Announcing the New DC CFAR Calendar and Upcoming Virtual Events |
We are pleased to announce the launch of the new DC CFAR events calendar located on the DC CFAR website. The events calendar enables members to view at-a-glance the large number of scheduled DC CFAR events and add selected events directly to their calendars using the Google Calendar function. The events calendar will feature upcoming DC CFAR Citywide Seminars, Core seminars and workshops, and Scientific Working Group (SWG) and Scientific Interest Group (SIG) meetings and seminars. Below please find a list of upcoming DC CFAR events in January 2022.
Click here to visit the new events calendar.
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Join the DC CFAR Sexual and Gender Minorities SIG Inaugural Meeting |
Please join the CFAR Sexual and Gender Minorities SIG (SGM SIG) led by David Huebner, DeMarc Hickson, and Christian Morris Tuesday, January 18th from 12 to 1:30 pm for our Kick-Off meeting. The primary goal of this first meeting is to bring together community members and academic researchers interested in or currently working in the SGM field to identify shared areas of interest. During the Zoom meeting we plan to:
introduce our new leadership team, discuss the goals of the SGM SIG, and hold small group breakout sessions.
Please RSVP here in order to receive the Zoom meeting information. We understand if you cannot stay for the entire meeting and encourage you to join for whatever portion of the meeting that you can.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Allison O'Rourke at orourkea@gwu.edu.
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NIH R34 on PrEP and Black SMM Awarded to Dr. DeMarc Hickson |
Please join us in congratulating Us Helping Us Executive Director and DC CFAR Community Partnership Council (CPC) member and SGM SIG Co-lead Dr. DeMarc Hickson who was recently awarded an R34 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled " PrEP Initiation and Adherence among Black SMM: A Social Network-Level Intervention". This study aims to design a pilot social networking strategy intervention to increase PrEP initiation among Black sexual minority men (SMM). Dr. Hickson is also the inaugural DC CFAR recipient of the MACC Scholars Award, his work focused on examining optimal behavioral economic strategies that promote long-term PrEP adherence among Black MSM in the region |
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Join the DC CFAR HIV Cure SWG Research in Progress Seminar Featuring Dr. Sanjay Maggirwar |
Please save the date for the DC CFAR HIV Cure Scientific Working Group on Tues. January 18 from 4:00-5:00 pm for a virtual Research in Progress Seminar featuring Basic Sciences Core Co-Director Dr. Sanjay Maggirwar (GW) on his latest NIH R01. More information is forthcoming.
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New Publication on Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Adolescents in Tanzania |
Click here to read the article.
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Do you have an event you would like to see included in the next edition of the CommunitySpotlight? 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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January 10, 2022
January 13, 2022
January 18, 2022
DC CFAR HIV Cure SWG Research in Progress Seminar
January 18, 2022
January 24, 2022
DC CFAR Global SIG Initial Meeting
January 25, 2022
February 12 -16, 2022
February 24-25, 2022
July 29- August 2, 2022
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The AMP is organized by the International AIDS Society and offers support to early-career researchers looking for advice on how to strengthen their scientific abstracts before submitting them to AIDS 2022. Applications are due January 14.
The Basic Sciences Core would appreciate your participation in this year's membership survey. The purpose of this survey is to solicit your feedback on our Core programming and services in order to identify needs, determine future activities, and make funding decisions. If you have utilized any service provided by the BSC, please take a moment to complete this survey. We appreciate your help in advance.
The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) is recruiting for their Leadership Fellows program which provides mid-career physicians dedicated to improving Hispanic health with weekly executive leadership training sessions and a week-long trip to Washington, D.C., with travel and lodging expenses covered. Applications are due January 31.
The RAND Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging enables outstanding junior scholars in demographic and aging research to sharpen their analytic skills, learn to communicate research results effectively, and advance their research agenda. Applications are January 14.
The HIV League seeks to identify and award scholarships to the most promising students living with HIV/AIDS as evidenced by their educational accomplishments, leadership, and service. Applications are due January 31.
The American STD Association is launching a new summer research fellowship program for junior scholars who are interested in STI research. Applications are due January 12.
The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies in collaboration with the UCSF-Bay Area Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is now accepting applications for the Visiting Professor Program. This year the program supports three tracks to offer to program participants, including a new track funded by NIAID. Applications are due January 19.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) released three notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) related to HIV and aging. Applications for the three NOFOs are due January 25, 2022.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-23-020
Posting Date: December 1, 2021
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-23-021
Posting Date: December 1, 2021
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-106
Posting Date: October 20, 2021
Closing Date: January 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-105
Posting Date: October 18, 2021
Closing Date: January 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-21-352
Posting Date: October 5, 2021
Closing Date: September 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-22-040
Posting Date: September 8, 2021
Closing Date: February 15, 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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