Fourth Meeting of the DS-I Africa Consortium
16 - 22 November 2024
The Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Mauritius

Dr Andrey Kuzmichev - Facilitator/Moderator

Fogarty International Center, NIH (Fogarty Communications Director)

Dr. Andrey Kuzmichev joined Fogarty in 2013, where he serves as the communications director, overseeing the work of the center's Office of Communications that helps amplify the successes of the center's grant recipients and trainees, publicize global health funding opportunities, advocate for global health research, and promote center's partnerships programs. The team uses various digital and print media to support Fogarty-related events, outreach, and partnerships. Andrey Kuzmichev received PhD in Biochemistry from Rutgers University and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and completed his postdoctoral training at NIH/NINDS. He then served as Investigator at Lieber Institute for Brain Development, part of Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he studied stem cell biology. Andrey transitioned from bench science to science communication by completing a detail in the NINDS Office of Communications and Public Liaison, which was followed by a position of a science writer in the Office of Communications within NIH's Office of Disease Prevention. Most recently, Andrey served as a communications advisor in the Office of the US Surgeon General, where he coordinated publication of Public Health Reports, the official scientific journal of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service.