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Jessica Ridgway and Jennifer Jao Announced as New Leaders of Third Coast CFAR’s Clinical Sciences Core

Jessica Ridgway, MD, MS, at the University of Chicago, is now the director of the CS Core, and Jennifer Jao, MD, MPH, at Northwestern University and Lurie Children’s Hospital, is the co-director for pediatrics and metabolism of the CS Core.

Third Coast CFAR’s Funding and Events Highlighted in ISGMH Annual Report

The TC CFAR, which is part of the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH), is featured in the institute's inaugural annual report.

Northwestern Spotlights Groundbreaking Pediatric HIV Research Led by Ellen Chadwick and Jennifer Jao

Four children who acquired HIV in utero have remained free of detectable HIV for more than one year, according to new findings that were presented during the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Denver. The study is part of ongoing, multinational research led in part by Drs. Ellen Chadwick and Jennifer Jao.

Elena Martinelli’s New HIV Research Published in Nature Communications

Third Coast CFAR Developmental Core Co-Director, Elena Martinelli, PhD, and her research team have discovered how blocking an immune cell singling pathway in a model of HIV-1 infection may boost immune responses and decrease viral persistence in combination with antiretroviral therapy.

Brian Mustanski and Nanette Benbow Establish Sociostructural Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (SISCI)

The Sociostructural Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (SISCI) is a newly established coordination hub that works with five NIH-funded R01 projects across the US. SISCI is co-directed by Brian Mustanski, PhD, and Nanette Benbow, MAS.

Only Half of People with HIV in the US Are Retained in Medical Care. Jessica Ridgway Looks to Increase This Statistic.

Jessica Ridgway, MD, MS, was recently awarded a research grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to utilize clinical phenotyping and better predict which patients living with HIV are most likely to discontinue HIV care.

TC CFAR Featured in the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination Annual Report

A partner of the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (TC CFAR), the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE) at the University of Chicago has released its 2023 Annual Report showcasing CCHE's  innovative research and services.

Congratulations to TC CFAR Members for Presenting at CROI 2024

The best and most consequential original HIV research defined the science at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI).

Walter Gómez Explores Provider Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to PrEP Access Among Latinx Sexual and Gender Minorities

Affiliate member of the Third Coast CFAR publishes new HIV research in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.

NIAID Invites Public Feedback on Strategic Plan

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has issued a Request for Information to update its Strategic Plan, which will guide NIAID’s priorities over the next five years.