New Publication on Population Representation in HIV Cure Research |
DC CFAR HIV Cure SWG Community Co-leads Mr. Riko Boone (TAG) and Ms. Toni Young (CEG), Clinical Population Sciences Core Co-Director Dr. Manya Magnus (GW) and Ms. Carly Roberts (GW MPH student matched to the project through the DC CFAR CPS Core MatchMaker (C2M2) program) published an article in the Journal of AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses in February 2022 entitled " Population Representation in HIV Cure Research: A Review of Diversity Within HIV Cure Studies Based in the United States". The authors conducted a review in which the investigators sought to characterize how often HIV cure research studies report data on diversity of participants. The review found that within the sampling frame of publications that were investigated only 51% of publications provided a demographic description.
Click here to read the article.
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Join the DC CFAR Developmental Core Journal Club Webinar |
Please join us for a DC CFAR Developmental Core Journal Club Webinar on Tuesday, March 22 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET featuring HIV Cure SWG member, Basic Sciences Core Co-Director, and Associate Professor at George Washington University, Dr. Alberto Bosque who will present the following publication for discussion.
Dr. Bosque will provide a 15-20 minute synopsis of the publication. Two respondents from different disciplines will then provide their perspectives for 5-10 minutes. Daisy Le (GW) will respond to this article from a Social and Behavioral Sciences perspective and Adeline Koay (Children's) will respond to this article from a Clinical and Population Sciences perspective. An open discussion will follow the presentations to hopefully discover opportunities for possible collaborations on future research initiatives.
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Register to Join the DC CFAR CPS Core Conversations: Building a Competitive Study Team |
Do you have a grant proposal idea but are unsure of who to include in your study team to make it competitive? Do you have a funded proposal but are unsure of who to hire to make it work in the field? Join the DC CFAR CPS Core Conversation on Wednesday March 23, from 5:00-6:00 pm ET to discuss strategies for putting together research teams.
CPS Core Director Dr. Seble Kassaye, CPS Co-Director for Biostatistics Dr. Sam Simmens, and CPS Core Co-Director for Epidemiology Dr. Manya Magnus will present strategies for team composition, with lots of time to discuss investigator challenges, your questions, and brainstorm ideas for research success.
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Register to Join the Basic Sciences Core's Junior Seminar Series |
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Join the DC CFAR Developmental Core Collaborative Seminar Series Featuring Dr. Jonathon Rendina |
Please join the DC CFAR Developmental Core for a Collaborative Seminar Series on Tuesday, March 29, from 12:30-1:30 pm ET. This seminar will feature a presentation from DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Jonathon Rendina (WW) on "An Overview of Research at Whitman-Walker Institute".
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Recording Now Available: On March 10, 2022 the Women and HIV Scientific Interest Group hosted a virtual DC CFAR Citywide Seminar” in recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day featuring presentations on HIV prevention and PrEP use for women by Women and HIV SIG lead, Dr. Rachel Scott (GU) and Pilot Award Recipients Dr. Blair Spence (GU) and Dr. Shawnika Hull (Rutgers). The recording of the event is now available 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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March 21, 2022
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March 28, 2022
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March 29, 2022
April 6-8, 2022
April 20-21, 2022
April 25, 2022
July 11-13, 2022
Washington DC
Abstracts due April 1, 2022
July 28-30, 2022
July 29- August 2, 2022
August 23-26, 2022
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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New - DAIDS Program Officer Position Available
The Targeted Interventions Branch, Division of AIDS, NIAID has an opening for a Program Officer. The ideal candidate would be a well-rounded general virologist, with an interest in identifying new therapeutic/cure strategies for HIV infection. For further information contact Sandra Bridges Gurgo, PhD, Chief, Targeted Interventions Branch.
Treatment Action Group (TAG) is hiring an Associate Director for the ACT NOW: END AIDS (ANEA) Coalition. ACT NOW: END AIDS is a national coalition of community-based organizations, health departments, and national organizations committed to ending AIDS as an epidemic in the United States.
Merck's Research Laboratories’ Postdoctoral Research Fellow Program aims to be a best-in-industry program for industrial postdoctoral researchers, designed to provide you with an academic focus in a commercial environment. The fellow will focus on examining HIV persistence in tissue with imaging/omics based approaches.
WWH is Recruiting a Senior Research Scientist and Data Analyst
Whitman-Walker is recruiting a Senior Research Scientist who will be responsible for developing and overseeing a large and diverse portfolio of externally-funded research studies and a Data Analyst who will be responsible for overseeing the extraction, analysis, and dissemination of clinical data to support grant reporting, quality improvement, and health center operations.
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-AI-22-022
Posting Date: March 10, 2022
Closing Date: August 3, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DE-23-002
Posting Date: March 4, 2022
Closing Date: July 25, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DE-23-003
Posting Date: March 4, 2022
Closing Date: July 25, 2022
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
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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