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Dreamer Girls Project is a Dream-Come-True for YSPH Professor

Yale School of Public Health Assistant Professor Ijeoma Opara had wanted to create a healthy support network for Black teenage girls since she first joined YSPH in 2021. The Dreamer Girls Project, which is funded by a pilot grant through the Research Education Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) program, is focused on strength-based approaches to prevent HIV/STIs and drug use among Black girls.

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Yale Professors Join Universiti Malaya Colleagues for Implementation Science Boot Camp

Faculty members from the Yale Schools of Public Health Medicine recently joined an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers in Kuala Lumpur for a summer boot camp on implementation science. The three-day series of lectures, presentations, and working groups was the first in-person boot camp since Yale University and the Universiti Malaya established the Malaysian Implementation Science Training (MIST) center last year.

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New NIDA R01 Grant Awarded to Implement and Evaluate the Use of Telehealth for PrEP among Individuals with Substance Use Disorders

Dr. Jaimie Meyer was awarded a new NIDA R01 grant to implement and evaluate the use of telehealth for PrEP among individuals with substance use disorders. The project, called Athena, aims to improve and scale-up the use of PrEP and treatment for opioid use disorder care cascades for justice-involved women in New Haven, CT and Birmingham, AL by combining a PrEP decision aid developed with eHealth. Dr. Meyer and team are interested in individual clinical outcomes as well as process outcomes important for sustained implementation.

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New Online Training for Mental Health Providers Benefits LGBTQ Community

Mental health providers can learn to deliver evidence-based LGBTQ-affirmative cognitive therapy through low-cost online training, which would help deliver more evidence-based mental health care to LGBTQ people and support its implementation across practice settings, according to a new study by Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) researchers. The study was led by John Pachankis, the director of Yale's LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative.

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How Monkeypox Spoiled Gay Men's Plans for an Invincible Summer

For many gay and bisexual men, the sprawling and chaotic monkeypox outbreak has upended a summer that was supposed to be a well-earned opportunity - following the peak of the Covid crisis - to finally have some fun and revel with their gay brothers without the threat of viral infection hanging over them. CIRA affiliates, Drs. John Pachankis and LaRon Nelson, are quoted.

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OPPORTUNITY: Postgraduate Associate in LGBTQ Mental Health

The Yale LGBTQ Mental Health Initiative at the Yale School of Public Health is seeking a post-graduate associate, holding a Bachelor's or Master's degree in psychology, public health, or related discipline, to gain clinical research experience related to sexual and gender minorities' mental and behavioral health.

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: University of Connecticut

Researchers at the University of Connecticut are seeking Internet-based or online cisgender male sex workers who have sex with men for an on-line survey (recruitment for survey only). The purpose of the survey is to better understand the impact of stigma on the sexual health and substance use outcomes of Internet-based cisgender male sex workers. Participants will receive a $10 electronic gift card for participating in the survey. To access the survey, please e-mail jr_alberto.cifuentes@uconn.edu.

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Why Behavioral Interventions Work (or Don’t Work)
Date: September 13, 2022, 9:00 am | October 4, 2022, 09:30 am | November 1, 2022, 09:30 am
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NIH Navigating Early Career Funding Opportunities
Date: September 15, 2022, 1:00 pm-3:30 pm
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AIDSWatch: Intersecting Epidemics - What the HIV Community Needs from a Monkeypox Response
Date: September 15, 2022, 4:00 pm-5:30 pm
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HIV Primary Care Update
Date: Friday, September 16, 8:00 am-3:30 pm
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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "Disseminating Research to Participants & Other Community Members: A Group Discussion"
Date: Friday, September 16, 2022, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Presenter: Alana Rosenberg, Yale School of Medicine
Contact: Lauretta Grau (lauretta.grau@yale.edu)

