Harvard School of Public Health

John Godleski, MDDept of Environmental Health

Harvard School of Public Health

• Mission: To advance the public’s Health through learning, discovery, and communication.

Harvard School of Public Health

• The School produces knowledge through research.• Disseminates knowledge through higher

education.• Translates knowledge into evidence

communicated to the public, policy makers, and practicioners to advance the health of populations throughout the world.

Harvard School of Public Health• Dean – Julio Frenk MD, MPH, PhD

• Departments:BiostatisticsEnvironmental HealthEpidemiologyGenetics & Complex DiseasesGlobal Health and Population

Health Policy and Management Immunology and Infectious Disease Nutrition Social and Behavioral Sciences

HSPH – Brazilian Programs

• Global Health and Population/Immunology Infectious Disease – Marcia Castro, Mary Wilson, John David & Santa Casa Med School

• Environmental Health – John Godleski with 6 other faculty mentors in Molecular and Integrated Physiological Science Program & Faculty of Medicine University of Sao Paulo (FMUSP) led by Paulo Saldiva and Others…

Dept. of Environmental HealthBrazilian Program

• Medical students from FMUSP spend 1 year doing research in laboratories at HSPH.

• Term is January to December• Students take a research tutorial class with Dr. Godleski, attend

seminars, and complete a laboratory research project with a faculty mentor.

• Current faculty mentors in MIPs include: John Godleski, Joseph Brain, Les Kobzik, Bernardo Lemos, Stephanie Shore, Richard Verrier;

• Current distribution -- 1-3 Students per lab.• Other Faculty members listed as willing mentors for these students:

Jeff Fredberg, Dan Tschumperlin

Dept. of Environmental HealthBrazilian Program Funding

• Program began in 2005, with students who had the resources to take a year off and study abroad – 3 students, then numbers increased…

• In 2008, 10 students, but all did not have resources, so funding was developed – Lemann Foundation, Santander Bank, and others DRCLAS Brazilian Office

• 2009-2012 full support by philanthropy – a model for Science without Borders.

• 2013– Students supported directly by Science without Borders – Philanthropic support promised if needed.

• 2014 and beyond– Support from Science without Borders-Harvard University agreement

Dept. of Environmental Health Brazilian Program

• Program Alumni spread the word of their experience and the success of the program

• 2009-2012 – 10 students per year more mentors recruited

• For 2012 --- 35 Applicants – Screened and selected by Program alumni and FMUSP faculty, 10 selected

• For 2013 -- 60 Applicants – Screened by alumni committee and FMUSP faculty, 20 interviewed by HSPH faculty, 10 selected. Supported by Science without Borders!

Dept. of Environmental Health Brazilian Program

• 7 years -- More than 50 students• 28 publications – 5 first author – many more in the pipeline• Multiple poster presentations at local, national, and international

meetings.• Students write reports on total experience at 6 months, final

written scientific report at end of year from each student.– All are available from the last 4 years

• All must present their work in Department Seminar Series.• Vibrant, active alumni program in Brazil connect to DRCLAS

– Seminars in Brazil on cutting edge research– Networking potential students– Reviewing applicants– Return visits to Boston– Annual meetings when Harvard Faculty visit Brazil