DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Associate Director Dr. Marta Catalfamo Awarded Tenure at Georgetown University |
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Marta Catalfamo on her tenure in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine at Georgetown University. As the Associate Director of the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core, Co-lead of the new Aging and Comorbidities Scientific Interest Group and the Director of the Laboratory of Immunopathogenesis at Georgetown, Dr. Catalfamo works to expand the DC CFAR’s basic sciences research portfolio. She currently serves as PI of an NIH-funded R01 entitled "The impact of HIV driven T cell immune activation in angiogenic CD8 T cell function: the role of PAR1 signaling" and as co-PI of an NIH-funded T32 grant on NeuroHIV. |
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New Publication on Cervical Cancer Prevention Among Women Living with HIV |
Click here to read the article.
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Register to Join the DC CFAR Drug User Health SIG Virtual Citywide Seminar |
Please join the Drug User Health Scientific Interest Group (SIG) for a virtual DC CFAR Citywide Seminar on "Evolving Priorities for Drug User Health" on Wed. April 13 from 5:00 - 6:30 pm ET. The Citywide seminar will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Redonna K. Chandler, Director of the HIV Research Program and the HEALing Communities Study at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), on "Addressing Substance Use to End the HIV Epidemic".
The program will also include presentations from the local DC Community perspective by members of the Drug User Health SIG, including Dr. Sharon Hunt (State Opioid Treatment Authority, District of Columbia), Mr. Stephen L. Reese (Public Health Specialist/Harm Reduction Coordinator, DC Health), Ms. Stacey L. Cooper (Deputy Chief of the Prevention and Intervention Services Division, DC Health), Mr. Mark Robinson (Regional Syringe Service Program Coordinator, Family and Medical Counseling Service, Inc.), and Mx. Alexander/a Bradley (Outreach and Community Education Manager, HIPS).
Please register here to join the Citywide seminar by Zoom.
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Join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Virtual Lab Open House |
Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for a Virtual Lab Open House on Friday, April 8 from 12:00 - 1:00pm. The aim of the open house is to provide CFAR members from across disciplines an in-depth look at lab services available to them. This event will feature a presentation from Sr. Sales Manager Mr. Jonathan Green. The seminar will focus on an introduction to the Isoplexis technology. For more information on the Isoplexis, click here.
To register for the event, click here.
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New R01 Awarded to DC CFAR SBS Core Co-Director Dr. David Huebner |
This project builds on work from Dr. Huebner's R34 focused on improving parent-child communication to reduce sexual risk and increase HIV testing. The Parents and Adolescents Talking about Healthy Sexuality (PATHS) is an online intervention that aims to reduce HIV risk for gay and bisexual youth by working with their parents.
Click here for more information.
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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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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 6-8, 2022
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April 13, 2022
April 20-21, 2022
April 25, 2022
May 18, 2022
May 26-27, 2022
July 11-13, 2022
Washington DC
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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The NIH Office of AIDS Research and with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) that have HIV/AIDS research budgets, is hosting a Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV/AIDS on Monday, April 25.
The GW's Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine (MITM) is searching for a full-time Laboratory Technician to work in the team of Dr. Natalia Soriano-Sarabia.Dr. Soriano-Sarabia’s main research interest is basic and translational research with a special focus on the development of immunotherapeutic approaches for HIV cure.
The purpose of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to stimulate research analyzing shared risk factors and barriers to care among populations disproportionately burdened by both heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) comorbidities and HIV/AIDS.
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.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-145
Posting Date: March 31, 2022
Closing Date: September 7, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-22-025
Posting Date: March 29, 2022
Closing Date: July 3, 2022
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
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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