Announcing the Spring 2022 DC CFAR Traditional Pilot Awards Cycle and Virtual Pilot Awards Program 101 Event |
The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the next round of soliciting research proposals through our Pilot Awards Program. The goal of the Traditional Pilot Awards is to provide pilot research funds to early stage and new HIV/AIDS investigators to collect preliminary data that will enable them to then compete successfully for NIH funding in HIV/AIDS as principal investigators. Please see the RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Applications should focus on the NIH high priority HIV/AIDS research areas. Special consideration will be given to applications in the focus areas of the DC CFAR Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) in HIV Cure Research and Ending the HIV Epidemic and Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs) in Drug User Health, Women and HIV, Aging and Comorbidities, Latina/x/o, Global, and Sexual and Gender Minorities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the relevant SWG and/or SIG leaders to explore possible mentorship and/or collaboration on their proposals. Pre-submission forms are due February 17, 2022. For complete details about these funding opportunities, please visit our website.
The Developmental Core is also hosting a virtual DC CFAR Pilot Awards Program 101 event on Friday, February 4 from 12:30-1:30 pm ET to provide an introduction to the DC CFAR and an orientation to the Pilot Awards Program. The agenda will include an overview of the DC CFAR's funding opportunities and core services available for its members, an opportunity to share research goals and interests, and a discussion with the Developmental Core Directors. We encourage potential applicants to participate in this important discussion.
Please click here to register for the Pilot Awards Program 101 event. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Brandi Robinson.
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New NIH OAR Early Career Investigator Resources
Supporting a Diverse Next Generation of HIV Investigators
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The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has released new resources for HIV early career investigators. The resources are centralized in a new website that features a number of grant opportunities, training, and capacity-building programs. The site was created in response to input NIH OAR received through multiple stakeholder events, additional input received can be found in the 2020 OAR Stakeholder Outreach Report. These resources are shared to support and promote a diverse next generation of HIV Investigators.
Click here for more information.
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Share Your Abstract Title for this Year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) |
Please send the name of the presenting author, the title of the accepted abstract and whether it will be an oral abstract session or a poster presentation to cfarindc@gmail.com.
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Dr. Natella Rakhmanina Co-authors Clinical Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on Updated HIV Testing and PrEP Recommendations |
DC CFAR Clinical and Population Sciences Core Senior Advisor and Global HIV Scientific Interest Group Co-Lead Dr. Natella Rakhmanina (Children's National) and Dr. Katherine Hsu (Boston University) published a clinical report in the Journal of Pediatrics January 2022 entitled " Adolescents and Young Adults: The Pediatrician’s Role in HIV Testing and Pre- and Postexposure HIV Prophylaxis". The Clinical Report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) features updated recommendations on universal and routine screening for HIV for pediatric and adolescent care providers. The authors also highlight how the HIV epidemic persists despite great progress and how pediatricians play a key role in preventing and controlling HIV.
Click here to read the report.
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Register to Join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core January Junior Seminar Series |
Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for another installment of the 'Junior Seminar Series' on Monday, January 31 from 2:00 - 3:00pm EST. This event will feature a presentation from Dr. Conrad Russel Cruz (Children's National) on his 2019 DC CFAR Pilot Award titled "Secretion of Enhanced Engineered Antibodies by Antigen-specific T-Cells for Tripartite Elimination of the HIV Reservoir."
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CPC Community Spotlight of the Month: Dr. Leah Varga, Public Health Analyst, HAHSTA
Leah Varga is an Assistant Research Professor at GWSPH and Public Health Analyst/HIV Services Planner at the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration (HAHSTA). Dr. Varga's current HIV/AIDS-Related research activities include the development of Responsive Health Department HIV Data to Action Strategies through Community Engagement and investigating PrEP uptake and retention of care among Latinos living with HIV in DC.
Click here to read Leah's full profile.
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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 27, 2022
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February 12 -16, 2022
February 24-25, 2022
April 20-21, 2022
Abstracts due February 4, 2022.
July 29- August 2, 2022
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has announced a new resource for Early Career Investigators which provides easy access to grant opportunities, basic information, and other resources, such as training and capacity-building programs.
The University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) announces the Ujima Mentoring Program (Ujima Program) which provides multidisciplinary research mentoring and funding to early-stage investigators, particularly those at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), who focus their programs of research on high priority areas that address HIV prevention, care, and treatment in Black/African American communities. Applications are due March 1st.
The 2022 NIH mHealth Training Institute is now accepting applications. This program is designed to develop the next generation of transdisciplinary mHealth researchers. Applications are due February 20.
Join Fellowship opportunity to examine current challenges in HIV and drug abuse research ethics. Applications are due February 23.
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network in collaboration with the NIAID Division of AIDS (DAIDS) has developed a new pathway for the conduct of small experimental trials that aim to advance efforts related to HIV remission and cure utilizing the infrastructure of the ACTG Network. Applications are due April 1st.
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 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.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-22-011
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-170
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: May 10, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-171
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: May 10, 2022
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
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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