New Publication on Trust in Providers and HIV Antiretroviral Adherence Among Women |
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Join the DC CFAR Latina/o/x SIG Meeting |
- Overview of the HIV epidemic in DC, including how the city is progressing with meeting EHE goals
- Overview of how HIV is affecting the Latino community in DC, including new infections, those living with HIV, access to PrEP, etc.
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New Publication from DC CFAR Basic Sciences Core Directors |
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DC CFAR Pilot Award Recipient Dr. Tamara Taggart Featured in HIV Update Podcast |
DC CFAR Pilot Award Recipient Dr. Tamara Taggart (GW) was interviewed in the Connecticut AIDS Education and Training Center's podcast “ HIV Update”. The episode posted on January 13 featured Dr. Taggart who discussed her research trajectory and current HIV research activities including her pilot award study PrEP Your Step, a community-engaged program to promote PrEP among young people.
Click here to listen to the podcast.
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DC Health Releases New Annual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report |
Click here to read the full report and here for more information on the District's plan to end the HIV epidemic.
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CPC Community Spotlight of the Month: Christian Morris, Community Engagement and Recruitment Specialist, Whitman-Walker Health
Christian Morris is a Community Engagement and Recruitment Specialist in the department of research of Whitman Walker Health. He serves as the Community Co-lead for the Sexual and Gender Minority SIG of the DC CFAR. Christian is also pursuing a career in clinical psychology in order to apply science and empathy to empower individuals to live their best lives.
Click here to read Christian's full profile.
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DC CFAR partner institutions and community-based organizations have developed numerous excellent COVID-19 resources. We've included a collection of these here, along with a number of other opportunities for your reference. We will continue to update these resources in the days ahead and we encourage you to send information that may be of interest to our DC CFAR community to CFARinDC@gmail.com.
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February 17, 2022
February 17, 2022
February 23, 2022
February 24-25, 2022
February 28, 2022
March 10, 2022
March 28, 2022
April 20-21, 2022
April 25, 2022
July 28-30, 2022
Abstracts due February 25
July 29- August 2, 2022
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES
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The MIWI Training Program is a methods training program that supports scholars to investigate the intersection of physical and mental health, with a focus on how that intersection is related to health disparities. The summer institute is in person from June 12 -15 in Ann Arbor, MI. Applications are due March 1st.
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will host the Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) from August 15–19, 2022. The goal of the HDRI is to support the research career development of early-career minority health and health disparities research scientists. Applications are due March 14.
A number of funding opportunities announcements (FOAs) from several NIH CFAR Co-Funding Institute and Centers are available. For more information see the document here.
The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has announced a new resource for Early Career Investigators which provides easy access to grant opportunities, basic information, and other resources, such as training and capacity-building programs.
The University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) announces the Ujima Mentoring Program (Ujima Program) which provides multidisciplinary research mentoring and funding to early-stage investigators, particularly those at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), who focus their programs of research on high priority areas that address HIV prevention, care, and treatment in Black/African American communities. Applications are due March 1st.
The 2022 NIH mHealth Training Institute is now accepting applications. This program is designed to develop the next generation of transdisciplinary mHealth researchers. Applications are due February 20.
Join Fellowship opportunity to examine current challenges in HIV and drug abuse research ethics. Applications are due February 23.
The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Network in collaboration with the NIAID Division of AIDS (DAIDS) has developed a new pathway for the conduct of small experimental trials that aim to advance efforts related to HIV remission and cure utilizing the infrastructure of the ACTG Network. Applications are due April 1st.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-22-015
Posting Date: February 10, 2022
Closing Date: May 8, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-23-003
Posting Date: February 11, 2022
Closing Date: July 3, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MD-22-007
Posting Date: January 20, 2022
Closing Date: March 29, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-CA-22-011
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: March 31, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-170
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: May 10, 2022
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-MH-22-171
Posting Date: January 3, 2022
Closing Date: May 10, 2022
Click here for additional funding opportunities available from the National Institutes of Health.
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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 isthe responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. |
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