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• People at CIRA
• Affiliated Projects
• Funding Ops (Excel)
• Recorded Talks

REGISTER: CIRA's AIDS Science Day - November 30, 2023

In commemoration of World AIDS Day and CIRA's 25th anniversary as a National Institute of Mental Health-funded AIDS Research Center, registration is now open for the return of AIDS Science Day. The event, to be held on Thursday, November 30 at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale, invites researchers, community and practice partners, training fellows, and members of the HIV community to gather to celebrate the past, present, and future of CIRA research and partnerships.

In addition, CIRA invites Photo Contest and Poster Exhibition entries. Selected photos and posters will be showcased at the event.

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First Mobile Retail Pharmacy Revolutionizes Health Care for HIV and Opioid Use Disorder

The first legal mobile retail pharmacy in Connecticut, a project conceived by a Yale School of Medicine (YSM) professor, has become a reality. The "Integrated Mobile Opioid Treatment and Infectious disease cOordinated care in your Neighborhood" project (InMOTION), aspires to bring care to people where they live who are at risk or living with infectious diseases, such as HIV, as well as those with substance use disorders, such as opioid use disorder (OUD).

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HIV and Hepatitis C Care: Focusing on Innovations

A team of researchers across Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has published a set of papers on innovations in patient care for those diagnosed with hepatitis C (HCV) who are also living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The papers were published as part of a special edition titled, "Innovations in HIV/HCV Care," in Health Promotion Practice (HPP), the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) on September 6, 2023.

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Educational Videogame Intervention Encourages Teens to Get Tested for HIV

Teenagers made up an estimated 20 percent of new cases of HIV infection in the United States in 2020. The actual percentage, however, is likely to be higher because it is known that adolescents are the least likely of any age group to be aware of their HIV status and may unknowingly transmit the virus to others. Only 9 percent of high school students in the United States report ever being tested for HIV.

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Designing and Adapting Interventions to Promote Community Health: A Multilevel, Stepwise Approach
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
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Translating HIV Research Findings for Maximum Policy Impact
Date: Thursday, October 19, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
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CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): "What Makes a Difference, For Whom and Under What Conditions?: Pairing Qualitative and Configurational Methods To Explain Complex Outcomes"
Date: Friday, October 20, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Presenter: Edward J. Miech, EdD (Yale '88), Regenstrief Institute
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Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) Seminar: "Using Qualitative Thematic Analysis to Explore Financial Donor and Recipient Collaboration in Liberia"
Date: Friday, October 20, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Case-Based Learning Collaborative on Stimulants
Date: October 20, November 3, November 17, December 1, 2023
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Technical Assistance Webinar and FAQs for NOT-HL-23-113 (NOSI): Promoting implementation research to address HIV-associated comorbidities and risk factors within well-established longitudinal studies (R01 CT Optional)
Date: Monday, October 23, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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A Discussion with Adam Castillejo "The London Patient"
Date: Monday, October 23, 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Location: Yale School of Medicine, The Anlyan Center, TAC-N107 Auditorium, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT
For questions, contact Lynn Gambardella (lynn.gambardella@yale.edu)

What U=U (Undetectable = Untransmittable) Means to Four Women of Color
Date:Tuesday, October 24, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP): The Ins and Outs of Sharing Qualitative Data
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
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Long-Acting ART for Vulnerable Populations: Practical Considerations
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Improving Informed Consent for Adolescents and Young Adults in HIV Research: Practical Strategies from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Date: Thursday, October 26, 9:00 am-11:00 am
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Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council (OARAC) Meeting
Date: Thursday, October 26, 12:15 pm-5:00 pm
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Addictions Research Meets Lived Experience: Lessons Learned, Opportunities and Challenges
Date: Monday, October 30, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
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2023 Global Mental Health Research Without Borders Conference
Dates: Monday-Wednesday, October 30-November 1
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CT Statewide Grand Rounds: Intimate Partner Violence
Date: Tuesday, October 31, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Community Voices: Forging the Path Forward for HIV Self-testing and Personalized Viral Load Monitoring
Dates: Wednesday-Thursday, November 1-2, 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
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2023 Inter-CFAR HIV and Women Symposium
Date: Wednesday-Thursday, December 6-7
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens St., San Francisco, CA
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Call for Nominations: NIH ODP Early Stage Investigator Lecture
Submission Due Date: October 20, 2023
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Call for Papers: The Brandeis-Harvard SPIRE Center Mentored Pilot Paper Program
Submission Due Date: November 30, 2023
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Call for Applications: NU-THRIVE: Postdoctoral T32 Fellowship in Translational Science, HIV, and Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Application Due Date: December 1, 2023
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Call for Applications: NIH Build UP Trust Challenge
Registration Due Date: Tuesday, November 14, 5:00 pm
Application Due Date: Tuesday, December 5, 5:00 pm
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Call for Applications: Culturally focused HIV Advancements through the Next Generation for Equity (CHANGE) Training Program
Applications for Spring 2024 are currently accepted from interested postdoctoral candidates
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Strengthening Health and Disease Modeling for Public Health Decision Making in Africa
Application Due Date: October 23, 2023
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Opportunities to Advance Women's Health Innovation
Application Due Date: December 6, 2023
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HEAL Initiative: Developing an Evidence Base for Co-Occurring OUD-AUD Interventions
Application Due Date: December 14, 2023
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional
- R34 Clinical Trial Optional

