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Dr. Trace Kershaw Named CIRA Director

Trace KershawEffective, September 1, 2020, Trace Kershaw, PhD assumed the role of Director and Principal Investigator for CIRA's P30 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Paul Cleary, PhD. is stepping down after serving 13 years in those roles.

Dr. Kershaw recently stated, "For the past 13 years, Paul has ensured a rich and productive research environment, including a prodigious record of externally funded research and publications, global research collaborations, vibrant community and institutional partnerships, and broad dissemination of research findings. I hope to continue his tradition of positioning CIRA as a major hub for resources, training, and scientific collaboration opportunities with tangible impact on HIV programs and policies."

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kershaw on this great achievement.

More from CIRA

Recorded Webinar: CIRATalk: Conducting International HIV/AIDS Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic

CIRA Talk PanelRecorded August 19, 2020, CIRA hosted a virtual panel discussion on strategies to maintain productivity and communication with international research collaborators and opportunities emerged from the pandemic. Panelists include Yale faculty researchers and CIRA International Visiting Fellows.

- View on YouTube
- Next CIRA Talk on September 21

Events

  • PRIDE New Haven Virtual
    Date: September 13-19
    Description: Join New Haven Pride Center for a myriad of virtual events including conversations and panels, arts, culture, and humanities events, and opportunities to come together in community celebration for (virtual) shared experiences.
    Most programs will be streamed live on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch TV!
  • Webinar: Virtual Annual HIV Primary Care Update 2020
    Date: Tuesday, September 15, 8:15 am-4:15 pm
    Description: Topics include HIV treatment, hepatitis C, the opioid epidemic, PrEP, and ending the HIV epidemic. Admission is free.
    Further Details
  • AIDS Clinical Conference: Overview of Psychiatric Disorders in Persons Living with HIV
    Date: Tuesday, September 15, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
    Further Details
  • Virtual Symposium: Advancing the Response to COVID-19: Sharing Promising Programs and Practices for Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities
    Date: Thursday, September 17, 12:00 pm-6:00 pm
    Further Details and Registration
  • Webinar: Ending the HIV Epidemic: USPSTF HIV Recommendations and PrEP Resources for Health Centers
    Date: Thursday, September 17, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
    Description: Experts will share the latest guidelines and recommendations for HIV screening and PrEP prescribing practices for HIV-negative patients that may be at risk for contracting HIV.
    Register
  • Workshop: NIH OAR and NIMH Report Out Session of the HIV-Related Intersectional Stigma Research Advances and Opportunities
    Date: Friday, September 18, 11:30 am-2:30 pm
    Further Details and Registration
  • CIRA IRM Core Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "Contextual Factors for Decision Aid Development for PWID in Kyrgyzstani Prisons"
    Date: Fri, September 18, 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
    Presenter: Amanda Liberman, Yale School of Medicine, and Dan Bromberg, Yale School of Public Health
    Contact: Lauretta Grau (lauretta.grau@yale.edu)
    Join by Zoom: https://yale.zoom.us/j/8315705782 or attend by telephone: 203-432-9666, enter 8315705782
    Further Details
  • CIRA Talk: A Theory-informed Education and Counseling Intervention for HIV-TB Treatment Adherence (TEACH) in South Africa and Uganda
    Date: Monday, September 21, 11:30 am -1:00 pm
    Presenters: Luke Davis, MD and Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH
    Contact: Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu)
    Further Details
  • Webinar: Criminalization and U=U: The Role of Viral Suppression in Criminal Law Reform
    Date: Tuesday, September 22, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
    Registration
  • Virtual HIV Interfaith Conference: "Resilience and Renewal: Faith in the HIV Response"
    Date: Tuesday, September 22 to Thursday, September 24
    Further Details and Registration
  • Webinar: More Than Health Care: Series on HIV, HCV, and SUD
    Date: Wednesday, September 23, 12:00 pm-2:00 pm
    Description: The first of a series of webinars focusing on the intersection of treating substance use, HIV, and hepatitis C, as well as how to use proven clinical and social strategies to improve quality of life. Admission is free.
    Further Details
  • Virtual AIDS Walk 2020
    Date: Saturday, September 26
    Description: Due to COVID-19, participants are encouraged to walk or run in their own neighborhood or local park.
    Further Details
  • 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
    Date: Tuesday, October 27 to Friday, October 30
    Audience: Individuals who are new to working with the NIH grants process including administrators, early stage investigators, researchers, and graduate students, etc. For those with more experience, NIH experts provide a few sessions that are designed for participants that are more advanced and are focused on more in-depth polices and processes.
    Further Details and Registration (by October 9th)

