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Yale Team Awarded Two NIH Grants to Study HIV & Aging in Ukraine

Yale School of Medicine researchers Julia Rozanova, PhD and Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH have been awarded two grants to further their work studying HIV & aging in Ukraine:

"Adapting a disclosure decision-aid to improve HIV outcomes for older adults in Ukraine" (PI: Rozanova; Co-Is: S. Shenoi, F. Altice, V. Earnshaw, O. Zeziulin) - R34/National Institute of Mental Health

"Adapting and coping during the war in Ukraine: lived experiences of older adults with HIV and their healthcare providers" (MPI: Rozanova, Shenoi; Co-Is: K. Khoshnood, F. Altice, O. Zeziulin) - R21/National Institute on Aging

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Monkeypox, COVID-19, AIDS: have we progressed so little?

Yale School of Public Health Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Gregg Gonsalves, reflects on the AIDS epidemic amidst COVID-19 and monkeypox outbreaks. "As with the AIDS epidemic, sluggish responses from governments and international institutions, plus outright homophobia and bureaucratic bumbling, have hampered efforts to contain the outbreak".

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Yale School of Public Health study: Hotel housing improves well-being of individuals experiencing homelessness

During the pandemic, New Haven moved some people living in the city's group shelters to hotel rooms. New Yale School of Public Health research finds that individual accommodations improved their sense of safety and stability - results that could guide future policies for addressing homelessness.

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Researchers Call for Improved Infrastructure to Address Research Staff’s Mental Health and Well-being

Yale School of Public Health Assistant Professor, Ashley Hagaman (senior author), and PhD student Raquel Burgess (lead author), investigate existing mental health support for researchers and provide specific recommendations to better protect the emotional and mental well-being of research teams including faculty, research assistants, students, and staff.

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Info Sessions: Yale Downs Fellowship to Support Health-Related Research in Low and Low Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
Date: September 26, 29, 30, 2022
Eligibility: Yale Graduate and Professional School Students
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Yale School of Medicine Therapeutic Radiology Grand Rounds: "Evolution of HIV and Cancer Risk and Mortality in the Combination Antiretroviral Era: Impact of Persistent Immune Dysfunction"
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Presenter: Brinda Emu, MD, Yale School of Medicine
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YSPH Global Health Seminar: Maternal-Infant Health Outcomes in HIV
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022, 12:00 pm-12:45 pm
Audience: Yale Only
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R3EDI: Rigorous, Rapid and Relevant Evidence aDaptation and Implementation to Ending the HIV Epidemic Webinar Series: "Optimizing multicomponent interventions: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)"
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2022, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Presenter: Raul U. Hernandez-Ramirez, PhD, Yale School of Public Health
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DC CFAR Developmental Core My Path to Independence in HIV Research Seminar Featuring Dr. Lisa Bowleg
Date: Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
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Financing HIV Prevention in the Current Era
Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022, 1:00 pm
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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "TBA"
Date: Friday, October 21, 2022, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Presenter: Ashley Hagaman, Yale School of Public Health
Contact: Lauretta Grau (lauretta.grau@yale.edu)

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Annual Meeting
Date: October 26-27, 2022 (Virtual)
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Workshop: Update on Dental Care for People with HIV, Substance Use Disorders, and Trauma Informed Care
Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
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Call for Applications: 2022 D&I Conference ScholarshipsCall for Applications: 2022 D&I Conference Scholarships
Application Due Date: October 6, 2022
Conference Dates: December 11-14, 2022
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Call for Applications: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Clinical Scientist Development Awards
Informational Webinar: October 5, 2022
Application Due Date: November 17, 2022
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Yale FLAGS (Fund for Lesbian and Gay Studies) Awards
Application Due Date: October 12, 2022
Eligibility: Yale Faculty, Graduate and Professional School Students
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Expanding Collaborative Implementation Science to Address Social and Structural Determinants of Health and Improve HIV Outcomes (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Due Date: November 18, 2022
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Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Program: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative (OT2)
Application Due Date: January 23, 2023
Technical Assistance Webinars
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NOSI: Development and Preliminary Testing of Health-related Behavioral Intervenions
First Available Due Date: October 03, 2022
Expiration Date: September 27, 2024
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NINR Areas of Emphasis for Research to Optimize Health and Advance Health Equity
AIDS Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: May 8, 2025)
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional
- R21 Clinical Trial Optional

NIAID Investigator Initiated Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Dates: May 7, 2023; September 7, 2023; May 7, 2024; September 7, 2024; May 7, 2025; September 7, 2025
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Incarcerated People Living with HIV: A Qualitative Exploration of Stigma
Amy B Smoyer, Shannon Ferris, Valerie A EarnshawHealth & Social Work. 2022. Sep 2;hlac020. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlac020. Online ahead of print.

Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8
E. Coleman, A. E. Radix, W. P. Bouman, G. R. Brown, A. L. C. de Vries, more...
International Journal of Transgender Health. 2022. Volume 23. doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2022.2100644

Relationship Power, Antiretroviral Adherence, and Physical and Mental Health Among Women Living with HIV in Rural Kenya
Rachel L Burger, Craig R Cohen, A Rain Mocello, Shari L Dworkin, Edward A Frongillo, Elly Weke, Lisa M Butler, Harsha Thirumurthy, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Sheri D Weiser
AIDS and Behavior. 2022. Aug 24. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03775-6. Online ahead of print.

Associations between sexual stigma, enacted HIV stigma, internalized HIV stigma and homonegativity, and depression: testing an extended minority stress model among men who have sex with men living with HIV in India
Venkatesan Chakrapani, Trace Kershaw, Jasvir Kaur, Murali Shunmugam, Ruban Nelson, Pandara Purayil Vijin, Magesh Rajan, Thilakavathi Subramanian
AIDS Care. 2022. Sep 5;1-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2119467. Online ahead of print.

AIDSVu National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day 2022
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2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Public Data Set Now Available
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POLICY BRIEF: Parading the Horribles: The Risks of Expanding Religious Exemptions
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CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, October 21, Noon-1:30 pm
Ashley Hagaman, Yale School of Public Health - "TBA"

Fact Sheets and Resources on Monkeypox

The global tally of monkeypox cases has risen swiftly since May 2022, when the first case was reported, to more than 1,450. At least 1,500 cases are still under investigation. The following list includes select fact sheets and resources literature on monkeypox collated by CIRA.

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Meeting Challenges & Taking Action: Highlights of CIRA Activities and Accomplishments

Collaborators past, present and future, we invite you to peruse this concise summary of "CIRA Highlights" from the past year, and welcome any comments/suggestions you may have for future representation of your engagement with CIRA.

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Did you know our eBulletin is Archived?

For your convenience, we have archived all issues of CIRA's eBulletin. No need to dig through your emails to find an old issue.
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CIRA Peer Review Program

CIRA's Peer Review Program is designed to enhance the quality of grant proposals, manuscripts, and research presentations written by CIRA affiliates by sharing them with a multidisciplinary group of colleagues for their critique and feedback. The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature. We encourage peer review at any stage of development, from a 2-3 page concept sheet to a penultimate draft.

Please submit your request for Peer Review 4 weeks prior to requested review date. Review materials are due:

• Specific Aims: 5 days in advance of the review date
• Grant Sections (i.e. approach, significance etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
• Full Grant proposal: 14 days in advance of the review date
• Sections of a paper (i.e. methods, tables, discussion etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
• Full Manuscript: 10 days in advance of the review date
• Concept paper: 5 days in advance of the review date
• Conference Presentation: nothing due in advance
• Conference Poster: 5 days in advance of the review date

Sessions are held at CIRA's Offices (135 College Street, Suite 200, New Haven CT) on Zoom, or via email and last around one hour. Reviews are typically led by a primary reviewer; whose role is to provide oral and written feedback on each proposal. This is followed by the other reviewers’ feedback and then we hold a group discussion.

The peer review process has multiple benefits: Researchers gain from practical advice on products. Also, they offer a rare opportunity for a cross-section of the entire CIRA community – scientists, staff, community representatives and post-doctoral fellows – to keep abreast of and discuss the very latest research, to forge additional, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and to expand and build on professional networks.

To request a Peer Review, please click here. For further information or questions, please contact Daniel Davidson (daniel.davidson@yale.edu).

COVID-19 and HIV Resources

CIRA has launched a webpage that provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV. The webpage will be updated regularly as new information and materials become available. The resources include COVID-19-related funding opportunities, call for papers, research tools and guidance, and many more. Contact Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu) for questions or comments about the web page.

Research Snapshot Series

CIRA's Research Snapshot series features one page summaries of completed, peer reviewed and published studies conducted by our affiliated scientists. The summaries describe the reason for the study, the key findings, and implications for practice and policy, presented in plain language. Each of the briefs also include a link to a published article in a peer reviewed journal that derives from the featured study.

If you are a CIRA Affiliate and interested in submitting a brief for publication or just want to discuss the process, contact Pete Donohue, pete.donohue@yale.edu.