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March 11-18, 2013
 Quote of the Day...
"Cosmetic surgery... with a chain saw."
-- Della Williams, on Sequestration
Kudos...
... on their promotions to Saad Omer (newly minted Associate Professor, with tenure) and Patrick Sullivan (newly minted full Professor) !!
... to Caitlin Lam, Mingli Qi, Christopher Smitson, Rebecca Torres, Xiaoyun Wen, and Sandra Zaeh on having received Young Investigator awards at last week's CROI.
... and to the other 32 CFAR members who did CFAR proud at CROI during 4 oral and 48 poster presentations.
Go Team CFAR!!!
Read More About Them
In other news...
... to Bill Lewis (March 7), Effie Bartley (March 8), and Loida Bonney (March 9).
It's going to be a better trip around the sun next year for all of us because YOU are along for the ride! :-)
On 2/21 NIH issued the NIH Operation Plan in the Event of a Sequestration
Speaking of sequestration, the CDC has cancelled the 2013 HIV Prevention Leadership Summit. The current plan is to hold the next HPLS in late 2014.
Read More About it: 15 Things You Should Know About The Sequester
An op-ed piece that Rob Stephenson wrote about the benefits to gay male couples of being tested for HIV together was published in Philly.com, the online edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Read the article
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The first general meeting of CFAR faculty for the Women's Interagency Health Study (Co-PIs: Igho Ofotokun and Gina Wingood) was held over lunch on March 7. Attending were 17 CFAR faculty, 3 community partners and, from NIH, WIHS Program Officer Carlie Williams, CFAR NCI/NIH project officer Geraldina Dominguez, and RSPH alum Rosemary McKaig.
Bulletin Board...
Departmental Chair sought: Behavioral Science & Health Education
BSHE is seeking qualified candidates for a departmental chair. Applicants should email a CV and letter indicating their interest to: Dr. Paige Tolbert, Search Committee Chair c/o Laura Lloyd
Read the advertisement
Short-Term Employee sought: Graduate Assistant in AIDS
The Coursera class on AIDS is looking for a graduate assistant to assist in monitoring online student forums during the remaining weeks of the course (ends May 6). If you are interested please contact Kimbi Hagen by email or call 404-727-8855.
Emory cheerleaders sought: STEM Conference
The first Emory University STEM Research and Career Symposium will be held on Thursday, April 4th at the Emory Conference Center. This is our chance to recruit underrepresented groups in the STEM disciplines to Emory as graduate students, MD/PhD students, and postdoctoral fellows. The science symposium's goal is to build a network of institutions that will send their best and brightest to Emory. Come help shape the future!
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Manuscripts sought: HIV/AIDS Special Edition Journal
The African Journal of Reproductive Health is seeking articles for inclusion in Volume 17, Number 4 (Special Edition) to be published in December 2013. Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2013.
Read More About It
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Funding Opps
Faculty
NEW: Variable Dates
Sponsor: NIH/NIAAA
R01
R03
R21
Research on Alcohol and HIV/AIDS
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NEW: April 1 (LOI)
May 1 (App)
Sponsor: NIMH, NIAID
RO1
Revision Applications for Research on Assessing the Role of Stigma in HIV Prevention and Care
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NEW: May 7: 11:30am PDT (App)
Sponsor: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Grand Challenges Explorations
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NEW: July 30 (LOI)
August 1 (App)
Sponsor: NICHD, NIAID, NIHM
R01
Evaluation of the Latent Reservoir in HIV-Infected Infants and Children with Early Antiretroviral Treatment and Virologic Control
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NEW: July 30 (LOI)
August 1 (App)
Sponsor: NICHD
R01
Safety and Effectiveness of Triple Antiretroviral Drug Strategies for Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission
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NEW: December 11 (App)
Sponsor: NIH (multiple institutes)
K18
Short-term Mentored Career Enhancement Awards in the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences: Cross-Training at the Intersection of Animal Models and Human Investigation
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Students/Trainees
Mar 4 (App)
Sponsor: Fogarty Intl Center
K01
International Research Scientist Developmenta Award (IRSDA)
Recent Pubs
that acknowledge the CFAR grant (P30 AI050409)
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Edupuganti S, Eidex RB, Keyserling H, Akondy RS, Lanciotti R, Orenstein W, del Rio C, Pan Y, Querec T, Lipman H, Barrett A, Ahmed R, Teuwen D, Cetron M, Mulligan MJ. YF-Ig Study Team.