Yale Institute for Global Health: Preparing for Future Pandemics and Other Biological Catastrophes
Date: Monday, September 19, 2022, 4:30 pm-6:00 pm
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Yale School of Medicine Program for Humanities in Medicine presents: The History and Future of Harm Reduction
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm
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NIH Grant Writing Webinar Series for Institutions Building Research and Research Training Capacity
Date: September 26, November 1, 2022, 2:00-3:15 pm
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Mentoring the Mentor Workshop for HIV Researchers
Date: October 24-25, 2022, 9:00 am-4:00 pm
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NIH Gender and Health: Impacts of Structural Sexism, Gender Norms, Relational Power Dynamics, and Gender Inequities
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 11:00 am-4:30 pm
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Call for Applications: 2022-2023 NIH Climate and Health Scholars Program
Submission Due Date: September 15, 2022
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Call for Applications: amfAR's Mathilde Krim Fellowships in Biomedical Research
Registration Due Date: September 23, 2022
Letter of Intent Due Date: September 29, 2022
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Women's Health Research at Yale (WHRY) Pilot Project Program Funding
Letter of Intent Due Date: October 20, 2022
Eligibility: Yale ladder faculty
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NIDA REI: Reaching Equity at the Intersection of HIV and Substance Use: Novel Approaches to Address HIV Related Health Disparities in Underserved Racial/Ethnic Populations
AIDS Application Due Dates: November 14, 2022; November 14, 2023; November 14, 2024
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional
- R34 Clinical Trial Optional

NIDA REI: Addressing Racial Equity in Substance Use and Addiction Outcomes Through Community-Engaged Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: November 14, 2022; November 14, 2023; November 14, 2024
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Catalyst Award for Early-Stage Investigators (ESIs) Pursuing Research on HIV Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications (DP1- Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date(s): May 1, 2023, May 1, 2024, May 1, 2025
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Cross-training needs among community-based clinicians in HIV and substance use
Kasey Claborn, Kelli Scott, Sara J Becker
BMC Medical Education. 2022. Aug 19;22(1):629. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03682-3.

Using the Implementation Research Logic Model as a Lens to View Experiences of Implementing HIV Prevention and Care Interventions with Adolescent Sexual Minority Men-A Global Perspective
LaRon E Nelson, Adedotun Ogunbajo, Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Donaldson F Conserve, Leo Wilton, Jackson Junior Ndenkeh, Paula Braitstein, Dorothy Dow, Renata Arrington-Sanders, Patrick Appiah, Joe Tucker, Soohyun Nam, Robert Garafolo
AIDS and Behavior. 2022. Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s10461-022-03776-5. Online ahead of print.

Stress, Marginalization, and Disruption: A Qualitative Rapid Situational Assessment of Substance Users and HIV Risk in Lebanon
Kaveh Khoshnood, Amy B Smoyer, Francesca Maviglia, Janine Kara, Danielle Khouri, Fouad M Fouad, Robert Heimer
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022. Jul 28;19(15):9242. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159242.

"Family before Anyone Else": A Qualitative Study on Family, Marginalization, and HIV among Hispanic or Latino/a/x Mexican Sexual Minority Males
Moctezuma García, S Raquel Ramos, Lisa Aponte-Soto, Tiarney D Ritchwood, Laurie A Drabble
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022. Jul 22;19(15):8899. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19158899.

CDC MMWR: HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Persons with Monkeypox — Eight U.S. Jurisdictions, May 17–July 22, 2022
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Recording: Behavioral Economics and Conditional Incentives to Strengthen HIV Treatment and Prevention: Actioning the Science
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UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS Statistics - 2022 Fact Sheet
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2022 unless otherwise noted.

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CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, September 16, Noon-1:30 pm
Alana Rosenberg, Yale School of Medicine - "Disseminating Research to Participants & Other Community Members: A Group Discussion"

Fact Sheets and Resources on Monkeypox

The global tally of monkeypox cases has risen swiftly since May 13, when the first case was reported, to more than 1,450. At least 1,500 cases are still under investigation. The following list includes select fact sheets and resources literature on monkeypox collated by CIRA.

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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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Did you know our eBulletin is Archived?

For your convenience, we have archived all issues of CIRA's eBulletin. No need to dig through your emails to find an old issue.
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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).

COVID-19 and HIV Resources

CIRA has launched a webpage that provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV. The webpage will be updated regularly as new information and materials become available. The resources include COVID-19-related funding opportunities, call for papers, research tools and guidance, and many more. Contact Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu) for questions or comments about the web page.

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.