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UAB CFAR Monthly Newsletter - September 2016
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Marion Spell, Manager of the BBRB Flow Cytometry Core, was awarded the
Department of Medicine August Employee of the Month!
His exceptional efforts working in the Department of Medicine has made him stand out among his peers. Join us in Congratulating Marion Spell for this honor!
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James Willig, MD, MSPH, was named new Assistant Dean for Clinical Education!
In this new position, he will
strengthen collaborative and coordinated clinical training for medical students across the School of Medicine’s four campuses. Read more here.
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The CFAR Biostatisics Core published in Statistics in Medicine this Summer!
Ashutosh Tamhane, Andy Westfall, Greer Burkholder, and Gary Cutter
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Michael Saag, MD was selected as one of
Positive Maturity's Top 50 Over 50 in 2016 for Improving the health of Birmingham and beyond through his founding leadership of UAB's 1917 Clinic.
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Attend Our Research Meetings
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The Call for Abstracts is open for the Inter-CFAR Collaboration on HIV Research in Women Meeting- UAB DEC. 6-7, 2016.
See below in "Upcoming Conferences" for more details.
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Research Round Table
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.
September 2- Mirjam Kempf, WIHS Overview
September 9- HIV Basic Science Roundtable
September 16- TBD
September 23- HIV Basic Science Roundtable
September 30- Michael Vinikoor, "Linkage to HIV Care between inpatient and outpatient settings in Zambia"
October 7- Turner Overton leads HIV Metabolic and CVD Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) Discussion *Will meet from 12-2pm*
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Infectious Disease Grand Rounds - HIV Speakers
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Infectious Disease Grand Rounds - HIV Speakers
Thursdays from 12-1 pm with Lunch in BBRB 170
September 8 - Michael Saag
September 29 - Michael Vinikoor
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Please Join the UAB CFAR Behavioral and Community Sciences Core Faith and Spirituality Network for a Panel Discussion:
Ideas, Opportunities, and New Directions for Faith-Based Community HIV Initiatives: Bringing Together Researchers and the Community
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
UAB Hill Student Center
3rd Floor Ballrooms A & B
View Flyer
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3rd Annual COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTE
"The Journey to Justice: Expanding the Possibilities"
October 14, 2016
7:30am -- 3:30pm
Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex
East Meeting Rooms
2100 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N
Learn More Here
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Avenir Award Program for Research on Substance Abuse and HIV/AIDS (DP2) - Application Due November 12
Oral HIVacc: Oral Mucosal Immunization Approaches for HIV Prevention (R01) - Application Due November 24
Sustained Release of Antivirals for Treatment or Prevention of HIV (SRATP) (R01) -
Application Due January 4
Role of the Microbiome in HIV-1 Vaccine Responses - Application Due January 7
Role of the Microbiome in HIV-1 Vaccine Responses - Application Due January 7
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Submit Abstracts for CROI February 13-16, 2017!
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The 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) will be held in Seattle, WA, from February 13 to 16, 2017. The conference deadline for general abstract submission is Wednesday, September 28, 2016.
All abstracts reporting the results of an IMPAACT study must be reviewed by the IMPAACT Publications Committee before submission to a conference. Please send abstracts to [email protected].
-The deadline for submission of General Abstracts for
IMPAACT review is Wednesday, 14 September 2016.
-The deadline for submission of Late Breaker Abstracts
for IMPAACT review is Tuesday, 13 December 2016.
September 8, 2016 – General Abstract Submission Opens and Young Investigator, International Delegate, and Community Educator Scholarship Applications Open
September 28, 2016 – General Abstract and Scholarship Application Submission Deadline.
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October 17-21, 2016, Chicago, IL
HIVR4P is the only global conference that supports cross-fertilization among research on HIV vaccines, microbicides, PrEP, treatment as prevention, and other biomedical prevention approaches, while also providing a venue to discuss the research findings, questions, and priorities specific to each.
Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH
(Director, Infectious Diseases) will co-chair the national HIV Research for Prevention meeting in October.
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October 26-30, 2016, New Orleans, LA
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Week is geared toward healthcare professionals in infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology and prevention, including researchers, clinicians, quality and patient safety practitioners, epidemiologists, and public health officials, including those who see HIV and pediatric patients. It is a must-attend meeting for professionals who want to stay current, apply state-of-the art science to clinical care, and excel in their own careers.
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November 2-4, 2016, Cambridge, MA
November 2nd: Administrators' Meeting
Cambridge, MA
November 3rd: Scientific Meeting
HHM Boston, MA
November 4th: Directors' Meeting
Cambridge, MA
Keynote Speakers:
Anthony S. Fauci, MD
Deborah L. Birxm MD
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Nov. 14-16, 2016, Bethesda, Maryland
The meeting will highlight current basic, translational, and clinical research related to HIV persistence and eradication.
The meeting will be open to the public and registration is free.
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Nov. 17-18, 2016, Bethesda, Maryland
The conference will be unique in its approach, as it will engage basic scientists and clinicians from the HIV field and leading scientists involved in microbiome research including bioinformatics experts
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Submit your Abstract by September 3 HERE.
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OPEN!
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This two-day workshop is an intensive and interactive meeting designed to provide mid-level and senior faculty in HIV research with the tools for more effective mentoring
The
registration link
for the 4th annual “Mentoring the mentors workshop for HIV researchers” is now active and will close November 1.
Click to view Flyer Here.
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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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