Newton001 - A collaboration Brazil UK on e health preparing a virtual cohort of 80 million Brazilians

2014年，LSHTM、巴伊亚联邦大学和FIOCRUZ签署了谅解备忘录；2014年，UFBA和FIOCRUZ代表团访问了LSHTM。Mauricio Barreto（巴西PI）拥有LSHTM博士学位，另有3名LSHTM博士在ISC担任学术职位；ISC的3名学生是LSHTM的分班或全日制在读博士生。毛里西奥于2013年成为LSHTM的“希斯·克拉克讲师”，目前担任该学院的荣誉教授。劳拉·罗德里格斯（Laura Rodrigues），英国联合负责人，ISC无国界科学客座教授（“PVE”）。Laura教授和Mauricio教授有两个主要的联合研究项目：“BCG REVAC”，这是一项关于BCG再接种效果的大型试验，由英国国际发展部和巴西卫生部/结核病控制规划共同资助；“SCAALA”，这是一个由威康信托基金资助的“拉丁美洲卓越中心”，致力于拉丁美洲的社会变革、过敏和哮喘，现在由巴西国家研究委员会- cnpq和FAPESB共同资助。迄今为止，这项合作已在同行评议期刊上发表了89篇论文；一些博士(8)和硕士(7)论文是这些项目的一部分。Liam Smeeth是伦敦Farr研究所的副主任，他访问了ISC，介绍了Farr研究所和常规电子数据的使用，他是8000万巴西虚拟队列发展的科学顾问。

An MoU was signed between LSHTM, Universidade Federal da Bahia-ISC and FIOCRUZ in 2014; a delegation from UFBA and FIOCRUZ visited the LSHTM in 2014. Mauricio Barreto (the Brazilian PI) has a LSHTM PhD, and 3 other LSHTM PhDs hold academic positions at ISC; 3 students from ISC are split or full PhD current students at LSHTM. Mauricio was LSHTM "Heath Clarke Lecturer" in 2013 and now hold an Honorary Professorship there. Laura Rodrigues, the UK co-PI holds a Science Without Borders Visiting Professorship ("PVE") at ISC. Professors Laura and Mauricio had two major joint research projects: "BCG REVAC, a large trial of efficacy of BCG revaccination, co funded by DfID and the Ministry of Health/Tuberculosis Control Programme in Brazil and "SCAALA", a Wellcome Trust funded "Centre of Excellence in Latin America" dedicated to Social Change, Allergy and Asthma in Latin America and now co-funded by the Brazilian National Research Council-CNPq and FAPESB.. This collaboration resulted so far in 89 papers published in peer review journals; Several PhDs (8) and Masters (7) theses were developed as part of these projects. Liam Smeeth is a deputy director of the London Farr Institute, has visited ISC to present on the Farr Institute and use of routine electronic data and is a scientific advisor for the development of the 80 million Brazilians Virtual cohort.