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June is Pride Month! Please see upcoming events in Washington, DC from the Capital Pride Alliance's website linked here. We also invite members of the DC CFAR community to send information about any additional events and activities to DCCFAR@gwu.edu to share through our newsletter.
| | DC CFAR Hosts the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium (MACC) Schools of Nursing Initiative Meeting | | (L): A group photo of the meeting attendees; (R): A group photo of the mentees post-ESI presentation session. | | |
Last week, the DC CFAR hosted the 3rd Annual Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium (MACC) Schools of Nursing Initiative Meeting, entitled, "Mentoring the Next Generation of Nursing Science and Nurse-Led Science into the Future," at the George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health.
The agenda included keynote presentations from NIH Senior Scientists, Dr. Lis Caler and Dr. David Chang, on training and ESI opportunities, as well as a presentation from NIH Program Officer, Dr. Leigh A. Willis, on NINR priorities and nurse-led science resources. Additionally, nurse ESIs provided research updates, and received one-on-one mentoring and professional development from MACC mentors. Dr. Manya Magnus, Co-Director of the DC CFAR, provided opening remarks, served as a mentor, and represented DC CFAR leadership.
The goal of the MACC SON Initiative is to support HIV-related nurse-led research at CFAR-affiliated Schools of Nursing, with a focus on mentorship of nurse scientists. The MACC is a long-standing collaboration of the DC CFAR, the Johns Hopkins (JHU) CFAR, and the Penn CFAR to address the regional HIV epidemic by promoting cross-CFAR scientific collaboration, mentoring, and communication.
| | MORE NEWS FROM THE DC CFAR | | TOMORROW – CPS Core Conversation on Improving PrEP Uptake among Persons Who Use Drugs with Dr. Sandra Springer, on June 4, 12pm ET via Zoom | |
Please join the DC CFAR's Clinical and Population Science (CPS) Core for the next virtual Core Conversation seminar on Thursday, June 4th from 12-1 PM. This seminar will feature Dr. Sandra Springer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Dr. Springer will present “Interventions to Improve PrEP uptake among Persons Who Use Drugs Involved with the Criminal Legal System,” followed by a moderated Q&A session.
Please see the speaker biography and registration page linked here.
| | Community Powered Public Health: Film Screening, How to Survive A Plague, & Candlelight Vigil, June 5th, 5:30pm ET, at Lisner Auditorium | |
Please join Whitman-Walker Health (WWH), and partners: Center for Black Equity, Food and Friends, HIPS, and Us Helping Us, as we come together in Community Powered Public Health, to bring you a special Screening of the powerful documentary film, How to Survive a Plague. We are marking the 45th Anniversary of the first report of AIDS with reflection on lessons to learn from the community-led response while honoring those who we have lost to HIV and AIDS
This event will be hosted at the Lisner Auditorium, on the George Washington University – Foggy Bottom Campus (730 21st St NW, Washington DC, 20052). This event is open to the public.
Please see the link here to register and for more information. Please contact WWH at their website linked here with any questions.
| | HPC SWG and SBS Core Joint Seminar, "Putting People at the Center of HIV Cure Research: Why Ethics and Person-Centered Outcomes Matter," on June 16, 12pm ET via Zoom | |
Please join the DC CFAR's HIV Persistence & Cure Scientific Working Group (HPC SWG) and the Social & Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Core for a special joint seminar featuring Dr. Karine Dubé from the University of Pennsylvania on June 16th, at 12pm ET via Zoom.
Dr. Dube's talk is entitled, "Putting People at the Center of HIV Cure Research: Why Ethics and Person-Centered Outcomes Matter," and will discuss the ethics of HIV cure-related research and cure-related clinical trials.
