Written by Cathal Rafferty, MD Candidate at University College Dublin, Ireland; University College Dublin Summer Research Scholar at the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program Coming to Washington University in St Louis this summer for the Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track, implementation science was a totally new concept to me. […]
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Food is Medicine: Why we should care about healthy food for all
Learn about NutriConnect, a study led by Jing Li from the perspective of a student in the Summer Research Program.
A Summer in St. Louis – Diary of an aspiring MD from Ireland
Read about the perspective of one student in the beginning of her Summer Research Program – Public and Global Health Track.
Why are kids in Haiti not gaining weight? The challenges of implementing solutions
Learn more about Professor Joe Steensma’s research in Haiti from a scholar in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track.
Perspectives: The implementation of biomedical research
Read perspectives on D&I science from a student in the 2024 Summer Research Program RADIANCE Track.
Center leadership advocates for monitoring your blood pressure on World Hypertension Day (Links to an external site)
Global Health Center Director, Victor Davila-Roman, MD and co-Director, Mark Huffman, MD, advocate for monitoring your blood pressure on World Hypertension Day. Read their brief on their collaborations in Nigeria aimed at lowering high rates of this type and other cardiovascular disease.
Center collaborator: “Connections ensure trust and sustainability”
Multicenter collaborator, Juliet Iwelunmor works to make evidence-based interventions last. Read her latest profile.
Triumphs and progress for sickle cell disease research
A participant in the RADIANCE track of our 2023 Summer Research Program writes about her time at the 2023 ASH Meeting and Expo.
My experience at the American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Hear about experiences at the 2023 ASH conference by one of our Summer Research Program students, who attended and presented a poster.
Global Health Center partners bring local to global effort full circle
Read about the Nov. 15 special event outlining the latest Local to Global Health partnership that is bringing home visits to pregnant women in STL and Nigeria, who are at high risk of heart disease.
Call for applications! Submit an application for the 2024 Summer Research Program
The 2024 Summer Research Program application period is open!
Global Health Spotlight: Collaborator’s study to advance care retention in patients living with HIV in Zambia
Read about one Global Health Center collaborators efforts to insure long-term HIV care in Zambia.
Cora Faith Walker Foundation, others sponsor students in the Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program
The Summer Research Program is presented through the generous support of organizations & individuals who help students from across the U.S. & Ireland attend the eight-week summer intensive. Read more about the 2023 program sponsors.
2023 Summer Research Program Summary
Written by Kim Furlow, communications manager for the Institute for Public Health The 2023 Institute for Public Health Summer Research Program has come to a close with students engaging in three tracks of collaborative study: Public and Global Health (10 students), Aging and Neurological Diseases (12 students) and the program’s newest track in cardiovascular disease […]
The ‘North Star’ of community engagement
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program reflects on community-engaged research.
Restoration, parks and social determinants of health
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE tracks discusses the importance of park restoration and access to community health.
The ultimate goal: Save a heart
A student in the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program witnesses a heart operation.
Restoration, return, and rivers: How history drove Haiti toward undernutrition
A student from the RADIANCE track of the Summer Research Program discusses undernutrition in Haiti.
Shaping a diverse future in public health: Empowering diversity and inclusion
A student in the Summer Research Program RADIANCE track discusses the diverse nature of the program.
From evolution to microbiology: A journey to understand the tuberculosis pandemic
Summer Research Program student Alexandria Swanson discusses why Tuberculosis is such a fascinating yet complex bacterium to study.