CFAR Adelante Hosts Mid-Cycle Retreat and Workshop |
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On September 29-30 the CFAR Adelante Program hosted a two-day in-person Mid-Cycle/Close-out Retreat & Skills Building Workshop. This program is a collaboration between the Emory CFAR and DC CFAR funded by NIH/NIMHD and supports early career investigators to conduct HIV research in Hispanic and/or Latina/x/o communities.
The Mid-Cycle Retreat and Close-out Workshop on the 29th featured opening remarks from DC CFAR Director Dr. Alan Greenberg, a CFAR Adelante Mentor Presentation by Dr. Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, and a presentation entitled "Building Lasting Partnerships: Strategies and Practices for Community-Academic Research Collaborations" from Drs. Nina Yamanis and Suyanna Linhales Barker (La Clinica del Pueblo). During the meeting, Cohort III and IV Adelante Teams provided presentations and updates on their projects including award recipient Dr. Leah Varga who presented on her Adelante project, "Latinos Living with HIV in DC: Exploring experiences in engagement and retention in care".
The Business of Science Skills building Workshop on the 30th provided an opportunity for Adelante Scholars to receive mentorship and training around conducting the Business of Science. The workshop featured presentations from multiple CFAR Investigators and Community Partners including Drs. Amanda Castel, Deanna Kerrigan, Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, Marta Catalfamo, DeMarc Hickson, and Angela Suarez.
The Cohort V CFAR Adelante Application Cycle is currently open and accepting concept proposals (due November 10, 2022). For more information on this funding opportunity, click here.
Click here to learn more about the CFAR Adelante Program.
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Below you will find several resources of interest developed and gathered by DC CFAR partner institutions and community-based organizations. We encourage you to send information that may be of interest to our DC CFAR community to CFARinDC@gmail.com.
Join the Howard University Microbiology Department Seminar on "The curious road from monkeypox host restriction factors to myeloid tumor suppressors" on Tues. October 11 at 11:30 am ET. For more information click here.
JHU CIDNI Seminar Series featuring Dr. Jason Farley on Monkeypox on October 11 at 9 am, click here for more information. |
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Join the DC CFAR Developmental Core Virtual Seminar Benchside to Community on HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders |
Please join us for the DC CFAR Developmental Core Virtual Seminar Benchside to Community on "HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders: A Brain Imaging Guided Treatment" on Friday, October 21, from 12:30-1:30 PM.
The goal of this seminar is to:
- Build a conversation between researchers and community members on their perspectives of HIV cure research.
- Showcase underrepresented people in the field and share their stories and motivations behind their research.
- Foster collaboration, discussion, and public awareness on HIV cure research.
The seminar will include a presentation by Dr. Xiong Jiang, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at Georgetown University, followed by a Q&A and discussion with Mr. Moisés Agosto-Rosario, Director of Treatment at NMAC and DC CFAR Community Co-Lead of the Aging and Comorbidities SIG, and Ms. Samia Abdallah, an undergraduate student and DC CFAR CDEIPI Scholar at George Washington University.
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DC CFAR Members Participating at the USCHA 2022 |
We are pleased to share the following DC CFAR members who will be participating in the upcoming US Conference on HIV/AIDS on October 8-11, 2022 held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This year's conference has pivoted to address the impacts of MPX and Hurricanes Fiona and Ian had to the region.
DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz will present during the opening Plenary Session: HIV in Puerto Rico and Latinx Communities. CPC Member Ms. A. Toni Young and Community Education Group (CEG) will host multiple workshops throughout the conference and CPC Member Ms. Martha Sichone Cameron with International Community of Women Living with HIV North America (ICW NA) is hosting two workshops and a poster presentation described below.
- Poster: "Healing Together our Collective Experience Overcoming Trauma"
- Workshops: "Breast & Chest Feeding Guidelines: Race, Gender and Criminalization" and "Healing Together to Busting Stigma and Mental Health"
For more information, click here.
