DC CFAR Investigator and Pilot Award Recipient Dr. Tamara Taggart (GW) recently published an article in the June 2021 issue of Lancet HIV entitled "Messaging matters: achieving equity in the HIV response through public health communication". The article is part of the journal's special edition on "Marking 40 years of the HIV/AIDS response". Dr. Taggart reviews HIV messaging over the last 40 years and opportunities for equity.

Future editions of the Weekly Update will feature additional publications by DC CFAR investigators commemorating the 40 years anniversary.

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Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for the new ‘Basic Science Seminar Series’ via Zoom on Friday, June 25th from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. This series will highlight published works from junior investigators within the DC CFAR who have made an impressive impact on the HIV field. This seminar will feature Dr. Rachel Resop (GW) and her paper titled “Fingolimod inhibits multiple stages of the HIV life cycle.” To join the seminar please use the zoom information below.

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DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Core Co-Director Dr. Maria Cecilia Zea (GW) and colleagues recently published an article in the Journal of Sex Research June 2021 entitled "Sexual Role Identity and Anal Sex Positioning among Brazilian, Colombian, and Dominican Immigrant Sexual Minority Men".

The authors examined profiles of sexual minority men based on sexual role and position in correlation with individual and cultural factors.

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It is with the deepest sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dr. Martin Iguchi. Dr. Iguchi was the former Dean of the School of Nursing & Health Studies at Georgetown University and a member of the DC CFAR. He was recognized for his research in drug use and strong advocacy for vulnerable populations. The DC CFAR extends to his family and colleagues our heartfelt and profound thoughts of comfort and peace.

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June 5, 2021 marked 40 years since the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS were reported in The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) referenced here.

In observance of this anniversary, Community Coordinator and Community Partnership Council (CPC) Chair Ms. Marcia Ellis authored "Forty Years of Fighting for Equitable Partnering in HIV Research: We Are Not There Yet" in the American Journal of Public Health retrospective on HIV/AIDS @ 40. In this editorial, Ms. Ellis describes the integral role of community in HIV research and underscores the work needed to realize a full and equitable partnership between investigators and community members.