2012 AAPS Pharmaceuticals in Global Health Student Travelships
NGDI-UBC is pleased to offer travelships for eligible students presenting papers at the 2012 AAPS Annual Meeting and Exposition.
NGDI-UBC article in the International Pharmacy Journal
An article on NGDI and the work it has been doing at UBC was published in the International Pharmacy Journal.
Update on NGDI – CDRD Partnership: One year later
Fight Against Neglected Global Diseases Moves Another Step Forward Through a Partnership Between CDRD and NGDI-UBC.
NGDI associate member receives Grand Challenges grant
Congratulations to NGDI associate member Richard Lester who received a $100,000 grant for his project WelTel through Grand Challenges Canada.
NGDI and SBN Celebrates Research Week
NGDI and The Science Biotechnology Network presents a seminar and poster event in light of Celebrate Research Week.
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Partners pledge innovative, coordinated action aimed at new World Health Organisation goals
Check back soon for our next event.
NGDI Associates Funded Projects
May, 2012Member: Dr. Richard Lester
Project: Improving health system efficiency in latent tuberculosis treatment through text messaging.
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $300,000
April, 2012
Member: Lyndsay O'Hara
Project: Reducing nosocomial transmission of tuberculosis in South Africa: A population-based molecular epidemiologic study.
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $105,000
February, 2012
Member: Dr. Richard Lester
Project: Global mHealth (WelTel)
Funder: Grand Challenges Canada
Amount: $100,000
January, 2012
Member: Dr. David Grierson
Project: Development of Specific Inhibitors of Alternative Splicing Events Crucial to HIV Replication: A New Anti-HIV/AIDS Strategy
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $399,168
December, 2011
Initiative: NGDI-UBC and Dr. Kishor Wasan
Project: Review of Pediatric Medicines in Lower-Middle Income Countries and Adverse Clinical Outcomes
Funder: World Health Organisation
Amount: $17,000
November, 2011
Members: Dr. Charles Larson (head), Dr. Niranjan Kisson, Dr. Kishor Wasan, Dr. Rossemin Kassam
Project: Interrupting Pathways to Maternal, Newborn and Early Childhood Sepsis Initiative
Funder: CIDA - Muskoka Initiative Partnership Program
Amount: $2,795,738
November, 2011
Partner: iCo Therapeutics
Member: Dr. Kishor Wasan (supervisor), Dr. Fady Ibrahim (intern)
Project: Mitacs Accelerate Internship Program
Funder: Mitacs
Amount: $15,000
July, 2011
Member: Dr. Annalee Yassi
Project: Promoting Health Equity by Addressing the Needs of Health Workers: A Collaborative, International Research Program.
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $1,926,236
July, 2011
Member: Dr. Jerry Spiegel
Project: Food systems and health equity in an era of globalization: Think, Eat and Grow Green Globally (TEG3)
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $1,900,637
June, 2011
Member: Dr. Santiago Ramon-Garcia
Project: New therapeutic drug combinations for tuberculosis treatment.
Funder: Grand Challenges Canada
Amount: $100,000
May, 2011
Initiative: Neglected Global Diseases Initiative (Kishor Wasan)
Project: The NGDI at UBC: Research Collaboration for the Developing World
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $22,500
April, 2011
Initiative: Neglected Global Diseases Initiative
Project: Infrastructure Support
Funders:
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences - $30,000
Office of the Vice President Research and International - $5,000 plus in-kind contribution and
The University-Industry Liaison Office - in kind contribution of office space and administrative support
Total Amount: $35,000 plus in-kind support
March, 2011
Initiative: Neglected Global Diseases Initiative
Project: Celebrate Research Week
Funder: Government of British Columbia's Year of Science
Amount: $1,500
December, 2010
Associate: Dr. Peter von Dadelszen
Project: The PRE-eclampsia-Eclampsia Monitoring, Prevention and Treatment (PRE-EMPT) Project
Funder: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Amount: $7,000,000
November, 2010
Associate: Dr. Tobias Kollman
Project: Development of novel infectious disease applications using proprietary Listeria vaccine vectors
Funder: Advaxis, Incorporated
Amount: $465,000
August, 2010
Initiative: Neglected Global Diseases Initiative
Project: An International Workshop on Strategies to Treat Neglected Diseases: UBC-Banaras Hindu Univ. Initiative
Funder: Vice President Research and International
Amount: $10,000
May, 2010
Associate: Dr. Jerry Spiegel
Project: Meeting capacity-building and scaling-up challenges to sustainably prevent and control dengue in Machala, Ecuador
Funder: Tropical Disease Research Program (WHO) and International Development Research Program (IDRC)
Amount: $300,000
April, 2010
Initiative: Neglected Global Diseases Initiative
Project: First Annual Neglected Global Disease Symposium
Funder: Novartis
Amount: $25,000
March, 2010
Associate: Dr. Rosemin Kassam
Project: Reducing malaria related child mortality in Uganda: defining a sustainable community self-management program
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $100,000
September, 2009
Licensee: iCo Therapeutics
Project: Development of Dr. Kishor Wasan's oral delivery of Amphotericin B project
Funder: CPDD/Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Amount: $180,000
June, 2009
Associate: Dr. Kishor Wasan
Project: Research Chair in Neglected Global Diseases
Funder: CIHR and iCo Therapeutics
Amount: $600,000
April, 2009
Associate: Dr. Kishor Wasan and Dr. Ellen Wasan
Project: Development of an Oral Amphotericin B Formulation for the Treatment of Systemic Fungal Infections
Funder: CIHR and iCo Therapeutics
Amount: $600,000
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