Announcing the Recipients of the DC CFAR Fall 2022 Traditional Pilot Awards |
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The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2022 Traditional Pilot Awards, Dr. Derek Dangerfield II (Associate Professor, George Washington University) and Dr. Michael Anthony Thomas (Assistant Professor, Howard University). The goal of this program is to provide pilot research funds to early-stage and new HIV/AIDS investigators to collect preliminary data that will enable them to then compete successfully for NIH funding in HIV/AIDS as principal investigators.
Please join us in congratulating the award recipients!
To read the study abstract and learn more about the Pilot Awards program, please visit the DC CFAR website.
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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 Spring 2023 Transitioning Investigator Awards Program
Award funding up to $100,000 - Concept Sheets due February 13
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The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the next round of the Transitioning Investigator Award Program. This competitive program seeks to provide pilot research funds to established investigators in non-HIV fields who would then use the pilot data to apply for NIH funding in HIV/AIDS research. These awards are for two-year pilot projects and up to $100,000 can be requested. Applications should focus on the NIH high priority HIV/AIDS research areas. Please review the call for concept sheets here for additional details on the eligibility and scope. Interested applicants should submit the one-page concept sheet by 5:00 pm ET on February 13th to Ms. Lorena Segarra. Concept sheets will be reviewed by the Developmental Core to identify applicants who will be notified and sent full application instructions by February 22nd.
For complete details about this funding opportunity, please visit our website. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lorena Segarra.
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Announcing the Recipients of the 2022 DC CFAR Academic-Community Partnership Award |
The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Academic-Community Partnership (ACP) Award, Dr. Adeline Koay (Attending Physician, Children's National Hospital) and Ms. Martha Cameron (Executive Director, International Community of Women Living with HIV). The ACP program was introduced in the Spring of 2021 and developed in response to and in collaboration with the DC CFAR Community Partnership Council. The goal is to provide funds to Co-Principal Investigator teams consisting of one early-stage or new HIV academic investigator and one community investigator to collect preliminary data that will lead to NIH funding in HIV/AIDS. This is the second ACP Award granted by the DC CFAR; the first was awarded to Dr. Tamara Taggart (GW) and Ms. Khadijah Abdullah (RAHMA) in 2021 to study " Faith, Spirituality, and ART Adherence among Black Women Living with HIV". This present study entitled " Pilot Study of a Clinical-Community Peer Mentor Program for Postpartum WLHIV" leverages the clinical and community expertise of Dr. Koay and Ms. Cameron. The co-investigators aim to adapt a UK-based peer mentor program (Mentor Mothers) and pilot test it for postpartum women living with HIV in DC. Dr. Koay is a DC CFAR Pilot Award Recipient and Ms. Cameron is a member of the DC CFAR Community Partnership Council.
To read the study abstract and learn more about the ACP program, please visit the DC CFAR website.
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Join the DC CFAR Citywide Seminar: CFAR Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pathway Initiative |
Please join the DC CFAR on Tuesday, February 7 from 4:00 to 5:30 PM ET for a virtual Citywide Seminar on the CFAR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway Initiative (CDEIPI). This seminar will provide information about the national CDEIPI program and will then focus on the local DC CFAR project entitled "Developing an Inclusive Generation of HIV Researchers through Diversity and Community" which is being led by Howard University. The goal of this project is to provide mentored research opportunities and professional development to engage high school and undergraduate students in HIV research. The seminar will feature presentations from the project leads, Drs. Anthony Wutoh (HU), Kim Blankenship (AU) and Mark Burke (HU) followed by DC CFAR CDEIPI Scholar Ms. Haifa Ahmed who will share her experiences and perspectives. Additional details are forthcoming.
Please click here to register.
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Share Your Abstract Title for this Year's Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) |
Please let us know if you have had an abstract accepted for a poster or oral presentation for the upcoming Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). We would like to share this good news with your fellow DC CFAR investigators, including those who will also participate in CROI 2023.
Please send the name of the presenting author, the title of the accepted abstract and whether it will be an oral abstract session or a poster presentation to cfarindc@gmail.com.
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Register to Join the DC Cohort Information Session |
Are you interested in learning more about using the DC Cohort for a DC CFAR Pilot Award? Your pilot might include conducting secondary data analyses or performing a pilot study using DC Cohort data and in collaboration with participating DC Cohort clinical sites. Please join the DC Cohort PI, Dr. Amanda Castel, and the DC Cohort Project Director, Dr. Anne Monroe, for an information session on Tuesday, January 31 from 12-1 pm ET on Zoom. Dr. Castel will provide a brief presentation about the DC Cohort, and participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and workshop potential grant ideas.
Please click here to register.
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DC CFAR Research Awards 101 on Fri. Jan. 27 at 3 pm |
Please join us for the virtual DC CFAR Research Awards 101 hosted by the Developmental Core on Friday, January 27, from 3:00-4:00 pm ET. The agenda will include an overview of the DC CFAR's funding opportunities and core services available for its members, an opportunity to share research goals and interests, and a discussion with the Developmental Core Directors.
Register below for the virtual session to receive the call-in and Zoom information. Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues who are not currently DC CFAR members but could benefit from the information.
Please click here to register.
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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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January 26, 2023
January 27, 2023
January 31, 2023
February 1-2, 2023
February 2, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 7, 2023
February 13, 2023
February 17-18, 2023
February 19-22, 2023
Seattle, Washington
March 19-21, 2023
April 11-12, 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
Abstracts due February 6, 2023
May 11-13, 2023
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The Intersectionality Training Institute is accepting applications for the second cohort of its Summer Intensive. The Summer Intensive (SI 2023) is a weeklong in-person training designed for researchers interested in learning how to apply intersectionality to their qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods, research projects. Applications are due February 3, 2023.
The MIWI Training Program is a methods training program that supports scholars to investigate the intersection of physical and mental health, with a focus on how that intersection relates to health disparities. Applications are due February 1st. This program will be held on May 7 - 10 in Ann Arbor, MI. There is no cost to participate.
The Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office (SGMRO) is supporting administrative supplements that allow the addition of SGM populations, SGM-relevant research questions, and/or expansion or enhancement of collection and analysis of SGM data to existing parent grants provided that the proposed research is within the scope of that grant. Applications are due January 31, 2023.
The RETI is offering training and small grant awards to conduct a mentored research project focused on HIV and drug abuse to early-stage investigators. Deadline February 15, 2023.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-073
Posting Date: January 10, 2023
Closing Date: February 12, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-060
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Closing Date: May 9, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-062
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Closing Date: May 9, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-061
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Closing Date: May 9, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-014
Posting Date: December 16, 2022
Closing Date: August 9, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-013
Posting Date: December 16, 2022
Closing Date: August 9, 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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