MPX-HIV Interface Rapid Response Pilot Award Recipients |
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Please join us in congratulating the recipients of the DC CFAR MPX-HIV Interface Rapid Response Pilot Awards. This pilot award program for early-stage and new HIV/AIDS investigators will facilitate the collection of preliminary data to explore the scientific relationships between the MPX and HIV epidemics in Washington, DC.
- Benjamin Liu, MBBS, PhD, D(ABMM), MB(ASCP), Children's National Hospital, "TRIMing MPXV & HIV Infection by Peptides Derived from an Innate Immune Modulator". This project aims to study two peptides and understand how they may inform the development of new antiviral therapy for MPX and HIV.
- Anne Monroe, MD, MSPH, George Washington University, "Human Papillomavirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Severe Monkeypox Proctitis among People with HIV". This is a case-control study among people living with HIV examining the association between HPV infection and MPX proctitis.
To read the study abstracts and learn more about the Research 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 Investigator Dr. Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz included in the 2022 POZ 100: Celebrating Latino Advocates |
DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz (GW) joins the 2022 POZ 100 list. POZ is a printed and online magazine for people with HIV and those affected by HIV/AIDS. This year, the POZ 100 list spotlights the work of Latino advocates in the HIV field who are making an impact in their community. Dr. Rodríguez-Díaz's profile highlights his background and current work in health inequities.
Please click here for more information and here to see the profile.
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Georgetown Investigators and DC CFAR Members Receive NIH Administrative Supplement on Novel Immunotherapeutics and HIV |
Please join us in congratulating Georgetown University Investigators and DC CFAR Members Dr. Chul Kim (Lead) and Basic Sciences Associate Core Director Dr. Marta Catalfamo (Co-lead), with Dr. Jaeil Ahn (Statistician), Dr. Margaret Holmes (Pathologist), Oversight Committee member Dr. Princy Kumar and doctoral student Ms. Maryam Abdussamad who recently received an Administrative Supplement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The supplement is focused on stimulating research in Immunotherapy and Tumor Microenvironment in HIV/AIDS Cancer Patients at NCI-designated Cancer Centers and is entitled "Evaluation of the tumor immune microenvironment in HIV-infected patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for development of novel immunotherapeutics (immuno/microenvironment)." The study aims to understand and examine the immune tumor microenvironment and its implication in novel immunotherapy for HIV associated NSCLC. This project builds on the work from Dr. Kim's previous DC CFAR Pilot Award. |
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Join the DC CFAR Women and HIV SIG December Meeting |
The DC CFAR Women and HIV SIG would like to invite you to join the next virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 7, from 2:00-3:00 PM. The meeting will feature a presentation by DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Director Dr. Deanna Kerrigan (GW) focused on her research in HIV prevention, stigma, and PrEP among women. We invite interested DC CFAR investigators to the SIG for the opportunity to share your research findings and foster new collaborations. If you would like to receive additional information and join the meeting, please contact Vivian Kirkham at vkirkham@gwu.edu.
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Register to Join the DC CFAR CPS Core Conversations: ID Week HIV Snapshot |
Please join the DC CFAR Clinical and Population Sciences (CPS) Core Conversations on Wednesday, November 30, from 5:00-6:00 pm ET. The event will feature presentations from CPS Core Director Dr. Seble Kassaye, CPS Core Associate Director Dr. Marc Siegel, and DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Blair Spence. The speakers will provide highlights from IDWeek 2022 and an overview of HIV topics covered. Time will be reserved for questions and discussion. Please register here. |
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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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November 29, 2022
November 30, 2022
December 1, 2022
December 5, 2022
December 6-8, 2022
December 7, 2022
December 7, 2022
December 13-16, 2022
January 11, 2023
February 17-18, 2023
February 19-22, 2023
Seattle, Washington
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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New - Job Postings for the GWU Center for Community Health in the Caribbean and Latin America
The newly established Gill-Lebovic Center for Community Health in the Caribbean and Latin America at the George Washington University-Milken Institute School of Public Health is hiring an Assistant Center Director and a Program Manager. For more information see the job posting linked above.
The 2023 HIV-Aging Research Consortium Pilot Funding supports pilot studies on HIV and Aging for
early-stage investigators. Concept proposals are due January 13, 2023. See more details in the flyer here.
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.
The NIH Admin Supplement program for Research on Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations i accepting submissions until Jan 31, 2023, to support up to $100K in total costs (direct + indirect).
Are you interested in performing clinical research as an investigator? Please join the Bootcamp for New Investigators, a series of 4, two-hour workshops that will discuss how to operationalize biological clinical trials at GW and CNH. There will be an emphasis on available programs, templates, and resources.
AIDSVu released updated interactive maps and data visualizing the HIV epidemic at the state- and county- levels for 2020. This year’s maps serve as a snapshot of the HIV epidemic during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted resources, HIV testing, HIV new diagnoses, and data collection over the last two years.
The GW is hiring a part-time PrEP navigator for more information on the position including responsibilities and qualifications see the job posting here.
The MMRTP is accepting applications until January 23, 2023, for selected scholars to have access to webinars, and resources, come to an in-person retreat to discuss their research project and are matched with mixed methods expert consultants.
The PHACS released a call for Early Career Investigators who are interested in maternal/child, adolescent, or young adult HIV research. For more information on eligibility requirements, key dates, and application format requirements, please click here.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-002
Posting Date: November 15, 2022
Closing Date: March 23, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-004
Posting Date: November 3, 2022
Closing Date: March 15, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-24-003
Posting Date: November 3, 2022
Closing Date: March 16, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-281
Posting Date: July 12, 2022
Closing Date: December 5, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-252
Posting Date: October 28, 2022
Closing Date: January 7, 2023
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DK-20-022
Posting Date: October 21, 2022
Closing Date: March 15, 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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