{"id":17076,"date":"2024-01-26T12:08:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T20:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/?p=17076"},"modified":"2026-04-03T01:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:09:47","slug":"announcing-the-2023-2024-uw-rising-star-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/globalwach\/2024\/01\/26\/announcing-the-2023-2024-uw-rising-star-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing the 2023-2024 UW Rising Star Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Global WACh and\u00a0Enterics for Global Health (EFGH)\u00a0Shigella surveillance study (housed within the center) are pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2023-2024\u00a0Rising Star Award cycle. \u00a0A goal of the award program was to\u00a0identify highly talented junior investigators from institutions in low-middle income countries (LMIC) who are committed to a career in research in\u00a0woman, adolescent, and child health broadly, and\u00a0in pediatric enteric and diarrheal disease.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the award program and previous recipients, visit our informational webpages on the\u00a0Global WACh<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0EFGH study<\/a>\u00a0sites.\u00a0Meet our Rising Stars!<\/p>\n

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Naveed Ahmed, MSc<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Aga Khan University<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Title:<\/strong> An introduction of vaccine in routine immunization program Pakistan using case study of Shigella vaccine \u2013 A stakeholder analysis<\/p>\n

Naveed Ahmed is a Research Manager at the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. He earned his MSc in Health Policy and Management and completed a trauma and injury fellowship under the Johns Hopkins-Pakistan Fogarty International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training (ICTIRT) program in 2015.<\/p>\n

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Jane Juma, MCHD<\/h4>\n

Center for Vaccine Development – Mali<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Gastrointestinal microbiome profiles associated with shigellosis in children<\/p>\n

Jane Juma is a Microbiologist at the Center for Vaccine Development in Mali. She holds a master\u2019s degree in Community Health and Development from Greats Lake University of Kisumu, Kenya and diplomas in Medical Biotechnology and Medical Laboratory Sciences from the Kenya Technical University of Nairobi in Kenya.<\/p>\n

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Maureen Ndalama, MSc<\/h4>\n

Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Title:<\/strong> Understanding the knowledge, decision making and healthcare seeking behaviors of caregivers under 5 children with diarrhea in urban Blantyre, Malawi<\/p>\n

Maureen Ndalama is a Clinical Trial Pharmacist at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Program. She earned a master\u2019s degree in Clinical Trials at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Rafiuk Cosmos Yakubu, MBChB<\/h4>\n

Tamale Teaching Hospital and the University for Development Studies, School of Medicine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Title<\/strong>: Association of Inhaled-Substance Use and Respiratory Problems in Adolescents in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana<\/p>\n

Dr. Yakubu is a Senior Paediatrician Specialist and Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at the University for Development Studies, School of Medicine in Tamale, Ghana. He specializes in caring for children with asthma and founded an asthma clinic at the Tamale Teaching Hospital that aims to provide internationally recommended care from diagnosis to management and also promote teaching and research in child health.<\/p>\n

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The Global WACh and\u00a0Enterics for Global Health (EFGH)\u00a0Shigella surveillance study (housed within the center) are pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2023-2024\u00a0Rising Star Award cycle. \u00a0A goal of the award program was to\u00a0identify highly talented junior investigators from institutions in low-middle income countries (LMIC) who are committed to a career in research in\u00a0woman,…<\/p>\n

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