Announcing New DC CFAR Center Associate, Cristian Mendoza Gomez |
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Please join us in welcoming Cristian Mendoza Gomez who has joined the DC CFAR Administrative Core as the new Center Associate. In this role, they will support various programming, communication, and evaluation activities of the DC CFAR. Cristian will succeed Lorena Segarra as the editor of this Weekly Update e-newsletter and will support various DC CFAR Scientific Working Groups and Interest Groups.
Cristian is a recent graduate of American University and received a B.S. in Public Health and Sociology. They were a CFAR Scholar in the DC CDEIPI program and worked with Dr. Nina Yamanis (AU) to assess how COVID-19 era policies could be used to maintain Latinx populations connected to HIV prevention and treatment services. They also interned with HAHSTA at DC Health as an Expanded Testing Assistant Coordinator, working primarily on promoting and managing the "GetCheckedDC" program, which offers free walk-in and mail HIV and STI testing for all DC residents. Cristian also intends in pursuing an MPH at GW this fall, while working in this new role.
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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!
June is Pride Month in recognition and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. If you are interested in HIV prevention, treatment, and care in this community, we invite you to join the DC CFAR Sexual and Gender Minorities Scientific Interest Group by contacting Allison O’Rourke. Please see upcoming events in DC on the Capital Pride Alliance website here. We invite members of the DC CFAR community to send information about any additional events and activities to CFARinDC@gmail.com. |
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DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for a Virtual Lab Open House on the Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Lab |
Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for a Virtual Lab Open House on Friday, June 23, from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET. The aim of the open house is to provide CFAR members from across disciplines an in-depth look at lab services available at the CFAR-affiliated institutions. This seminar will focus on the Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) laboratory at George Washington University (GWU).
This event will feature Dr. Jeanne Jordan, Professor of Epidemiology at GWU, and Dr. Kamwing Jair, Research Scientist and NGS Specialist at GWU. Dr. Jordan will explain the structure, cost, facility, and instrumentation of the NGS service center and Dr. Jair will present the available services and ongoing projects. For more information on the NGS lab, click here.
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Recording Available: DC CFAR Virtual Citywide Seminar on the District of Columbia Clinical Trials Unit |
Last week on June 8th, the DC CFAR held our Virtual Citywide Seminar on the DC Clinical Trails Unit with folks attending from all over the Washington Region and beyond.
Led by DC CFAR Co-Director, Dr. Manya Magnus, the Clinical Trials Group discussed the current state of the HIV epidemic, how both community members and investigators can get involved, and the different sites where this research and work is being conducted here in Washington, D.C.
In case you missed it, please use the link here to watch the recording on YouTube!
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Join the Next DC CFAR SBS Core June Writing Retreat |
Please join the DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core June Writing Retreat on Friday, June 16th from 12 to 2 pm ET. The writing retreat will follow the below format:
- 10-minute brief introductions and goal sharing
- 40-minute writing block
- 10-15-minute break
- 40-minute writing block
- 15-minute debrief and progress sharing
This is an excellent opportunity for Investigators working on an existing project or starting a new one, to help carve out time in their work calendar. If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Davis or Allison O’Rourke.
Please click here for more information on how to join this session.
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GW SPH Doctoral Student Sydney Bornstein Receives WSS Outstanding Graduate Student Award |
Join us in congratulating Sydney Bornstein, a doctoral student in the GW SPH Department of Epidemiology (and Research Associate for HPTN), for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the Washington Statistical Society! Her research focuses on COVID-19, HIV prevention, and substance use. Congratulations Sydney!
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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.
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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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June 16, 2023
June 15, 2023
June 15-16, 2023
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June 19, 2023
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June 26, 2023
June 28, 2023
June 28-29, 2023
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June 29, 2023
July 10-21, 2023
July 11, 2023
July 23-26, 2023
Brisbane, Australia
July 22, 2023
Brisbane, Australia
July 31-August 4, 2023
Boulder, Colorado
August 7-11, 2023
Bethesda, Maryland
August 15, 2023
August 20-23, 2024
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is issuing a NOSI focused on implementation research, for applications designed in partnership with domestic and global service providers to advance HIV prevention and treatment goals (domestically) or targets (globally).
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is issuing a NOSI focused on understanding and addressing the impact of mental health comorbidities, including mental health disorders, violence, and trauma, on HIV prevention and treatment outcomes.
Join on July 10-11 a grant writing workshop hosted by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Howard University. This free in-person workshop is for faculty, postdocs, and research development professionals interested in pursuing NIH funding for their research.
Avant-Garde and Avenir Awards
These NIDA HIV research programs award funds to investigators planning high-impact research projects focused on the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS among people who use drugs. Avant is for groundbreaking researchers at all levels of their careers and Avenir focuses on early-stage investigators. Applications period July 15-August 15, 2023.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is offering a funding opportunity to support substance use and HIV prevention services for racial and ethnic minority populations at high-risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) and HIV infection. Applications are due June 20.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-206
Posting Date: June 2, 2023
Closing Date: September 13, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-190
Posting Date: May 10, 2023
Closing Date: December 20, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-191
Posting Date: May 10, 2023
Closing Date: December 8, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-169
Posting Date: April 21, 2023
Closing Date: August 2, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-23-026
Posting Date: April 21, 2023
Closing Date: August 2, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-23-023
Posting Date: April 14, 2023
Closing Date: August 2, 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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