“Perspectives in Global Health Research and Careers from the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health”

Dr. Peter Kilmarx is deputy director of the Fogarty International Center and an expert on infectious disease research and HIV/ AIDS prevention. During his tenure at Fogarty he has led analysis of NIH global health activities, built coalitions with high-level NIH and external stakeholders, and represented the Center and NIH in national and international forums.

He co-leads an initiative to transform African health professional education and research as well as the African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI), which brings African postdoctoral fellows to NIH.