Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

**Welcome to the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine, on the campus of the nation’s first public university.** The Institute is an engine for global innovation and pan-university collaboration, with a long and storied history of advancing global health. We catalyze a virtuous cycle that promotes discovery, education and training, and creates new avenues for translating research into impact by advancing health policy and practice. Our mission is to harness the full resources of the university and its partners to solve global health problems, reduce the burden of disease, and cultivate the next generation of global health leaders. We engage in global health reciprocal innovation, meaning that our work improves the delivery of healthcare both abroad and close to home, generating mutual benefit from both sides. Within our UNC campus community, the Institute is known as a *platform* for global research, as well as a gateway to global health education and training. If you are an early career investigator, you will benefit from decades of deep grant making experience and global regulatory management at the Institute, to support you from concept to closeout, and everything in between. If you are seeking research training, you will find a variety of continually funded fellowship programs, led by faculty committed to providing transformative experiences for your professional and personal growth. If you are a medical student or resident, you’ll find unique pathways to experiential learning through our Office of Global Health and Education. For many, these experiences are catalysts for long careers in global health.