R01 Awarded to MPIs Dr. Tamara Taggart (DC CFAR) and Dr. Nisha Gottfredson (UNC CFAR) |
Please join us in congratulating MPIs Dr. Tamara Taggart (DC CFAR) and Dr. Nisha Gottfredson (UNC CFAR) who were awarded an R01 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) entitled "Measuring the impact of structural racism and discrimination during adolescence on substance use, psychological distress, and criminal justice outcomes in adulthood".
This study focuses on measuring the consequences of adolescent exposure to structural racism and discrimination within neighborhoods and school and peer networks on interactions with the criminal legal system, mental health, substance use, and treatment-seeking in adulthood. The investigators aim to gather evidence on different structural leverage points such as community resilience factors to improve future interventions serving adolescents and young adults living in rural North Carolina.
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DC CFAR Community Partnership Council Hosts
10th Annual Community-wide Research Update
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On May 4, the DC CFAR Community Partnership Council hosted the 10th Annual Community-wide Research Update via Zoom. The seminar brought together researchers, advocates, providers and community partners together to discuss findings from the 2022 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The seminar featured presentations from Dr. Leah Varga and Dr. Amanda Castel (GW) followed by responses from community members, Mr. Julio Fonseca and Mr. Anthony Anderson. CPC Member Ms. Melissa Turner shared a brief history of these important seminars, DC CFAR Director Dr. Alan Greenberg provided welcoming remarks, Sexual and Gender Minority SIG Co-Lead Mr. Christian Morris moderated the session and CPC Chair Mr. George Kerr III closed off the seminar with his remarks.
Click here to view the recording.
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DC CDEIPI Hosts Research Day at Howard University |
On April 26, the DC CFAR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Pipeline Initiative (CDEIPI) program hosted a Research Day at Howard University in which high school and undergraduate CFAR scholars presented updates on their research to their mentors and fellow scholars. Project Director Dr. Mark Burke (HU) began the program by sharing information about the ongoing activities of the project. This was followed by 13 presentations from the scholars focused on a wide variety of HIV research areas including basic sciences, epidemiology, and social and behavioral sciences. The goal of the DC CDEIPI program is to provide HIV mentored-research opportunities and professional development to high school, undergraduate, and graduate-level students. The program aims to build a sense of community by working together with the different CFAR institutions and communities through outreach and volunteer activities.
Click here for more information on CDEIPI.
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New Publication on HPV Knowledge Among WLH During the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Click here to read the article.
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New U01 Awarded to MPIs Dr. Katharine Bar (U Penn CFAR) and Dr. Rebecca Lynch (DC CFAR) |
This project aims "to address the problem of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) resistance by rationally selecting combination bNAb therapy that limits virus escape". The study results will inform more effective use of bNAbs across the HIV prevention, treatment and cure fields.
Click here for more information.
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On May 11, Community Co-Lead of the HIV Cure SWG Riko Boone (TAG) participated at the NYC HIV Research Symposium, he was part of panel presentation on "Promoting Equity Diversity and Access to Research". For more information on the symposium, click here.
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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May 13, 2022
May 18, 2022
May 26-27, 2022
June 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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As part of Pride Festival in the Park Us Helping Us is hosting a Research Row, an innovative opportunity for academicians and researchers alike to engage with the Black LGBTQ+ community. For more information click here.
The CDC's Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) has published a contract solicitation to fund a consortium of institutions to conduct studies to reverse persistent, troubling trends in reported cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). For more information on this opportunity click here.
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) launched a new funding opportunity to recognize and further the leadership and scientific accomplishments of excellent biomedical researchers and to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in their scientific fields. For more information click here.
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.
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. |
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-040
Posting Date: April 26, 2022
Closing Date: August 10, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-230
Posting Date: April 25, 2022
Closing Date: November 18, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-151
Posting Date: April 21, 2022
Closing Date: August 22, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-153
Posting Date: April 21, 2022
Closing Date: August 22, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-152
Posting Date: April 21, 2022
Closing Date: August 22, 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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