Announcing the Recipients of the DC CFAR Spring 2021 Pilot Awards and Academic-Community Partnership Awards |
The DC CFAR congratulates the recipients of the Spring 2021 Pilot Awards which provide funds to early stage and new HIV investigators to assist them in the development of their NIH-funded research careers, and the new Academic-Community Partnership Awards which provide funds to Co-Principal Investigator teams consisting of one early stage or new HIV academic investigator and one community investigator. Please join us in congratulating the following award recipients! |
Pilot Awardees:
Mark Laubach, PhD, American University: "Effects of HIV1 Tat and Antiretroviral Therapy on the Rodent Frontal Cortex"
Yan Wang, DrPH, MD, George Washington University: "Substance use, mental health problems and HIV outcomes among female sex workers"
Alexander Zestos, PhD, American University: "Assessments of potential impacts of cognitive deficits on drug use and their implications for HIV intravenous drug users"
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Academic-Community Partnership Awardees:
Khadijah Abdullah, RAHMA and Tamara Taggart, PhD, MPH, George Washington University: "Faith, Spirituality, and ART Adherence among Black Women Living with HIV"
To read the study abstracts and learn more about the Research Awards Program, please visit the DC CFAR website.
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Join the MACC Scholars Program and CPS Core Covidence Seminar |
Have you ever pondered about how to conduct a high quality, streamlined systematic review, while also having fun? Covidence, is the answer!
Join the MACC Scholars Program and the DC CFAR Clinical and Population Sciences (CPS) core on Friday, July 16 at 1 pm ET, to learn more about Covidence, the primary screening and data extraction tool for conducting standard intervention reviews. Register below to receive dial-in details.
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Join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Orbitrap Open House |
Please join the DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core for an Open House via Zoom on July 21st from 12:00-1:00 pm ET. This event will act as a training seminar focused on the Orbitrap Exploris 480 Mass Spectrometer. It will include a presentation by Thermo Fisher Scientific Specialist Christopher Bolcato, featuring its uses for quantitative and single cell proteomics. Proteomics workflow and Proteome Discoverer 5.0 data analysis program will also be discussed. Register below to receive log-in details.
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DC CFAR Investigators to Present at IAS 2021 |
The International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference will be held virtually on July 18-21. Please join sessions led by DC CFAR Investigators:
Are you presenting and your name is not on this list? Please let us know! cfarindc@gmail.com.
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DC CFAR Hosts Virtual Community Recognition Event |
On June 24, the DC CFAR hosted a virtual Community Recognition Event. The program was emcee’d by Mr. Shawn Perry from The Senior Zone, featured a welcome by Ms. Marcia Ellis, DC CFAR Community Coordinator, music, an invited talk by Dr. Reed Tuckson, and a presentation of awards by Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director of the NIH Division of AIDS and Dr. Alan Greenberg, DC CFAR Director. The program also included the premiere of the video, "They Made a Difference and We Thank Them: The DC CFAR Honors Trailblazing Community Partners" in which many members of the CPC shared parts of their very moving stories and memories.
Click here to view the video and click here to download the program.
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CPC Community Spotlight of the Month: Mr. George Kerr III, Founder and CEO of G III Associates, established 2015
George Kerr III is committed to educating, training, advocating and collaborating for social justice through harm reduction. Mr. Kerr has a long and committed history of effectively working with some of the District's most prominent health service providers and has motivated hundreds of individuals to advocate for those who the stigma of HIV and substance abuse has silenced. He believes that TOGETHER, we can build a healthier community.
Click here to read Mr. Kerr's full profile.
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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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July 16, 2021
July 18-21, 2021
July 21, 2021
July 28, 2021
July 30-31, 2021
September, 23-24, 2021
Abstracts due June 25
September 29- October 3, 2021
September 19-October 7, 2021
October 11-14, 2021
October 12-13, 2021
October 28-31, 2021
Washington, DC
November 18-21, 2021
San Juan, PR
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The Inter-CFAR Implementation Science Working Group is accepting applications for an NIH-funded training opportunity in implementation science (IS) for early stage investigators (ESIs) engaging in HIV-related research.
The MACC+ is providing IS Consultations to EHE NIH supplement recipients and the CFAR community. For more information, click here.
The purpose of this RFA is to fund projects to utilize HAILO data and specimens, with a focus on age-related issues in HAILO. The RFA is targeting early career investigators to submit proposals for pilot studies for completion within one year. The deadline is July 28.
The PWN created a resource on people-first language for investigators and community partners
The STAR Study is recruiting to help understand HIV infection in young women. For more information click here.
The Gilead Research Scholars Program supports innovative research from emerging investigators around the world to advance scientific knowledge in areas of unmet medical needs and improve the lives of patients everywhere. The deadline for application is August 30.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-21-246
Posting Date: June 29, 2021
Closing Date: December 8, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DE-22-004
Posting Date: June 28, 2021
Closing Date: November 18, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-22-009
Posting Date: June 17, 2021
Closing Date: November 17, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-22-017
Posting Date: June 16, 2021
Closing Date: November 12, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-20-069
Posting Date: June 15, 2021
Closing Date: October 13, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-22-012
Posting Date: May 24, 2021
Closing Date: August 05, 2021
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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