EcoHealthNet is a program for US and international graduate students who are interested in infectious disease research. EcoHealthNet is comprised of 2 parts: an annual workshop and a research exchange program. Workshop participants will receive high-level training from experts on topics such as mathematical modeling and spatial analysis, field and laboratory techniques for disease ecology studies, the economic costs of emerging diseases, and epidemiology and ecology. Under the mentorship of an expert in the field, research exchange students will conduct 2 to 3-month research projects on high-profile, well-funded US-based and international research projects, ranging from Nipah virus surveillance in Bangladesh to developing primers for avian influenza viruses in China to wildlife surveillance in Brazil to White Nose Syndrome in the United States.
Information and Applications for 2012 The 2012 workshop, jointly hosted by the National Wildlife Health Center, University of Wisconsin, and University of Minnesota, will be held in early June 2012 in Madison, WI, USA. The theme of the EcoHealthNet 2012 Workshop is Epidemiology and Outbreak Investigation. Accepted applicants will participate in a 5-day workshop, with travel and accommodations included. More details about the workshop may be found at our webpage (see below for URL). For descriptions of the 2012 research exchange projects, please visit our webpage to download the project descriptions PDF. All accepted applicants will receive funding support as part of EcoHealthNet, but are highly encouraged to seek external supplemental funding. For more information and to submit an application, check our webpage: http://www.ecohealthalliance.org/health/29-ecohealthnet Or email us: [email protected] The online application for the 2012 program will be open from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2011 at 11:59 PM EST. The application process will require the following: 1. Curriculum Vitae 2. Statement of Interest (1 page maximum) describing: a. What are your academic and professional goals? b. Why are you interested in infectious disease research? c. Discuss how you would benefit from each program (workshop, research exchange, or both) and what you hope to gain from the experience. If applicable, discuss specific research exchange projects that you are interested in (refer to the project descriptions PDF). 3. Letter of recommendation from a faculty member (separate online form) 4. Transcript (optional, unofficial version is acceptable) Thanks for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you! EcoHealthNet is made possible through a partnership among EcoHealth Alliance, the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment at the University of Wisconsin, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, the Tufts Center for Conservation Medicine at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, USGS, National Wildlife Health Center, DIVERSITAS ecoHEALTH, the International Association of Ecology and Health (IAEH), the University of Minnesota’s Ecosystem Health initiative, the CoHab initiative, the Smithsonian-Mason Global Conservation Studies Program and a number of other partners. Support for EcoHealthNet is provided by a National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network Grant awarded to EcoHealth Alliance. Chia-Yi Hou, MA Program Assistant [email protected] EcoHealth Alliance 460 West 34th Street – 17th floor New York, NY 10001 1.212.380.4486 (direct) 1.212.380.4465 (fax) www.ecohealthalliance.org EcoHealth Alliance empowers local conservation scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystem and human health.
