Each month, END7 honors one student who has made a significant contribution to our growing movement of student advocates dedicated to seeing the end of NTDs. We are very proud to introduce our April Student of the Month, Adam Swatt, the president of in Boston, Massachusetts.

Adam has been building this student group from scratch since he attended a presentation about END7 in November. In just a few months, the students of END7 at Northeastern have organized a number of successful fundraisers and educational events and even published a seven-day article series on NTDs in the Northeastern University Political Review.

Adam, a junior biology major, shares, “I first learned about NTDs while on a summer study abroad program in Kenya with Dr. Richard Wamai.  Like most people, I was not only shocked that NTDs are so prevalent, but also that I had never heard of them before.  When END7 Student Coordinator Emily Conron visited Northeastern in the fall, she inspired a large group of student to get together and speak out about NTDs.”

It didn’t take long for the group to take off and organize some significant events, Adam explains: “Since then, our team of students has hosted a bar trivia fundraiser, organized a Campus Fun Run and made NTDs a major topic during National Public Health Week on campus.  Two of our members are even performing NTD research in Ghana for their co-op this summer.”

Adam has led a diverse group of students committed to advancing the fight against NTDs. “The END7 at Northeastern group consists of students in a variety of majors, which really shows the multidisciplinary nature of NTDs,” he says. The group is excited to continue next year as an officially recognized student organization, and they have some big plans: “In the future, we hope to host an inter-collegiate conference for students dedicated to NTD advocacy and research,” Adam shares. “I am so proud of this awesome group of students and the amazing work they aspire to do!”

The END7 team is very proud of all of the students who have helped END7 at Northeastern grow this year, and in particular, we are grateful for Adam’s exceptional commitment and leadership.

We are so inspired by students like Adam and our growing . If you are ready to get your school involved in END7’s work, contact student coordinator Emily on or at to learn how you can get started!