New R21 Awarded to DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Nicole Angotti (American University) and MPI Colleague Dr. F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) |
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This project will explore how an intergenerational intervention could improve approaches to the management of HIV and related co-morbidities among older adults living with HIV in rural South Africa by employing youth in their communities to offer multi-dimensional support, thereby addressing the lack of HIV care and treatment interventions targeting the rapidly growing older population.
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New Publication on Intersecting Impacts of Housing and Mass Incarceration |
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DC CFAR Investigators Participating at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) |
We are pleased to share the DC CFAR Investigators who will be presenting at the upcoming virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) on February 19-22. Please click here to see the list of presenters and the titles of their presentations.
Are you presenting but your name is not on this list? 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 CFAR CPS Core Conversations Seminar Featuring Dr. Seble Kassaye |
The upcoming event on Wednesday, February 15, from 5:00-6:00 pm ET will feature a presentation from Clinical and Population Sciences (CPS) Core Director Dr. Seble Kassaye on her recent publication titled “Insights into HIV-1 Transmission Dynamics Using Routinely Collected Data in the Mid-Atlantic United States.” Time will be reserved for questions and discussion.
Please find the article here and the registration link here.
Join the DC CFAR Women and HIV and Global SIGs Virtual Seminar
Please join us for a special virtual seminar jointly hosted by the DC CFAR Women and HIV SIG and Global SIG on Thursday, February 16, from 12:30-1:30 PM ET. The meeting will feature a presentation by DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Director, Dr. Deanna Kerrigan entitled "Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of HIV among Female Sex Workers in the Dominican Republic and Tanzania through Community Empowerment-Based Responses." Please register at the link below.
We invite interested DC CFAR investigators to join the Women and HIV SIG and Global SIG for the opportunity to share your research findings and foster new collaborations. If you would like to receive additional information about the SIGs, please contact Vivian Kirkham at vkirkham@gwu.edu.
Please click here to register.
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Announcing the Spring 2023 Cycle of the DC CFAR Traditional Pilot Awards Program |
The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the Spring 2023 cycle of the Traditional Pilot Awards Program. The goal of this program is to provide pilot research funds of up to $50,000 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 see the RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Applications should focus on the NIH high priority HIV/AIDS research areas. Special consideration will be given to applications in the focus areas of the DC CFAR Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) in HIV Cure Research and Ending the HIV Epidemic and Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs) in Drug User Health, Women and HIV, Aging and Comorbidities, Latina/x/o, Global, and Sexual and Gender Minorities. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the relevant SWG and/or SIG leaders to explore possible mentorship and/or collaboration on their proposals. Pre-submission forms are due February 21, 2023.
For complete details about this opportunity, please visit our website. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Lorena Segarra.
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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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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 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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February 10, 2023
February 13, 2023
February 15, 2023
February 16, 2023
February 17-18, 2023
February 19-22, 2023
Seattle, Washington
February 27, 2023
March 19-21, 2023
April 11-12, 2023
Las Vegas, Nevada
Abstracts due February 6, 2023
May 11-13, 2023
July 10-21, 2023
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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This NPN Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims is to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation strategies to increase PrEP use among Black women in women’s health clinics. Applications are due March 20, 2023.
MobileMed is recruiting a PrEP Navigator, any interested candidates, should review the job description and send a resume and brief cover letter to: hr@mobilemedicalcare.org and copy the Director of Clinical Operations:adelcastillo@mobilemedicalcare.
10x Genomics and The Genomics Core at George Washington University are sponsoring a grant program for innovative researchers at GW. The award is (1) 4-reaction Chromium single-cell sequencing solution kit, along with library preparation and Illumina sequencing for up to 4 samples, for a pilot project using one of these applications from 10x Genomics. Abstracts are due February 17.
Transgender Training Resources
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 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-22-262
Posting Date: January 31, 2023
Closing Date: May 7, 2023
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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