Meet the Investigators: DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Co-Director, Nina Yamanis, PhD, MPH | |
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Thespina (Nina) Yamanis, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs at American University, School of International Service. As a Co-Director of the DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core, DC CFAR academic lead for the MACC Latinx Working Group, and the incoming CFAR Adelante Scientific Officer, Dr. Yamanis hopes to incorporate more community-led and community-engaged approaches into HIV research. Dr. Yamanis’s current HIV-related work focuses on two different communities: her R21 in Tanzania focuses on a pilot social network intervention to reduce HIV and IPV among adolescent girls, and her work in Washington, DC focuses on the impact of immigration status on Latino/x men who have sex with men (MSM) and Latina/x transgender women.
Through her various projects, Dr. Yamanis has recognized that community organizations have the expertise to identify the needs of the communities that they serve, and she believes that her job as a researcher is to follow their lead. In her words, “The community holds us accountable; they see the problems daily.” Researchers can benefit from listening and following up on the priorities identified by community organizations. “Trust [between community organizations and researchers] is required to make a change, but change is possible when both sides are willing to put in the effort.”
Read Dr. Yamanis' full investigator profile at our website, linked here.
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DC CFAR Developmental Core "My Path to Independence in HIV Research" Featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci, Thurs, March 21, from 4:00-5:00PM ET |  | |
Please join us for the DC CFAR Developmental Core Lecture Series: My Path to Independence in HIV Research. Each hour-long session in this series will showcase prominent researchers from across the country and autobiographical accounts of their careers in HIV research, specifically their pathways to career and research independence.
Our next lecture will feature Dr. Anthony Fauci, Distinguished University Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Georgetown University School of Medicine and former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Fauci will discuss his perspectives on pursuing a research career in HIV-related science. We plan to follow his 30-minute presentation with a 30-minute Q&A session. We kindly ask that participants submit questions for Dr. Fauci in advance in the registration form linked below. Questions can be submitted in the chat box during the session as well.
Register for the seminar here.
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NOW VIRTUAL: Implementation Science & Community Partnership Series: Models & Frameworks, Thurs, March 21, 2024, 5:30-7:00PM ET | |
Please join us for our upcoming, now virtual, IS and Community Partnership Seminar on Models and Frameworks!
We will be hearing from Subject Matter Expert, Christopher Kemp, PhD, Assistant Scientist from John Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health. We will also be hearing from Julie Pulerwitz, ScD, Senior Advisor at Population Council, Professorial Lecturer at GWU, and Academic Co-Lead for the DC CFAR Global Scientific Interest Group.
We hope to see you on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, 5:30-7:00PM ET
Please RSVP at the link here.
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MACC Nursing Initiative Conference, May 3, 2024: ESI Workshop Registration Due Apr 1 & Conference Registration due Apr 24 |  | |
Nurse researchers and researchers at DC CFAR schools of nursing are invited to join the Mid-Atlantic Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Consortium (MACC) Nursing Initiative inaugural meeting, The Role of Nursing Science to End the HIV Epidemic. This interactive in-person event will be held Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, MD. Experienced and more junior researchers alike are all welcome. Transportation to/from DC will be covered for most registrants, register here. A poster session will also be held and all registrants are eligible to participate, apply here.
In addition to the conference, there will be a pre-conference Mentorship Day on Thursday May 2, 2024, with attendance by application only. Selected participants will gain mentorship from established nurse researchers, receive professional reviews of specific aims, and benefit from a unique, cross-CFAR mentoring experience. Successful applicants will receive travel and lodging for the entire event. Apply here.
What is the MACC Nursing Initiative? Started in September 2021 as a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins CFAR, the Penn CFAR, and the DC CFAR, the overall goal of the MACC Nursing Initiative is to create opportunities for nurse scholars to become independent NIH-funded researchers.
See registration links and due dates to apply below:
Interested in learning more? Please contact Dr. Manya Magnus at manyadm@gwu.edu or 202-994-3024 for more information.
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NIH HIV & Women Scientific Workshop: Centering the Health of Women in HIV Research on March 21-22, ft. DC CFAR Investigators & CPC Members |  | |
The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) and Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) are hosting a two-day virtual workshop to review the state of the science on HIV and women to inform the future research agenda.
