The 2022 Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health Research Forum highlighted pilot grant awardees, partnerships, and promising global health projects.
2022 Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health Virtual Research Forum
Opening Remarks
Lynn Matthews, M.D., MPH
Associate Professor, UAB Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Director for Research and Partnerships, Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health
Special Guest and Keynote Speaker
Emily Wong, M.D.
Assistant Professor, UAB Division of Infectious Diseases
Resident Faculty, Africa Health Research Institute
2022 Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease award recipient from the Burroughs Welcome Fund
2022 MHIGH Pilot Grant Awardees and Partners
Lori Bateman, Ph.D.
UAB Division of Preventive Medicine
Karim M. Abdeltawab, M.D.
Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt
Topic: Developing Egyptian Investigators to Explore Colorectal Cancer Prevention Knowledge and Behavior: The Colorectal Cancer Research Education Program (C-CREP)
Nora Switchenko, M.D.
UAB Division of Neonatology
Amelia Schuyler, M.D.
UAB Department of Pediatrics
Waldemar A. Carlo, M.D.
UAB Division of Neonatology
Richard Derman, M.D., MPH
Thomas Jefferson University
Topic: Sildenafil Citrate to Improve Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Low-resource Settings: A Randomized Feasibility Trial
Adrie Steyn, Ph.D.
UAB Department of Microbiology
Africa Health Research Institute Faculty
Topic: Establishing an Intercontinental Alliance Between UAB and the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa to Accelerate Research and Training to Help End the Tuberculosis Pandemic
Lily Gutnik, M.D.
UAB Department of Surgery
Furaha Serventi, M.D.
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, Cancer Care Center, Moshi, Tanzania
Topic: Breast Cancer Survivors as Enablers of Change: A Pilot Feasibility Study of an Education and Stigma Reduction Intervention (Tanzania)*
*Co-funded with UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health