DC CFAR Investigator, Dr. Kendall Moody, Receives Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium (MACC) Scholars Award | |
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Please join us in congratulating DC CFAR Investigator, Dr. Kendall Moody (Howard) for being selected to the third cohort of the Mid-Atlantic CFAR Consortium (MACC) Scholars Program. Dr. Moody is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Howard University, and the project he will be pursuing as a part of the MACC Scholars Program is entitled, "Understanding and conceptualizing life chaos and its impact on viral suppression among adults living with HIV in Washington, DC."
The MACC Scholars Program provides cross-CFAR training, mentoring, and support along with pilot funding for the Scholars to pursue research that increases understanding of HIV among highly impacted populations, as well as serve as preliminary data for future NIH proposals. The goal of the program is to support the development of new investigators with an interest in HIV among diverse populations in the Mid-Atlantic regions, and to encourage their development as independent, HIV investigators. All scholars will receive professional mentorship from MACC Scholar faculty at each of the collaborating CFARs and the opportunity to network with CFAR membership as they build their careers, while they pursue their pilot projects.
To learn more about the MACC and the Scholars Program, visit their website here. To view past DC CFAR MACC Scholars, please visit the DC CFAR website here.
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DC CFAR Women & HIV Scientific Interest Group (SIG) Meeting – Wed, Feb 21, from 4:00-5:00 PM EST | |
Please join the DC CFAR's Women and HIV SIG for its first meeting of the new year on Wednesday, February 21, from 4:00-5:00 PM ET. The Women and HIV SIG aims to create a platform to raise the visibility of girls and women, promote collaborations, and disseminate research focused on HIV and women.
At this kick-off meeting, the SIG leaders, Dr. Rachel Scott, Dr. Mimi Ghosh, Ms. J'Mia Edwards, and Ms. Tranessa Hanson, will plan to review the goals and proposed activities of the SIG. The group would then like to hear from participants about their topics of interest and areas of need in developing collaborations.
If you are interested in joining this meeting and receiving emails about the SIG, please contact Vivian Kirkham at vkirkham@gwu.edu.
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DC CFAR Implementation Science and Community Partnership Seminar Series: IS Study Design, Thu Feb 22, from 5:30-7:00 PM EST (HYBRID) | |
Please join us for our upcoming IS and Community Partnership Seminar on Study Design! This hybrid seminar will be held on February 22, from 5:30-7PM EST. We will be hearing from Subject Matter Expert, Laura Beres, PhD, MPH, Assistant Research Professor at Johns Hopkins University. We will also be hearing from Nina Yamanis, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor at American University, and DC CFAR SBS Core Co-Director. Please RSVP at the link below. Food and refreshments will be provided.
Register here
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Announcing the Spring 2024 Cycle of the DC CFAR Traditional Pilot Awards Program | |
The DC CFAR is pleased to announce the next round of the Traditional Pilot Awards Program. The goal of the Traditional Pilot Awards is to provide pilot research funds (up to $75,000) to early stage and new HIV/AIDS investigators to collect preliminary data that will enable them to then compete successfully for NIH funding in HIV/AIDS as principal investigators. Please see the RFA for specific eligibility requirements. Pre-submissions are due by February 21 at 5 pm EST.
The Developmental Core recently hosted a Research Awards 101 Session to provide an overview of this program and services available to support applications. The recording and slides are available through these links. For complete details about this funding opportunity, please visit our website. All documents including the Pre-Submission Form, RFA and Application Form are available online.
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact Lorena Segarra, Senior Research Program Manager.
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Share Your Abstract Title for the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2024 with the DC CFAR | |
If you have not already done so, please let us know if you have had an abstract accepted for a poster, oral presentation, or received a young investigator award for the upcoming Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2024. We would like to share this good news with your fellow DC CFAR investigators, including those who will also participate in CROI 2024.
Please send the name of the award recipient, or for abstracts, the name of the presenting author, the title, whether it will be an oral or poster presentation, and the date and session of your presentation to cfarindc@gmail.com.
Thank you to those who already shared their abstracts with the DC CFAR! We look forward to sharing more details soon!
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Do you have an event you would like to see included in the next edition of the Community Spotlight? We invite any news or updates from the DC CFAR community and encourage you to send information that may be of interest to CFARinDC@gmail.com. | |
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CROI: Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections 2024 (Abstract Submission here)
March 3-6, 2024
Denver, CO
Inter-CFAR Substance Use Research Community (I-SURC) Networking Meeting (During CROI) - Are you attending CROI and interested networking with other substance use researchers? Register now!
March 3, 2024
Denver, CO
Save the Date – National 2024 Ryan White Conference on HIV & Treatment (AIDSWatch)
March 17-19, 2024
Washington, DC
Save the Date: MACC School of Nursing (SON) Conference
May 2-3, 2024
Baltimore, MD
ACTHIV 2024: Registration Open
May 2-4, 2024
Atlanta, GA | Online
SYNC 2024: Registration Now Open & Call for Abstracts
May 29-31, 2024
Washington, DC
19th International Conference on HIV Treatment & Prevention Adherence – Continuum 2024
June 9-11, 2024
Puerto Rico
IAS 2024
July 22-26
Munich, Germany
National LGBTQ+ Health Conference
August 15-17, 2024
Atlanta, GA
2024 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care & Treatment
August 20-23, 2024
US Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) 2024: Registration Open
September 12-15, 2024
New Orleans, LA
For more DC CFAR events please see the calendar here.
