UAB CFAR February 2018 Newsletter
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Did you know the CFAR hosts Specific Aims Workshops?
Come listen in to the presentations on March 19 from 9-11am for critical feedback on our participants draft aims pages.
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UAB CFAR is preparing for Competitive Renewal Submission
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The CFAR Core Leadership is hard at work on its competitive grant renewal due in August 2018. We appreciate your responsiveness to the CFAR requests that may include biosketches, other support documents, progress updates, and other related information.
Strategic planning began in 2015 and we look forward to presenting our vision for our CFAR in the next five years.
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UAB CFAR members Sonya Heath, Burel Goodin, Aadia Rana participated in the annual Mentoring the Mentors Workshop at UCSF with activities to sharpen their mentoring skills. CNICS investigators include Mallory Johnson, Michelle Flores Moore, Jessica Merlin, Sonya Heath, Monica Gandhi, John Sauceda April Petitt and Michael Saag.
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Oral Presentations at the 10th CFAR East Africa Collaborative Symposium | January 17-18, 2018
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"
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
infection decelerates bioenergetic metabolism and alters mitochondrial substrate preferences in the macrophage host"
Bridgette Cumming, Kevin Addicott, John Adamson,
Adrie Steyn
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"Bioenergetic Health Index: A potential biomarker of the response to TB-HIV patients to anti-TB treatment"
K Addicott, B Cumming, V Naidoom, R Asmal,
A Steyn
Click images to open PDF
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Outstanding junior faculty recognized as 2018 Pittman Scholars
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Huge congratulations to CFAR's
Jodie Dionne-Odom
, M.D., assistant professor in Infectious Diseases on her selection to the 2018 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars. This program recognizes the contributions of junior faculty and supports the recruitment and retention of highly competitive scientists and physician-scientists. Jodie's work focuses on HIV and sexually transmitted infections in women, specifically targeting novel ways to prevent malaria and STI during pregnancy in Cameroon.
https://www.uab.edu/…/1784-outstanding-junior-faculty-recog…
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Scott Batey wins CAS interdisciplinary team award
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Dr. D. Scott Batey
and his colleagues have won the UAB College of Arts and Sciences interdisciplinary team award. This award supports the interdisciplinary research that is crucial to solving the world's most complex problems.The project is entitled "
Circumnavigating HIV Care: An Exploration of Spatial and Qualitative Factors
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Drs. D. Scott Batey, James Willig
, and
James Raper
will provide oversight of the entire study, including development and implementation of all policies, procedures, and processes. They will be jointly responsible for the implementation of the scientific agenda and the leadership plan, as well as the specific aims. They will ensure that systems are in place to guarantee institutional compliance with U.S. laws, policies including protection of human participants, data security, and facilities
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Dr. Sadeep Shrestha
Awarded Quetelet Endowed Professorship in Public Health
This endowment pays tribute to Lambert Adolphe Quetelet for his dedication to science, especially in the areas of statistics and epidemiology. Dr. Shrestha’s research interests include epidemiology, infectogenomics, vaccinogenomics, pharmacogenetics, and immunogenetics of outcomes and sequelae of HIV, HPV infection, and infectious diseases.
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Congratulations to
Kaylee Crockett
, Postdoctoral Student of
Bulent Turan
, who was selected as an Editor's Pick to be a feature on JAIDS website. Once the paper is published it will be free for the first month! Read the abstract here:
http://bit.ly/2rNceTI
"Associations Between Multiple Forms of Discrimination and Tobacco Use among People Living with HIV: The Mediating Role of Avoidance Coping."
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UAB-VA Health Services, Outcomes, and
Effectiveness Research (HSOER) Training Meeting on February 2
Crystal Chapman Lambert, PhD
"It's only the beginning: The role of life stressors on adherence to HIV care in Black women living with HIV”
Ellen Eaton, MD
"Using Patient Preferences to inform HIV health outcomes research”
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Core J hosted a Training Seminar February 21
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Dr. Susan Davies presented the "Nuts and Bolts of Intervention Development".
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Robin Lanzi, PhD Moderated the CCTS Monthly Forum on February 14
"Low Health Literacy Challenges in Clinical and Translational Research"
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The Behavioral and Community Sciences Core participated in the UAB Enthusiastic Consent Fair on February 19. They held a booth testing people's knowledge of HIV.
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The 1917 Clinic at UAB
is celebrating three decades and treating more than 12,000 patients living with HIV since its doors opened, a milestone that has defied odds.
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The 1917 and CFAR Leadership met with Congresswoman Terri Sewell to share the tremendous work of our 1917 Clinic and affirm why her continued support of the Ryan White Program is so important for people living with HIV who are uninsured or underinsured.
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Latesha Elopre presented her Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award on Feb 14 at Medical Grand Rounds. Latesha's project focuses on developing an intervention to increase HIV-PrEP among Black Women in the South.
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Core and Shared Resources Day 2018
March 21 at 11am – 1pm
West Pavilion Atrium.
