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The Wall Exhange

Bugs 'R Us: The Role of Microbes in Health, Disease and Society

Speakers: Dr. B Brett Finlay
Date: May 21, 2013
Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm Talk begins at 7:30 pm
Location: Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville Street, Vancouver
Cost: Free, but you need to preorder tickets from the Vogue Theatre Ticket Office. Come early to hear the Oscar Hicks jazz sextet!

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American Chemical Society Meeting

Dr. Kishor Wasan has been invited to give a plenary session in May, 2013.

Date: May 17, 2013
Location: Central Michigan University, USA
Title: Development and Evaluation of a Novel Oral Amphotericin B Formulation for the Treatment of Systemic Fungal Infections and Drug-Resistant Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL).

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SFU Global Health Workshop

Towards Universal Health Coverage: Challenges and Opportunities for LMICs

Speaker: Dr. Sameen Siddiqi, Director, Department of Health Systems Development, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office, World Health Organization
Date: June 13, 2013
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Location: Blusson Hall Room 10800, The Clamshell, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus
Registration: Indicate your attendance by June 3rd, 2013 here.

Download poster.

NGDI Associates Funded Projects

April, 2013
Organization: NGDI-UBC
Project: Infrastructure Support
Funder: VP Research & International, University-Industry Liaison Office, Dr. Richard Lester and in kind funding from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Amount: $30,000

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Member: Dr. Kishor M. Wasan
Project: Extension of CIHR/iCo Therapeutics Chair in Drug Delivery for Neglected Global Diseases.
Extention: One year extension to March 31, 2014.

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February, 2013
Member: Mr. Don Cayo, Vancouver Sun Journalist
Project: Malaria: Can it be beaten?
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $15,385

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Member: Dr. Robert EW Hancock
Project: Design and Function of Antimicrobial and IDR Peptides and Anti-Biofilm Therapy
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $787,000 and $160,000

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January, 2013
Organization: NGDI-UBC
Project: Stakeholders meeting for the Canadian/International Training Program in Global Health.
Funders: International Development and Research Agency of Canada (IDRC), Sandra Rotman Centre, Centre for Global Health Research (U of T), Faculty of Health Sciences (SFU)/Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research.
Amount: $35,000 (including $7,500 from NGDI-UBC).

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December, 2012
Member: Dr. Peter von Dadelszen
Project: Prediction in Pre-eclampsia
Funder: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Amount: $17,000,000

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November, 2012
Member: Dr. Hongshen Ma
Project: Developing a low-cost diagnostic screening tool.
Funder: Grand Challenges Canada
Amount: $100,000

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June, 2012
Member: Dr. Timothy Green
Project: Improving Nutrition of Rural Cambodian Women and Children.
Funder: IDRC and CIDA
Amount: $2,900,000

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June, 2012
Member: Dr. Tobias Kollmann
Project: Maternal-Infant Microbiome and Immunity Network (MIMI).
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $600,000

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June, 2012
Member: Dr. Richard Lester
Project: WelTel Retain: Promoting Engagement in pre-ART HIV care through SMS
Funder: US National Institutes of Health
Amount: $545,361

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June, 2012
Member: Drs. Kishor and Ellen Wasan
Licensee: iCo Therapeutics
Project: Development of oral Amphotericin B for HIV treatment
Funder: National Research Council of Canada
Amount: $1,100,000

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May, 2012
Member: Dr. Richard Lester and Co-Investigator Dr. Fawziah Marra
Project: Improving Health System Efficiency in Latent Tuberculosis Treatment through Text Messaging.
Funder: CIHR
Amount: $350,000

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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

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February, 2012
Member: Dr. Richard Lester
Project: Global mHealth (WelTel)
Funder: Grand Challenges Canada
Amount: $100,000

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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

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