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

CIRA Welcomes New Community Advisory Board Members

CIRA is excited to welcome four new Community Advisory Board (CAB) members who represent and engage with diverse communities impacted by HIV/AIDS. All CIRA CAB members are now assigned to individual CIRA Cores and actively contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of CIRA-wide and Core-specific activities.

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CIRA International Visiting Fellow Program 2024

After a 4-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CIRA is pleased to announce that we will host a new cohort of international visiting fellows in April 2024. The goal 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, present on their research plans, and network with CIRA's research community.

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Request for Information: The Next NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research (FY 2026-2030)

The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the development of the FY 2026-2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. Feedback from all interested constituents including researchers, health care professionals, advocates and health advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, public health officials, government agencies, and community members is a critical part of this process. The RFI is open until March 28, 2024.

Click here for more information and to share feedback.

Yale HIV Research Club
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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How Do We Develop Meaningful Measures for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)?
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
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Addressing Priorities in HIV Testing - Utilizing Universal Testing in Health Care Settings
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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Substance Use, Violence and HIV/AIDS (SAVA) Syndemic among Women who Use Drugs: Socio-Cultural Contexts and Tailored Interventions
Date: Friday, March 1, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
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Eight Characteristics of Rigorous Multilevel Implementation Research: a Step-by-Step Guide
Date: Thursday, March 7, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Manuscript Writing
Date: Tuesday, March 12, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
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Pushing the Boundaries of Focus Group Research
Date: Thursday, March 14, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): Rumana Saifi, Universiti Malaya
Date: Friday, March 15, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) Seminar: Bias Analysis and Correction Methods for Causal Effects
Date: Friday, March 15, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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NIMH Symposium - Amplifying Voices and Building Bridges: Toward a More Inclusive Future
Date: Monday, March 18, 8:30 am-5:00 pm
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Call for Applications: HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute
Application Due Date: March 1, 2024
Program Dates: July 7-15, 2024
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Call for Abstracts: National LGBTQ Health Conference
Abstract Submission Due Date: March 1, 2024
Conference Dates: August 15-17, 2024
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Call for Applications: Modelers and Storytellers: Transdisciplinary Training to Advance Community Health Intervention Research
Application Due Date: March 11, 2024
Program Dates: June 17-July 2, 2024
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Call for Abstracts: 8th Annual Conference UCONN Center for mHealth and Social Media - Advancing Public Health and Science with Artificial Intelligence
Abstract Submission Due Date: March 25, 2024
Conference Dates: May 16-17, 2024
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Call for Abstracts: HIVR4P (HIV Research for Prevention Conference)
Abstract Submission Due Date: April 10, 2024
Conference Dates: October 6-10, 2024
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Application Due Date: March 19, 2024
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Supporting People with HIV as Leaders in HIV Systems of Care
Application Due Date: April 1, 2024
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NCHHSTP Epidemiologic and Economic Modeling for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Application Due Date: April 8, 2024
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Mechanistic Studies on Social Behavior in Substance Use Disorder
Application Due Date: August 14, 2024
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional
- R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed

International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 8, 2024; March 10, 2025; March 9, 2026
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NOSI: Strategies to Address Stigmatizing Beliefs and Policies Affecting People Who Use Drugs
First Available Due Date: June 5, 2024
Expiration Date: January 8, 2027
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Social support as a mediator between mental health and stigma among newly HIV-positive men who have sex with men
Yafang Zhao, Kaveh Khoshnood, Yu Sheng
International Journal of STD and AIDS. 2024. Feb 5:9564624241227653. doi: 10.1177/09564624241227653. Online ahead of print.

Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum of HIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities in China
Zhihui Zhu, Xiaoyan Lu, Pan Gao, Xiaodong Wang, Xuejiao Hu, Nianhua Xie, Cong Liu, Yue Zhao, Yanqiu Zhao, Zhen Dai, Hongbo Zhang, Jun Wang, Yehuan Sun, Tao Liu, Shufang Sun, Cui Yang, Nickolas Zaller, Zhihua Zhang, Don Operario
Current HIV Research. 2024. Jan 19. doi: 10.2174/011570162X280190240105063449. Online ahead of print.

Time to blood pressure control and predictors among patients receiving integrated treatment for hypertension and HIV based on an adapted WHO HEARTS implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
Willington Amutuhaire, Fred Collins Semitala, Isaac Derick Kimera, Christabellah Namugenyi, Frank Mulindwa, Rebecca Ssenyonjo, Rodgers Katwesigye, Frank Mugabe, Gerald Mutungi, Isaac Ssinabulya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Anne R Katahoire, Lewis S Musoke, George A Yendewa, Chris T Longenecker, Martin Muddu
Journal of Human Hypertension. 2024. Feb 1. doi: 10.1038/s41371-024-00897-3. Online ahead of print.

The Potential Role of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) in Reducing HIV Stigma among Sexual Minority Men in the US
Sarah K Calabrese, David A Kalwicz, Myra A Zaheer, John F Dovidio, Alex Garner, Maria Cecilia Zea, Carla Treloar, Martin Holt, Anthony K J Smith, James MacGibbon, Djordje X Modrakovic, Sharanya Rao, Lisa A Eaton
AIDS and Behavior. 2024. Feb;28(2):741-757. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04263-1. Epub 2024 Jan 29.

Characteristics of Alcohol, Marijuana, and Other Drug Use Among Persons Aged 13–18 Years Being Assessed for Substance Use Disorder Treatment — United States, 2014–2022
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Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) Seminar Recordings
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Yale Global Health Insights Podcast
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Director, Community Alliance for Research and Engagement (CARE) (Grant-Funded)
outhern Connecticut State University
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2024 unless otherwise noted.

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, March 15, Noon-1:00 pm
Rumana Saifi, Universiti Malaya
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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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