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GFBR fellowships – applications now open!

Applications are now open for the GFBR Fellowships on the theme ‘ethics of alternative clinical trial designs and methods in LMIC research’. Find out details of what Fellowships are available and how to apply here. An up-to-date list of potential fellowship hosts is available from the GFBR secretariat. The deadline for applications is 22 January

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GFBR 2017 takes place next week! Follow the events on Twitter

Next week the GFBR will convene two meetings in Bangkok, Thailand. The main meeting will be on the theme the ‘ethics of alternative clinical trial designs and methods in LMIC research’. This two day meeting will be followed by a satellite on the ‘ethics of research with refugee and migrant populationsā€™, which the GFBR has

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Fellowship publication

Congratulation to GFBR fellow Derrick Aarons on the publication of his paper ā€˜Research in epidemic and emergency situations: A model for collaboration and expediting ethics review in two Caribbean countriesā€™ in Developing World Bioethics. Derrick was awarded his fellowship after the 2015 GFBR meeting on ā€˜emerging epidemic infections and experimental medical treatmentsā€™. His project involved

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GFBR award – nominations now open

The annual GFBR award recognises an individualā€™s significant contribution to progress in international research ethics. If you know someone who has demonstrated their long-term commitment to research ethics, contributes to the field globally, not just locally and has influenced change in guidelines and/or regulation, weā€™d love to hear from you! Nomination should be made using

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GFBR fellowships 2016/2017 awarded!

We are pleased to announce that the second round of GFBR Fellowships have been awarded. Following a competitive process, the recipients of GFBR Fellowships for 2016-17 are: Dr Ricardo Palacios – Instituto Butantan, Brasil – ā€œDevelopment of reference documents to incorporate pregnant women in vaccine clinical development plansā€ Dr Irene Melamed – Latin American School

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Call now open for GFBR 2017

The GFBR will hold a two-day meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on 28-29 November 2017 on the theme of: ā€œthe ethics of alternative clinical trial designs and methods in low- and middle- income country researchā€. Alternative clinical trial designs and methods are increasingly being used in place of the conventional randomised controlled clinical trial (RCT) in

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GFBR 2016 presentations now available

The GFBR convened in Buenos Aires, Argentina in November 2016, to explore the ā€œethics of research in pregnancyā€. With experts in bioethics, obstetrics and gynecology, epidemiology, public policy and clinical research from over 40 countries, the meeting used case study presentations and first hand experiences as the basis for discussion, covering both communicable and non-communicable

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GFBR fellowships – applications now open!

Applications are now open for the GFBR Fellowships on the theme ‘ethics of research in pregnancy’. Find out details of what Fellowships are available and how to apply here.

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Two weeks to GFBR 2016! Follow the event on Twitter

On 3-4 November the GFBR will convene a meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the “Ethics of Research in Pregnancy”. Follow the hashtag #gfbr2016 for updates and we’ll be live-tweeting the event!

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GFBR Fellowships Awarded!

We are pleased to announce that the first round of GFBR Fellowships have been awarded. Following a competitive process, the recipients of GFBR Fellowships for 2015-16 are: Dr Derrick Aarons – The Caribbean Public Health Agency – for a project entitled “Ethics oversight of research on emerging epidemic infections and experimental medical treatments.” Dr Julio

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