Part of the HIV and Women Signature Program, the workshop will feature a diverse array of HIV-related topics of relevance to women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Session topics will cover the state of science related to HIV and women—with attention on prevention, treatment, cure, and social and structural determinants of health—and highlight interventions and challenges to advance health equity for women with, or affected by, HIV. Workshop speakers include U.S. and international researchers focused on HIV and women’s health, as well as leaders in the HIV advocacy community. View the agenda for Day 1 and Day 2.
Day 1, March 21, will feature presentations from the following DC CFAR Investigators:
- Dr. Deanna Kerrigan (GW) - "Improving HIV Outcomes Among Sex Workers" during Session 2: Structural Factors from 10:10-11:20 a.m. ET
- Dr. Mimi Ghosh (GW) - "Sexual Violence and HIV Risk" during Session 3: Intimate Partner Violence from 11:30 a.m.-12:50 p.m. ET
Day 2, March 22, will feature a presentation from a DC CFAR Community Partnership Council (CPC) Member:
- Martha Cameron (CPC) - "Community Perspective" during Session 10: Comorbidities and Multimorbidity from 1:40-3 p.m. ET
Find more information and login information 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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Inter-CFAR MACC School of Nursing (SON) Conference
May 2-3, 2024
Baltimore, MD
ACTHIV 2024: Registration Open
May 2-4, 2024
Atlanta, GA | Hybrid
SYNC 2024: Registration Now Open & Call for Abstracts
May 29-31, 2024
Washington, DC
19th International Conference on HIV Treatment & Prevention Adherence – Continuum 2024
June 9-11, 2024
Puerto Rico
IAS 2024
July 22-26
Munich, Germany
National LGBTQ+ Health Conference
August 15-17, 2024
Atlanta, GA
2024 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
August 20-23, 2024
US Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2024: Registration Open
September 12-15, 2024
New Orleans, LA
HIVR4P 2024, the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (Registration Now Open and Application for Scholarships Available!)
October 6-10, 2024
Lima, Peru | Hybrid
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING, & MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES & SEMINARS | |
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Improving Informed Consent for Adolescents and Young Adults in HIV Research: Practical, Consensus-Based Strategies from Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Mon, March 25, 3:30PM ET
Please join us for a CFAR-Wide seminar presented by Dr. Suzanne Day entitled, Improving Informed Consent for Adolescents and Young Adults in HIV Research: Practical, Consensus-Based Strategies from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Registration required. Link available here.
Seeking Input on the Next NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research; RFI due by March 28, 2024
"The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) as one source of input to inform development of the FY 2026‒2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. Feedback from all interested constituents—including, but not limited to, 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." More information available here.
Visiting Scholars in HIV Implementation Science Program, due March 31, 2024
The application for the Visiting Scholars in HIV Implementation Science Program (previously referred to as the HIV IS Scholars Network) is now open! Application deadline is March 31st. Application can be found here.
Northwestern’s NIBIB-funded Center for Innovation in Point of Care Technologies for HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases (C-THAN); Expression of Interest Due March 31st, 2024
C-THAN is specifically seeking proposals focused on increasing patient access to HIV viral load monitoring which may include the development of novel viral load diagnostics, technology that enables sample collection and/or plasma separation, field testing of assays in development, or implementation studies of current or near commercial tests. For more information and to apply, click here.
CDRF: 2024 CFAR HIV/AIDS Training Fellowship Awards, Seeking Indian National Applicant - Intent to Apply due by March 31st, 2024
CRDF Global is now accepting proposals from Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) to support early-stage investigators from India working in the field of HIV/AIDS research for the 2024 CFAR HIV/AIDS Training Fellowship Awards. This two-year fellowship program aims to promote the training and inclusion of early-stage Indian scientists in HIV-related collaborative research within the CFAR program. Applications should come from CFARs and identify at least one Indian fellowship candidate. The initial intent to apply deadline is March 31, 2024; applications are due by July 31, 2024. For questions, please contact Annie King (aking@crdfglobal.org).
