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Professor Madhukar Pai Visits CIRA to Discuss Equity in Global Health

On April 4-5, the YIGH, CIRA, and the YIGH Global AIDS Research Network welcomed Professor Madhukar Pai, Chair of the Department of Global and Public Health in the School of Population and Global Health at McGill University, to campus for a two-day visit to meet with Yale faculty, staff, and students to share his experiences as an epidemiologist, tuberculosis expert, and public health leader addressing health disparities and promoting equitable partnerships in international research.

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Dining Out For Life Connecticut - April 25, 2024

Dining Out For Life Connecticut is back for its 17th year supporting APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health. They invite you to dine-in, take out, or have a meal delivered from a participating DOFL restaurant partner on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Restaurants commit to donating 25% or more of a diner's bill in support of APNH programs and services at APNH.

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Opara to participate in Aspen Ideas: Health conference

Ijeoma Opara, a CIRA affiliate and director of The SASH Lab, will represent YSPH as an Aspen Fellow for the annual Aspen Ideas: Health conference, to be presented by the Aspen Foundation June 20-23 in Aspen, Colorado. Opara will be one of more than 150 visionary leaders and thinkers attending the conference.

Jacobson López Inducted into Alumni Hall of Fame at University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice

The University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice recently inducted Prof. Daniel Jacobson López, an assistant professor at BU School of Social Work and a former REIDS fellow at CIRA, into their Alumni Hall of Fame. The honor is given to graduates who have shown significant efforts in teaching, writing, research, service, or program development.

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International Visiting Fellow 2024 Seminar
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm ET
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Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds: Digital Interventions for Substance Use Prevention Among Adolescents
Date: Tuesday, April 23, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
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Lessons Learned from the Effects of Conflict on Health and Resilience in Sudan
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 10:00 am-11:15 am
Speaker: Kaveh Khoshnood, Yale School of Public Health
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NIH Office of AIDS Research Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV
Date: Wednesday, April 24, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
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CIRA Early-Career Scientists Panel: "The Nuts and Bolts of NIH Review"
Date: Monday, April 29, 2024, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm ET
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Racism and Other Macrosocial Determinants of Health: Moving from Explanation to Action
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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HIV Prevention: Exploring Opportunities for Individual and Social Change
Date: Tuesday, May 7, 11:00 am-12:00 pm
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Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR)'s Formulating Your Research Agendas, Designing Your Study, and Building a Team
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
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Closing the PrEP Care Gap with TelePrEP
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
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Engaging Partners and Technology to Support Care of Justice-Involved Patients
Date: Monday, May 13, 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
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Promising Practices and Lessons Learned from the NIH Transformative Health Disparities Program
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm
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8th Annual Virtual Conference: Advancing Public Health and Science with Artificial Intelligence
Date: May 16-17, 2024
Sponsor: UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media
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CIRA Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG): Jairo Palomares, CIDEIM
Date: Friday, May 17, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Speaker: Jairo Palomares, Centro Internacional de Entrenamiento e Investigaciones Medicas (CIDEIM)
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Developing Your Candidate Information Section and Research Strategy for F and K awards
Date: Thursday, May 23, 10:00 am-11:30 am
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Yale Child Study Center Grand Rounds: LGBTQ-affirmative mental health care – From theory to trials to community implementation and global dissemination
Date: Tuesday, June 11, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Speaker: John Pachankis, Yale School of Public Health
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Connecticut Health Foundation's 25th Anniversary Celebration
Date: Thursday, June 13, 8:15 am-2:00 pm
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Call for Applications: 2024 Summer Intensive Program in Intersectional BIPOC SGM-focused HIV Science
Application Due Date: April 30, 2024
Program Dates: July 29-August 9, 2024
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Call for Submissions: Addiction Health Services Research
Abstract Submission Due Date: May 3, 2024
Early Career Investigator Award Application Due Date: May 21, 2024
Conference Dates: October 16-18, 2024
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Call for Abstracts: JIAS Supplement “PEP in Africa: Prospects, Opportunities and Challenges”
Abstract Submission Due Date: May 15, 2024
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Call for Applications: ANAC HIV and Aging Scholars Program
Application Due Date: May 19, 2024
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SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program
Application Due Date: June 10, 2024
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Call for Papers: Clinical Psychologist "Acknowledging the Diversity of Gender Diverse Populations - Implications for Clinical Practice"
Manuscript Submission Due Date: August 1, 2024
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Call for Papers: AJPH "Special Section on Antecedents of Adolescent Mental Health Challenges"
Manuscript Submission Due Date: September 30, 2024
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Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.

Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for HIV Prevention Programs to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States
Application Due Date: April 30, 2024
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Feasibility of Novel Diagnostics for TB in Endemic Countries (FEND for TB) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Due Date: June 28, 2024
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Interaction between ARVs and Hormones in HIV and Coinfections (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: July 30, 2024
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Limited Interaction Targeted Epidemiology: Epidemiology of Transmission and Treatment of HIV Among People Who Are at Increased Risk for HIV Infection in Latin America (LITE-LA) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: July 31, 2024
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NOSI: Resource-Related Research Project (R24) Applications to Support Collaborative Implementation Science to End the HIV Epidemic
Expiration Date: January 8, 2025
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Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Due Dates: August 6, 2024; August 6, 2025; August 6, 2026
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Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent)
AIDS Application Due Dates: Standard AIDS Dates Apply (Expiration Date: May 7, 2027)
- Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- Clinical Trial Required

NOSI: Women’s Health Research
First Available Due Date: May 6, 2024
Expiration Date: November 5, 2027
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Attitudes Toward the Uptake of Combination HIV Prevention Methods Among Young Black and Latino Heterosexual Couples Living in New York City: A Qualitative Study
Yzette Lanier, Nicole Lui, Jie Zhong, Dennis Rivera-Cash, Talea Cornelius, Jennifer M Stewart
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2024. Mar 28. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000464. Online ahead of print.

Racial/ethnic differences in the association between transgender-related U.S. state policies and self-rated health of transgender women
Wesley M King, Kristi E Gamarel, Nancy L Fleischer, Asa E Radix, Tonia C Poteat, Linda M Chatters, Don Operario, Sari L Reisner, Andrea L Wirtz; American Cohort to Study HIV Acquisition Among Transgender Women (LITE) Study Group
CBMC Public Health. 2024. Mar 28;24(1):911. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18317-z.

Willingness to Use Long-Acting Injectable PrEP Among PrEP Naïve Black and Hispanic Sexual Gender Minority Persons
Chukwuemeka N Okafor, Lisa Eaton Ryan Watson
AIDS and Behavior. 2024. Mar 25. doi: 10.1007/s10461-024-04314-1. Online ahead of print.

"The Ethics of Conducting Health Research in Humanitarian Settings: Principles, Practice, and Reflections from the Field"
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UNAIDS Report - Expanding the HIV Response to Drive Broad-Based Health Gains
The report profiles country examples from Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Jamaica, South Africa, Thailand and Uganda and demonstrates how strengthened HIV responses have contributed to broader health benefits.
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T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Overdose Prevention Centers
Brown University
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Postdoctoral Fellow
AIDS Linked to the IntraVenous Experience (ALIVE), Johns Hopkins University
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Research Postdoctoral Fellow - Infectious Diseases
Kaiser Permanente
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Postdoctoral Associate in Pharmacoepidemiology
Yale School of Medicine
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NOTE: All times are expressed in Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. All dates refer to 2024 unless otherwise noted.

Spotlight on CIRA

CIRA's Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG)

Fri, May 17, Noon-1:00 pm
Jairo Palomares, CIDEIM
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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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