Dr. Corey is an expert in virology, immunology and vaccine development. His research has focused on herpes viruses, HIV and other viral infections, particularly those associated with cancer.
Davis will oversee PATH’s annual budget of $305 million, a staff of nearly 1,200, and a portfolio of projects based in PATH offices in 22 countries. He succeeds Dr. Christopher J. Elias, who left PATH to become president of the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
From our inbox: Seattle’s PATH teams up with MERCK for maternal health project. Polyclinic launches clinical research division. Virginia Mason and Wenatchee Medical Center form heart affiliation.
In his new positions, Dr. Christopher Elias will focus on developing integrated health-care delivery of interventions for the developing world.
A malaria vaccine developed by the pharmaceutical company GSK and Seattle’s PATH has been shown to halve the risk of severe malaria in African children.
Several refugees from Bhutan who have resettled in King County in recent years are deaf, adding additional challenges to the struggle of adjusting to life in the U.S.
Cancer’s impact on the developing world goes largely unrecognized and unaddressed, panelists said at a Seattle World Affairs Council event held Wednesday night at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
KPLU will host a panel discussion on Seattle’s global health and development initiatives, moderated by its global health blogger Tom Paulson next Tuesday. Here are the details. Can Seattle Save the World? (Poverty, Health and Chocolate) Seattle is now a leader in global health and the fight against poverty. The Gates Foundation and many other [...]
Seattle is now a leader in global health and the fight against poverty. The Gates Foundation and many other humanitarian groups are located here. Are these organizations succeeding in making the world a better place?
Seattle Times reporters Sandi Doughton and Kristi Heim ask whether Gates Foundation’s funding of journalists–to the tune of $50 million to date–is tainting media coverage of global health issues. KPLU’s global health blogger Tom Paulson has been asking the same questions.
Bill Gates appeared on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show to promote his foundation’s initiative to eradicate polio in India, Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan in the next year.
Global health news stories tend to focus on misery and suffering. But are we getting the real story? With humor and brilliant animations, statistician Hans Rosling shows that the numbers paint a far brighter picture.
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