Save the date: Virtual Seminar on Research Gaps and the Monkeypox (MPX) Outbreak - Jointly sponsored by the DC CFAR Sexual and Gender Minority and Latina/x/o Scientific Interest Groups |
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Please save the date for a virtual seminar entitled "Defining a Research Agenda During a Viral Storm: Research Gaps and the Monkeypox Outbreak" on Wednesday, September 7 from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ET with Mr. Greg Millet, Vice President, and Director, Public Policy at amfAR and a member of the DC CFAR Scientific Advisory Committee. The event will be jointly hosted by the DC CFAR Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM) and Latina/x/o Scientific Interest Groups (SIGs). Additional details are forthcoming.
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DC CFAR Rapid Response Research Awards on the MPX-HIV Interface |
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The DC CFAR released a new rapid response cycle of pilot awards on the MPX–HIV interface. These awards will provide pilot funds to early stage and new HIV investigators to collect preliminary data that will explore the scientific relationships between the MPX and HIV epidemics with a focus on Washington, DC. Email of intent is due September 2nd. Click here for more information. |
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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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New Publication HPTN 073 on Support for Promoting PrEP Among Black MSM |
The HPTN 073 was a vanguard study of PrEP and C4 (client centered care coordination) among Black MSM conducted at the GW HPTN CRS in the early days of PrEP availability. Other key collaborators on HPTN 073 include Dr. Marc Siegel, Dr. Jeanne Jordan, Dr. Irene Kuo, Ms. Melissa Turner, and numerous outstanding SPH graduate students and SPH and MFA research staff.
Click here to read the full article.
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Funding to Support Research on HIV in Latina/x/o Communities - CFAR Adelante Releases New RFA |
We are happy to announce the NIH has released the CFAR Adelante 2023 RFA. Adelante - meaning forward or onward in Spanish - is funded by the NIH/NIMHD and administered through the DC and Emory CFARs. Through this program, the NIH strives to promote the mentored development of early-career investigators who focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in Latinx communities.
The Adelante program supports 2-year Adelante Teams consisting of a scholar (Early Stage Investigator), a CFAR affiliated mentor, and a collaborating partner who is a representative from a Community-based Organization that serves Latinx populations.
Applicants may request up to $100,000 in direct costs per year ($200,000 over two years) plus applicable indirect costs, not to exceed direct costs per year. Concept proposals are due November 10, 2022.
Click here for more information. Questions? Contact DC CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Manager Allison O'Rourke.
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Join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Virtual Research Day |
Please register to join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Virtual Research Day on Friday, August 19 from 2:30-5:00 PM ET. This online event will bring together Basic Sciences Core service providers and other Basic Sciences HIV investigators to present their services and research to members of the DC CFAR community. The Virtual Research Day will feature a keynote presentation entitled "HIV-1 Control by Glycosylation" by Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Associate Professor of Vaccine and Immunotherapy at the Wistar Institute. Dr. Abdel-Mohsen's talk will be followed by a series of presentations by a DC CFAR Pilot Award recipient and T32 trainees.
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New Publication on Antiretroviral Exposure and Cognition Among Women Living with HIV |
Click here to read the article.
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On September 7th from 10:00-11:00 am ET join the CROI and Community and YOU - Preparing for CROI 2023 seminar will feature an informal conversation about the next CROI conference including the Community Scholarship application. Click here for more information.
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.
The Office of Epidemiology, Division of Surveillance and Investigation at the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of COVID-19 Data Support Analyst. Please see here for more information. |
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August 19, 2022
August 23-26, 2022
August 23, 2022
August 25, 2022
August 25, 2022
My Faith, My Story Film Screening and Discussion
August 28, 2022
September 7, 2022
September 7, 2022
September 12, 2022
September 22, 2022
September 22, 2022
October 13-14, 2022
October 24-26, 2022
Abstracts due August 26
November 7-9, 2022
November 15-18, 2022
Abstracts due September 30th
November 14, 2022
December 13-16, 2022
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse released the Racial Equity Initiative to organize the Institute’s efforts to eliminate racism in NIDA’s workplace, scientific workforce, and research portfolio. Including a number of funding opportunities here.
Health Promotion Practice seeks to publish a collection of short-format articles describing and reflecting upon advocacy, education, resilience, and resistance initiatives to support LGBTQIA2S+ children, youth, and young adults. The deadline is August 31st.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) released a Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to identify new opportunities for cure interventions administered during active HIV infection at or near the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) or as a potential replacement for conventional ART, with the ultimate goal of achieving a sustained ART-free HIV remission.
The Inter-CFAR Implementation Science Working Group and the Mid-Atlantic CFAR Implementation Science Hub are welcoming applications for an NIH-funded training opportunity in implementation science (IS) for early stage investigators (ESIs) engaging in HIV-related research. Applications are due September 11.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR) released the second HIV Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement Report: September 2020-July 2021 which summarizes the process and feedback from NIH OAR listening sessions.
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network would like to increase non-network and international DAIDS Network investigator access to stored specimens available and the purpose of this new opportunity is to encourage the use of pedigreed ACTG specimens to facilitate continued and novel research.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-23-013
Posting Date: July 22, 2022
Closing Date: December 6, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-191
Posting Date: July 20, 2022
Closing Date: November 18, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-190
Posting Date: July 20, 2022
Closing Date: November 18, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-OD-22-015
Posting Date: July 14, 2022
Closing Date: January 7, 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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