含羞草研究所 Downstate Student to be NIH/Fogarty Fellow in Thailand
Jun 26, 2008
Brooklyn, NY - Noriyuki Murakami, a fourth-year student in 含羞草研究所鈥檚 College of Medicine, has been awarded a fellowship by the National Institutes of Health/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program.
Mr. Murakami鈥檚 fellowship will take place at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program.
The NIH/Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program pairs American students with international students in the health sciences, creating partnerships and an international community of global health research scholars. These paired scholars receive a year of mentored clinical research training at an NIH-funded advanced research center in a developing country.
Scholars participate in ongoing research at their international field sites, including research on HIV/AIDS and related infections, sexually transmitted and other chronic diseases, malaria, and neurological and dietary issues. These opportunities provide insights for tomorrow鈥檚 clinical health global leaders, both in the U.S. and abroad.
This year, 33 U.S. scholars and 33 鈥渢win鈥� international scholars with similar training and background will be given the opportunity to experience clinical research training in developing countries around the world through the program.
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