The Third Coast CFAR would like to congratulate the four local teams selected to lead Ending the HIV Epidemic Supplement Projects. These collaborations were developed in response to a funding opportunity open to NIAID-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) and NIMH-funded AIDS Research Centers (ARCs). They include key practitioners, faculty, stakeholders, and evaluators from Howard [...]
Congratulations to Dr. Steven Thrasher for being named one of Out Magazine's 2019 Out100 Honorees! Decriminalizing HIV and reducing HIV stigma are essential to ending the HIV epidemic. The Third Coast CFAR welcomes Dr. Thrasher to the Northwestern University faculty and looks forward to many collaborations. Dr. Thrasher will present a Third Coast CFAR seminar [...]
Research and Mentorships Program (RAMP) Scholar Awards: Seeking Black and Latinx medical students interested in HIV vaccine research Download RAMP Flier DEADLINE: January 6, 2020 The HIV Vaccine Trials Network, in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is [...]
Drs. John Schneider and Hossein Ardehali, Co-Directors of the Third Coast HIV-related Cardiovascular and Sleep Disorders K12 Career Development Program (TC-CS K12), are pleased to announce a new funding opportunity for faculty-level investigators interested in HIV-related comorbidities in cardiovascular and sleep disorders. The NHLBI K12 Scholar Awards provide substantial salary support (up to $85,000 plus [...]
Dr. Thomas Hope, director of the Third Coast CFAR Viral Pathogenesis Core and professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, was quoted in a recent article in the Chicago Tribune. Read the full piece, A new strain of HIV has been found for the first time in almost 20 [...]
PCHPI Collaboration Development Pilot Program – Request for Applications Application Deadline: Sunday January 12, 2020 Download RFA (PDF) The Pittsburgh Center for HIV Protein Interactions (PCHPI; http://www.hivppi.pitt.edu/) is seeking collaborators with a goal toward understanding HIV infection through characterization of HIV-host cell protein interactions and complexes at a molecular level. We are particularly interested in [...]
Congratulations to the teams selected to lead Third Coast CFAR EHE Planning Projects! The first round of EHE Planning Awards supports partnerships between academic and practice-based members of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Scientific Working Group. These collaborative teams will explore ideas for innovative research studies, demonstration projects, or health services that will meet the objectives of [...]
Brian Mustanski, PhDProfessor of Medical Social SciencesNorthwestern University Co-DirectorThird Coast CFAR Nanette Benbow, MASResearch AssistantProfessor ofPsychiatry andBehavioral SciencesNorthwestern University On October 28-29, Brian Mustanski and Nanette Benbow led a meeting of 65 NIH-funded Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) science-practice partnerships, implementation science experts, and senior officials from HRSA, CDC, NIH, and [...]
Robert Garofalo, MD, MPHChief of Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent MedicineLurie Children’s Hospital Congratulations to Dr. Robert Garofalo for receiving the 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics Ellen Perrin Award for Excellence in LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness! Dr. Garofalo is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Transgender Health, and directs the Center for [...]
Full Posting (PDF) The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Indiana University School of Public Health‐Bloomington (SPH‐B) invites applications for the position of Chair and Tenured Full Professor. Individuals are sought who will contribute multidisciplinary perspectives, conceptual and methodological diversity, and research leadership and mentoring strengths to the Department’s efforts toward academic excellence in research [...]