NOSI: Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)
First Available Due Date: January 07, 2024
Expiration Date: January 10, 2024
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Cohort Studies of HIV/AIDS and Substance Use (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Date: August 16, 2024
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Ending the Epidemic: New Models of Integrated HIV/AIDS, Addiction, and Primary Care Services (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Dates: August 20, 2024; March 19, 2025
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NIAID and NIDDK Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: September 8, 2025)
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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31-Diversity)
Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: September 8, 2025)
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Global Infectious Disease Research Administration Development Award for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 13, 2024; March 13, 2025; March 13, 2026
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HEAL Initiative: Research to Increase Implementation of Substance Use Preventive Services
Application Due Dates: January 17, 2024; October 17, 2024; June 17, 2025; January 16, 2026
- R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional

Interventions to Address HIV-Related Comorbidities among Highly Affected Populations Experiencing Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Required)
AIDS Application Due Dates: December 11, 2023; December 11, 2024; December 11, 2025; December 12, 2026
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NOSI: Advancing Data Science Research in HIV: Responding to a Dynamic, Complex, and Evolving HIV Epidemic with Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
First Available Due Date: January 7, 2024
Expiration Date: January 8, 2027
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2024-2025 CHERISH Pilot Grants
Letter of Intent Submission: January 12, 2024
Proposal Submission: February 23, 2024
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Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity
Application Due Date: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
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Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and PrEP intentions among Black American young adults at high-risk for HIV
Emma M Sterrett-Hong, Adrienne B Smith2, Nana Ama Bullock, Ryan M Combs, Karen Krigger, Jelani Kerr
Ethnicity & Health. 2023.Sep 24:1-12. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2023.2259639. Online ahead of print.

Health disparities affecting persons living with HIV and using substances in China
Joyce P Yang, Chengshi Shiu, Lin Zhang, Kerong Wang, Hongzhou Lu, Hongxin Zhao, Wei-Ti Chen
Applied Nursing Research. 2023. Oct:73:151729. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2023.151729. Epub 2023 Aug 24.

Intervention Approaches to Address Intimate Partner Violence and HIV: a Scoping Review of Recent Research
Kamila A Alexander, Gloria Mpundu, Brenice Duroseau, Nkemakolem Osian, Shadae Chambers, DaJaneil McCree, Karin E Tobin, Tiara C Willie
Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 2023. Oct;20(5):296-311. doi: 10.1007/s11904-023-00668-8. Epub 2023 Sep 28.

Grants Coordinator
Organization: Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
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Assistant or Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Tenure-Track - PH 318
Organization: Brown University School of Public Health
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VUMC Faculty Position in HIV and Aging Research
Organization: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2023 unless otherwise noted.

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, October 20, Noon-1:00 pm
Edward J. Miech, Regenstrief Institute: "What Makes a Difference, For Whom and Under What Conditions?: Pairing Qualitative and Configurational Methods To Explain Complex Outcomes"
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Fact Sheets and Resources on Mpox

This webpage provides fact sheets, resources, recorded sessions and literature on Mpox collated by CIRA.

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COVID-19 and HIV Resources

This webpage provides a wide range of resources surrounding COVID-19 and HIV collated by CIRA, including funding opportunities, call for papers, and repositories of literature and research tools.

CIRA Peer Review Program

CIRA's Peer Review Program is designed to enhance the quality of grant proposals, manuscripts, and research presentations written by CIRA affiliates by sharing them with a multidisciplinary group of colleagues for their critique and feedback. The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature. We encourage peer review at any stage of development, from a 2-3 page concept sheet to a penultimate draft.

Please submit your request for Peer Review 4 weeks prior to requested review date. Review materials are due:

• Specific Aims: 5 days in advance of the review date
• Grant Sections (i.e. approach, significance etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
• Full Grant proposal: 14 days in advance of the review date
• Sections of a paper (i.e. methods, tables, discussion etc): 7 days in advance of the review date
• Full Manuscript: 10 days in advance of the review date
• Concept paper: 5 days in advance of the review date
• Conference Presentation: nothing due in advance
• Conference Poster: 5 days in advance of the review date

Sessions are held at CIRA's Offices (135 College Street, Suite 200, New Haven CT) on Zoom, or via email and last around one hour. Reviews are typically led by a primary reviewer; whose role is to provide oral and written feedback on each proposal. This is followed by the other reviewers’ feedback and then we hold a group discussion.

The peer review process has multiple benefits: Researchers gain from practical advice on products. Also, they offer a rare opportunity for a cross-section of the entire CIRA community – scientists, staff, community representatives and post-doctoral fellows – to keep abreast of and discuss the very latest research, to forge additional, cross-disciplinary collaborations, and to expand and build on professional networks.

To request a Peer Review, please click here. For further information or questions, please contact Daniel Davidson (daniel.davidson@yale.edu).

Research Snapshot Series

CIRA'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.

Meeting Challenges & Taking Action: Highlights of CIRA Activities and Accomplishments

Collaborators past, present and future, we invite you to peruse this concise summary of "CIRA Highlights" from the past year, and welcome any comments/suggestions you may have for future representation of your engagement with CIRA.

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Did you know our eBulletin is Archived?

For 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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