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• People at CIRA
• Affiliated Projects
• Funding Ops (Excel)
• Recorded Talks

Highlights: CIRA's AIDS Science Day

On November 30, 2023, over 120 individuals from 30 academic institutions and community organizations attended the CIRA's AIDS Science Day 2023 – a commemoration of World AIDS Day and CIRA's 25th anniversary as an AIDS research center. With 2 discussions sessions, 3 research panels, and 15 exhibition posters, photos, and tables, it was a full day of research dissemination, conversations, and networking. To everyone attended, we thank you for participating and hope that you enjoyed the conference program.

Attendees' feedback and slides from the event are available here.

Call for Nominations: CIRA International Visiting Fellow Program 2024

CIRA is seeking nominations for the 2024 International Visiting Fellow Program. The primary purpose of the program is to support CIRA investigators engaged in HIV research in an international setting to bring an established or prospective research partner to CIRA and Yale for a short visit to work on collaborative HIV research endeavors. CIRA affiliates who are Yale faculty members are eligible to apply. Letters of nominations are due on Monday, January 8, 2024.

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Yale School of Public Health partners with Kazakhstan university on advanced research training to address HIV

The Yale School of Public Health is partnering with Nazarbayev University School of Medicine in Astana, Kazakhstan on an advanced research training program that will support promising scientists and clinicians interested in phylogeny of viruses and molecular epidemiology. The new program, funded by a grant from the Fogarty International Center, will provide Kazakh scientists and research clinicians with the necessary skills to help them investigate the spread of HIV in Central Asia and how it is afsfecting high-risk communities.

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Ramos & Alexander Celebrated for Leadership and Innovation in Advancing Health Equity

Drs. S. Raquel Ramos (Yale School of Nursing) and Kamila A. Alexander (Johns Hopkins School of Nursing), both former Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) Fellows at CIRA, were recent recipients of the inaugural Equity-Minded Nurse Awards from the AARP Center for Health Equity through Nursing and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action. The awards are part of the Campaign's work to implement the goals of the National Academy of Medicine report, the Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, which explores nursing's pivotal role in advancing health equity.

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Implicit Bias From Providers Inhibits HCV Treatment

A new study reveals significant insights into the challenges that can occur for hepatitis C virus (HCV) micro-elimination efforts in people with HIV (PWH). Due to the opioid epidemic, the prevalence of co-infection with HIV and HCV has been increasing. If left untreated, HCV infection can lead to liver damage, cancer, and death. Although HIV requires lifelong therapy, HCV can be cured with a few months of oral medications.

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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "Spiritual Care: Opportunities for Collaboration with Chaplains at VA Outpatient Clinics"
Date: Friday, December 15, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Presenters: Anne S. Klee, James D. Cooke, Arielle K. Rubenstein, Lauretta E. Grau
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Yale Program in Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds: Jaimie Meyer, MD, MS
Date: Tuesday, December 19, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Designing and Conducting Focus Groups in Implementation Research
Date: Thursday, December 21, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
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HIV PrEP Navigation Certification (HIVPNC) Program
Date: Open Enrollment (Expiration Date: November 29, 2024)
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Call for Applications: NIDA Diversity Scholars Network (NDSN)
Application Due Date: January 12, 2024
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Call for Applications: UCSF Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/STI Health Disparities (Visiting Professor Program)
Application Due Date: January 17, 2024
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Call for Applications: Brandeis-Harvard SPIRE Center’s Implementation Research Institute Fellowship
Application Due Date: January 22, 2024
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Call for Abstracts: AIDS 2024
Abstract Submission Due Date: January 23, 2024
Conference Dates: July 22-26, 2024
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Call for Applications: The Phyllis Torda Health Care Quality and Equity Fellowship
Application Due Date: January 31, 2024
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Call for Abstracts: Oxford Global Health & Bioethics International Conference
Abstract Submission Due Date: February 5, 2024
Conference Dates: July 9-10, 2024
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Call for Papers: Health Psychology’s Sexual and Gender Minority Health Inequities
LOI and Abstract (Optional): December 15, 2023
Paper Submission: February 15, 2024
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Call for Applications: Lesbian Health Fund - 2024 Grant Cycle
Application Deadline: March 15th, 2024, at 11:59 pm ET
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Policies for Action: Policy Research to Advance the Inclusion of Immigrant Families and Children
Letter of Intent Due Date: February 16, 2024
Application Due Date: July 23, 2024
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Multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address social determinants of health in populations that experience health disparities (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Required)
Application Due Date: August 5, 2024
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Effect of HIV and Substance Use Comorbidity on the Placenta and Maternal Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: November 15, 2024
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Addressing the Impact of Syndemics on the Health of People with HIV and Diseases and Conditions within the Missions of NIDDK and NHLBI (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 20, 2024; March 20, 2025
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NIAID Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Dates: May 7, 2024; September 7, 2024; May 7, 2025; September 7, 2025; May 7, 2026; September 7, 2026
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NOSI: SBIR/STTR High-Priority Areas for Digital Mental Health Innovation
First Available Due Date: January 5, 2024
Expiration Date: January 6, 2027
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Addressing Health and Health Care Disparities among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: Standards AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: January 7, 2027)
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Awareness and Willingness to use Condoms and Preexposure Prophylaxis among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Cisgendered Men who Have sex with men in Slum Communities in Ghana. BSGH-004
Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Amos Apreku, George Rudolph Kofi Agbemedu, Edem Yaw Zigah, Oliver C Ezechi, LaRon E Nelson, Kwasi Torpey
Journal of the International Association of Providers of HIV Care. 2023. Jan-Dec:22:23259582231209649. doi: 10.1177/23259582231209649.

Overall, Direct, Spillover, and Composite Effects of Components of a Peer-Driven Intervention Package on Injection Risk Behavior Among People Who Inject Drugs in the HPTN 037 Study
Raúl U Hernández-Ramírez, Donna Spiegelman, Judith J Lok, Laura Forastiere, Samuel R Friedman, Carl A Latkin, Sten H Vermund, Ashley L Buchanan
AIDS and Behavior. 2023. Nov 7. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04213-x. Online ahead of print.

Relationship between suicide ideation and attempts, bully victimization, dating violence, and depressive symptoms among Black and Hispanic youth
Ijeoma Opara, Sitara M Weerakoon, Jasmin R Brooks Stephens, Taylor Choe, John F Gunn 3rd, Shawndaya S Thrasher
Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior. 2023. Nov 7. doi: 10.1111/sltb.13015. Online ahead of print.

UNAIDS World AIDS Day 2023 Report: Let Communities Lead
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Key Findings and Implications of HealthHIV State of HIV Care National Survey
Key Findings and Implications of HealthHIV State of HIV Care National Survey
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The 12th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2023) Content
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Results of SAMHSA's 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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Recording: Policy Brief Writing Workshop
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Global HIV Policy Lab Report - Progress and the Peril: HIV and Global De/criminalization of Same-Sex Sex
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NIH CEAL (Community Engagement Alliance) Resources
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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's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, December 15, Noon-1:00 pm
Anne S. Klee, James D. Cooke, Arielle K. Rubenstein, Lauretta E. Grau: "Spiritual Care: Opportunities for Collaboration with Chaplains at VA Outpatient Clinics"
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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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