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 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 2021
Student: Lotanna Ezenekwe (VP&S)
Project: Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Breastfeeding in Armenia
Lotanna Ezenekwe Bio
Student: Amir Hassan (VP&S)
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 (VP&S)
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 (VP&S)
Project: Developing Acute Care and Referral Systems (ACERS)
Wisdom E. Yevudza Bio