A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial of the 17D yellow fever virus vaccine given in combination with immune globulin or placebo: comparative viremia and immunogenicity.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013 Jan;88(1):172-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0179. Epub 2012 Dec 3.
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Holstad MM, Essien JE, Ekong E, Higgins M, Teplinskiy I, Adewuyi MF.
Motivational groups support adherence to antiretroviral therapy and use of risk reduction behaviors in HIV positive Nigerian women: a pilot study.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2012 Sep;16(3):14-27.
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Velazquez VM, Hon H, Ibegbu C, Knechtle SJ, Kirk AD, Grakoui A.
Hepatic enrichment and activation of myeloid dendritic cells during chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Hepatology. 2012 Dec;56(6):2071-81. doi: 10.1002/hep.25904.
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Upcoming Events
- March 11
12:00 - 1:00
- K-Club
Successful K Awards and the Secrets to Their Success
Sponsor: Children's, ACTSI, Dept. of Medicine
Location: Egleston, Classrooms 5-7
Information: Stacy Heilman
- March 12
7:00-8:00am
- HOPE Webinar
Cost-Effectiveness analysis in PMTCT: From data to guidelines
Starring: ndrea Ciaranello, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Focus: Physicians
Sponsor: Harvard CFAR
Information: Webinar Website
To Attend: Click this link on 3/12
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Farther Down the Road
- 2013 Keystone Symposia
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• Cancer
• Drug Discovery
• Immunology
• Infectious Diseases
• Structural Biology
- March 21
8:00 - 2:30
- Annual CFAR Science Symposium
To the Future and Beyond: Visionary Research in Neuro-AIDS, Non-human Primate Models for HIV Pathogenesis and Vaccines, and HIV Reservoirs and Eradication
Sponsor: CFAR
Location: Winship Ballroom
Information: Schedule
- April 10 (Scholarship deadline)
May 10 (Reg deadline)
July 22 - Aug 1 (Conference)
- Conference
21st Annual Principles of STD and HIV Research
Sponsor: U Dub CFAR
Location: Seattle
Information: Website
- May 9
- Conference
Georgia Hepatitis Summit
Sponsor: GA AIDS Coalition
Location: Courtyard by Marriott, Decatur
Information: Website
- June 10-11
- Symposium
Cross CFAR CAB Meeting
Sponsor: Penn CFAR
Location: Philadelphia
Information: Website
- October23 - 24
- SBSRN Conference
Social, Behavioral, and Policy Perspectives on HIV/AIDS: The District of Columbia and Beyond
Sponsor: DC D-CFAR
Location: Washington, DC
Information: Not Yet Available
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Spotlight! | Emory Media coverage of HIV/AIDS
In the last few months Emory's various news outlets have done an outstanding job of raising the profile of HIV/AIDS research, care , and service that takes place by and under the supervision of CFAR faculty. Here is a sample of some of the articles.
What Rwanda has taught us about HIV testing
This article features Susan Allen's work in Rwanda and Zambia. In the picture at left Susan is shown with the first lady of Rwanda, Jeanette Kagame.
Emory Health, Winter 2013
Close Ties
This article describes the work being done by CFAR faculty and staff at the Ponce Clinic which serves around 5,200 patients a year. The picture at right features Ponce medical director Wendy Armstrong and nurse Katie Houston.
Want More?: In Their Own Words
This short video of the Ponce Clinic personalizes what it is like to work and receive care at the Grady IDP through interviews with physician Vince Marconi and Ponce patient Eddy Hatipoglu
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Navigating a Complex Maze
Read more about the next-gen work being done on HIV at the Emory Vaccine Center, including work by Guido Silvestri (SIV), Max Cooper (innate immune system), Rafi Ahmed (memory cells), Bali Pulendran (cellular response), Eric Hunter (HIV transmission), Rama Amara (therapeutic vaccines), and Cindy Derdeyn (HIV envelope).
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The Network News is a weekly email, detailing HIV/AIDS related events, funding opportunities, and achievements of CFAR members. If you have items that you wish to have included, please send them to us at cfar@emory.edu by Friday of each week. Please put "The Network News" in the subject line.
The Network News is distributed to CFAR members by email every Monday. Except when it isn't.
Editor, Kimberley Sessions Hagen, EdD
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