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Yale Nursing's Nelson Leads $7 Million Pilot Study on Ending Racial Inequities in HIV
 Yale School of Nursing (YSN) Professor Dr. LaRon Nelson, PhD, RN, FNP, FNAP, FNYAM, FAAN is leading a $7 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases at NIH to address disparities in HIV among Black men who have sex with men (MSM) by studying the effects of a multi-level intervention aiming to address intersecting social and structural barriers that impede population-level reductions in the rates of new HIV infections. The pilot study launched this summer, in the same year that marks four decades since AIDS was first discovered.
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Marking the 40th Anniversary of the AIDS Epidemic -- American Physicians Look Back
 At a time when the world is gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, early AIDS doctors look back on 40 years of HIV/AIDS. This article features an interview with CIRA affiliate and Yale Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health, Dr. Gerald Friedland.
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CIRA Peer Review - NIH AIDS Deadlines are Looming
 National Institutes of Health (NIH) AIDS Deadlines are coming up on January 7th - what a great time to think about booking a peer review session! CIRA offers this service to all affiliates, for projects at any stage of development. Visit cira.yale.edu/opportunities/peer-review or contact katie.doucet@yale.edu for more information.
- NYU Health Disparities Symposium
Date: Tuesday, October 19-Friday, October 22
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- Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equity, Stigma, and Engagement
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 9:30 pm-12:00 pm
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Valerie Earnshaw, University of Delaware, and Jorge Cruz, Bridgeport City Councilman
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- Youth and PrEP: Considerations for Prescribing PrEP in People 15-24 Years of Age
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm
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- Tele-global Health Three Part Webinar Series
Date: October 21, November 4, November 18 at 10:00 am-11:00 am
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- Differentiated Service Delivery for HIV during COVID-19: Lessons and Opportunities
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 7:00 am-8:30 am
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- CIRA Talk: "Interrupting HIV Stigma in the Household Using Home HIV Testing Offers in South Africa and Uganda"
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 9:00 am-10:00 am
Speakers: Luke Davis (Yale School of Public Health) and Mari Armstrong-Hough (NYU School of Global Public Health)
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- YSPH Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) Qualitative Methods Innovation Program Seminar Series: "Using Rapid Qualitative Research Techniques to Identify Factors Impacting the Pace of Implementation"
Date: Wednesday, November 3, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Speakers: Traci Abraham, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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- The Annual NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (BSSR) Festival
Date: Thursday, November 18 and Friday, November 19, 1:00 pm-4:30 pm
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- CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): Claudia-Santi Ferrante Fernandes
Date: Friday, November 19, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Presenter: Claudia-Santi Ferrante Fernandes, Yale School of Medicine
Contact: Lauretta Grau (lauretta.grau@yale.edu)
- Call for Applications: William E. Cunningham and Mark A. Etzel Scholarships
Deadline: Monday, October 25, 2021
These scholarships provide opportunities and support for early stage investigators, post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and community researchers in efforts to promote science, foster networking, and support capacity building in HIV research.
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- Call for Applications: Connecticut HIV Planning Consortium (CHPC)
Deadline: October 31, 2021
The CHPC needs new members to begin in 2022! If you are committed to the CHPC’s HIV care and prevention mission and can participate in monthly meetings.
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- 2022 HIV Next Generation Conference
Abstract Submission Deadline: November 1, 2021
Event Date: Friday, January 28, 2022
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- Equity Impact Scholarship
Apply now for programs between fall of 2021 and spring of 2022
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- Request for Information: Research Opportunities and Operational Activities Related to the NIH Strategic Plan To Advance Research on the Health and Well-Being of Sexual & Gender Minorities Fiscal Years 2021-2025
Comments Due Date: December 3
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- Call for Applications: Translational Science Interagency Fellowship
Application Due Date: December 15
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.
- Research on Biopsychosocial Factors of Social Connectedness and Isolation on Health, Wellbeing, Illness, and Recovery (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Dates: June 21, 2022; June 21, 2023; June 21, 2024
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R01 Clinical Trial Required is available
- Notice of Special Interest: Resilience and Vulnerability following Acute Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Insults in People with HIV (R01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
First Available Due Date: January 7, 2022
Expiration Date: January 8, 2024
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- Provider Comfort with Prescribing HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to Adolescents
Paulo Pina, Tamara Taggart, Miguel Sanchez Acosta, Ivie Eweka, Miguel Muñoz-Laboy, Tashuna Albritton
AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2021 Oct;35(10):411-417. doi: 10.1089/apc.2021.0045.
NOTE: (This study was funded by CIRA through the Pilot Project Program.
- An expanding HIV epidemic among older adults in Ukraine: Implications for patient-centered care
Julia Rozanova, Oleksandr Zeziulin, Katherine M Rich, Frederick L Altice, Tetiana Kiriazova, Irina Zaviryukha, Tetiana Sosidko, Komal Gulati, Constance Carroll, Sheela V Shenoi
PLoS One. 2021 Sep 30;16(9):e0256627. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256627. eCollection 2021.
- Viral suppression among middle-aged and aging MSM living with HIV: Partnership type and quality
Vaibhav Penukonda, Timothy Utz, Nicholas S Perry, Deanna Ware, Mark Brennan-Ing, Steven Meanley, Andre Brown, Sabina Haberlen, James Egan, Steven Shoptaw, Linda A Teplin, M Reuel Friedman, Michael Plankey
PLoS One2021. Oct 1;16(10):e0258032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258032. eCollection 2021.
- Sexual Risk Profiles Among Black Sexual Minority Men: Implications for Targeted PrEP Messaging
Derek T Dangerfield 2nd, Irene Kuo, Manya Magnus, Geetha Beauchamp, Sheldon D Fields, LaRon Nelson, Steven Shoptaw, Leo Wilton, Darrell P Wheeler
Archives of Sexual Behavior2021. Sep 29. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02066-w. Online ahead of print.
- Workshop Summary: NIMH HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Research Advances and Opportunities
The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) and the National Institute of Mental Health Division of AIDS Research (NIMH DAR) co-organized a three-phase workshop in July through September 2020. A workshop summary report and webinar recordings are now available for access.
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- Stigma and Discrimination Research Toolkit
The Stigma and Discrimination Research toolkit is a collection of evidence and resources including theories, models, frameworks, measures, methods, and interventions that can be applied across conditions and populations to help reduce the impact of stigma and discrimination. This toolkit may be helpful for researchers, government officials looking to incorporate research into policy, community agencies, and various other stakeholders across disciplines and sectors.
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2021 unless otherwise noted.
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REGISTRATION OPEN - CIRA Talk: "Interrupting HIV Stigma in the Household Using Home HIV Testing Offers in South Africa and Uganda"
 Wed, November 3, 9:00 am-10:00 am
This talk, presented by Dr. Luke Davis (Yale School of Public Health) and Dr. Mari Armstrong-Hough (NYU School of Global Public Health), will focus on a social-behavioral intervention that seeks to mitigate HIV-related stigma during offers of home-based HIV testing in South Africa and Uganda.
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CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)
Fri, November 19, Noon-1:30 pm
Claudia-Santi Ferrante Fernandes, Yale School of Medicine - Topic TBA
We are Recruiting for CIRA Fellowship Programs
 Applications are open for CIRA's two Fellowship programs - Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program (Y-APT) and the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS).
Further information and applications
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.
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 Katie Doucet (katie.doucet@yale.edu).
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.
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