NEW – OAR Director’s Seminar on Impactful HIV Research from an Early Career Investigator, Apr 5, 2024 from 1:00-2:30PM ET (Virtual)
Please join the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) for a live, virtual OAR Director’s Seminar to hear Sara Gianella Weibel, M.D., Associate Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Diego, discuss her impactful contributions as an early career investigator (ECI) in HIV research. Register here.
Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV, April 24, 2024, 11AM–4PM ET
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR), along with the NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) with HIV research programs invite you to attend the Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. OAR looks forward to building on the enthusiasm and feedback from the first two early career investigator (ECI) workshops in 2022 and 2023. OAR’s goal is to continue to provide knowledge, resources, and mentoring to the next generation of HIV investigators. Register here.
Post-Doctoral (T32) Training Program in Ending the HIV Epidemic – Application Open at Emory University - Full applications are due May 3, 2024.
Emory Training Program in Translational Research to End the HIV Epidemic is now accepting applications to fill postdoctoral slots for January and July 2024. Interested and eligible candidates must complete an online interest form on or before April 12, 2024 to be connected to one of the Program Directors, Drs. Ann Chahroudi, Colleen Kelley, or Patrick Sullivan, to discuss their application. The program will offer a continuous rolling application and deadlines will vary depending on the intended start date. More information here.
The Dr. Dawn K. Smith HIV Prevention Clinical Fellowship, Applications due May 15, 2024
The Dr. Dawn K. Smith HIV Prevention Clinical Fellowship will provide comprehensive training to non-infectious disease clinicians in fields such as emergency medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pharmacy practice, primary care and others to increase PrEP awareness and utilization in under-resourced communities and in populations with higher HIV transmission rates. For more information, and application details, use the link here.
Gilead’s Research Scholars Program, Applications due July 8, 2024
Gilead’s Research Scholars Program supports independent basic and clinical research in the field of HIV throughout the US. Each of our successful applicants selected by an independent external committee of experts is provided with $180,000 USD paid as two annual installments to their institution. All information about the program can be found here.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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HIV Cure-Related Research in Diverse Populations
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-AI-23-046
Posting Date: June 23, 2023
Opening Date: September 07, 2023
Close Date: May 08, 2026
HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-225
Posting Date: June 27, 2023
Opening Date: August 07, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
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)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DK-25-001
Posting Date: November 30, 2023
Opening Date: February 20, 2024
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Engineering and Preclinical Development of Biological Products that Eliminate HIV-infected Cells (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-23-060
Posting Date: October 25, 2023
Opening Date: February 13, 2024
Close Date: March 14, 2024
Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-112
Posting Date: January 31, 2023
Opening Date: February 24, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Engaging Survivors of Sexual Violence and Trafficking in HIV and Substance Use Disorder Services (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-25-018
Posting Date: August 21, 2023
Opening Date: July 5, 2024
Close Date: August 2024
Addressing HIV in Highest Risk Sexual and Gender Minorities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-25-001
Posting Date: July 31, 2023
Opening Date: July 14, 2024
Close Date: August 14, 2024
Addressing HIV in highest risk sexual and gender minorities (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-OD-23-018
Posting Date: July 31, 2023
Opening Date: July 14, 2024
Close Date: August 14, 2024
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NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-AI-23-046
Posting Date: June 3, 2023
Opening Date: September 13, 2023
Close Date: Various - See announcement
Opportunities for HIV Cure Strategies at the Time of ART Initiation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-297
Posting Date: September 19, 2023
Opening Date: December 07, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Resources Access for Preclinical Integrated Drug Development (RAPIDD) Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-185
Posting Date: May 27, 2022
Opening Date: December 07, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-198
Posting Date: June 02, 2023
Opening Date: September 13, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Innovations to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-061
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Opening Date: April 09, 2023
Close Date: January 10, 2026
Formative and Pilot Intervention Research to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-060
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Opening Date: April 09, 2023
Close Date: January 10, 2026
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science to Advance the United States HIV Prevention and Treatment Goals and the Global HIV Prevention and Treatment Targets
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-MH-23-275
Posting Date: June 5, 2023
Opening Date: September 07, 2023
Close Date: September 08, 2026
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on HIV-associated Malignancies
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-CA-23-070
Posting Date: June 5, 2023
Opening Date: September 07, 2023
Close Date: September 08, 2026
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Click here for additional funding opportunities available from the National Institutes of Health. | |
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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