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click above to see schedule
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John Schneider, MD, MPH visited UAB on February 22. He presented "HIV Elimination planning in the United States" at the Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds hosted by CFAR. Learn more https://hivelimination.uchicago.edu/
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Epidemiology Seminar Series presents Jane Schwebke, MD
March 5 at Noon RPHB407
"Pathogenesis of Bacterial Vaginosis-Reaffirming Gardnerella vaginalis as the Primary Pathogen"
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Attend Our Research Roundtable Meetings
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Led by Dr. Ellen Eaton
CFAR Conference Room BBRB 256 Fridays 1-2 pm
This meeting includes investigators from all disciplines in a weekly, informal "Research Roundtable" where projects can be discussed from inception to presentation and publication. Both Clinical and Basic Science presentations will be included on alternating weeks.
Currently no meetings scheduled. Check the CFAR Web for updates.
Email
if you would like to be added to the contact list.
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Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations – An ORWH FY18 Administrative Supplement - Due April 17
Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging - Due May 7
Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV/AIDS and Aging - Due May 7
Implementing the Most Successful Interventions to Improve HIV/AIDS Outcomes in U.S. Communities (R01- Clinical Trial Optional) - Opens January 5, 2018
Implementing the Most Successful Interventions to Improve HIV/AIDS Outcomes in U.S. Communities (R21- Clinical Trial Optional) - Opens January 5, 2018
Understanding Immunopathogenesis of Tuberculosis in HIV-1 Infected and Exposed Children - Opens February 14, 2018
Developmentally Tailored HIV Prevention and Care Research for Adolescents and Young Adults - Opens April 7, 2018
Developmentally Tailored HIV Prevention and Care Research for Adolescents and Young Adults - Opens April 7, 2018
Increased Knowledge and Innovative Strategies to Reduce HIV Incidence-iKnow Projects - Opens April 8, 2018
- Projects must utilize banked biospecimens and cohort data.
- 1-2 projects will be selected to go forward as full applications.
- Deadline for submission of application to NCI is March 31
- 1-2 projects will be selected to go forward as a full application.
- Deadline for submission of application to NCI is April 28
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Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic— A Workshop (
Register
)
When: March 12-13, 2018
Location: Washington, D.C.
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The course will be held
July 23 - August 2, 2018 at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.
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For more information about working with JustHouHS through the training program, please contact Alana at
[email protected]
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Atlanta Course Launches 26th Year of Live IAS-USA HIV Management Courses
- Register Now
- "Improving the Management of HIV Disease" at Georgia State University
- Friday, March 16 8:30am - 4:45pm
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New CFAR Webinar Series!
The purpose is to discuss services provided from specific CFARs or groups that are Registration is required using the blue links below.
March 26th 2:30pm CST "DC Cohort HIV-1 NGS - Results and Pipeline Used for DRM Analyses" by Jeanne Jordan, DC
May 21st 2:30pm CST "Reducing Stigma for African American Women with HIV: The UNITY Health Study" by Deepa Rao, UW
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The Third Coast CFAR
is pleased to announce two new resources for HIV researchers with an interest in
Implementation Science
. Over the last two years, our Behavioral, Social, and Implementation Sciences core has worked closely with colleagues in the NIDA-funded Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology (Ce-PIM) at Northwestern to develop a series of workshops tailored to faculty engaged in or interested in HIV research. On the Third Coast CFAR website, you will find embedded videos of both the 101 and 201 courses as well PDFs of the slides.
http://www.thirdcoastcfar.org/implementation-science/
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UAB’s Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging
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UAB’s Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging announces the availability of pilot/feasibility (P/F) project awards for investigators with a research focus to aging with the goal of developing applications to the NIH in the comparative biology and/or energetics of aging. The projects must utilize one or more of the three research cores of the UAB Shock Center, which can be found on the
Center’s website (
https://www.uab.edu/shockcenter/cores
)
. Applicants must consult with Core Leaders about the cost and feasibility of their proposed project prior to applying. Budgets (generally less than $10,000 although larger budgets are considered if fully justified) are developed in consultation with Core leaders and/or co-leaders. Awards are for 1 year. Applications from institutions outside of the UAB are particularly encouraged.
Note: Additional funds are available for studies utilizing Shock Center Cores and UAB’s Microbiome Core. For those interested in pursuing these grants, contact
Casey Morrow (
[email protected]
).
Application due dates are January 1st, April 1st, July 1st, and Oct. 1st, 2018.
Funding period: One year from award date.
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amfAR Impact Grants: Gaining Insights from the Clinic
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Center
2018 Request for Applications (RFA)
Mentored Developmental Research Project Awards
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CNICS Annual Meeting
Boston, MA | Fenway Health Clinic
March 3, 2018
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HYNES CONVENTION CENTER
Boston, Massachusetts
March 4–7, 2018
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Inter-CFAR Workshop "Partnerships between HBCUs and CFARs - Addressing the Underrepresentation of African American Investigators in HIV/AIDS"
March 22, 2018 | Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN
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Dr. Janet Turan will co-char Pre-Conference Section 2 "Reducing Intersectional Stigma to Improve the HIV Prevention Continuum" |
Conference Webpage
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HIV and Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics Training Institute | July 10 - 18, 2018 New York, NY
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Have something you would like to be
included in the next monthly newsletter?
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Acknowledge the CFAR Grant: P30 AI027767
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