Begnel will be presenting on "Morbidity, mortality, gut virome ecology, of Kenyan children exposed to versus not exposed to maternal HIV." Come out to support, Emily! We wish her the best of luck! #EpiDissertation event details: buff.ly/3zKqno4

Join us tomorrow (Thursday, June 24) at 8 AM PDT for an exciting talk by Global WACh researchers on optimizing neurodevelopment of children in Kenya. Thank you @seattlechildren for hosting us! Learn more: depts.washington.edu/globalwach/get…

The @GlobalWACh Student Poster Symposium on May 28th featured 14 graduate student and postdoc research findings aimed to improve woman, adolescent, and child health. The event was a celebration of their service, training, and achievements while at the UW. bit.ly/3RH911F

On a perfect Spring day in May, Global WACh faculty, staff, and student trainees attended a one-day team retreat at the UW Waterfront Activities Center to build community and advance strategic initiatives in woman, adolescent, and child health. Read more: bit.ly/4eExTRm

Congratulations to Dr. Grace John-Stewart, Professor of @uwdgh and @uwepidemiology and Director of @GlobalWACh, on her selection as the 2024 recipient of the Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award! Read about her well-deserved achievement: bit.ly/4dxNq4W