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Report: Federal ruling on HIV prevention 'misreads the science'

A new report co-authored by experts from Yale and elsewhere challenges a 2022 federal court ruling that it is unconstitutional to mandate employer-sponsored insurance coverage for drugs that help prevent HIV. CIRA co-authors contributing to the report include Dini Harsono, E. Jennifer Edelman, and Gregg Gonsalves.

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Implementing Long-acting Injectable PrEP with an Eye Toward Equity: Yale's Dr. LaRon Nelson at CROI 2023

During the 2023 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), HIV.gov spoke with LaRon Nelson of Yale University (and CIRA) about his presentation on the hope long-acting injectable HIV PrEP offer if they are implemented with an eye toward equity.

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YSPH professors present on Russian war crimes at United Nations

On the day before the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kaveh Khoshnood (CIRA affiliate and co-chair of HIV/AIDS in Humanitarian Crises Program) and Nathaniel Raymond brought their findings on Russian war crimes to the United Nations.

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APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health representing at The White House

Tim Mack, Prevention Services Manager at APNH (APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health) and founder of the annual New Haven Black Pride! event, was recently invited to the White House to be part of the LGBTQIA+ Black History Month briefing where participants learned about best practices for creating Black Pride in their communities.

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"She is the best of us:" Ijeoma Opara and the power of health advocacy

Growing up, Ijeoma Opara witnessed the health inequities faced by her mother and father, who were frequently in and out of the hospital. Her advocacy stems from the belief that if her parents had been able to advocate for themselves to receive proper medical care, they would still be alive today.

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Narrowing the Divide: User-centered Design of Digital Health Tools for Marginalized Communities

An interview with Terika McCall, Ph.D., MPH, MBA, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics (Health Informatics) at Yale School of Public Health, about what user-centered design work really entails, the apps she is developing, and why her students give her hope.

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CIRA Talk: "Research on the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use"
Date: Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Speakers: Michael Copenhaver, PhD (University of Connecticut) and Michael S. Lyons, MD, MPH (Ohio State University)
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Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) Seminar Series: "How are qualitative methods used in implementation science research? Findings from a systematic scoping review"
Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Speaker: Ashley Hagaman, PhD, MPH, Yale School of Public Health
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Building a Budget – Financial Basics for Research Proposals
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2023, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
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Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds: "Clinical Care for LGBTQ Youth: Ethical Case Studies"
Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Speaker: Lisa Campo-Engelstein, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch
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Social Determinants of Health & Substance Use
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2:00-3:00 pm
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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "Intersectional stigma as a barrier to scaling up harm reduction and treatment for OUD in FQHCs in rural Missouri"
Date: Friday, March 17, 2023, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Speaker: Phillip Marotta, Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis
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Advancing an Anti-Racism Public Health Agenda: From Science to Practice
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Re-imagining What’s Possible: A Future Where Reproductive Justice is Achieved
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2:30 pm-3:30 pm
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CIRA Talk: "Integrating Hypertension Screening and Treatment into HIV Care in Uganda"
Date: Wednesday, March 29, 10:00 am-11:00 am
Speaker: Martin Muddu, MBChB, MMED, PhD Candidate (Makerere University and Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration)
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Consortium of Universities for Global Health 2023's Virtual Satellite Sessions
Date: Monday, April 3-Friday, April 7, 2023
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2023 HISTORI Congress Meeting
Date: June 6-8, 2023
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Call for Abstracts: Implementation Research and the HIV Response (JIAS Supplement)
Abstract Submission Due Date: May 15, 2023
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Call for Applications: NIDA Diversity Scholars Travel Award Program
Application Due Dates: Multiple
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Application Due Date: March 15, 2023
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2023 Culture of Health Prize
Application Due Date: March 29, 2023
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Multi-Level HIV Prevention Interventions for Individuals at the Highest Risk of HIV Infection
AIDS Application Due Date(s): April 3, 2023
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Promoting Viral Suppression among Individuals from Health Disparity Populations Engaged in HIV Care (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
AIDS Application Due Date: April 3, 2023
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Regional Partnerships to Strengthen National Data Capacities for HIV, TB, and Other Pandemic Preparedness and Response under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Application Due Date: April 18, 2023
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Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care Challenge
Application Due Date: May 19, 2023
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Community Level Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: August 9, 2023
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Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44 - Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 24, 2023; September 6, 2023
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Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42- Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 24, 2023; September 6, 2023
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NIMHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS dates apply (expiration date: May 8, 2026)
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Autonomy-supportive sexual health communication and sexual health behaviors for black and Latino MSM in the House Ball Community: Protocol for a social network analysis and exploratory structural equation model
Martez D R Smith, Natalie M Leblanc, LaRon E Nelson, James M McMahon
PLoS One. 2023. Feb 3;18(2):e0276350. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276350. eCollection 2023.

