NHLBI Funding Opportunity for Biospecimens: October 2018 and January 2019 Application Due Dates RFA-HL-17-022: Maximizing the Scientific Value of the NHLBI Biorepository: Scientific Opportunities for exploratory Research (R21) This funding opportunity is to support meritorious exploratory research relevant to the NHLBI mission using the biospecimen collections that are stored in the NHLBI Biorepository and that [...]
These 12-month projects cover a range of topics that are high priorities for NIH’s Office of AIDS Research. The project leaders will collaborate closely with multiple core directors and utilize CFAR core services to complete these high impact projects. Adolescent MSM's perspectives on novel biomedical HIV prevention approaches Kathryn Macapagal, PhDResearch Assistant ProfessorMedical [...]
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in “Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection,” at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health in the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. This postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides innovative training in sexuality, gender, and mental health research as applied to HIV prevention and treatment across populations [...]
SIU School of Medicine is seeking an individual to provide biostatistical/bioinformatics support with a focus on quantitative, epidemiologic and outcomes research for the Department of Population Science and Policy (PSP). This individual will provide expertise in database creation and maintenance, computer and statistical programming, study design and advanced statistical methodologies for population science based research and [...]
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has recognized several Third Coast CFAR faculty in the Division of Infectious Diseases for their cutting-edge research. As chief of Infectious Diseases, Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS, Third Coast CFAR Clinical Sciences Core Director, encourages collaborative work to translate novel findings into new approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment globally. Highlighted [...]
Brian Mustanski, PhD Dr. Brian Mustanski, co-director of the Third Coast CFAR, published a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Mustanski’s study evaluates the evaluating the effectiveness of Keep It Up!, an interactive online HIV prevention intervention tailored to racially and ethnically diverse young men who have sex with [...]
Brian Mustanski, PhD The Third Coast CFAR would like to congratulate Brian Mustanski, PhD, Third Coast CFAR co-director, who has been elected president of the International Academy of Sex Researchers (IASR). The IASR’s mission is to promote sexuality research by convening scholars and disseminating research in their journal, Archives of Sexual Behavior. Dr. Mustanski will serve [...]
The Mechanistic Role of the Microbiome in the Pathobiology of Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed). The purpose of this FOA is to support functional microbiome research focused on understanding the molecular, immunological and physiological mechanisms by which the microbiota (gut, lung, oral, including bacteria, viral and fungal microflora) [...]
The Schools of Biomedical Informatics and Public Health at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston announces a post-doctoral position at the University of Texas at Houston, focusing on data integration/management, big data science, HIV phylogenetic analysis, and social network methodology applied to health behavioral research including HIV prevention research, HIV molecular epidemiology. [...]
Harold Pollack, PhD, was featured in the New York Times for his op-ed on the potential uses of the fortune of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, in humanitarian efforts. Dr. Harold Pollack is the Helen Ross Professor of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. He co-directs the health and crime sections of [...]