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11 Feb Celebrating the International Day for Women and Girls in Science with AIGHD women in science
The International Day for Women and Girls in Science is celebrated each year on February 11 and is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to, and participation in, science for women and girls across the globe. Established in 2015 by the UN, this...
31 Jan Dr. Elske Hoornenborg Successfully Defends her PhD and receives a ZonMw Pearl
After years of dedicated research and hard work, Dr. Elske Hoornenborg successfully defended her dissertation in the Aula of the University of Amsterdam, in the Oude Lutherse Kerk in Amsterdam last Wednesday morning. Her PhD focused on HIV and PrEP in the Netherlands, but her...
27 Jan AIGHD in person: Prof. Frank Cobelens
Curious, focused and thoughtful: those are all words that describe AIGHD Chairman Prof. Frank Cobelens. He has worked at the organization since its inception in 2009, and seen it evolve from a small research group into a fully-fledged interdisciplinary institute. The institute was established by...
13 Dec AIGHD in Person: Nwanneka Okere
An opportunity to attend a course in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of health programs changed the course of Nwanneka Okere’s career. The PhD candidate enrolled in the course while working as a pharmacist on a HIV project at Doctor’s without Borders (MSF) in her...
04 Dec AIGHD-led workshop paves way to addressing three of the biggest global health epidemics
A one-of-a-kind workshop co-led by AIGHD brought together researchers, clinicians and community advocates to help address three major infectious disease threats. On November 18-19, EECA INTERACT 2019, the first scientific workshop on HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), was held in...
22 Oct Master classes help expand the network of postdoctoral researchers
Students showing mastery of research during recent global health master class AIGHD provided 12 PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to present their work and get feedback from their peers and the Chairs during two master classes last week. These first ever AIGHD master...
15 Oct Celebrating 10 years at the forefront of global health research
In the blink of an eye, 10 years have passed since Professor Joep Lange formally established the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development. What began as a small group of scientists has grown into a diverse, thriving interdisciplinary institute with expertise that spans across...
14 Oct Symposium provides interdisciplinary platform for global health research
Moving to a healthcare system from a “sick care” system Creating solutions that ensure equal access to care for all: that was the goal of the Joep Lange Chair & Fellows symposium held last week at the Amsterdam UMC. As part of the theme “Access...