Fwd: RSTMH members newsletter | International Women’s Day, Early Career Grants and RSTMH events

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Subject: RSTMH members newsletter | International Women’s Day, Early Career Grants and RSTMH events
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8 March 2024 Dear Dr Awais, Welcome to the RSTMH member newsletter. Happy International Women’s Day to all our members and Fellows. This day is marked globally every year to celebrate the achievements of women, raise awareness of discrimination and to call for action to accelerate gender parity. To recognise this day, we have included in this newsletter a blog from Dr Wendy Harrison, our co-President Elect, sharing her own reflections on the day. We also have included a recording of our International Women’s Day panel discussion, which took place yesterday, as well as a write-up of some of the advice given during the discussion. Elsewhere, we announce an exciting new speaker for our Liverpool Research in Progress event, taking place next month, as launch an online event to mark World Chagas Day. Finally, please don’t miss the chance to apply for an RSTMH Medal or Award. More information is available on this below.

International Women's Day 2024

To mark International Women's Day, which is celebrated today 8 March 2024, we ran an online panel discussion, which focused on the theme of the day – ‘Inspiring Inclusion’. The panel included leading female experts in global health and tropical medicine from the RSTMH Board of Trustees. The event was recorded and is available to watch in our Members Area.   Watch the recording

Advice for the next generation   During the discussion, each of the panel offered their own advice for the next generation of global health experts, who are starting out in their careers today. We have summarised their answers.   Read their advice here

Dr Wendy Harrison: Reflections from a female leader in health     Dr Wendy Harrison, RSTMH co-President Elect and CEO of Unlimit Health, reflects on her experiences as a women in global health and gives some insights for future female leaders.    Read the blog

RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme

The RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme provides grants every year to those early in their career, from anywhere in the world, to carry out their first piece of research into tropical medicine or global health. Apply for an Early Career Grant before 22 April 2024 at 12pm (BST)   Find out more

Member guidance webinar   We are excited to announce a member-only guidance session on applying for an RSTMH 2024 Early Career Grant, which will be taking place at 11:00-12:30 GMT, Wednesday 20 March 2024.   We will be joined by a panel of experienced researchers, who will provide guidance on what makes a strong and impactful grant application. This is an opportunity to hear from experts about how to ensure your application is as good as it can be.   Register now

RSTMH Volunteers

Meet our new Global Assessors   We are delighted to introduce our new Global Assessors Dr Ahmed Omotayo, Dr Aristide Munvera Mfifen and Cheshta Sharma. Dr Aristide Munvera Mfifen (pictured left), Cameroon, is a PhD holder in Organic Chemistry specializing in natural products and also certified in intellectual property law. Dr Ahmed Omotayo (pictured centre), Nigeria, is a public health entomologist with over six years of research and academic experience. Dr Cheshta Sharma (pictured right) earned her Doctorate in Medical Microbiology from the University of Delhi, India in 2018.   Our Global Assessors

Meet our new Student Ambassadors   We are excited to introduce our new Student Ambassadors: Dr Akshatha Ravindra, Alain landry Kubong Nguepnkep and Shrikant Vichare. Dr Akshatha Ravindra (pictured left) is an Infectious Diseases fellow at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jodhpur, India. Alain landry Kubong Nguepnkep (pictured centre) is a Doctor PhD candidate in Chemical Pathology in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, in the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea. Shrikant Vichare (pictured right) is a postgraduate student of the Laurea Magistralis in Molecular Biology and Genetics, at the Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani ", Università di Pavia, Italy. Acting as a voice for their fellow students, Student Ambassadors are indispensable in raising awareness of RSTMH throughout their institutions and beyond. They are the instrumental link between students, institutions and RSTMH and make the most valuable contribution to assisting us in achieving our vision and mission. We look forward to supporting them throughout their roles and want to thank them for helping us make a difference.   Our Student Ambassadors

Meetings and Events

RSTMH Annual Meeting 2024: Change in date   Due to unforeseen circumstances we need to change the date of the 2024 RSTMH Annual Meeting from the 3-4 October to the 10-11 October 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and hope to see you there. Tickets will be on sale in the coming weeks.   Find out more

