Robert Garofalo, MD, MPHChief of Potocsnak Family Division of Adolescent MedicineLurie Children’s Hospital Congratulations to Dr. Robert Garofalo for receiving the 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics Ellen Perrin Award for Excellence in LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness! Dr. Garofalo is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal, Transgender Health, and directs the Center for [...]
Full Posting (PDF) The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Indiana University School of Public Health‐Bloomington (SPH‐B) invites applications for the position of Chair and Tenured Full Professor. Individuals are sought who will contribute multidisciplinary perspectives, conceptual and methodological diversity, and research leadership and mentoring strengths to the Department’s efforts toward academic excellence in research [...]
Drs. Frank Palella, Mary Clare Masters, and Chad Achenbach (left to right) attend the 10th International Workshop on HIV & Aging in New York on October 10, 2019 The CFAR congratulates Chad Achenbach and Mary Clare Masters, who presented oral abstractsat the 10th International Workshop on HIV & Aging in New York. Their studies demonstrate [...]
Congratulations to Northwestern University ID Fellow, Mary Clare Masters, for presenting her abstract "Impact of testosterone use on grip strength in men aging with HIV" at the 10th International Workshop on HIV & Aging in New York, on October 10. Dr. Masters worked with the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS) to complete this study, with [...]
NIH is pleased to announce the 2020 call for nominations for the Office of Disease Prevention Early-Stage Investigator Lecture. The award is made annually to an early-career scientist who has made significant research contributions in disease prevention but who has not yet successfully competed for an R01 or R01 equivalent NIH research grant. The award [...]
New training opportunity in implementation science (IS) for early stage investigators (ESI) engaged in HIV research. Implementation Science Fellows will be selected from across the CFAR network to participate in an eight-month mentorship program. The program will include didactic training in IS methodology, both online and in-person, as well as applied mentorship in the development [...]
JOB SUMMARY Under the supervision of the Co-Principal Investigators and the Project Director, the Research Assistant will coordinate with the team to manage daily processes of the Keeping it LITE study (UH3AI133676) as specified by the funders, as detailed in the protocol, and as regulated by the Cook County Health Institutional Review Board. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES [...]
The New York Times September 24, 2019 edition includes an opinion piece, What Jonathan Van Ness’s Story Teaches Us About the H.I.V. Epidemic, by Celeste Watkins-Hayes. Dr. Watkins-Hayes is a Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Northwestern University, and an advisor to the Third Coast CFAR Behavioral, Social, and Implementation Sciences Core. In [...]
The Executive Committee of the Third Coast HIV-related Cardiovascular and Sleep Disorders Career Development Program congratulates Dr. Jade Pagkas-Bather for her appointment as a K12 scholar. Dr. Pagkas-Bather is an instructor of medicine and infectious diseases specialist at the University of Chicago, and a faculty member of the Chicago Center for HIV Elimination and the Third [...]
POSITION SUMMARY: The Director of Social and Behavioral Research has primary responsibility for the development of strategic goals and day-to-day research operations, research administration, and management of new and ongoing research projects. The Director of Social and Behavioral Research is a technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in the overall field and may [...]