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Birbeck named research ambassador

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Gretchen Birbeck, associate professor of neurology and ophthalmology and of epidemiology, was named an ambassador in Research!America’s Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research.

Birbeck becomes one of 51 of the nation’s top global health experts who have joined forces to increase awareness of the need for greater U.S. public and private investment in research to improve global health.

“Our nation’s leaders must understand that increased U.S. investment in global health research will not only help improve health conditions in impoverished countries,” Birbeck said, “it will help prevent the emergence and spread of diseases that can endanger Americans here and abroad.”

The society is named for former U.S. Rep. Paul G. Rogers of Florida, who was known for supporting research to improve health. The society was established by Research!America in 2006 with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.