RFA-MH-20-520 Implementation Research in HRSA Ryan White Sites: Screening and Treatment for Mental and Substance Use Disorders to Further the National “Ending the HIV Epidemic” Goals (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) This FOA invites applications to enhance screening and treatment for mental and substance use disorders in HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funded sites through implementation [...]
Congratulations to EHE SWG Co-Director, Gregory Phillips II, and his EDIT team! Dr. Gregory Phillips II, Director of the Evaluation, Data Integration and Technical Assistance (EDIT) program, has received two new awards from the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to extend his evaluation work in partnership with the City of Chicago. As part of a new [...]
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 SWG 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 [...]
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 [...]