Global Vaccine Equity Ideas Lab

The Ideas Lab brought together 30 researchers from across the University of Michigan to develop innovative approaches that address vaccine equity in low-income countries. The Ideas Lab took place at the Michigan League from February 28 through March 2, 2022.

The Center for Global Health Equity has allocated up to $3 million for transformative, high-impact project ideas developed through the workshop that can be co-designed and implemented with global partners.

Provocateur: Joseph Mathew, MD

Dr. Joseph L. Mathew is professor of Pediatric Pulmonology at the Advanced Pediatrics Centre of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh, India. Mathew has expertise in pediatric respiratory disease, vaccination and immunization for population health, and evidence-based healthcare decision making.

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Joseph Mathew, Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Provocateur: Rajeev Venkayya, MD

Dr. Venkayya leads a vertically-integrated business developing vaccines for dengue, norovirus, and Zika. Venkayya serves as an independent member of the board of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Rajeev Venkayya, MD, President, Global Vaccine Business Unit, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Provocateur: Patricia García, MPH, MD

Dr. Patricia J. García is a professor in the School of Public Health at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. She has served as Peru’s Minister of Health, dean of the School of Public Health at Cayetano Heredia University, and chief of the Peruvian National Institute of Health.

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Patricia García, Professor, School of Public Health, Cayetano Heredia University, Peru, Affiliate Professor of Global Health, University of Washington

Vaccine Equity Insights

Many of our Ideas Lab participants are new to global vaccine work, bringing their diverse expertise and passion to this vital initiative. Some of our participants and advisors are already engaged in this work specifically, including recent publications:

Ideas Lab in Pictures

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