New Publication on Expanding Racial/Ethnic Diversity in the HIV Research Workforce |
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DC CFAR and GW Investigators Drs. David Stoff, Lisa Bowleg, Ana María del Río-González, Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, and Maria Cecilia Zea recently published an article in the Journal of Health Education & Behavior in March 2023 entitled " Critical Perspectives on Expanding Racial/Ethnic Diversity in the HIV Research Workforce: Comorbidities and Mentoring". The authors examined the importance of a diverse research workforce and mentoring to key research issues such as HIV-related comorbidities. Additional considerations are warranted to improve training-related outcomes and reduce comorbidities, including changes at the systemic, structural, and institutional levels.
Click here to read the article.
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Recordings Now Available: DC CFAR Ending the HIV Epidemic SWG - EHE Jurisdictions Dept. of Health Seminar Series |
The DC CFAR Ending the HIV Epidemic Scientific Working Group (EHE SWG) hosted an EHE Jurisdictions Dept. of Health Seminar Series which featured presentations from health department representatives from local EHE jurisdictions.
- On February 6 the seminar featured Mr. Melvin Cauthen who provided a brief update on Montgomery County's efforts. Mr. Cauthen is the Administrator of HIV/STI Programs at the Montgomery County Maryland Department of Human Services and currently leads Montgomery County's effort in the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative
- On March 13 the seminar featured Ms. Ravinia Hayes-Cozier who provided an update on Prince George's efforts. Ms. Hayes-Cozier is the Deputy Director for the Prince George's County Health Department, Division of Family Services
Click here for more information.
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Join the DC CFAR HIV Cure SWG and Basic Sciences Core Seminar featuring Dr. Wei Li |
Please join the DC CFAR HIV Cure Scientific Working Group (SWG) and Basic Sciences Core for a joint virtual seminar on Wednesday, March 29 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm ET. This seminar will feature a presentation from Dr. Wei Li, Principal Investigator of the Center for Genetic Medicine Research & Center for Cancer and Immunology Research at Children's National Hospital, on his recent publication titled " Genome-wide CRISPR screens identify combinations of candidate latency reversing agents for targeting the latent HIV-1 reservoir." Please find the publication here.
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DC Cohort Releases Spring/Summer 2023 Newsletter |
The DC Cohort team is pleased to share their Spring/Summer 2023 DC Cohort newsletter. In this edition, they highlight the research of University of Virginia (UVA) senior, Billy Huger, who completed a summer-long research project with the DC Cohort on HIV-associated lipodystrophy (HAL) where he looked into the causes of HAL (e.g., antiretroviral therapies associated with HAL); physical and mental impacts; and potential treatments. His findings were presented at the DC Cohort quarterly CAB meeting on September 28, 2022. In addition, they outlined planned initiatives for the next five years and provided information on their COVID-19, PositiveLinks, and Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) sub-studies.
To read the Spring/Summer 2023 edition of the DC Cohort newsletter, click here, and to learn more about the DC Cohort Longitudinal HIV Study, click here.
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Register Today! DC CFAR Developmental Core Journal Club Webinar |
Please join us for a DC CFAR Developmental Core Journal Club Webinar on Thursday, March 30 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET featuring Associate Professor Dr. Derek Dangerfield II from the Department of Prevention and Community Health at George Washington University, who will present the following publication for discussion:
Dr. Dangerfield will provide a 15-20 minute synopsis of the publication. Two respondents from different disciplines will then provide their perspectives for 5-10 minutes. Dr. Alexander Zestos (AU) will respond to this article from a Basic Sciences perspective and Dr. Jose Lucar (GW) 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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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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Below you will find several resources of interest developed and gathered by DC CFAR partner institutions and community-based organizations. We encourage you to send information that may be of interest to our DC CFAR community to CFARinDC@gmail.com.
On March 31st join the WH National Mpox Workshop Participation in the Mpox Research Gathering. The Mpox Research Gathering discussion will be based on content presented in the recorded presentations and will be facilitated using a series of discussion questions developed collaboratively with members of the research and advocacy community.
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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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April 3, 2023
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April 11-12, 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 12, 2023
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April 20, 2023
April 24-28, 2023
April 24, 2023
May 11-13, 2023
June 3-7, 2023
Washington, DC
July 10-21, 2023
July 23-26, 2023
Brisbane, Australia
July 22, 2023
Brisbane, Australia
August 7-11, 2023
Bethesda, Maryland
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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To help understand the ways to improve engagement in care in young people living with HIV, please fill out this brief survey. The survey is open to anyone who provides HIV care in the outpatient setting in the US to people living with HIV ages 16 to 24 years. Care providers eligible to participate are nurses, advanced practice providers, and physicians. Eligibility will be determined after completing the initial set of questions.
The DC CFAR is recruiting a Center Associate to support the programming, communication and evaluation of the multi-institutional, citywide DC CFAR project.
The Frontiers in Reproductive Health Journal is accepting abstracts for a special issue on The Impact of Emerging Infections on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health. This collection will bring together articles that highlight the social and clinical epidemiology of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases like SARS-CoV-2, Mpox, and Ebola on adolescent sexual and reproductive health. Submissions are due March 31st.
The Journal of International AIDS Society (JIAS) is accepting abstracts proposing research articles for a supplement titled "Implementation research and the HIV response: Taking stock and charting the way forward". The deadline is May 15.
Available job opportunities at National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention can be accessed through this link.
NIH OAR is seeking exceptional candidates with diverse skill sets to provide direction on the planning, development, and implementation of NIH HIV research.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-MD-23-007
Posting Date: March 13, 2023
Closing Date: June 24, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-125
Posting Date: March 10, 2023
Closing Date: August 15, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-001
Posting Date: March 10, 2023
Closing Date: August 8, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-001
Posting Date: February 28, 2023
Closing Date: August 10, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-009
Posting Date: February 23, 2023
Closing Date: August 10, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-008
Posting Date: February 23, 2023
Closing Date: August 10, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-262
Posting Date: January 31, 2023
Closing Date: May 7, 2023
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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