Jagadīśa-devaśrī Dācus Honored with Outstanding Commitment in Education Award at LGBTQ+ History Month Celebration

Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) Associate Director Jagadīśa-devaśrī Dācus, PhD, received the Outstanding Commitment in Education award from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs in a celebration commemorating LGBTQ+ History Month on October 9, 2024.

CFAR Africure Program Applications Now Open

The Johns Hopkins University CFAR announces request for applications for the CFAR Africure program, which will award five grants of $200,000 for HIV cure research.

TC CFAR Welcomes New Senior Faculty Member Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen

Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, PhD, is an associate professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His research focuses on understanding how the host immune system responds to HIV infection.

C-THAN Drives Innovative Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

The Center for Innovative Point of Care Diagnostics in HIV/AIDS and Emerging Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University (C-THAN) multidisciplinary grant is led by contact principal investigator Chad Achenbach, MD, MPH.

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. 

Allison Pack Empowers PrEP Decision Making for Cisgender Women in Primary Care  

With her first NIH grant, TC CFAR faculty member Allison P. Pack, PhD, MPH, will use electronic health record technology to empower women to make informed decisions about PrEP in primary care. 

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.

CFAR Adelante Research Capacity Program Issues Call for Proposals

The NIH-funded CFAR Adelante Research Capacity Program is now accepting concept proposal submissions for its 2025-2027 funding cycle.

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.