Please see the speaker biography and registration page linked here.
| | DC CFAR Community Partnership Council's (CPC) 14th Annual Community-wide Research Update, June 11, 5pm ET (VIRTUAL) | |
Please join the DC CFAR Community Partnership Council's (CPC) 14th Annual Community-wide virtual Research Update! The goal of this virtual event is to bring the community researchers, community members, advocates, and providers together to discuss new findings from the 2026 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). Experts will provide research updates and engage with the community on some of the latest findings, opportunities, and resources. Please register at the link above for additional information on this hybrid event.
The seminar will feature presentations from Dr. Seble Kassaye (GU) on "LAI and Oral PrEP Among Women" and Dr. Irene Kuo (GW) entitled "HIV PrEP Use and Interest Among People Hospitalized With Infections due to Injecting Drugs." Following these presentations, responses from community members, Sierra LaRoche and Antwan Williams, will be given.
Register at the link here.
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Are you a DC CFAR Member with exciting news or updates to share? We invite any stories (e.g. new grants, publications, events, awards, etc.) from the DC CFAR community and encourage you to send information that may be of interest to DCCFAR@gwu.edu.
| | PARTNER/INTER-CFAR EVENTS | | Inter-CFAR Collaboration on HIV Research in Women Working Group Webinar, June 10th, 12pm ET via Zoom | |
Please join the Inter-CFAR Collaboration on HIV Research in Women Working Group Webinar on June 10th, featuring the speakers following speakers:
- Sonjia Kenya, PhD, University of Miami
- “Positively Pleasurable: Reclaiming Joy Beyond the Status”
- Christina Munzy, MD, UAB at Birmingham and Sheridian George, PhD(c), UAB at Birmingham
- “Updates in Bacterial Vaginosis: Partners and Pathogenesis”
Register at the Zoom link here.
| | Inter-CFAR HIV & Aging Working Group Virtual Seminar, June 17th, 12pm ET via Zoom | |
"Join the Inter-CFAR HIV & Aging Working Group for a virtual seminar exploring the gap between HIV metrics & lived experience. Community content experts draw on decades of advocacy to highlight insights on stigma, access, aging, & trust that numbers alone can not capture- and why centering these perspectives is essential for effective HIV research, advocacy, and care. "
Register here.
| | ADDITIONAL EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES | |
NATAP: Heart Health & HIV Prevention & Care in 2026 & Beyond, June 5, 12:30pm ET
"Seminar topics: Scope of heart & vascular disease in HIV; Core causes heart & vascular disease in HIV
A brief dive into mechanisms;: Heart & vascular prevention: Basics in the general population
Applying prevention principals to people with HIV: What's the difference and how we approach it?;
A deeper dive into DHHS guidelines; What does the future hold for heart prevention & care in HIV?; Key questions for today & the future." Registration link.
CHIMES Research Fellowship Launch Event, June 8-9
We warmly invite you to join together with fellows and colleagues, alike, in shared discussions specific to stigma grant development! The launch event for the Research Fellowship will include a series of presentations, interactive panel discussions, and a spotlight talk from NIH Leadership! The event will be hybrid and open to all researchers interested in learning more about stigma theory and measurement, stigma intervention development, and/or in generating novel, rigorous, and fundable proposals." Registration Link.
NIMHD: Shaping the Next Era of NIMHD Science Webinar, June 22, 1-2pm ET
"The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is hosting a public webinar, "Shaping the Next Era of NIMHD Science: Current Status, Emerging Opportunities, and Scientific Priorities." NIMHD invites the research community to hear updates from NIMHD leadership about the institute's vision for health disparities science, emerging research opportunities to address health disparities and improve population health, as well as current scientific priorities. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A." Registration link.
| | STUDY OPPORTUNITIES & RECRUITMENT | | |
Black Women’s Sexual Health Inequities and Narratives for Equity (SHINE) Study
Please see opportunity to complete a 20-minute survey study for a $10 Visa e-gift card. This study aims to learn more about social factors that positively or negatively affect Black women’s engagement with sexual health care and behaviors. This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at The George Washington University. Screening link here.
