DC CFAR Investigators Drs. Lisa Bowleg and Deanna Kerrigan Receive New T32 Award |
Please join us in congratulating DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Core Director Dr. Lisa Bowleg (GW) and Sr. Scientist Dr. Deanna Kerrigan (GW) on their new T32 award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled "Training Program in Approaches to Address Social-Structural Factors Related to HIV Intersectionally (TASHI)".
The investigators seek to prepare the next generation of community-engaged researchers using a predoctoral training program to study social determinants to promote health equity and end the HIV epidemic. This project joins faculty from multiple GW departments and schools with the goal to create "a rigorous program of coursework including a solid foundation in critical theoretical frameworks (e.g., critical race theory, intersectionality), multiple research methodologies (e.g., Community-Based Participatory Research, mixed methods), and social-structural and multi-level intervention development and evaluation".
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DC CFAR CPS Core Conversations: New and Existing Sources of Clinical and Epidemiologic HIV Data |
Please join the DC CFAR CPS Core Conversation on Wednesday April 27, from 5:00-6:00 pm ET featuring DC CFAR Investigators Drs. Jonathon Rendina (WW and GW) and Tamara Taggart (GW). Dr. Rendina will discuss different NIH-funded studies with biological specimens and other existing data available, by request, for DC CFAR investigators. Dr. Taggart will discuss the NIH-funded "Limited Interaction Targeted Epidemiology (LITE-2): To Advance HIV Prevention", on which she and Dr. Rendina are Co-PIs, and opportunities for leveraging this study for conducting other population health research.
Register here for the session to receive the Zoom information.
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DC CFAR Community Profile Video: Ms. Abby Charles |
Ms. Abby Charles is a Program Director at the Institute for Public Health Innovation and serves as the community lead for the DC CFAR's Ending the HIV Epidemic Scientific Working Group. She is also a member of the Community Partnership Council and other community advisory boards across the district. In her interview, Ms. Charles shares her experiences and her passion for working with women living with HIV including her time at the Women's Collective, and describes the different social and structural factors that need to be addressed to end HIV in DC.
The DC CFAR gratefully acknowledge the individuals who generously shared their stories and we invite you to view these oral history videos on the DC CFAR website.
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Join the DC CFAR Developmental Core My Path to Independence in HIV Research Seminar Featuring Dr. Robert C. Gallo |
Please join us for a new DC CFAR Developmental Core Lecture Series: My Path to Independence in HIV Research. Each hour-long lecture in this series will showcase prominent researchers from across the country and autobiographical accounts of their careers in HIV research, specifically their pathways to career and research independence.
Our first lecture will feature Dr. Robert C. Gallo, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, recognized for his co-discovery of HIV as the cause of AIDS. Please join us as we learn what sparked his interest in HIV research and the mentors, obstacles, and resources that helped direct and shape his path to success.
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Save the Date: DC CFAR Community Partnership Council's 10th Annual Community-wide Research Update |
Please join the DC CFAR Community Partnership Council's 10th Annual Community-wide Research Update on Wednesday, May 4 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM ET. The goal of this virtual event is to bring the community of researchers, advocates, and providers together to discuss new findings from the 2022 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). Experts will provide research updates and engage with the community on some of the latest findings, opportunities, and resources.
The seminar will feature presentations from Dr. Leah Varga (DC Health) on "Latinos living with HIV in DC: an intersectional approach exploring health outcomes" and Dr. Amanda Castel (GW) on "Disruptions in the HIV Care Continuum During the COVID-19 Pandemic". Following the presentations, members of the community will provide a response. CPC Member and Sexual and Gender Minority SIG Co-Lead Mr. Christian Morris will moderate the session and CPC Chair and Drug User Health SIG Co-Lead Mr. George Kerr III will provide the closing remarks.
Additional details are forthcoming, register here to receive log-in details.
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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.
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April 21, 2022
April 25, 2022
April 27, 2022
April 27, 2022
May 4, 2022
May 13, 2022
May 18, 2022
May 26-27, 2022
Jun 22 - 23, 2022
July 11-13, 2022
Washington DC
July 28-30, 2022
July 29- August 2, 2022
August 23-26, 2022
September 22, 2022
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The Department of Prevention and Community Health in the Milken Institute School of Public Health is seeking a full-time staff Research Associate to support a randomized controlled trial of an online intervention to support parents of adolescent gay/bisexual boys in communicating with their sons more effectively about sexuality and HIV.
The Washington DC VA Medical Center (VAMC) has 2 openings for research nurses to do COVID research studies. Applications are due April 26.
New available program to fight internalized stigma and provide mentoring and leadership skills to persons living with HIV in the Mid-Atlantic Region. For more information, click here.
The NIH Office of AIDS Research and with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) that have HIV/AIDS research budgets, is hosting a Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV/AIDS on Monday, April 25.
The GW's Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine (MITM) is searching for a full-time Laboratory Technician to work in the team of Dr. Natalia Soriano-Sarabia. Dr. Soriano-Sarabia’s main research interest is basic and translational research with a special focus on the development of immunotherapeutic approaches for HIV cure.
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to stimulate research analyzing shared risk factors and barriers to care among populations disproportionately burdened by both heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) comorbidities and HIV/AIDS.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-22-024
Posting Date: April 13, 2022
Closing Date: August 3, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-145
Posting Date: March 31, 2022
Closing Date: September 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-22-025
Posting Date: March 29, 2022
Closing Date: July 3, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-22-022
Posting Date: March 10, 2022
Closing Date: August 3, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DE-23-002
Posting Date: March 4, 2022
Closing Date: July 25, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DE-23-003
Posting Date: March 4, 2022
Closing Date: July 25, 2022
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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