New Publication on HIV Prevention Research and Transgender People |
DC CFAR Pilot Award Recipient Dr. Ana María del Río-González (GW), SBS Core Director Dr. Lisa Bowleg (GW) and SBS Core Co-Director Dr. Maria Cecilia Zea (GW) and colleagues published an article in the Journal of the International AIDS Society September 2021 entitled " Global scoping review of HIV prevention research with transgender people: Transcending from trans-subsumed to trans-centred research". The authors conducted a review of global HIV prevention studies to examine how transgender people have been included as participants in this research. Of 667 reviewed articles, 39% subsumed transgender and cisgender participants into a single group, 20% compared cisgender and transgender participants, and 41% focused exclusively on transgender populations. The authors provide recommendations for conducting more trans-centred research that focuses on the specific HIV-prevention needs and experiences of transgender people.
Click here to read the full article.
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New HPTN 073 Publication on PrEP Messaging Among Black Sexual Minority Men |
HPTN and MACC Scholar Dr. Derek T. Dangerfield II (JHU), DC CFAR Drug User Health SIG Co-lead Dr. Irene Kuo (GW), and CPS Core Co-Director Dr. Manya Magnus (GW) in collaboration with the HIV Prevention Trials Network Study 073 (HPTN 073) published an article in the Archives of Sexual Behavior September 2021 entitled " Sexual Risk Profiles Among Black Sexual Minority Men: Implications for Targeted PrEP Messaging". The article highlights important data explorations of HPTN 073 and supports the need for culturally relevant tailored and targeted PrEP messaging for Black Sexual Minority Men.
Click here to read the full article.
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Recording Now Available: DC CFAR SBS Core HIV at 40 Panel Looking Back and Moving Forward |
On September 22, 2021, the DC CFAR Social and Behavioral (SBS) Core hosted a panel discussion entitled "HIV at 40: Looking Back and Moving Forward". The event featured Dr. Rupali Doshi (DC Health), Ms. Marcia Ellis (DC CFAR), and Dr. Audrey Pettifor (UNC) who provided their unique perspectives on HIV research and the impact of COVID-19.
The panel was moderated by SBS Core Associate Director Dr. Nina Yamanis (AU).
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New R34 and R21 Awarded to DC CFAR Investigator Dr. Rachel Scott |
Please join us in congratulating DC CFAR Women and HIV Scientific Interest Group (SIG) co-lead Dr. Rachel Scott (GU) who was recently awarded two new National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards. The first is an R34 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) entitled " Socio-Structural Intervention to Improve Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Services for Cisgender Women (CGW) (PrEP-CGW)". This study builds from the Project Shikamana led by DC CFAR SBS Core Sr. Scientist Dr. Deanna Kerrigan (GW) and plans to adapt the approach to "address the culturally-specific, socio-structural barriers to HIV prevention specific to US Black, reproductive-age Cisgender Women". The second is an R21 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) entitled "Optimization of HIV Prevention in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Clinical Trial Simulation". This study aims to use population pharmacokinetic modeling and clinical trial simulation to evaluate the dosing of both F/TDF and F/TAF for PrEP in pregnancy. |
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Register to Join the GWSPH DEPI Seminar on "NIMH Division of AIDS Research Funding Opportunities and Priorities" |
Please join the George Washington University School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology (GWSPH DEPI) seminar on Friday, October 29 from 12-1 pm ET. The seminar will feature Dr. Teri Senn, Chief of the Psychosocial Comorbidities of HIV Prevention Treatment Program and Dr. Lori Scott-Sheldon, Chief of Data Science and Emerging Methodologies in HIV from NIH on "NIMH Division of AIDS Research Funding Opportunities and Priorities".
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Join the upcoming Legends and Young'uns Women's HIV Symposium on October 6. This years' symposium will address the unique issues of women living with the challenge of HIV perinatally, newly diagnosed and those aging up in their senior years. There will be discussions regarding women across the continuum of care including HIV prevention, and reproduction for women with HIV. 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.
Join the upcoming webinar hosted by the NIMH Division of AIDS Research entitled "Examining Community Engagement Approaches: Utilizing HIV Expertise in the COVID-19 Response" on October 7 from 1:30 - 2:30 pm ET. Join using the zoom link here. Passcode: 590999. For more information, click here.
Join the International Workshop on Long-term Complications of HIV and SARS-CoV-2 on December 6-9. Abstracts for this workshop are being accepted until October 14. For more information, click here. |
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September 29- October 3, 2021
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October 29, 2021
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Washington, DC
Abstracts due October 1. For more information click here.
November 18-21, 2021
San Juan, PR
December 2-3, 2021
December 6-9, 2021
Abstracts due October 14
February 24-25, 2022
Abstracts due October 15. For more information click here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The Microbicide Branch of the Research Division in the Office of HIV/AIDS at USAID is hiring a Sr. Technical Advisor - Microbicide Research & Development. The candidate will support USAID’s further development and implementation of new biomedical HIV prevention technologies.
The Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) is requesting abstracts for a new Supplement on “Ageing with HIV” to be published in October 2022. Abstracts are due December 1.
The International AIDS Society (IAS) is accepting applications for the 2021 Research-for-Cure Academy and 2021 Advocacy-for-Cure Academy. The sister academies are designed for people working in HIV resource-constrained settings who are interested in engaging in HIV cure.
The Emory CFAR is accepting applications for the NIH R-level Grant Writing Fellowship program. This nine-month fellowship is designed to help investigators write and successfully compete for an HIV-related NIH R-level grant (e.g. R01) in clinical, social/behavioral, virological, and/or immunological research. Applications are due October 18.
The Brown University Community and Clinical Research Training (CCRT) Program is accepting applications, the objective of this program is to train the next generation of researchers to end the HIV epidemic and to conduct research related to reducing racial disparities in HIV outcomes. Applications are due October 1.
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Substance Use and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and
Quality (CBHSQ) is an epidemiologist responsible for carrying out a full range of complex epidemiologic and surveillance activities for CBHSQ.
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV in partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and the Research Consortium on Gender-Based Violence is hosting a four-part institute for gender-based violence practitioners and researchers who engage in community-based participatory research to learn new methods, share skills, and create meaningful collaborations.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-22-040
Posting Date: September 8, 2021
Closing Date: February 15, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-21-056
Posting Date: August 25, 2021
Closing Date: December 15, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AA-21-016
Posting Date: August 23, 2021
Closing Date: December 16, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-21-250
Posting Date: August 19, 2021
Closing Date: December 7, 2021
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-21-058
Posting Date: August 12, 2021
Closing Date: December 9, 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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