The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute will host its 5th Future of Malaria Research Symposium. The meeting will be held on Monday, November 18th, 2019 in Rockville, Maryland. Register by November 1st, 2019.
Applications for the Keystone Fellows class of 2019-2020, a unique professional advancement opportunity for early-career scientists from diverse backgrounds. Application deadline is October 31, 2019.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Grand Challenge, Innovations for Improving the Impact of Health Campaigns, seeks innovative solutions that accelerate the improvement of coverage, reach, efficiency, and effectiveness of health campaigns. Final submissions are due on November 13, 2019, at 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time.
The UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) invites applications from research teams in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to participate in a 5-day consultative workshop on implementation research for effective access and delivery of health technologies. Submission deadline October 31, 2019
The annual leadership development course, created by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Harvard University, and Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, is newly enriched via the HarvardX online learning platform. “MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe,” is a self-paced, free online course. Enroll anytime from September 30, 2019 to March 31, 2020 for lifelong access to course materials.
Commonwealth Split-site Scholarships are for PhD candidates from low and middle-income Commonwealth countries, to spend up to 12 months at a UK university as part of their doctoral studies in their home country are available. Deadline submission November 6, 2019.
MESA is seeking Correspondents to report from the Keystone Symposia Conference "The Malaria Endgame" that will be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between October 30 and November 2, 2019. The MESA Correspondents are volunteers who write short synopses of selected presentations that are afterwards disseminated online, enabling people who could not attend the meeting to be also informed about the current advances. Application deadline October 14th, 2019.
ASTMH and Akros, along with other partners organized a workshop on Spatial Intelligence and Digital Mapping to Optimize Disease Surveillance and Response, which will be held during the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) meeting on November 20, 2019 (2 pm - 5 pm), in Gaylord Virginia, USA.
The 1st European workshop on testing procedures for monitoring and managing insecticide resistance in invasive mosquitoes will be held from November 18-22, 2019 at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Montpellier, France. Registration deadline October 20, 2019.
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has launched a call to support Digital Innovation for Development in Africa (DIDA). The call forms part of the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), a £1.5 billion UK government fund to support cutting-edge research and innovation which addresses the problems faced by developing countries. Closing date is November 12, 2019.
