Dr. Natella Rakhmanina Co-authors Clinical Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Updated HIV Testing and PrEP Recommendations |
DC CFAR Clinical and Population Sciences Core Senior Advisor and Global HIV Scientific Interest Group Co-Lead Dr. Natella Rakhmanina (Children's National) and Dr. Katherine Hsu (Boston University) published a clinical report in the Journal of Pediatrics January 2022 entitled " Adolescents and Young Adults: The Pediatrician’s Role in HIV Testing and Pre- and Postexposure HIV Prophylaxis". The Clinical Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) features updated recommendations on universal and routine screening for HIV for pediatric and adolescent care providers. The authors also highlight how the HIV epidemic persists despite great progress and how pediatricians play a key role in preventing and controlling HIV.
Click here to read the report.
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Join the Upcoming DC CFAR Scientific Interest Groups Meetings Next Week |
Please join the following Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs) meetings next week:
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Global SIG - led by Drs. Deanna Kerrigan, Natella Rakhmanina, and Ms. Khadijah Abdullah. Join the kick-off meeting on Tuesday, January 25, from 4:00-5:00 PM ET.
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Women and HIV SIG - led by Drs. Seble Kassaye, Rachel Scott, and Ms. Martha Sichone-Cameron. Join the meeting on Wednesday, January 26, from 2:00-3:00 PM ET.
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Register to Join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core January Junior Seminar Series |
Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for another installment of the 'Junior Seminar Series' on Monday, January 31 from 2:00 - 3:00pm EST. This event will feature a presentation from Dr. Conrad Russel Cruz (Children's National) on his 2019 DC CFAR Pilot Award titled "Secretion of Enhanced Engineered Antibodies by Antigen-specific T-Cells for Tripartite Elimination of the HIV Reservoir."
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New HPTN 073 Publication on Client‑Centered Care Coordination for HIV
Prevention with Black MSM
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Click here to read the article.
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Announcing the Recipients of the Fall 2021 DC CFAR Pilot Awards |
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the fall 2021 DC CFAR Pilot Awards! The Pilot Awards Program provides support to early-stage and new HIV/AIDS investigators to assist them in the development of their NIH-funded research careers. The Pilot Awardees are:
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Join the upcoming 2022 Biomedical HIV Prevention Summit (Summit) Program committee on April 20-21. The Summit will highlight the role that biomedical prevention tools such as PrEP, PEP, Treatment as Prevention (TasP), and U=U have in ending the epidemic while working in the current COVID environment. The conference has also issued the call for Abstracts to solicit proposals from people working in the field of HIV/AIDS interested in convening a workshop at the Summit. Abstracts are due February 4.
Do you have an event you would like to see included in the next edition of the CommunitySpotlight? We invite any news or updates from the DC CFAR community and encourage you to send information that may be of interest to CFARinDC@gmail.com. |
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DC CFAR partner institutions and community-based organizations have developed numerous excellent COVID-19 resources. We've included a collection of these here, along with a number of other opportunities for your reference. We will continue to update these resources in the days ahead and we encourage you to send information that may be of interest to our DC CFAR community to CFARinDC@gmail.com.
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January 24, 2022
DC CFAR Global SIG Initial Meeting
January 25, 2022
January 31, 2022
January 31, 2022
February 4, 2022
February 12 -16, 2022
February 24-25, 2022
April 20-21, 2022
Abstracts due February 4, 2022.
July 29- August 2, 2022
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The 2022 NIH mHealth Training Institute is now accepting applications. This program is designed to develop the next generation of transdisciplinary mHealth researchers. Applications are due February 20.
Join Fellowship opportunity to examine current challenges in HIV and drug abuse research ethics. Applications are due February 23.
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network in collaboration with the NIAID Division of AIDS (DAIDS) has developed a new pathway for the conduct of small experimental trials that aim to advance efforts related to HIV remission and cure utilizing the infrastructure of the ACTG Network. Applications are due April 1st.
The Basic Sciences Core would appreciate your participation in this year's membership survey. The purpose of this survey is to solicit your feedback on our Core programming and services in order to identify needs, determine future activities, and make funding decisions. If you have utilized any service provided by the BSC, please take a moment to complete this survey. We appreciate your help in advance.
The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is recruiting for their Leadership Fellows program which provides mid-career physicians dedicated to improving Hispanic health with weekly executive leadership training sessions and a week-long trip to Washington, D.C., with travel and lodging expenses covered. Applications are due January 31.
The HIV League seeks to identify and award scholarships to the most promising students living with HIV/AIDS as evidenced by their educational accomplishments, leadership, and service. Applications are due January 31.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) released three notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) related to HIV and aging. Applications for the three NOFOs are due January 25.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-22-011
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-170
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: May 10, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-171
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: May 10, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-23-020
Posting Date: December 1, 2021
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-23-021
Posting Date: December 1, 2021
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Click here for additional funding opportunities available from the National Institutes of Health.
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The DC CFAR is an NIH funded program (P30AI117970), which is supported by the following NIH Co-Funding and Participating Institutes and Centers: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NIDCR, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, NIDDK, NINR, NIMHD, FIC, and OAR. The content isthe responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. |
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