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Carolina Public Health Solutions
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GILLINGS SCHOOL OF GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
170 Rosenau Hall | CB 7400 | 135 Dauer Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400 | 919.966.3215
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Gillings Innovation Labs (GILs)

Tackling tough public health concerns across North Carolina and around the world 

Funded GILs selected among dozens of proposals submitted 
The GILs were established in 2007.  Each innovation lab will engage in one or more of these areas: high-impact research, demonstration projects, and teaching practices which anticipate future public health challenges and accelerate sustainable solutions in North Carolina and around the world.  

Removing Nitrogen, Recovering Energy from Hog Waste
Managing swine waste is crucial for protecting air and water in NC
Mike Aitken, PhD, Principal Investigator

Linking Local, Sustainable Farming and Health
Can "eating local" address obesity, environment and economic viability?
Alice Ammerman, DrPH, Principal Investigator 

Defeating Respiratory Disease in Children
The search for an affordable, multi-valent and stable vaccine
Ralph Baric, PhD, Principal Investigator

Designing and Conducting Clinical Trials
Getting safe, effective therapies to market with speed and precision
Joseph Ibrahim, PhD, Principal Investigator

Innovative Statistical Approach to Genetic Association
Untangling the relationship between genomics and disease
Danyu Lin, PhD, and Fred Wright, PhD, Principal Investigators

Mapping Tropical Disease:  A Most Critical First Step
Laboratory for molecular surveillance of tropical diseases opens in the Congo
Steve Meshnick, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator

Caring for the Mentally Ill in North Carolina
A local challenge becomes research prototype
Joseph Morrissey, PhD, Principal Investigator

Managing Disease Through Linking Data
Hospital and ambulance services may provide the missing link
David Richardson, PhD, Principal Investigator

Carolina Global Water Partnership Tests Waters
Business + Public Health = more water filters in more houses
Mark Sobsey, PhD, Principal Investigator

Water-testing for Contamination Goes Portable
Detecting infectious disease at its source may save millions of lives
Mark Sobsey, PhD, Principal Investigator

Getting Safe, Effective Drugs to Those Who Need Them
Pharmacoepidemiology evaluates drug benefits and harms
Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, Principal Investigator 

 

Technology to Improve Understanding of Arsenic
Some drinking water is shockingly high in contamination
Miroslav Styblo, PhD, Principal Investigator

Identifying Harmful Pollutants in City Air
Worst pollutants often fly under the radar
William Vizuete, PhD, Principal Investigator

A Seamless Accessible 21st Century Global Classroom
Tapping into the learning styles of the "Millenials" can benefit public health education
William Zelman, PhD, Principal Investigator

 
Last updated October 26, 2009
 
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