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HIV/AIDS Course Leads Student To Participate In ºÚÁÏÍø Project-Malawi

February 3, 2025
Hallie Stallings, a junior majoring in public policy with minors in education and African Studies, took one of her most memorable courses last spring, Public Health 420: The HIV/AIDS Course, taught by Dr. Ronald Strauss, Director of Office of Community Engagement within the ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR. The course explored HIV/AIDS from...

NIH Grant Supports HIV Prevention Program for Recently Incarcerated African American Women

November 8, 2024
Dr. Becky White, an infectious disease physician, has been awarded $677,000 by the NIH to adapt a program called FIT4PrEP, aimed at providing HIV prevention through pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to individuals released from prison, particularly African American women. The initiative will leverage the infrastructure of the N.C. FIT model, which...

2024 World AIDS Day Symposium

November 5, 2024
    The ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR would like to invite you to the 26th annual World AIDS Day Symposium. Please see the details, speakers, and agenda below. The Symposium will start with breakfast available at 8:30am and will have refreshments during the 10:45am break. Speakers and Agenda: 9:15am – 9:30am Welcome...

Duke CFAR Announces Health Equity Inter-CFAR Working Group

October 25, 2024
  Join the Duke CFAR for the Launch of the Inter-CFAR Health Equity Working Group on November 7th, 2024, at 11:00am ET! Duke invites you to the launch of their new initiative aimed at connecting HIV-focused investigators dedicated to reducing inequities across HIV prevention, care, and treatment.   Event Details:...

Our Cores Have a New Name!

October 11, 2024
As the ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR prepares for our competitive renewal, there are name changes that have happened within our cores. In the past few years, the NIH has increased support for research that enhances the implementation science knowledge base needed for Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) initiative. Due to this, the...

Enhancing Strategies to Engage Providers in Efforts to Eliminate HIV: Project EnSTEP

September 27, 2024
ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR Developmental awardee Katryna McCoy has been focusing her research on interventions for HIV disparities in North Carolina. HIV transmission is notably higher among racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S., with Black communities disproportionately affected. Despite comprising only 12 percent of the population, Black individuals represented 37 percent of...

Dr. Benjamin Chi Receives K24 Renewal

September 16, 2024
Dr. Benjamin Chi, a ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR Associate Director for the International Core, has successfully renewed his K24 mentoring grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for a second five-year cycle. This NIH K24 award supports the mentorship of early-stage investigators in patient-oriented research, focusing on HIV...

ºÚÁÏÍø Participation at IAS AIDS 2024 Conference in Munich

August 29, 2024
During the IAS AIDS conference held in Munich in July, ºÚÁÏÍø had over 15 faculty members and trainees attend to showcase the important work that is being done on HIV/AIDS within our university. Here are some of the highlights from our ºÚÁÏÍø team in Munich: Recent research has provided new...

2024-2025 NOSI: Secondary Data Analysis Award RFP

August 19, 2024
The ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR Traditional Developmental Award RFP guidance for proposals should be used unless otherwise noted in this CFAR Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) Request for Proposals for Collaborative Clinical-Social Science Secondary Data Analyses (SDA) Awards The University of North Carolina Center For AIDS Research (CFAR) is soliciting proposals for...

2024-2025 Traditional Developmental Award RFP

August 19, 2024
The below Traditional Developmental Award funding opportunity is an open solicitation for proposals on any HIV-related topic in alignment with NIH funding priorities. In addition, the Developmental Core periodically posts Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) in ºÚÁÏÍø CFAR priority areas. A CFAR NOSI for a Secondary Data Analysis of specific...

Key Takeaways from IAS 2024

August 16, 2024
The International AIDS Society Conference 2024 took place this year in Munich, Germany, where over 40 oral abstract sessions, 50 invited-speaker sessions, 20 workshops, 30 symposia sessions, 100 satellite sessions and 2,200 posters showcased exciting community-led innovations alongside scientific breakthroughs and game changers. See a few key points from the...

NC-PIE Internship Opportunity

July 31, 2024
In collaboration with NC Central University and NC A&T University, the ºÚÁÏÍø Center for AIDS Research is looking for their next cohort of interns for the year 2025.   Please see the information below if you are interested in applying:     About: Paid internship tailored to student interest Research...