Global Health Seed Grant Program awards four DGSOM faculty advancing health research worldwide

Congratulations to the 2026-2027 Global Health Seed Grant Awardees!
By UCLA Health Staff
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The Global Health Seed Program provides essential grant funding to support faculty-led global health research in middle- and low-income countries since 2019. The program, which is a collaborative initiative between the DGSOM Global Health Program and UCLA Health International Services, aims to advance impactful research, strengthen long-term international partnerships and support the development of future global health investigators at both UCLA and partner institutions.

In each funding cycle, the Global Health Seed Grant projects have advanced practical, locally grounded solutions to health challenges worldwide—from HIV prevention, maternal and child health, and tuberculosis care to mental health, cardiac screening, and digital health innovation. These initiatives have spanned Africa, Asia, and Latin America, generating applied evidence and partnerships that inform care delivery and future health system improvements.

The 2026-2027 Global Health Seed Grant Awardees

Congratulations to the recipients of the $50,000 grant this year: Dvora Joseph-Davey, PhD, MPH, for work in Cape Town, South Africa, and Seth D. Judson, MD, MHS, for work in Accra, Ghana. For the $15,000 level, the recipients were Maziar M. Nourian, MD, for work in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Joana M. Bando, MD, for work in Lilongwe, Malawi. 

Headshot of Dvora Joseph-Davey, PhD, MPH

Dvora Joseph-Davey, PhD, MPH

Division of Infectious Diseases, DGSOM

ACT PrEP Pilot: Integrating Aetiological STI Testing (Point-of-Care), Cognitive Behavioural Counselling, and Targeted Partner Engagement to Support PrEP Enrollment and Persistence in Pregnant and Postpartum Women in South Africa

 

Headshot of Seth D. Judson, MD, MHS

Seth D. Judson, MD, MHS

Division of Infectious Diseases, DGSOM

Locating Rural Communities for Targeted Yellow Fever Prevention in Ghana via Remote Sensing

 

Headshot of Maziar M. Nourian, MD

Maziar M. Nourian, MD

Department of Anesthesiology, DGSOM

Impact of Virtual Reality on Perioperative Anxiety Reduction in Children in Resource-Variable Settings

 

Headshot of Joana M. Bando, MD

Joana M. Bando, MD

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, DGSOM

Building Critical Care Capacity at Partners In Hope, Malawi: A Simulation-Based BLS/ACLS Implementation and Competency Study

 

Read more about the Global Health Seed Grant Program.