DC CFAR Virtual Citywide Seminar in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day "Next Step in PrEP" |
Please join the Women and HIV Scientific Interest Group (SIG) for a virtual DC CFAR Citywide Seminar in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The seminar will be held on Thursday, March 10, from 4:00-5:30 pm ET. The seminar will feature presentations on HIV prevention and PrEP use for women by Women and HIV SIG co-lead, Dr. Rachel Scott (GU) and Pilot Award Recipients Dr. Blair Spence (GU) and Dr. Shawnika Hull (Rutgers). Following the presentations, the group will engage in a discussion moderated by Women and HIV SIG community lead, Ms. Martha Cameron (ICWNA). Please register below to join the seminar by Zoom or watch the presentations via Facebook Live through the DC CFAR page.
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Dr. Mimi Ghosh's Publication Selected as the SD CFAR Director's Choice paper |
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Announcing the New DC CFAR Academic-Community Partnership Pilot Awards Cycle |
The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the next round of soliciting research proposals through its Academic-Community Partnership Pilot Awards program. The goal of the Academic-Community Partnership Pilot Awards is to provide pilot research funds to Co-Principal Investigator teams consisting of one early stage or new HIV/AIDS academic investigator and one community investigator to collect preliminary data that will lead to NIH funding in HIV/AIDS. Please see the RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Applications should focus on the NIH high priority HIV/AIDS research areas and are also strongly encouraged in the focus areas of the current DC CFAR Scientific Working and Interest Groups: HIV Cure research, Ending the HIV Epidemic, Drug User Health, Women and HIV, Aging and Comorbidities, Latina/x/o, Global HIV, and Sexual and Gender Minorities. For complete details about this funding opportunity, please visit our website.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Brandi Robinson.
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New Publication on Ending the HIV Epidemic and Structural Racism |
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New Publication on Trust in Providers and HIV Antiretroviral Adherence Among Women |
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Join Positive Women's Network USA and ICW on the 2nd Annual Celebrate & Honor Black Women in the HIV Movement: Black Joy & Resilience Townhall. The town hall on March 15 at 2 pm ET will honor 20 Movement Mothers including CPC Member Pat Nalls. For more information click here and here for the list of honorees.
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.
*Update* The Guidelines Working Groups of the NIH Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council have released an updated Guidance for COVID-19 and People with HIV. For more information click here.
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March 9, 2022
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April 20-21, 2022
April 25, 2022
July 28-30, 2022
July 29- August 2, 2022
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded organizations may apply for awards of up to $190,000 annually to support innovative interventions to improve health outcomes among people living with HIV. Applications are due March 11.
New opportunity for a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in the Sexuality and Gender Lab at Queen's University Department of Psychology focused on CIHR-funded study examining neurocognitive correlates of sexual response in women with & without sexual interest/arousal disorder. Applications are due March 4.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will host the Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) from August 15–19, 2022. The goal of the HDRI is to support the research career development of early-career minority health and health disparities research scientists. Applications are due March 14.
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.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-006
Posting Date: February 25, 2022
Closing Date: August 12, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-007
Posting Date: February 25, 2022
Closing Date: August 12, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-20-214
Posting Date: August 17, 2020
Closing Date: September 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-20-238
Posting Date: August 17, 2020
Closing Date: September 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-22-015
Posting Date: February 10, 2022
Closing Date: May 8, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-003
Posting Date: February 11, 2022
Closing Date: July 3, 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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