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Michelle Birkett’s SILOS Project to Examine Structural Drivers of HIV and Substance Use

The NIH recently funded the five-year SILOS Project, led by principal investigator Michelle Birkett, PhD, which will conduct innovative observational research in five cities across the United States to better understand the social contexts that drive HIV and substance use.

2024 Summer Intensive Program in Intersectional BIPOC SGM-focused HIV Science

Now in its third year, the Summer Intensive Program in Intersectional BIPOC SGM-focused HIV Science is running from July 29 – August 9, 2024 on Northwestern University’s Evanston Campus. The Summer Intensive Program is sponsored by the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH), Third Coast Center for AIDS Research, and Southern AIDS Coalition.

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.

Johns Hopkins University CFAR Accepting Applications for HIV Implementation Science Training Program

The Johns Hopkins University CFAR is accepting applications for its HIV Implementation Science Training Program, with six slots available for a joint fellowship in SDoH and IS, in partnership with ISCI, UA, and UAB. Applications must be submitted by August 30 at 11:59pm ET.

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.

Sexual and Gender Minority Research Featured at Chicago Pride Fest 

Northwestern's Institute for Sexual and Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH), in collaboration with the TC CFAR, ACTG, and Northwestern University's Out Network Chicago, supported the LGBTQ+ community at the 2024 Chicago Pride Fest on June 22-June 23 in North Halsted.

2GETHER Relationship Education Intervention Endorsed by the CDC

The Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) behavioral health program 2GETHER was added to a compendium of best evidence-based HIV prevention interventions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2024.

Northwestern Team Examines mHealth and Peer Navigation Combination Interventions to Roll Back the HIV Epidemic in Nigerian Youth

With their iCARE research grants, Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS, and his team at Northwestern University are working on interventions combining mHealth strategies and peer navigation aimed at improving HIV testing and linkage to care, and increasing ART adherence and viral suppression among Nigerian youth.

NIAID Updates HIV Language Guide

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has updated its HIV Language Guide which aims to help scientists, administrators, and researchers use respectful language and aid funded research networks, sites, centers, investigators, and stakeholders as they develop communications and outreach materials.