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Africa State Partnership Program Highlights Global Health Advancements and Reciprocal Learning

August 1, 2024
The UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases welcomed the N.C. National Guard, with Malawian and Zambian military delegates and civilians to UNC-Chapel Hill on July 23 for a global health program, recognizing long-standing country partnerships that have advanced vital research and improved the health and wellbeing of African citizens....

Introducing the New IGHID Fellows for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

July 29, 2024
Capacity building is intrinsic to the Institute’s work on four continents, and it plays a central role in UNC’s efforts to provide training and education in global research around the world. For the new academic year, the Institute is pleased to introduce new fellows who will be conducting research in...

Celebration of Life Will Honor Dr. Shekinah Elmore’s Legacy

July 28, 2024
Shekinah Elmore, MD, MPH, passed away on July 24, 2024 at the age of 42. She was a pioneer in global oncology, a stellar physician, visionary in humanity, a wife, mother, sister and beloved friend to many. Dr. Elmore was a remarkably talented radiation oncologist who obtained her medical degree...

UNC Global Health Innovations Will Be Highlighted During N.C. National Guard and State Government Welcome Event For New Africa State Partnerships

July 17, 2024
The UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID) at the UNC School of Medicine will host 80+ delegates and civilians from Malawi, Zambia, and Botswana on Tuesday, July 23, recognizing long-standing country partnerships that have advanced vital research and improved the health and wellbeing of African citizens. The...

Anthony Charles Considers Implications of Preoperative Antiseptics Study On Global Surgery

June 27, 2024
Surgical site infections are the most common healthcare associated infection. While often preventable, they are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality as well as prolonged hospitalizations and readmissions, and continue to be a global health challenge. Among the millions of patients undergoing surgical procedures annually in the U.S., an estimated...

Oh, the Places They’ll Go! The ID Fellowship Program (ACGME) Celebrates Graduation

June 26, 2024
The ID Fellowship Program led by Christopher Sellers, MD, MPH, held a reception for six graduating fellows at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill, on the evening of June 18. Joined by Joe Eron, MD, chief of the division of infectious diseases, Myron Cohen, MD, director of the Institute for...

ViiV Healthcare Names Two Fellowships Honoring the Late Dr. Adaora Adimora

June 26, 2024
Dr. Adaora Adimora was a distinguished physician-scientist who made exceptional contributions to the fields of HIV epidemiology and clinical care. To continue her legacy of work, ViiV Healthcare will fund two yearly fellowships, co-directed by Myron Cohen, MD, professor of medicine and director of the UNC Institute for Global Health and...

Floris-Moore Delivers the Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture, Honoring the Work of Adaora Adimora

June 26, 2024
Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, delivered the 2024 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecture on June 20. Her presentation honored the trailblazing work of her mentor, the late Adaora Adimora, who was selected as the 2023 distinguished lecturer...

Chinula Awarded the ACTG’s Constance B. Wofsy Award

June 26, 2024
Lameck Chinula, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, was awarded the Constance B. Wofsy Award at the recent Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally (ACTG) Network Meeting, recognizing his contributions to women’s health. “Dr. Chinula is a wonderful and charismatic person and leader, with an upstanding character who has...

Lyme Disease Continues to Move South into North Carolina: Boyce Encourages Healthcare Providers to Test Patients who Present with Typical Symptoms

June 10, 2024
Ross Boyce, MD, MSc, assistant professor of infectious diseases and epidemiologist with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, led a study published in Lancet Regional Health that examined the rapid emergence of Lyme Disease in N.C., between 2010 and 2020. Dr. Boyce says the results confirm what he has...

A New Partnership With UNC Project Malawi Will Focus On Cardiovascular Health

May 29, 2024
The Malawi Government has a strong commitment to caring for its citizens, often sending patients abroad, to countries such as India, for cardiac procedures that aren’t available at home. But these opportunities are limited, compared to the needs of the country’s population of 21 million, and follow a process much...

OB-GYN Researchers Introduce Topical Therapy Advancements at American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

May 27, 2024
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, and Lisa Rahangdale, MD, MPH, presented at the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) meeting on May 4, focusing on the latest advancements in topical therapies for cervical precancer treatment in the U.S. and around the world. Dr. Mungo and Dr. Rahangdale, both obstetricians/gynecologists...

Supporting People Living With HIV In Vietnam

May 26, 2024
Clinical Trials Day honors all that has been accomplished through clinical trials, as well as the people behind them. The UNC Global Clinical Trials Unit at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) facilitates high-quality research, with investigators and research coordinators working to address the challenging questions that need...

Q&A: Investigators Discuss AMR Research at UNC’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

May 16, 2024
Antimicrobial Resistant (AMR) research at the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases brings together collaborators from schools and departments across UNC. Following is an interview with David van Duin, MD, PhD, Brian Conlon, PhD, Luther Bartelt, MD, Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH, and Jonathan Juliano, MD, MSPH, DTM&H. Why is...

Study Finds Increased Risk for Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream Infections Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities

May 16, 2024
A nationwide analysis of a large, geographically diverse cohort of adults in the U.S. suggests there is an increased risk for hospital-acquired carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales (CRE) bloodstream infections among racial and ethnic minorities. Felicia Ruffin, PhD, is a researcher at Duke University School of Medicine in the research group of Vance...

Kashuba Receives 2024 Carolina Alumni Faculty Service Award

May 15, 2024
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Dean Angela Kashuba, Pharm.D., a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, was selected for the 2024 Carolina Alumni Faculty Service Award. Established in 1990, the award “honors faculty members who have performed outstanding service for the University or the alumni association.” ...

An Opportunist Infection Following a Lung Transplant: Research Participant Shares His Story

May 14, 2024
Matthew Burns, age 33, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis as a child, and for years experienced repeated lung infections. When the need for intravenous therapy and oxygen became more frequent, he received a lung transplant, a lifesaving opportunity for hope and healing. But a transplant surgery that might typically require...

Study Shows Drug Use-Associated Endocarditis Increases Hospital Risk For Bacterial Infections

May 10, 2024
David Rosen, PhD, MD, and Asher Schranz, MD, MPH, members of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, found people with drug use-associated infective endocarditis are at high risk of mortality and future hospitalization for bacterial infections, including endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infections and bacteremia. The study, a...

Lemon Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

April 30, 2024
Stanley M. Lemon, MD, a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and professor of medicine in infectious diseases and microbiology and immunology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the...

UNC Global Clinical Trials Unit Launches New HIV Drug Combination For Enhancing Immune Response and Suppression

April 30, 2024
The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease’s Global Clinical Trials Unit attracts leading trials from national feeder networks to study treatment innovations that can advance health. A new HIV study with the ACTG will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and antiviral effect of a novel combination regimen that includes therapeutic...