May 3, 2018

You’re invited to Global WACh’s annual end-of-year celebration!

THURSDAY, MAY 17TH 
4 – 6 PM
University of Washington Husky Union Building Lyceum
4001 Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Kindly RSVP your attendance: https://goo.gl/forms/w6c26tU9S4HJ1kri2 

Join us in celebrating our achievements this year in research, training, and service!  Dr. Amita Gupta, MD, MHS of Johns Hopkins University will present the keynote address for our exciting one-hour program featuring speakers leading in the field of preventing mother-to-child pathogenic transmission.  Following the program, come network with Global WACh researchers and community members at our reception and poster session.  We are pleased to feature capstone projects of graduating students from the Global WACh Certificate Program.  Light refreshments will be served.

Welcome Address

Dr. Grace John-Stewart, MD, PhD, MPH
Director, Global WACh
Professor, UW Epidemiology, Global Health, Medicine, and Pediatrics

 

 

Keynote: Inclusion of pregnant women in therapeutic trials for prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Why it really matters!

Dr. Amita Gupta, MD, MHS
Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Clinical Global Health Education
Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Division

 

Caregivers as a potential source for Cryptosprodium infection in Kenyan children

Dr. Patricia Pavlinac, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor, UW Global Health

 

 

Preventing HIV acquisition among mothers during pregnancy

Dr. Jillian Pintye, PhD, RN, MPH
Senior Fellow, UW Global Health

 

 

Herpesviruses and HIV-infection in women and their children: Emerging opportunities for intervention

Dr. Jennifer Slyker, PhD, MS
Assistant Professor, UW Global Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor, UW Epidemiology

 

 

An exoskeleton to improve walking in children with neuromuscular disorders

Jessica Zistatsis, ME
Graduate Researcher, UW Steele Ability & Innovation Lab

 

 

 

Planning to drive to the event?  Parking is available in  Pedelford Garage, which is conveniently located near the Husky Union Building (HUB).