Varmus Global Scholars Fund
Through the generosity of Harold Varmus, M.D. (P&S ’66), Nobel Prize recipient, and his wife, Ms. Constance Casey, Columbia established the endowed Harold Varmus, M.D. P&S ’66 Global Scholars Fund in 2019.
The Fund provides stipends for exceptional Columbia medical students wishing to travel and pursue a transformative experience through global and population health research projects for eight weeks to a year.
As do all selected Global Pop fellows, Varmus Global Scholars receive a stipend to support living, travel and research expenses.
Global Pop aims at organizing a yearly meeting between the Varmus Global Scholars, Dr. Varmus and Ms. Casey, where research projects are discussed.
The application to the Varmus Global Scholars program is included as part of our standard Global Pop summer application document.
Varmus Global Scholars 2023
Student: Anne Berhe
Project: Outcome and Diagnosis of HIV-associated Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Anne Berhe's Bio
Student: Nadia Goldberg
Project: Evaluating Clinician Responses to Treatment Failure in Patients Living with HIV in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Nadia Goldberg's Bio
Student: Julian Maldonado
Project: Exploration of Systemic Determinants of In-Hospital Mortality due to Acute Myocardial Infarction in Mexico
Julian Maldonado's Bio
Student: Madhav Nekkar
Project: Fecal Immunohistochemistry Testing for Early Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis in South Africa
Madhav Nekkar's Bio
Student: Nivedita Ravi
Project: Analysis of Pediatric Vision Screening Data: Incidence, Predictors, and Barriers to Eye Care in Pwani Region, Tanzania
Nivedita Ravi's Bio
Varmus Global Scholars 2022
Student: Temitope Akinade
Project: An Integrated Care Model for Women Experiencing Violence: Observational Study of La Maison des Femmes in Saint-Denis, France
Student: Sofia Ali
Project: An Integrated Care Model for Women Experiencing Violence: Observational Study of La Maison des Femmes in Saint-Denis, France
Student: Jacob Dubner
Project: The Association of HIV and Other Risk Factors with Triple Negative Breast Cancer in South African Women
Student: Olufemi Olatidoye
Project: Developing Acute Care and Emergency Referral Systems (ACERS)
Student: Gabrielle Wimer
Project: Evaluating the feasibility of a group psychosocial intervention for migrant and host community women in Ecuador and Panamá: A multi-site feasibility cluster trial
Varmus Global Scholars 2021
Student: Lotanna Ezenekwe
Project: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding in Armenia
Lotanna Ezenekwe Bio
Student: Amir Hassan
Project: Developing Acute Care and Referral Systems (ACERS)
Amir Hassan Bio
Student: Alicia Li
Project: Daily COVID-19 Self-Testing with a Lateral Flow Antigen Test (CoV-SCAN): an Acceptability Study
Alicia Li Bio
Student: Karl Reis
Project: Developing Acute Care and Referral Systems (ACERS)
Karl Reis Bio
Student: Jackson Roberts
Project: Evaluation of Quantitative Ultrasonography versus Dual X-ray Absorptiometry for Bone Status Monitoring in South African Children Living with HIV
Jackson Roberts Bio
Student: Helen Woolcock (VP&S)
Project: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding in Armenia
Helen Woolcock Bio
Student: Wisdom Elorm Yevudza
Project: Developing Acute Care and Referral Systems (ACERS)
Wisdom E. Yevudza Bio