Results of Competition

Results of Competition: Research Training Grants in Public Health 2001

The Research Coordination Program of the Pan American Health Organization takes pleasure in announcing the results of the competition for Research Training Grants in Public Health.

The approved projects are the following:

1- Emergencia en Argentina en Síndromes Neurológicos Asociados a los Retrovirus HTLV-I y HTLV-II: Caracterización Molecular de las Variantes Virales Prevalentes, Riesgo de Infección e Impacto Sanitario Regional.(*)
Sandra Verónica Gallego
Laboratorio de Virus Linfotrópicos Humanos - Instituto de Virología Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
(Argentina)
2- Evaluación de los Efectos Iniciales de un Programa de Prevención Temprana de Comportamientos Agresivos y Consumo de Sustancias Sicoactivas en Medellín, Colombia: Estudio de Seguimiento Cuasiexperimental en Escuelas y Guarderías Infantiles. (*)
Luis Fernando Duque Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, Universidad de Antioquía
(Colombia)

We wish to thank all the researchers who participated in the competition and to extend our congratulations to the winners.

Alberto Pellegrini


Research Coordinator


Division of Health and Human Development


Secretariat, Internal Advisory Committee on Health Research (IACHR)

(*)Final approval for project 2 is contingent upon compliance with the recommendations of the PAHO Internal Advisory Committee on Health Research (IACHR) to be forwarded. Both projects are upon review and approval by the PAHO Ethical Review Committee (PAHOERC).