More than a dozen faculty and students will represent Duke Global Health Institute at the North Carolina Global Health Alliance’s Annual Conference slated for Oct. 22. The event, in Raleigh, will be held at the McKimmon Center on North Carolina State University’s campus.
This year’s conference theme is “Bridging North Carolina with the World.” DGHI Director Chris Beyrer, M.D., will serve as a moderator for the plenary panel on “Opportunities to Bridge North Carolina with the World.” Faculty and staff will participate in session talks while undergraduate and Master of Science in Global Health students will present posters based on their current research. See below for this year’s attendees from DGHI and click here for the NCGHA agenda.
Sessions
- Solomon Ayehu, M.D., research assistant at Duke Global Health Institute, will be a part of “North Carolina Leadership for Global Impact.”
- Mercedes Bravo, Ph. D, assistant research professor of global health and population health sciences, will be a part of “Addressing Global Health Priorities in North Carolina Communities.”
- Tra Tran MS’19, a research coordinator with Refugee Community Partnership, will be a part of “Conflict to Community: The Continuum of Healthcare Provision from Displacement to Resettlement.”
Poster Presenters
Undergraduate
- Madeline Morrison
- Grace Muriithi
- Chidimma Umerah
- Rohan Gupta
- Pratikchhya Rimal
- Akhilesh Shivaramakrishnan
- Alek Mishra
- Seth Liyanapathirana
- Elena Granowsky
- Hishi Ulak
Graduate (Master of Science in Global Health)
- Ashita Nazareth, second year
- Paul Ngangula, second year
- Ryan Parker, second year
Alumni
- Ei Ei Swe, who graduated from the MS-GH program in 2023
