Five outstanding students were awarded "Global Healthies" awards for excellence and achievement in global health on May 11, three of whom were honored for their projects in Nepal.
The second annual Global Healthies award ceremony, held in the Husky Union Building, awarded students in five categories, including the people’s choice Oscar Gish Social Justice & Equity Award. Each awardee received US$500.
Discovery and Development
Chung Dang
Student in: PhD in Pathobiology
Project: A novel approach to prevent herpes simplex virus reactivation by utilizing engineered nucleases to specifically disrupt viral genomes in neurons
UW Faculty Mentor: Keith Jerome
Education and Training
Biraj Karmacharya
Student in: PhD in Epidemiology, MPH in Global Health
Project: Approaches in Global Health Collaboration between institutions in developed and developing countries: Experience from Kathmandu University, Nepal
UW Faculty Mentor: Annette Fitzpatrick
Implementation and Application
Marita Mann
Student in: PhD in Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program
Thomas Francis Jr. Fellow 2013-14
Global Medicines (double check with Andy?)
Project: Sentinel Site Active Surveillance for First-Line Antiretroviral Medicines in Namibia
UW Faculty Mentors: Lou Garrison & Andy Stergachis
Public Health Service and Direct Care
Nicole Ide
Student in: MPH in Global Health
GO Health Fellow 2014-15
Project: Death Certification at Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal: Medical Records, Death Certificates, and Verbal Autopsy
UW Faculty Mentors: Annette Fitzpatrick & Bernardo Hernández Prado
Oscar Gish Social Justice & Equity
Michelle Lam
Student in: Medicine, Global Health Pathway for Medical Students; MPH in Global Health
Project: Evaluating the prevalence and risk factors for major depressive symptoms in Nepal
UW Faculty Mentor: Annette Fitzpatrick
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