Dr. Nabila El-Bassel, professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work and Director of the Global Health Research Center in Central Asia (GHRCCA), received a $2.4 million, four-year grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to examine migration patterns, local conditions and HIV risks among migrant market vendors in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Dr. El-Bassel along with Dr. Louisa Gilbert, Dr. Assel Terlikbayeva and Dr. Elwin Wu from GHRCCA will collaborate with Dr. Peter Bearman, and Dr. Chris Beyrer from Johns Hopkins University and a number of researchers from Kazakhstan