Yale Researchers Awarded Grant to Study Smoking Treatment in People With HIV Drs. E. Jennifer Edelman and Steven L. Bernstein received a grant award to address tobacco smoking addiction among people with HIV. The National Cancer Institute grant, totaling more than $3 million, supports a five-year research project. Smoking is a major threat to the health and wellbeing of people with HIV, yet research on the effectiveness of long-term treatment solutions to this relapsing condition is scant. Bernstein and Edelman will investigate a new clinical trial approach called SMART or Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial. More from Yale School of Medicine
Recruitment for CIRA's Highly Successful Fellowship Programs is Underway The Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program and the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) are now accepting applications. Through these CIRA-supported fellowship programs, new scientists are equipped with the skills to advance prevention research and to address future challenges of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Fellows will benefit from mentorship from top HIV researchers conducting innovative and cutting-edge research to eliminate HIV disparities, integration with the CIRA community, and a network of over 100 past HIV Fellows from around the world, who have gone on to top-tier universities and have received numerous federally funded research grants. Our two training programs have generated over 1200 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 funded grants since 2008. For more information and application, visit CIRA Training.
Mental Health Outcomes Improve for Transgender Individuals After Surgery, Study Finds Transgender individuals who undergo gender-affirming surgery are significantly less likely to seek mental health treatment for depression and anxiety disorders or attempt suicide in the years following the procedure, new research led by the Yale School of Public Health finds. Published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, the study reviewed 10 years of medical data for the entire population of Sweden and is believed to be the first analysis of the long-term effect of hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery on transgender individuals' mental health based on a country's population. More from Yale School of Medicine
- CIRA International HIV Research Seminar Series: "Circuit Parties as 'Risk Environment': Preliminary Findings from Thailand"
Date: Thursday, October 10, 10:00 am-11:30 am Location: CIRA, Suite 200, Room 202, 135 College Street New Haven, CT Speaker: Thomas Guadamuz, PhD, MHS, Mahidol University, Thailand Title: "Circuit Parties as 'Risk Environment': Preliminary Findings from Thailand" Contact: Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu) Further Details
- Yale School of Medicine Addiction Medicine Rounds: "Bettering our Communities by Providing Culturally Informed Treatment for Substance Use Disorders"
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Location: CIRA, Suite 200, Room 202, 135 College Street New Haven, CT Speaker: Ayana Jordan, MD,PhD, Yale School of Medicine Contact: Elizabeth Porter (elizabeth.porter@yale.edu) Further Details
- Yale School of Public Health: Public Health Modeling Unit Special Seminar
Date: Friday, October 11, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Location: Public Health Modeling Unit Conference Room, 3rd Floor, 350 George Street, New Haven, CT Presenter: Alexander Breskin, PhD, Senior Epidemiologist, NoviSci, Inc Topic: "Exposures, Interventions, and Assumptions: Maximizing the Impact of Epidemiologic Research" Contact: Email Forrest Crawford (forrest.crawford@yale.edu) to schedule a meeting with Dr. Breskin.
- Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS) and Yale Center for Implementation Science (YCIS) Seminar: Delivette Castor, PhD
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Location: Yale School of Public Health, Room 103, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT Speaker: Delivette Castor, PhD, Columbia University Title: TBA Contact: Ericka Saracho (ericka.saracho@yale.edu) Further Details
- New England Alliance for Gay and Bisexual Men's Health 2019 Annual Meeting and Conference
Date: October 17-18 Location: Provincetown Inn, Provinceton, MA Contact: Robert Reardon (RReardon@tapestryhealth.org) Further Details and Registration
- CIRA International HIV Research Seminar Series: "Performance of a Prevention, Care and Treatment Program in Tanzania: 2016-2019"
Date: Monday, October 21, 10:00 am-11:30 am Location: Location: CIRA, Suite 200, Room 202, 135 College Street New Haven, CT Speaker: Marina Njelekela, MD, MPH, PhD, USAID Boresha Afya Program Deloitte Consulting Limited, Tanzania Title: "Performance of a Prevention, Care and Treatment Program in Tanzania: 2016-2019" Contact: Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu) Further Details
- CIRA International HIV Research Seminar Series: "Exploring Multidimensional Aspects of Aging in HIV"
Date: Thursday, October 24, 10:00 am-11:30 am Location: Location: CIRA, Suite 200, Room 202, 135 College Street New Haven, CT Speaker: Reena Rajasuriar, PhD, University of Malaya, Malaysia Title: "Exploring Multidimensional Aspects of Aging in HIV" Contact: Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu) Further Details
- CIRA Cross-Core Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 1:00 pm-2:30 pm Location: CIRA, Suite 200, Room 202, 135 College Street New Haven, CT Presenter: Peg Weeks, PhD, Institute for Community Research Topic: "System Dynamics Modeling of the HIV Care Continuum to Inform Community Strategic Planning to Eliminate the HIV Epidemic" Contact: Daniel Davidson (daniel.davidson@yale.edu) To connect remotely: - Join by computer or mobile device: https://yale.zoom.us/j/919928350 - Join by telephone: 203-432-9666 | Meeting ID: 919928350
- Inspiring Change: Creating Impact with Evidence-based Implementation
The center for Implementation offers a free mini course on applying implementation science. Free enrolment starts on October 7, 2019. Further Details
- Training Opportunity: Inter-CFAR Implementation Science Fellowship for Early Stage Investigators
Applications due date: October 15, 2019 - More information - Online application
- CDC Seeks Comments on Updating HIV Testing Guidelines
Deadline for comments: October 28, 2019. The purpose of this process is to solicit feedback on the best approaches for HIV screening in clinical settings and prompt linkage to treatment and care. Futher Details
- NIH Office of Disease Prevention’s Early Stage Investigator Lecture: Call for Nominations
Nominations accepted through November 1, 2019. The Early-Stage Investigator Lecture recognizes early-career prevention scientists who have not successfully competed for a substantial NIH-supported research project, but who have already made outstanding research contributions to their respective fields and are poised to become future leaders in prevention research. Further Details
- Call for Papers: Ethnicity and Disease
Abstracts due: January 6, 2020 Call for manuscript for an upcoming issue: Supporting Early Stage Investigators: Innovative Research Conducted by Early Stage Researchers Further Details
- Call for Abstracts: Peace, Global Health And Sustainability (Pegasus 2020)
Abstract submission deadline: October 25, 2019 Conference dates: April 24-26, 2020 Further Details
Download a PDF compilation of active funding opportunities. Opportunities previously not listed are below.
- Heart, Lung, and Blood Co-morbiditieS Implementation Models in People Living with HIV (HLB-SIMPLe) Research Coordinating Center (U24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Date(s): December 10, 2019 Further Details
- Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) Program: Data Coordination, Analysis, and Scientific Outreach (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
AIDS Application Due Date(s): January 15, 2020 Further Details
- Consortium on the Neurobiology of Adolescent Drinking in Adulthood (NADIA) Research Projects (Collaborative U01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Due Date: November 18, 2019 Further Details
- The Intersection of Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date(s): November 25, 2019; November 25, 2020, November 26, 2021 Further Details
- Women's Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Development Program (K12) (Clinical Trial Optional)
AIDS Application Due Date: November 29, 2019 Further Details
- HEAL Initiative: Development of Therapies and Technologies Directed at Enhanced Pain Management
Application Due Date(s): January 8, 2020, April 7, 2020, September 9, 2020, January 6, 2021, April 6, 2021, September 8, 2021, January 6, 2022, April 6, 2022, and September 8, 2022 - R41/R42 Clinical Trial Required - R41/R42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed - R43/R44 Clinical Trial Required - R43/R44 Clinical Trial Not Allowed
- Inter CFAR Implementation Science Fellowship for Early Stage Investigators
Application Deadline: October 15, 2019 This is a new training opportunity in Implementation Science (IS) for early stage investigators (ESIs) engaging in HIV-related research. Implementation Science Fellows will be selected from across the CFAR network to participate in an eight-month mentorship program. Further Details
- Willie, T.C., Keene, D.E., Kershaw, T.S., Stockman, J.K., (2019) '"You Never Know What Could Happen": Women's Perspectives of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in the Context of Recent Intimate Partner Violence.', Women's Health Issues, Sep 16. pii: S1049-3867(19)30451-7. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2019.08.001. [Epub ahead of print]
- Humphries, D., Ma, M., Collins, N., Ray, N., Wat, E., Bazelon, J., Pettinelli, J., Fiellin, D.A., (2019) 'Assessing Research Activity and Capacity of Community-Based Organizations: Refinement of the CREAT Instrument Using the Delphi Method.', Journal of Urban Health, Jul 26. doi: 10.1007/s11524-019-00374-0. [Epub ahead of print]
- Sun, S., Hoyt, W.T., Pachankis, J.E., (2019) 'Sexual risk behaviors in the internet age: the case of Chinese men who have sex with men.', AIDS Care, Sep 18:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1668525. [Epub ahead of print]
- Barnhart, D.A., Tsikhutsu, I., Kirui, D., Sawe, F., Muli, J., Sugut, W., Abboud, N., Birx, D., Hamm, T., Coakley, P., Hickey, P.W., Wolfman, V., Lee, E., Spiegelman, D., (2019) 'Association of the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief's Funding With Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Kenya.', JAMA Network Open, Sep 4;2(9):e1911318. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.11318.