Please contact Myla Lyons at myla.lyons@gwu.edu or text her at 202-982-8383 with any questions.
| | CAREER & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES | | |
Career Opportunities
Lead HIV Medicine Physician, La Clínica del Pueblo, DC/MD
"La Clínica del Pueblo (LCDP) is a community-based Federally Qualified Health Center committed to advancing health equity through culturally responsive, integrated care for communities disproportionately impacted by structural barriers to care. LCDP delivers HIV services through a status-neutral, syndemic-informed model that integrates HIV prevention, diagnosis, treatment, primary and behavioral health, case management, and social support services. The Lead HIV Medicine Physician is an Internal Medicine or Family Medicine physician who provides direct clinical care while serving as the clinical lead for HIV services across the HIV care continuum. This role provides clinical oversight, subject-matter expertise, and quality leadership for HIV care delivered at La Clínica del Pueblo." See full listing here.
Assistant Research Professor, DC Cohort Study
"The Department of Epidemiology of the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) is recruiting for a dynamic, full-time research faculty member at the rank of Assistant Research Professor to serve as the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator for a large NIH-funded HIV/AIDS study, the DC Cohort, at 95% effort. The remaining 5% effort will be dedicated to educational and/or service responsibilities, to be determined based on the training and interests of the successful applicant and the needs of the Department and School." See full posting and application here.
Senior Research Associate, DC Cohort Study
"The Department of Epidemiology at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University is seeking a Senior Research Associate to assist the department in conducting an NIH-funded longitudinal cohort study, the DC Cohort. This study captures clinical information on HIV-infected persons in care in Washington, DC and has been operating since 2009 in partnership with numerous clinical providers in Washington, DC, the DC Department of Health, and the National Institutes of Health. The Senior Research Associate will assist the Principal Investigator and Project Director with the overall operation and management of the study." Full job description and application linked here.
Open Rank Faculty Position in Infectious Diseases, GW MFA & School of Medicine and Health Sciences
The George Washington Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), an independent non-profit academic clinical practice group affiliated with The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences, is seeking a full-time academic Infectious Disease physician for its Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine." Full job description and application linked here.
Training Opportunities
Emory Training Program in HIV Translational Research to End the Epidemic T32 - Due June 22, 2026
The Emory Training Program in Translational Research to End the HIV Epidemic is now accepting applications for one postdoctoral training slot! Please see attached for details on this T32 training opportunity for postdoctoral fellows who are pursuing a career in translational HIV research. Interested and eligible candidates must complete an online interest form on or before Monday, June 8th to be connected to one of the Program Directors, Drs. Ann Chahroudi, Colleen Kelley, or Patrick Sullivan, to discuss their application: bit.ly/EmoryHIVT32App26. Full applications are due Monday, June 22, 2026 by 11:59 PM EST.
| | CALL FOR PAPERS/ABSTRACTS | |
Call for Abstracts: Honoring Our Past, Confronting Our Present, Shaping Our Future: HIV and Social Services in an Era of Change, due June 15, 2026. More information linked here.
Paper Submissions Open: Advancing the Science and Metrics on the Pace of Implementation, due June 30th, 2026
"To advance knowledge on how long implementation takes and how long it “should optimally” take, Implementation Science and Implementation Science Communications are accepting papers for a collection on “Advancing the Science and Metrics on the Pace of Implementation.” See full details here.
Call for Papers: "Advanced HIV disease in children and adolescents: new evidence and strengthening the response," in JAIS. Abstracts due June 8, 2026
"The supplement will share research findings and implementation experiences on innovative service delivery approaches that improve the identification and management of children and adolescents with advanced HIV disease (AHD). The scope of this call for papers is global, and the Editors welcome contributions from diverse research contexts and communities." More info linked here.
Call for Special Section Submissions: "HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk among Vulnerable Populations: Methodological Innovations and Implications for Interventions" in Archives of Sexual Behavior. See link for more information
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Click here for additional funding opportunities available from the National Institutes of Health.
| | The DC CFAR is 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. | | | | |
