HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program

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Connecting high-potential global health researchers with innovative, mentored research opportunities designed to improve the health of low-resource populations around the world.

The HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program (D43TW010543) offers 12-month mentored research fellowships in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) designed to address some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. The fellowship is available to U.S. pre- and post-doctoral students, as well as postdoctoral fellows from LMICs.

Welcome

Since its inception in 2017, The HBNU Fogarty Global Health Fellowship has been dedicated to fostering the next generation of leaders in various fields. We are proud to have supported over 130 fellows, providing them with invaluable resources and opportunities to excel. Our extensive network of over 200 mentors and site directors has played a crucial role in this success, offering guidance, expertise, and support to our fellows. These accomplishments reflect our commitment to creating a thriving community of professionals equipped to make meaningful contributions to their respective fields of research.

Sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) and several collaborating Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the HBNU program brings together a consortium that includes Harvard University, Boston University, Northwestern University, and University of New Mexico, in collaboration with 21 partner institutions in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs).

The HBNU Fogarty Global Health Fellowship offers 12-month mentored research fellowships in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) designed to address some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.

The program directly responds to the NIH-Fogarty International Center’s call to support capacity building in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and the United States to train the next generation of public health innovators and leaders.

The Program aims to train and prepare a new cadre of health professionals in the U.S. and LMICs dedicated to research, health services, and academic careers. Specifically, it aims to enhance the trainees’ abilities to independently plan, implement, and assess innovative clinical or implementation research focused on reducing mortality and morbidity associated with: HIV/AIDS and associated co-infections, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) including cardiovascular disease and diabetes, mental health, and maternal and child health and nutrition (MCHN).

Harvard University

Boston University

Northwestern University

University of New Mexico

Program Leadership

The program has four Multiple Principal Investigators (MPIs) and they have complementary but distinct skill sets, backgrounds, and leadership qualities. They have successfully worked together on the HBNU Fogarty Global Health Training Program since its inception.

They are responsible for monitoring the overall progress of the HBNU program, including setting strategic direction, ensuring high-quality mentorship, and supporting a rich training environment that propels high-quality trainee research outputs.

Wafaie Fawzi, MBBS, DrPH

HBNU Lead Principal Investigator – Harvard University & Richard Saltonstall Professor of Population Sciences, Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology and Global Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Christopher Sudfeld, ScM, ScD

HBNU Co-Investigator – Harvard University & Associate Professor of Global Health and Nutrition Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

David Hamer, MD

HBNU Co-Principal Investigator – Boston University & Professor of Global Health and Medicine Boston University School of Public Health and Chobanian & Avesidian School of Medicine

Claudia Hawkins, MD, MPH

HBNU Co-Principal Investigator – Northwestern University & Professor of Medicine-Infectious Diseases Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Robert Murphy, MD

HBNU Co-Investigator – Northwestern University & Executive Director, Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health | John Philip Phair Professor of Infectious Diseases Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine & McCormick School of Engineering

Douglas (DJ) Perkins, PhD

HBNU Co-Principal Investigator – University of New Mexico & Director and Professor of Medicine, Center for Global Health Center for Global Health | Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico