CDEIPI Monthly Newsletter

March 2023

Each month, the CDEIPI newsletter will spotlight one of the CDEIPI programs.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Partnering and Programming for a BIPOC SGM Runway to HIV Research

The Third Coast CFAR CDEIPI program in collaboration with the Southern AIDS Coalition is led by Jagadīśa-devaśrī Dācus, PhD and Christine Wood, PhD.

This summer intensive program aims to increase the number of URM/BIPOC sexual and gender minority (SGM) graduate and doctoral students with an interest in intersectional HIV science and research with BIPOC SGM populations. The two-week program brings URM/BIPOC trainees into SGM and HIV research who would not otherwise be reached by existing programs, and it moves forward emerging intersectional health research with scholars whose intersectional identities are most affected by HIV.

For more information on the Third Coast CFAR program, click here.

News from CDEIPI Mentors and Scholars

DC CFAR CDEIPI Mentor Dr. Nina Yamanis received a faculty award from American University for Outstanding Mentorship of Undergraduate Research. She was nominated by her mentee and CDEIPI scholar Cristian Mendoza Gomez.

If you would like to share any accomplishments from your CDEIPI mentors and scholars, please contact Lorena Segarra at lsegarra@gwu.edu. We look forward to highlighting your work in an upcoming edition of the newsletter.

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE UPDATES

PLEASE NOTE: The NIH FY 2023 CFAR Supplement Announcement was recently released which includes a call for proposals (Topic #4) for Year 3 of CDEIPI.

The Core sent out additional instructions and an updated timeline for the CDEIPI JAIDS Supplement (manuscripts due on April 3rd). We await the review of the CDEIPI Overview Manuscript from JAIDS.

Contact: Brandi Robinson at bnrobin@gwu.edu with any questions or concerns.

PROGRAM CORE UPDATES

The Program Leads held their monthly meeting on February 23rd which featured a continuation of the CDEIPI scholars stipend and reimbursements discussion. The Core also reminded the Program Leads that the NCEs for Year 1 will end on 5/31/23, that there will be no additional extensions, and that sites are encouraged to spend down their Year 1 funds by the end of May. The Coordinating Center has decided to cancel the Program Leads March meeting.

For more information, please see the meeting slides and recording.

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 27 from 3-4 PM ET

Contact: Brandi Robinson at bnrobin@gwu.edu for more information.

EVALUATION CORE UPDATES

The Evaluation Leads held their monthly meeting on February 23rd which featured administrative and evaluation Core updates. The Core shared the upcoming deadlines including the quality assurance for year 1 data (Feb. 28th), CDEIPI Evaluation Core data request form (March 3rd), and changes for year 2 data collection form (March 15th). Lastly, the leads discussed their local evaluation efforts including challenges, successes, and TA requests.

The Coordinating Center has decided to cancel the Evaluation Leads March meeting.

For more information, please see the meeting slides and recording.

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 27 from 1-2 PM ET

Contact: Lorena Segarra at lsegarra@gwu.edu for more information.

We look forward to sharing updates and resources with you in this newsletter and on our website. Please let us know if there are other ways the CDEIPI Coordinating Center can support your important work.

Funding Opportunity

PAR-23-109, NIH Medical Scientist Partnership Program (FM1, Clinical Trial Not Allowed). AIDS Application Due Dates: August 8, 2023; August 8, 2024; August 8, 2025

The purpose of the Medical Scientist Partnership Program (MSPP) is to develop a diverse pool of combined doctoral degree students (e.g., M.D./Ph.D., D.D.S./Ph.D., D.V.M./Ph.D.) who will conduct their Ph.D. dissertation research at research laboratories in the NIH Intramural Research Program.

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CDEIPI is a supplement to the DC CFAR, an NIH-funded program (P30AI117970), which is supported by the following NIH Co-Funding and Participating Institutes and Centers: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NIDCR, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, NIDDK, NINR, NIMHD, FIC, and OAR. The content is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.