Call for Submissions

  • Call for Abstracts: 11th Annual International Conference on Stigma
    Submission Due Date: Friday, September 18, 2020 by 5:00 pm
    Further Details

Funding Opportunities

Download a PDF compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

HIV-Related Opportunities:

  • New Models of Integrated HIV/AIDS, Addiction, and Primary Care Services (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): November 18, 2020
    Further Details
  • New Models of Integrated HIV/AIDS, Addiction, and Primary Care Services (R34 - Clinical Trial Optional)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): November 18, 2020
    Further Details
  • Toward ElucidAting MechanismS of HIV Pathogenesis within the Mission of the NIDDK (Pathogenesis TEAMS) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): March 3, 2021
    Further Details
  • HIV Vaccine Research and Design (HIVRAD) Program (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): March 15, 2021
    Further Details
  • Toward ElucidAting MechanismS Contributing to HIV Reservoirs in NIDDK-relevant Tissues (Cure TEAMS) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
    AIDS Application Due Date(s): March 3, 2021
    Further Details

Yale Opportunities:

  • Women's Health Research at Yale's Pilot Project Program Funding
    Letters of Intent Due Date: October 22, at 12:00 pm
    Eligibility: All Yale Ladder Faculty are eligible to apply. Investigators outside the Yale community are invited to collaborate with Yale or Yale-affiliated principal investigators.
    Further Details

Other Opportunities:

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
    Application Due Date: November 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm
    Optional application web conference calls will be held on September 23 at 11:00 am and October 27 at 2:00 pm
    Further Details

Publications

Resources

NOTE: All times expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2020 unless otherwise noted.

 

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA Talk: A Theory-informed Education and Counseling Intervention for HIV-TB Treatment Adherence (TEACH) in South Africa and Uganda

Monday, September 21, 11:30 am -1:00 pm
Presenters: Luke Davis, MD and Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH
Contact: Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu)

IRM Core Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

All meetings will be virtual only until further notice.

  • September 18, Noon-1:30 pm - "Contextual Factors for Decision Aid Development for PWID in Kyrgyzstani Prisons": Amanda Liberman, Yale School of Medicine, and Dan Bromberg, Yale School of Public Health

COVID-19 and HIV Resources

Coronavirus microscopeCIRA has launched a webpage that provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV. The webpage will be updated regularly as new information and materials become available. The resources include COVID-19-related funding opportunities, call for papers, research tools and guidance, and many more. Contact Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu) for questions or comments about the web page.

CIRA Peer Review Program

Peer ReviewAre you planning to submit a grant application? Do you have a manuscript in progress? Are you working on a presentation for a conference? Increase your chances for success by having your work peer-reviewed!

Why CIRA peer review? What are the benefits?

  • The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature
  • The investigator or author receives constructive feedback from a multidisciplinary group of colleagues with relevant expertise
  • It facilitates a discussion on how to communicate the content more clearly and effectively
  • The process allows the investigator or author to practice how to respond to reviewer feedback
  • The review sessions connect the investigator or author to a useful network for expanding knowledge and exploring potential collaborations across disciplines
  • It provides input on the relevancy of the proposal/manuscript/presentation to the funding agencies/mechanisms, journals, and audience

Email Katie Doucet (katie.doucet@yale.edu) for questions or to schedule a Peer Review session. Requests for peer review must be submitted 4 weeks prior to the requested review date.

Research Snapshot Series

Research Snapshot iconCIRA's Research Snapshot series features one page summaries of completed, peer reviewed and published studies conducted by our affiliated scientists. The summaries describe the reason for the study, the key findings, and implications for practice and policy, presented in plain language. Each of the briefs also include a link to a published article in a peer reviewed journal that derives from the featured study.

If you are a CIRA Affiliate and interested in submitting a brief for publication or just want to discuss the process, contact Pete Donohue, pete.donohue@yale.edu.

Did you know our eBulletin is Archived?

Did you know? graphicFor your convenience, we have archived all issues of CIRA's eBulletin. No need to dig through your emails to find an old issue.
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CIRA is supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. P30MH062294.
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