July 16, 2019
 To be clear... Paper DEFINITELY beats Rock ...
Kudos ...
... to Emory University for implementing "Conversations with Claire," a video series in which (CFARian) President Claire Sterk talks with global leaders.
In the 2nd episode of Conversations with Claire, she talks with NIH/NIAID Director Tony Fauci when the two of them and Jim Curran were all in Aspen to sit on a panel ("Eliminating HIV: Progress, Possibilities, and Roadblocks") at the 2019 Aspen Ideas: Health festival.
• Watch Claire's Conversation with Dr. Fauci
... And to the CDC for awarding DeKalb County $1.5M in funding as part of the White House's Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.
DeKalb County is one of three CDC pilot sites across the country that will test the implementation of strategies to end the epidemic.
Beginning July 1 the Georgia Department of Public Health began a program that will spend 6 months working with the DeKalb County Board of Public Health to expand HIV testing, promote the use of PrEP, link HIV+ persons to care, and retain them in care.
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Activate the Time Turner ...
This is a periodic celebration of new research awarded while Network News was on extended hiatus.
(Belated) Kudos to Deanna Kulpa for receiving her FIRST NIH funding in September 2018 for R01AI143414 (CD8 T Cell Supression OF HIV Latency Establishment and Maintenance in Virally Suppressed Individuals).
The immune system itself seems to play a role in silencing viral expression, triggering HIV latency. Furthermore, there is intriguing evidence that CD8+ cells may be key players in that process. Deanna's project will will seek to define the mechanisms by which CD8+ lymphocytes promote HIV latency in ART-treated HIV- infected individuals with a goal of identifying and evaluating therapeutic strategies to counteract these mechanisms. If successful, her findings will constitute the basis for the design of clinical studies aimed at eradication HIV.
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In Other News ...
Jodie Guest, who spent 16 years as Director of HIV Research at the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where she was the co-founder of the HIV Atlanta VA Cohort Study (HAVACS), is joining the faculty of RSPH and SOM full time this Fall! Beginning August 1 she will become Vice-Chair of the RSPH Department of Epidemiology. Yay!!
Bulletin Board...
Abstract Deadline Extended to July 23:
2019 Inter-CFAR Women and HIV Symposium
October 21-22, 2019 (Chicago)
The goal of the Inter-CFAR Women and HIV Symposium is to identify gaps in knowledge in HIV and women's research and develop strategies that will move the field forward. In order to accomplish this goal, we aim to generate collaborative activity between CFARs and other research networks, highlighting cutting edge science and promoting opportunities for early career investigators.
Abstracts are being solicited for posters and oral presentations related to all areas of HIV among women including prevention, treatment, and cure.
The review committee will prioritize abstracts submitted by junior and mid-level investigators, including pre-doctoral students, post-doctoral fellows, and through the Assistant Professor level. Abstracts must be no more than 350 words in length. Review criteria include overall impact, contribution to the field of HIV in women, and responsiveness to NIH Office of AIDS Research Priorities.
Registration for the Symposium will open in late July. Some travel support will be available based on need.
There will be no registration fee.
• Information
• Abstract Submission (deadline July 23)
Government News...
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PACE Program Initiated in Atlanta
On July 8, 2019, US Public Health Service (USPHS) Admiral Brett P. Giroir announced that the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) has assigned a team of USPHS Commissioned Corps officers to support regional "Ending the HIV Epidemic" initiatives in Atlanta and two other cities (Dallas, Los Angeles).
The program, "Prevention through Active Community Engagement" (PACE), will team USPHS officers with federal and non-federal partners to develop targeted, public health interventions specifically geared toward the communities they are trying to reach.
The new PACE Directors for Atlanta are:
• CDR John Oguntomilade: Director
• LT Neelam 'Nelly' Gazarian: Deputy Director
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Mentoring Moment...
NIH grant applications include two documents that, if your project is funded, are made available online to the general public via the NIH RePORTER website. These are:
• Project Summary / Abstract
• Project Narrative
The shared purpose of these two documents is to help the public understand the value of NIH-funded research.
Unsure about what should go in each of these documents?
Check out this table to see how these two documents compare and what to include in each one.
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