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Needing a LIKE for the sake ofGlobal Health | The "Germ Guy" Blog: Confessions of a Mercurial Microbiologist
Who is Involved?
There are many organizations committed to improving global health through funding. In the U.S., there are the
Gates Foundation and
USAID. In Canada,
Grand Challenges Canada has become a leader in these types of grants. This year, Grand Challenges Canada is putting up money to support “
Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health.” This is a unique opportunity for those who are up and coming to the global health stage to acquire funding to bring their ingenious ideas to life.
One of these up and comers is a colleague and friend with whom I’ve worked and continue to develop grants and technology. Her name is
Dr. Maria DeRosa, at Carleton University in Ottawa and she is indeed becoming a leader in the scientific world and one who I truly believe can change the landscape of global germ health.
She is without a doubt a Rising Star.
Maria is using
nanotechnology to find ways to improve and save lives. She’s already talked about how
nanotechnology can help feed the world and she’s won several awards including the prestigious
John Charles Polanyi award for chemistry. The way she’s going, I’m sure she’s destined to be in the hunt for the
Nobel Prize.
For this grant, Maria has developed a model to diagnose
tuberculosis infection in remote areas of the world, starting in Senegal in Africa.
To make this project easy to understand, she has made a video to show how her research will be used and how she will improve global health. Perhaps more interestingly, she’s used a rather unique way to help viewers understand how her research works.
Click on the above link to find out how you can help!
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