High Interest in Long-acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (LAI-PrEP) for HIV Prevention Among Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM): Result From A Nationwide Survey in Malaysia
Kiran Paudel, Sana Gupta, Kamal Gautam, Jeffrey A Wickersham, Antoine Khati, Iskandar Azwa, Toan Ha, Roman Shrestha
Journal of Community Health. 2023. Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s10900-023-01195-8. Online ahead of print.

Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic
Jasmine A Abrams, Jaleah Rutledge, Ijeoma Opara
Preventitive Medicine. 2023. Feb 5;169:107445. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107445. Online ahead of print.

Research Assistant 2, HSS
Organization: Yale School of Medicine
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Medical Officer
Organization: Bureau for Global Health, Office of HIV/AIDS, USAID
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Public Health Advisor
Organization: Bureau for Global Health, Office of HIV/AIDS, USAID
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New London County CARES Navigator (4 FT positions available)
Organization: Alliance for Living
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Health Economics at NIMH and NIDA – Domestic and International
Recording and transcript of this virtual meeting (held on January 25, 2023) are now available.
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HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI)
The ISCI provides high-quality technical assistance for Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) funded implementation research (IR) teams and creates opportunities to share generalizable knowledge to help end the HIV epidemic in the United States. Visit the website to explore a resource repository and IR navigation tools for practitioners, researchers, and funders.
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2023 unless otherwise noted.

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA Talk: "Research on the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use"

Tue, March 7, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Michael Copenhaver, PhD, University of Connecticut and Michael S. Lyons, MD, MPH, The Ohio State University
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CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, March 17, Noon-1:00 pm
Phillip Marotta - "Intersectional stigma as a barrier to scaling up harm reduction and treatment for OUD in FQHCs in rural Missouri"
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CIRA Talk: "Integrating Hypertension Screening and Treatment into HIV Care in Uganda"

Wed, March 29, 10:00 am-11:00 am
Martin Muddu, MBChB, MMED, PhD Candidate, Makerere University and Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration
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Fact Sheets and Resources on Mpox

This webpage provides fact sheets, resources, recorded sessions and literature on Mpox collated by CIRA.

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COVID-19 and HIV Resources

This webpage provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV collated by CIRA, including funding opportunities, call for papers, and repositories of literature and research tools.

CIRA Peer Review Program

CIRA's Peer Review Program is designed to enhance the quality of grant proposals, manuscripts, and research presentations written by CIRA affiliates by sharing them with a multidisciplinary group of colleagues for their critique and feedback. The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature. We encourage peer review at any stage of development, from a 2-3 page concept sheet to a penultimate draft.

Please submit your request for Peer Review 4 weeks prior to requested review date. Review materials are due:

• Specific Aims: 5 days in advance of the review date
• Grant Sections (i.e. approach, significance etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
• Full Grant proposal: 14 days in advance of the review date
• Sections of a paper (i.e. methods, tables, discussion etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
• Full Manuscript: 10 days in advance of the review date
• Concept paper: 5 days in advance of the review date
• Conference Presentation: nothing due in advance
• Conference Poster: 5 days in advance of the review date

Sessions are held at CIRA's Offices (135 College Street, Suite 200, New Haven CT) on Zoom, or via email and last around one hour. Reviews are typically led by a primary reviewer; whose role is to provide oral and written feedback on each proposal. This is followed by the other reviewers’ feedback and then we hold a group discussion.

The peer review process has multiple benefits: Researchers gain from practical advice on products. Also, they offer a rare opportunity for a cross-section of the entire CIRA community – scientists, staff, community representatives and post-doctoral fellows – to keep abreast of and discuss the very latest research, to forge additional, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and to expand and build on professional networks.

To request a Peer Review, please click here. For further information or questions, please contact Daniel Davidson (daniel.davidson@yale.edu).

Research Snapshot Series

CIRA's Research Snapshot series features one page summaries of completed, peer reviewed and published studies conducted by our affiliated scientists. The summaries describe the reason for the study, the key findings, and implications for practice and policy, presented in plain language. Each of the briefs also include a link to a published article in a peer reviewed journal that derives from the featured study.

If you are a CIRA Affiliate and interested in submitting a brief for publication or just want to discuss the process, contact Pete Donohue, pete.donohue@yale.edu.

Meeting Challenges & Taking Action: Highlights of CIRA Activities and Accomplishments

Collaborators past, present and future, we invite you to peruse this concise summary of "CIRA Highlights" from the past year, and welcome any comments/suggestions you may have for future representation of your engagement with CIRA.

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