Fogarty Fellows Gather for LAUNCH

NIH’s Fogarty International Center welcomed its trainees from across the U.S. and the world in July. The group gathered at a hotel near NIH’s campus in Bethesda for a weeklong orientation of Fogarty’s Launching Future Leaders in Global Health (LAUNCH) Research Training Program.

LAUNCH supports one-year mentored research training opportunities for U.S. and international scholars at biomedical research institutions and established project sites in low- and middle-income countries.

The orientation included workshops, presentations, lectures and panel discussions featuring global health leaders and experts as well as NIH leadership, including NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. This year’s trainees are supported by 24 NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices.