HIV implementation and dissemination science has become a high priority for federal funding agencies, but many are left unequipped to move in this direction. Join the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) on January 29 for a hybrid seminar focused on what dissemination science and practice is, similarities to and differences from implementation science and practice, and how to study dissemination to inform grants. The seminar will highlight how YOU—regardless of your background or the type of science you do—can benefit from improved dissemination of your work.

The seminar will also introduce the Third Coast CFAR’s new Dissemination Science (DisSci) and Practice Scientific Working Group, provide an overview of what it will offer Third Coast CFAR members (including new dissemination consults, education, and pilot awards), share dissemination science and practice examples from existing members’ projects, and introduce tools to help you begin thinking about dissemination.

This presentation is for you if you…

• • disseminate your work primarily in academic journals and conferences, but are curious about making an impact beyond them
  • struggle to concisely articulate the “so what” of your work to others outside your area
  • are unsure what to put in your Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) or other progress reports for “community dissemination”
  • are new to dissemination and implementation science and are curious about it
  • are an implementation science expert but want to learn more about dissemination
  • want to learn how to integrate dissemination science and practice into the work you already do

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Time: 12:00 – 1:00pm CT

Location: Zoom or 625 N Michigan Ave, Suite 1400, Stonewall Conference Room, Chicago, IL 60611

Following the seminar, the Third Coast CFAR will host a dissemination workshop in mid-February (date TBA) where attendees will get hands-on experience and individualized support from leadership of the DisSci Scientific Working Group and the Behavioral, Social, and Implementation Sciences (BSIS) Core. We will brainstorm new grant ideas, plan how you can easily integrate dissemination science or practice into your existing grants to maximize impact, and have a networking reception immediately following. To be notified when the dissemination workshop is scheduled, sign up for the Third Coast CFAR monthly newsletter.

The DisSci Scientific Working Group aims to start innovative activities within the TC CFAR and catalyze multisector (academia, public health practice, community), multidisciplinary (e.g., communication, marketing, arts, HIV science), and multi-institutional collaborations through a combination of trainings, seminars, and funding opportunities focused on building knowledge of and opportunities to utilize dissemination science and practice. Scientific working group activities will also guide future core services that can support investigators and community members to engage in dissemination science. Learn more about the DisSci Scientific Working Group.

Third Coast CFAR faculty, community members, trainees, or students can participate in the DisSci Scientific Working Group. If you are interested in getting involved, please complete the membership form.

Darnell N. Motley, PhD

Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago

Director of Structural Interventions for the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination

Associate Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University

Director of the Teen Health Lab, Co-Director of the THRIVE Center within the Impact Institute, Co-Director of the Developmental Core within the Third Coast CFAR

Jade Pagkas-Bather, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine with specialty in general infectious diseases at the University of Chicago

Director of the THRIVE Center, Director of the BSIS Core within the Third Coast CFAR