Register to Join the DC CFAR Developmental Core Virtual Grant Writing Workshop! |
Are you a DC CFAR member planning on submitting an application for the DC CFAR Pilot Awards Program this cycle or a grant to NIH? Register to join the DC CFAR Developmental Core Virtual Grant Workshop on Thursday, September 23 and Friday, September 24 via Zoom. This day and a half virtual workshop will be led by the Grant Training Center to assist you with writing and designing competitive NIH proposals. The agenda includes grant writing concepts, developing an application, writing specific aims, the review process, resubmissions, and more. Please let us know if you would like to attend the grant writing workshop by registering at the link below. Space is limited and you will receive a confirmation and additional information about the workshop if we are able to accommodate you. Priority will be given to DC CFAR early stage investigators, DC CFAR Community Partnership Council members, and investigators who plan to apply for a DC CFAR pilot award this cycle.
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New Publication on Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy |
This editorial addresses issues raised in an article published in the same journal which presents a rapid ART initiation program for persons with newly diagnosed HIV infections in New York City called “JumpStart”.
Click here to read the full article.
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Join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Imaging Mass Cytometry Open House |
Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for an Open House via Zoom on Thursday, September 23 from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. This event will focus on the Imaging Mass Cytometry and other applications of the CyTOF. It will include a presentation by Fluidigm Corporation’s Chief Science Officer Dr. Andrew Quong and Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Dr. Ivana Peran. Core facility workflow and service requests will also be discussed. Register below to receive log-in details.
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Join the Wednesday Conversations with the DC CFAR CPS Core: Best Practices in Statistics |
Please join the DC CFAR for Wednesday Conversations with the Clinical and Population Sciences (CPS) Core on September 22 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm via Zoom. The session will feature a presentation from CPS Core Co-Director Dr. Sam Simmens (GW) who will discuss best practices for statistical analyses in research proposals. Register below to receive log-in details.
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DC CFAR Investigators Dr. Irene Kuo and Dr. Marc Siegel lead Study on the Impact of Mobile Health Services on People who Inject Drugs (HPTN 094 INTEGRA Study) |
Please join us in congratulating DC CFAR Drug User Health SIG Co-Lead Dr. Irene Kuo and DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Marc Siegel, who will lead the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) INTEGRA study (HTPN 094) research team at George Washington University. The goal of the INTEGRA study is to "determine whether using mobile health units to deliver integrated health services can improve HIV and substance use outcomes among people with opioid use disorder who inject drugs." The GW team is one of five groups selected to join the study sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) with funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
For more information on the INTEGRA Study click here and here for the full GW announcement.
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CPC Community Spotlight of the Month: Dr. Goulda Downer, Associate Professor in the College of Medicine at Howard University.
Goulda A. Downer, PhD, RD, LN, CNS, FAND is an Associate Professor in the College of Medicine at Howard University. Dr. Downer at the helm of the former HRSA-funded, National Minority AIDS Education and Training Center (NMAETC), and AIDS Education and Training Center-National Multicultural Center (AETC-NMC) and Capital Region AETC Telehealth Training Center (HU-CRTP) now currently heads the Howard University Telehealth Training Center (HU-TTC). Under her leadership, Howard University has been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for strengthening the nation’s HIV clinical workforce within racial, ethnic minority and most vulnerable communities in a focused effort to reduce HIV disparity. Dr. Downer also serves as the Principal Investigator and Project Director for the Howard University first Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) then the Minority Serving Institution (MSI) HIV/HCV Prevention Program (MSI- H2P).
Click here to read Downers' full profile.
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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.
Join the JHU CFAR Investigators Scientific Symposium on September 13 from 3:00-4:00 PM on "Lessons from COVID for HIV Vaccines". Click here. |
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September 21-22, 2021
September 22, 2021
September, 23-24, 2021
September 27, 2021
September 27-28, 2021
September 29- October 3, 2021
September 19-October 7, 2021
October 11-14, 2021
October 12-13, 2021
October 13-14, 2021
November 15-19, 2021
Washington, DC
Abstracts due October 1. For more information click here.
November 18-21, 2021
San Juan, PR
December 2-3, 2021
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence is hosting a four-part institute for gender-based violence practitioners and researchers who engage in community-based participatory research to learn new methods, share skills, and create meaningful collaborations.
The VA Medical Center in Washington, DC has two research nurse positions for NIH-funded COVID-19 studies on site. Please note that the postings will close on September 7.
The Inter-CFAR Implementation Science Working Group is accepting applications for an NIH-funded training opportunity in implementation science (IS) for early stage investigators (ESIs) engaging in HIV-related research. Interested applicants should apply online here by September 10.
NIH is requesting information from stakeholders on the utility and useability of sample language developed for use in informed consent documents for data and biospecimen sharing. Response to this Notice is voluntary. The deadline for responses is September 29, 2021.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-22-040
Posting Date: September 8, 2021
Closing Date: February 15, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-21-056
Posting Date: August 25, 2021
Closing Date: December 15, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AA-21-016
Posting Date: August 23, 2021
Closing Date: December 16, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-21-250
Posting Date: August 19, 2021
Closing Date: December 7, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-21-058
Posting Date: August 12, 2021
Closing Date: December 9, 2021
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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