The years of research by H-TEAM is now formally being embraced by policymakers in Amsterdam. Today, the city announces a new policy with a concrete goal of 0 new HIV infections by 2026. Amsterdam wants to test for HIV more often, increase the use of...
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development congratulates Professor Wendy Janssens for being appointed Full Professor of Development Economics at the Vrije Universiteit and the newest member of the AIGHD Executive Board, representing the School of Business and Economics of the VU. She will take...
Background For PhD student and epidemiologist Marjan Molemans, working in research is a puzzle – and AIGHD is the perfect fit. Long before she joined the organization, Molemans followed the work of the team. She was attracted to the interdisciplinary nature of AIGHD. Seeking a career in...
Can the gut microbiome tell us something about increases in noncommunicable diseases in people with HIV? Two of AIGHD's PhD students, Ornella Sortino and Eveline Verheij, with NIH intramural AIDS Research Fellow Ivan Vujkovic-Cvijin, and supervised by Prof. Peter Reiss, Dr. Irini Sereti and others...
On Thursday, April 30, 2020, Heleen Nelissen defended her PhD in a very unconventional setting. Rather than presenting her work in front of a room full of professors, family, friends, and onlookers, Heleen sat in a room with Emilie Berkhout and Marjan Molemans in front...
On Thursday, May 7, The Clingendael Institute hosted a webinar as part of the Clingendael Global Health Initiative. These webinars are comprised of discussion sessions around themes in Global Health. These sessions are attended by representatives of Dutch NGOs, business and industry, and academia and...