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UAB CFAR Monthly Newsletter - February 2017
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(CFAR supported researcher)
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German Henostroza, MD, is now director of UAB William Crawford Gorgas Center for Geographic Medicine.
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Mirjam-Colette Kempf, PhD, MPH, presented "Pre-doctoral fellowship applications and review process: Lessons learned" on February 6. The CFAR Behavioral and Community Sciences Core and Development Core put this event on for those considering applying for F Awards.
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Jessie Merlin, MD, presented "Navigating the world of NIH Ks: Tips for a successful Career Development Grant" on February 27. The CFAR Behavioral and Community Sciences Core and Development Core put this event on for those considering applying for K Awards.
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These seminars are part of a series of resources the BCS and Developmental Cores are offering for those interested in applying for training grants.
Save the date! March 6 for a F/K Award Specific AIMS Workshop
Email Samantha Whitfield for more information: swhitfield@uab.edu
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CFAR hosted a successful External Advisory Committee Meeting on February 3.
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Four external members were able to join our CFAR Core Directors and Leaders for an all day meeting to discuss opportunities moving forward in the CFAR for an anticipated successful renewal in 2018.
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The CNICS Annual Meeting was held on February 12 in Seattle, Washington
Over 50 CNICS Leaders from all 8 CNICS sites attended this one day meeting that included updates on all the CNICS Cores. To learn more about how you can use CNICS for your research, visit http://www.uab.edu/cnics/.
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The Behavioral & Community Sciences Core Faith and Spirituality Network partnered with the African American Methodist Episcopal Church to conduct HIV trainings on February 18.
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Simon Mallal, MBBS, Vanderbilt University, presented at ID Grand Rounds on February 2.
"Translation of Personalized Medicine into Primary Care Globally: What can be learnt from HLA-B*5701 screening to prevent Abacavir hypersensitivity?"
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Paul Goepfert, MD, presented at ID Grand Rounds on
January 12. "
HIV Vaccine Development: 10 years and counting for the past 30 years."
Olaf Kutsch, PhD, presented at a Program in Immunology seminar on February 16, "CD151 as a marker of hyper-responsive T cells".
Mandy Willig, PhD, RD, presented at a Department of Epidemiology Seminar on February 20, "The beneficial effects of physical activity in the setting of HIV infection".
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Attend Our Research Roundtable Meetings
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Research Roundtable
Led by Drs. Ellen Eaton & Laura Timares
CFAR Conference Room 256 Fridays 1-2pm
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.
March 24 - Sonya Heath, MD
April 7 - Rebecca Duron, MD/MPH candidate "Risk Factors for poor retention in care for PLWH"
April 14 - Josh Muhammad, PhD candidate "Associations between perceived stress and diet quality in adults aging with HIV"
April 21 - Henna Budhwani, PhD
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Upcoming Seminar-March 2 at 4pm
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Paul Goepfert, MD,
Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, will give a seminar in the Program in Immunology seminar series.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
4-5 p.m. BBRB 170
“Understanding the impact of HIV-1 adaptation on immune responses and viral control”.
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The UAB Nathan Shock Center will be hosting its First Annual Symposium on the Basic Biology of Aging on March 15, 2017 at the Hill Student Center in Ballroom A from 9am to 3pm.
For more information, contact: Jess Eddington at Nathan Shock Center
Click Flyer below for PDF.
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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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