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Please remember to cite the CFAR. Citing the CFAR grant number (AI050409) on all publications and presentations that benefited from any level of Emory CFAR consultation, services, materials, mentorship, or funding is crucial in ensuring our continued support from NIH.

Happy Valentine's Day

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... to the Rollins School of Public Health for having selected CFAR Prevention Science Core Co-Director Hannah Cooper as the University's first ever Rollins Chair in Substance Use Disorders.
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On a highly related note, Hannah recently received new NIH funding for "Developing the Evidence Base for Overdose Policies: A Multi-level Analysis of the CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Data"(1R01DA046197-01). The goal of this project is to generate findings which can be used to anchor laws and interventions that reduce overdose deaths among injecting drug users with and without HIV.

Do you do Health Disparities research?

The NIH National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities is seeking to stimulate research in the disciplines supported by health disparities science by hosting a Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI) for early career scientists on August 12-16, 2019.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED and the Emory CFAR will sponsor the travel costs for up to two CFAR-affiliated attendees. Interested in applying for travel funds?
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Are you or your mentee presenting at CROI 2019? If you haven't done so already, please send your poster and/or oral presenation information to Jenny Anderson (jenny.anderson@emory.edu) to ensure it will be featured in the Emory CFAR presentation list.

AND if you are attending CROI this year, don't forget to tag @EmoryCFAR in your conference tweets! We also welcome you to follow @EmoryCFAR and @CarlosdelRio7 for CFAR-specific live tweeting from #CROI2019.

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Government News...

Heads Up!
Multiple NIH Policy changes that were discussed over the last year became effective on January 25, 2019.
• Read an Excellent Summary of the Changes

Mentoring Moment... Qualitative Research Training

Would your HIV research skills be turbocharged if you knew more about qualitative data collection and analysis? Could you benefit from expert consultation and/or mentoring on your qualitative data project? Are you responsible for supervising or training research staff who conduct qualitative research?

If you answered yes to any of the above, keep reading.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for May 2019 Qual Works courses at Emory (RSPH).

Registration fee funding available for Emory and Georgia HCBU faculty through the CFAR Developmental Core.
Contact Kimbi Hagen (kbs.hagen@emory.edu)

Qualitative Research Methods, May 20-23, 2019. Cost: $850 (Students $650).

This 4-day workshop provides 32 hours of instruction on the principles and skills for qualitative data collection. It is suitable for anyone involved in designing, conducting, evaluating, training or managing qualitative research. No prerequisites.

Mentored Qualitative Methods, May 24, 2019. 9.00am-12.30pm. Cost $200.

This half-day workshop enables you to bring your own qualitative research project or proposal and receive expert individual mentoring on your project. This session is most suitable for those currently working on a project or proposal using qualitative or mixed methods and need further guidance.

Qualitative Data Analysis, May 28-30, 2019. Cost $750.

This 2½ -day workshop integrates principles with skills for conducting rigorous qualitative data analysis. It is suitable for anyone wishing to analyze qualitative data or those who supervise or train research staff. We use lecture-based sessions, skill building activities and hands-on sessions with data analysis software.

Mentored Qualitative Analysis, May 30, 2019, 1.30pm-5.00pm. Cost $200.

This half-day workshop enables you to bring your own project or data and receive expert individual mentoring on qualitative data analysis specific to your project. This session is most suitable for those currently working on a project and ready to plan data analysis or who are conducting analysis and need further guidance.

• Registration
• Information by email or call 404-727-3152.

Community Corner...

Think of all the unsung heroes you know who are making an impact on the local HIV response... Now nominate one!
The CLC's call for 2019 'Barbies' is open and operators (well, an online form) are standing by.

Click here to submit your nomination.
Nominations are due Tuesday, March 12th at midnight (EST).

Footlights | CFAR Special Seminar - Thursday, February 28

Exploiting Oxidative Stress to Tackle the HIV Reservoir: From Basic Science to Clinical Trials Andrea Savarino, MD Instituto Superiore di Sanitá (ISS) Rome, Italy

Location:

Health Sciences Research Building Auditorium (1760 Haygood Drive)

Agenda:

5:00 — Reception

5:30 — Presentation

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Editor, Kimbi Sessions Hagen, EdD