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FUNDING, TRAINING, & MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES & SEMINARS | |
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Michigan Integrative Well-Being and Inequality Training Program, Application due Feb 15, 2024
Come train with us! The Michigan Integrative Well-Being and Inequality (MIWI) Training Program is accepting applications through 2/15/2024. We provide early career researchers (MD, PhD, ScD, DrPH, EdD, etc.) applied training on innovative methods for understanding the links between mental and physical health, with a focus on how these links relate to minority health and health disparities. We provide mentorship from senior experts, and the opportunity to learn with like-minded, creative peers. Learn more and apply here.
Applications for the Latino Scholars for HIV/AIDS Research Education (SHARE) 2024 Summer Program, Apply Now
The Latino SHARE program is an innovative 10-week summer mentored internship and learning experience for eligible undergraduate students from Hispanic/Latino communities. Based in Washington, DC at the George Washington University, the goal of this program is to support Hispanic/Latino undergraduates interested in pursuing further studies and careers in HIV/AIDS and substance abuse related research. The application deadline is February 16, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST. Learn more about the SHARE program and how to apply at latinoshare.gwu.edu
CFAR-Wide Webinar: “HVTN Vaccine Strategy Update” - Feb 26, 2024, 3:30PM EST
Please register here for this upcoming CFAR wide webinar featuring Dr. Larry Corey, UW/Fred Hutch CFAR, and his presentation entitled "HVTN Vaccine Strategy Update."
NEW – AVAC in Conversation with NIAID’s Jeanne Marrazzo, Feb 27, 11:30AM ET
"Join AVAC's Executive Director, Mitchell Warren, in conversation with the Director of NIAID, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH." Register here.
NEW – Seeking Input on the Next NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research; RFI due by March 28, 2024
"The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) as one source of input to inform development of the FY 2026‒2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. Feedback from all interested constituents—including, but not limited to, researchers, health care professionals, advocates and health advocacy organizations, scientific or professional organizations, public health officials, government agencies, and community members—is a critical part of this process." More information available here.
Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV, April 24, 2024, 11AM–4PM ET
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of AIDS Research (OAR), along with the NIH institutes, centers, and offices (ICOs) with HIV research programs invite you to attend the Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. OAR looks forward to building on the enthusiasm and feedback from the first two early career investigator (ECI) workshops in 2022 and 2023. OAR’s goal is to continue to provide knowledge, resources, and mentoring to the next generation of HIV investigators. Register here.
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NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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HIV Cure-Related Research in Diverse Populations
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-AI-23-046
Posting Date: June 23, 2023
Opening Date: September 07, 2023
Close Date: May 08, 2026
HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-225
Posting Date: June 27, 2023
Opening Date: August 07, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Addressing the Impact of Syndemics on the Health of People with HIV and Diseases and Conditions within the Missions of NIDDK and NHLBI (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DK-25-001
Posting Date: November 30, 2023
Opening Date: February 20, 2024
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Engineering and Preclinical Development of Biological Products that Eliminate HIV-infected Cells (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-23-060
Posting Date: October 25, 2023
Opening Date: February 13, 2024
Close Date: March 14, 2024
Addressing the Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Minority Health and Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-112
Posting Date: January 31, 2023
Opening Date: February 24, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Engaging Survivors of Sexual Violence and Trafficking in HIV and Substance Use Disorder Services (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-25-018
Posting Date: August 21, 2023
Opening Date: July 5, 2024
Close Date: August 2024
Addressing HIV in Highest Risk Sexual and Gender Minorities (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DA-25-001
Posting Date: July 31, 2023
Opening Date: July 14, 2024
Close Date: August 14, 2024
Addressing HIV in highest risk sexual and gender minorities (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-OD-23-018
Posting Date: July 31, 2023
Opening Date: July 14, 2024
Close Date: August 14, 2024
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Opportunities for HIV Cure Strategies at the Time of ART Initiation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-297
Posting Date: September 19, 2023
Opening Date: December 07, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Resources Access for Preclinical Integrated Drug Development (RAPIDD) Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-22-185
Posting Date: May 27, 2022
Opening Date: December 07, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-198
Posting Date: June 02, 2023
Opening Date: September 13, 2023
Close Date: Various – See announcement
Innovations to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-061
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Opening Date: April 09, 2023
Close Date: January 10, 2026
Formative and Pilot Intervention Research to Optimize HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Outcomes (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-23-060
Posting Date: January 11, 2023
Opening Date: April 09, 2023
Close Date: January 10, 2026
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Implementation Science to Advance the United States HIV Prevention and Treatment Goals and the Global HIV Prevention and Treatment Targets
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-MH-23-275
Posting Date: June 5, 2023
Opening Date: September 07, 2023
Close Date: September 08, 2026
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on HIV-associated Malignancies
Funding Opportunity Number: NOT-CA-23-070
Posting Date: June 5, 2023
Opening Date: September 07, 2023
Close Date: September 08, 2026
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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 isthe responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. | | |
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