Egon Ozer, MD, PhD, leads the Center for Pathogen Genomics and Microbial Evolution at the Havey Institute for Global Health and is helping researchers at Northwestern University and around the world use genome sequencing to track emerging diseases and prepare for infectious threats. In this episode he talks about his career in global health and the cutting edge research his team is leading in Chicago, Pakistan, Peru, Bolivia, Nigeria and beyond.

From his early days as a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin to leading the world's first clinical trial of an mRNA-based malaria vaccine, Matthew Laurens, MD, MPH's, career journey in global health highlights how a passion for service can lead to transformative global impact.

Creating an international research team, virtually, is a new path for many in global health and Carolina Hurtado Montoya, MD, PhD, is leading this charge in Latin America through long COVID research. In this episode, she details her career path in global health and the virtual partnership with Northwestern Medicine scientists, which has led to the first study in Colombia and Latin America to analyze persistent neurological symptoms, cognitive function and quality of life in Long COVID patients.

This episode was first released in June, 2024.

Northwestern Medicine primary care physician Robert J. Havey, MD, has always been motivated by patient relationships. As he advanced in his career, these relationships shaped his approach to the future of global health. As both the namesake of the recently endowed Havey Institute for Global Health and deputy director for the Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care, Havey shares insight on ensuring the longevity of global health efforts for generations to come.

Patrick Mbullo Owuor, PhD, a pioneering anthropologist and public health leader, discusses his community-driven solutions to global health challenges in Kenya and beyond. He shares how local action and research are making an impact on HIV, water insecurity and more.

From his childhood in Chile, to years working for Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) supporting sustainable healthcare in West and Central Africa, Dr. Luis Pizarro has spent a lifetime thinking about the intersection of healthcare, equity and social justice. In this episode, Dr. Pizarro discusses his clinical roots and his current leadership role at Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), and how his years of experience on the ground inform his understanding of the future of global health.

The new Center for Global Pediatric Health, an initiative between the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, is building a global community committed to improving the health of children worldwide. In this episode, Drs. Colleen Fant and Sahera Dirajlal-Fargo, co-directors of the new center, discuss their goals for the center, their own journeys in global pediatric health as well as emerging trends and challenges in pediatric care worldwide.

In this episode, John A. Rogers, PhD, a pioneering material scientist and founder of stretchable bioelectronics, discusses his career and groundbreaking work on wireless health monitoring systems, which are now being used in low-and-middle income countries to improve maternal and fetal health and surgical recovery.