- SHARE: Synthesized HIV/AIDS Research Evidence
SHARE is an easy-to-search, real-time repository of HIV-related systematic reviews and provides a ‘one-stop shop’ for HIV-related information that has been published through a systematic review. SHARE has been developed through partnership with Ontario HIV Treatment Network, McMaster University and McMaster Health Forum. More from Cancer.gov
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CIRA Cross-Core Meeting All meetings will be held at 135 College Street New Haven, CT (Suite 200, Room 202).
CIRA International HIV Research Seminar Series All meetings will be held from 10:00 am to 11:30 am at 135 College Street New Haven, CT (Suite 200, Room 202).
- Thu, October 10: Thomas Guadamuz, PhD, MHS, Mahidol University, Thailand - "Circuit Parties as 'Risk Environment': Preliminary Findings from Thailand"
- Mon, October 21: Marina Njelekela, MD, MPH, PhD, USAID Boresha Afya Program Deloitte Consulting Limited, Tanzania - "Performance of a Prevention, Care and Treatment Program in Tanzania: 2016-2019"
- Thu, October 24: Reena Rajasuriar, PhD, University of Malaya, Malaysia - "Exploring Multidimensional Aspects of Aging in HIV"
IRM Core Qualitative Research Discussion Group (QRDG) All meetings will be held from Noon to 1:30 pm at 135 College Street New Haven, CT (Suite 200, Room 202).
- Fri, October 18: Leslie Rickey, MPH, MD - Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research Consortium Focus Group Study of Habits, Attitudes, Realities, and Experiences of Bladder Health in Women and Girls
- November 15: TBA
- December 20: Adam Viera, PhD Candidate, Yale School of Public Health - PrEP
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Recruitment for CIRA's highly successful fellowship programs is underway The Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program and the Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) are now accepting applications. Through these CIRA-supported fellowship programs, new scientists are equipped with the skills to advance prevention research and to address future challenges of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Fellows will benefit from mentorship from top HIV researchers conducting innovative and cutting-edge research to eliminate HIV disparities, integration with the CIRA community, and a network of over 100 past HIV Fellows from around the world, who have gone on to top-tier universities and have received numerous federally funded research grants. Our two training programs have generated over 1200 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 funded grants since 2008. For more information and application, visit CIRA Training.
CIRA Peer Review Program Are you planning to submit a grant application? Do you have a manuscript in progress? Are you working on a presentation for a conference? Increase your chances for success by having your work peer-reviewed! Why CIRA peer review? What are the benefits?
- The spirit of our program is one of collegiality and respect; it is constructive rather than evaluative in nature
- The investigator or author receives constructive feedback from a multidisciplinary group of colleagues with relevant expertise
- It facilitates a discussion on how to communicate the content more clearly and effectively
- The process allows the investigator or author to practice how to respond to reviewer feedback
- The review sessions connect the investigator or author to a useful network for expanding knowledge and exploring potential collaborations across disciplines
- It provides input on the relevancy of the proposal/manuscript/presentation to the funding agencies/mechanisms, journals, and audience
Email Katie Doucet (katie.doucet@yale.edu) for questions or to schedule a Peer Review session. Requests for peer review must be submitted 4 weeks prior to the requested review date.
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.
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