World Chagas Day: Necessity for early diagnosis and lifelong follow-up   Online event On Thursday 11 April 2024, 1-2:30pm BST, RSTMH will be hosting a webinar to celebrate World Chagas Day. The focus would be around the theme: necessity for early diagnosis and lifelong follow-up of people affected by the disease. This webinar will feature a panel discussion from leading experts in the field of Chagas, Chaired by Dr María Jesús Pinazo, physician, senior specialist in Internal Medicine and Head of Chagas in DNDi. Panellists include: Pedro Albajar Viñas, Head of the World Health Organization Programme on Control of Chagas Disease Jaime Altcheh, Head of the Parasitology Department at the Children's Hospital of Buenos Aires and is the Vice Director of the Multidisciplinary Institute for Pediatric Research (IMIPP) CONICET-GCBA. Dr Silvia Gold, President of the Mundo Sano Foundation. Dr Monica Quijano, Global Business Director Chagas and Leish, Global Health, Novartis   Find out more

Research in Progress Liverpool: Keynote speaker announced In-person event We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for the in-person RSTMH Research in Progress meeting on Thursday 4 April 2024, in Liverpool, UK. Dr Natalie Roberts (pictured left), Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF UK) will be speaking on MSF and humanitarian health. The first Liverpool Research in Progress meeting is being delivered as a partnership between RSTMH and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and will take place in the Nuffield Lecture Theatre, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK. Our Research in Progress events are designed specifically for early career investigators to present their unpublished research to peers and senior experts in all fields of tropical medicine and global health. Attendees will also have the opportunity to take part in guidance sessions throughout the day. Find out more

World Leprosy Day: 'Ending Stigma, Embracing Dignity'   Event recording For World Leprosy Day 2024, we ran a webinar on the day’s theme of ‘Ending Stigma and embracing Dignity’. It featured a panel discussion from leading experts in the field of leprosy, chaired by Dr Saba Lambert, Leprosy Clinician at ALERT Hospital, Ethiopia, and Clinical Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).   Watch the event recording in the Members Area now

Upcoming RSTMH events RSTMH event - RSTMH Early Career Grants programme: Member guidance webinar, Online, 20 March 2024 RSTMH event - World TB Day: Highlights from the RSTMH Journals’, Online, 21 March 2024 RSTMH event - Research in Progress Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 4 April 2024 RSTMH event - World Chagas Day: Necessity for early diagnosis and lifelong follow-up, Online, 11 April 2024 RSTMH event - RSTMH George Macdonald Medal talk: Professor Arjen M. Dondorp, Online, 18 April 2024 RSTMH event - Research in Progress London, London, UK, 5 December 2024

Upcoming partner events Mycology 2024, London, UK, 15-16 March 2024 Immunosuppression for the General and Acute Physician, London, UK or online, 22 March 2024 British Society for Parasitology Spring Meeting, Liverpool, UK, 2 - 5 April 2024 21st International Congress for Tropical Medicine & Malaria (ICTMM 2024), Sarawak, Malaysia, 19-23 September 2024 Annual NNN Conference 2024, Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia and Virtual, 1-3 October 2024 2024 ASTMH Annual Meeting, New Orleans, USA, 13 - 17 November 2024 The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2024), Nagasaki, Japan, 18-22 November 2024

Medals and Awards

A number of our RSTMH Medals and Awards are currently open for nomination or are opening shortly. Find more information below. Sir Rickard Christophers Medal – now open, deadline 10 March 2024 at 17:00 BST Chalmers Medal – now open, deadline 22 March 2024 at 17:00 Emerging Leaders Award – opening 11 March 2024, deadline 19 April 2024 at 17:00 Donald Mackay Medal - opening 11 March 2024, deadline 19 April 2024 at 17:00   Find out more

DHSC: NERVTAG Chair Vacancy

The Department of Health and Social Care in the UK is looking to appoint a new chair for the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Group (NERVTAG). This is an essential expert committee in the national response to infections outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics. This is a three-year voluntary appointment, suitable for applicants with prior experience of committee membership and with expertise in a specialty relevant to NERVTAG’s work. The closing date is midday Tuesday 12 March 2024.   Find out more

Journals

Call for papers: Two exciting Special Issues