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Join the District of Columbia Clinical Trials Unit Newsletter List |
Would you like to learn more about the District of Columbia Clinical Trials Unit (DC CTU)? If so, please click here to sign up for their new quarterly newsletter! The DC CTU is an NIH-funded initiative composed of Whitman-Walker Institute's AIDS Clinical Trials Group Clinical Research Site and the George Washington University HIV Prevention Trials Network Clinical Research Site. In partnership with the DC CFAR, scientists, clinicians, and community members, this regionally focused clinical research unit is designed to address the HIV epidemic in the nation’s capital. If you are interested in learning about the trials underway or more about the DC CTU, sign up for the new newsletter here.
New Publication from the DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Investigators on HIV Treatment with Dolutegravir and Doravirine
Click here to read the full article.
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Announcing New DC CFAR Senior Research Program Manager Ms. Lorena Segarra |
Ms. Lorena Segarra who has served as the DC CFAR Center Associate since 2019, has been promoted to the position of Senior Research Program Manager. In this role, Ms. Segarra will lead the support for the DC CFAR Developmental Core’s activities including the Pilot Awards and Mentoring Programs, oversee IRB regulatory issues, progress reporting of DC CFAR awardees, and report outcomes to NIH. She will also continue to support the DC CFAR Community Partnership Council.
Ms. Segarra received her DMD from the Universidad Iberoamericana (Dominican Republic) in 2016, her MPH from the GWSPH in Epidemiology in 2019, and a Graduate Certificate in Project Management at GWSB in 2021. Please join us in congratulating Ms. Segarra on this promotion, and supporting her in this new role with the DC CFAR starting October 3, 2022. The DC CFAR will work expeditiously to backfill Ms. Segarra's position, and will work to ensure that all her previous responsibilities are covered during this transitional period.
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On October 7th join the USCHA 2022 Faith Pre-Conference. The goal of the Pre-Conference is to gather people of faith, people living with HIV, and people working in the HIV & AIDS response who aim to strengthen the engagement of faith leaders and communities in efforts to end the HIV epidemic. Participants can now join virtually the conference streamed live from the USCHA venue in PR. Click here for more information.
Do you have an event you would like to see included in the next edition of the Community Spotlight? 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.
La Clinica del Pueblo released a White Paper on Mapping Barriers and Enablers of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake - the Role FQHCs can play in addressing health inequalities in the Latinx Community. Click here to read the full report.
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October 7, 2022
October 8-11, 2022
San Juan, PR
October 13-14, 2022
October 13, 2022
October 13, 2022
October 14, 2022
October 17, 2022
October 20-21, 2022
October 22, 2022
Washington, DC
October 24-26, 2022
October 27, 2022
November 7-9, 2022
November 8-11, 2022
Abstracts due October 14th
November 15-18, 2022
November 14, 2022
November 14-18, 2022
December 13-16, 2022
February 19-22, 2023
Seattle, Washington
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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This NIH opportunity invites applications from community organizations including non-traditional industry and non-profit organizations and aims for community organizations to lead research efforts in collaboration with research partners.
The HIV Vaccine Trials Network's Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) application for the 2023-2024 cycle is now open. RAMP provides structured mentorship and project funding for African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Islander medical students.
Google is launching a Health Equity Research Initiative with the objective of advancing health equity research and improving health outcomes for groups disproportionately impacted by health disparities and/or negative social and structural determinants of health. Click here for more information.
The website has been completely redesigned with modern data visualizations and dashboards, expanded study and publication search capabilities, a tutorial and links to PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse released the Racial Equity Initiative to organize the Institute’s efforts to eliminate racism in NIDA’s workplace, scientific workforce, and research portfolio. Including a number of funding opportunities here.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to identify new opportunities for cure interventions administered during active HIV infection at or near the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) or as a potential replacement for conventional ART, with the ultimate goal of achieving a sustained ART-free HIV remission.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-061
Posting Date: October 4, 2022
Closing Date: November 14, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-062
Posting Date: October 4, 2022
Closing Date: November 14, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-22-056
Posting Date: October 3, 2022
Closing Date: December 15, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-22-057
Posting Date: October 3, 2022
Closing Date: December 15, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-22-051
Posting Date: October 3, 2022
Closing Date: December 28, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-241
Posting Date: September 21, 2022
Closing Date: January 7, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-204
Posting Date: September 9, 2022
Closing Date: January 7, 2023
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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