Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research
Established by Research!America in July 2006, the mission of the Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research is to increase awareness of -- and make the case for greater U.S. investment in --- research to fight diseases that affect the world's poorest nations; this includes child and maternal health, chronic diseases (such as heart disease, diabetes and tobacco-related diseases), HIV/AIDS, infantile diarrhea, intestinal parasites, neglected tropical diseases (such as hookworm, lymphatic filariasis, sleeping sickness, river blindness and trachoma), malaria, malnutrition, obesity and under-nutrition.

# Paul G. Rogers
The Rogers Society was named for the former Florida Congressman and current Research!America chair emeritus, Paul G. Rogers, to honor his contributions to health care policy and advocacy. Rogers served as U.S. Congressman from Florida from 1955 to 1979 and as chair of the House Subcommittee on Health and the Environment from 1971 to 1979.

# Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research 2006-07 Ambassadors
Selected in November 2006, the inaugural class of Ambassadors -- as members of the Society are called -- is composed of 27 global health research experts.  These experts will serve as Society Ambassadors through June 2007.
C. Ross Anthony, PhD
Director of Global Health and Co-Director of the Center for Domestic and International Health Security, RAND
Profile on C. Ross Anthony
Margaret E. Bentley, PhD
Associate Dean for Global Health, Professor of Nutrition, UNC at Chapel Hill School of Public Health
Profile on Margaret E. Bentley
Eric G. Bing, MD, PhD, MPH
Department of Psychiatry, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Profile on Eric G. Bing
Robert Edward Black, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of International Health, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Profile on Robert Edward Black
Michael Cappello, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Microbial Pathogenesis, and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine
Profile on Michael Cappello
Lois K. Cohen, PhD
Consultant, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
Christopher J. Elias MD, MPH
President, PATH
Profile on Christopher Elias
William B. Greenough, III, MD
Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Profile on William Greenough
Richard L. Guerrant, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases; Thomas H. Hunter Professor of International Medicine; Director, Center for Global Health, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Profile on Richard Guerrant
Scott M. Hammer, MD
Harold C. Neu Professor of Medicine; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University
Profile on Scott Hammer
James E. K. Hildreth, PhD, MD
Director, Comprehensive Center for Health Disparities Research in HIV; Professor of Internal Medicine Meharry Medical College
Profile on Jame Hildreth
King Holmes, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Global Health, University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Profile on King Holmes
William Holzemer, RN, PhD
Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs; Director, WHO Collaborating Center, University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing
Profile on Bill Holzemer
Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD
Founding Dean National School of Tropical Health, Baylor College of Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Virology; Director of Sabin Institute
Michael Katz, MD
Senior Vice President for Research and Global Programs, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation; Carpentier Professor, Emeritus, Pediatrics and Professor, Emeritus, Public Health, Columbia University
Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPH
Vice President for Academic Health Affairs, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University
Profile on Jeffrey Koplan
Beverly McElmurry, EdD, RN
Professor and Associate Dean for Global Health Leadership; Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing
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Marjorie Muecke, PhD, RN 
Assistant Dean for Global Health Programs and Adjunct Professor of Nursing,University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
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Christopher J. L. Murray, MD, DPhil
Director, Global Health Initiative, Harvard University; Richard B. Saltonstall Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University School of Public Health
Profile on Christopher Murray
Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Public Health, University of Michigan
Profile on Gilbert Omenn
Nilda P. Peragallo, DrPH, RN
Dean and Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami
Profile on Nilda Peragallo
Les Roberts, PhD, MPH
Program on Forced Migration and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Profile on Les Roberts
Leon E. Rosenberg, MD
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
Princeton University Profile on Leon Rosenberg
Research!America profile on Leon Rosenberg
Thomas G. Streit, CSC, PhD
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Profile on Thomas Streit
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD
Amos Christie Chair in Global Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Profile on Sten Vermund
Kenneth E. Warner, PhD
Dean and Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health
Kenneth Warner Profile on Kenneth Warner
Peter F. Wright, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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# Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research Advisory Council
The Society Advisory Council was selected and established in 2006.  The Advisory Council includes three Nobel Laureates and is chaired by John Edward Porter, former Illinois Congressman and current Research!America board chair.  The Advisory Council selects the Ambassadors from a pool of peer-nominated global health experts.
The Honorable John Edward Porter, Chair
Dennis A. Ausiello, MD
David Baltimore, PhD (Nobel Laureate)
Gunter Blobel, MD, PhD
Barry Bloom, PhD
Ambassador Nancy G. Binker
Roger J. Bulger, MD
Thomas G. Burish, PhD
Gail H. Cassell, PhD
David R. Challoner, MD
Rita R. Colwell, PhD, DSc
Nils Daulaire, MD, MPH
Susan Dentzer
Dominick P. DePaola, DDS, PhD
Harvey V. Fineberg, MD, PhD
Robert S. Galvin, MD
Helene D. Gayle., MD, MPH
Joseph Goldstein, MD (Nobel Laureate)
J. Warren Gorrell, Jr.
Leland Hartwell, PhD (Nobel Laureate)
Martha N. Hill, RN, PhD
John P. Howe, MD
Robert A. Ingram
Donald E. Kennedy, PhD
Gerald T. Keusch, MD
Mathilde Krim, PhD
Richard A. Lerner, MD
Alan I. Leshner, PhD
The Honorable Bob Michel
William Novelli
The Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor 
Herbert Pardes, MD
William A. Peck
William L. Roper, MD, MPD
Isadore Rosenfeld, MD
Allan Rosenfield, MD
Steven A. Schroeder, MD
M. Roy Schwarz, MD
John R. Seffrin, PhD
Harrison C. Spencer, MD, MPH
The Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD
Ciro Sumaya, MD, MPHTM
M. Cass Wheeler
Mary Woolley

# Research!America
Research!America  received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation  to establish the Society and provides advocacy leadership development to Society members. The organization facilitates Ambassadors' engagement in public outreach and advocacy through meetings, speaking engagements and a range of community-level activities to connect with policy makers, opinion leaders, the media and the public nationwide.