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TC CFAR Thanks Developmental Core Reviewers 

Since 2020, 46 faculty and affiliate members reviewed applications for Pilot Awards, Community Collaborative Awards and other mechanisms, or participated in a mock review for TC CFAR members preparing applications to the NIH. 

Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster’s Innovative Research Looks to Provide Novel Dosing Scheme for Development of Effective HIV Vaccine

With his new grant funded by the NIH, Pablo Penaloza-MacMaster, PhD, will conduct innovative research to examine whether giving a smaller initial dose of an HIV vaccine can make it work better in the long run.

The Reunion Project Releases New Report on HIV Long-Term Survivors Town Hall in Chicago

The Reunion Project released its comprehensive report on the recent town hall forum for HIV long-term survivors held in Chicago, which the TC CFAR co-sponsored.

Geri Donenberg Named Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research

University of Illinois Chicago Professor Geri Donenberg, PhD, will join NIH this October to lead the advancement and coordination of HIV/AIDS research.

Summer 2024 Pilot Awardees Announced by TC CFAR

The Developmental Core leadership congratulates the investigators recently selected for the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (TC CFAR) Summer 2024 Pilot Awards, which span basic, clinical, and implementation science.

Matthew Feinstein Investigates Heart Health for People Living with HIV

His research specific to HIV and heart disease is supported by two R01 grants with initial funding from the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research.

Northwestern’s Emerging and Re-emerging Pathogens Program Issues New Funding Opportunities for Infectious Diseases

Northwestern University's Division of Infectious Diseases Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens Program has issued new funding announcements for research and infrastructure proposals and dissemination proposals. The deadline for submissions is August 16 at 5pm CT.

Depression and Anxiety Screening for People with HIV Paper Selected for Directors’ Choice 

A recent publication led by corresponding author Neda Laiteerapong exploring the implementation of population-level portal-based depression and anxiety screening for people with HIV was chosen as the second TC CFAR Directors’ Choice for 2024.

Third Coast CFAR Director Brian Mustanski Named Associate Vice President for Research at Northwestern University

Mustanski, professor of medical social sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, will focus on social and behavioral sciences.

Public Health Boot Camp for Future HIV Community Leaders: Application Deadline April 29

Public Health Boot Camp is an intensive one-week educational program provided by the AIDS Foundation Chicago and the Institute for Public Health and Medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.