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"Introduction to Implementation Science- Session 2 of 3
2024-09-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Introduction to Implementation Science (Implementation Science Workshop Series Session 2), Co-Hosted by the UCLA-CDU CFAR Clinical Science Core and NYU GCIS

Selecting implementation strategies and applying hybrid effectiveness-implementation study designs

Accepting Applications! CHIPTS HIV Global Public Health Travel Fellowship
2024-08-30 | CA

“Introduction to Implementation Science- Session 1 of 3” on May 30, 2024
2024-05-30 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
“Introduction to Implementation Science”.
Co-sponsored by the NYU Global Center for Implementation Science (GCIS).

REGISTER TODAY! UCLA-CDU CFAR 1st Annual AIDS Scientific Symposium
2024-05-06 08:00 - 14:00 | MLK Behavioral Health Center, 12021 Wilmington Avenue, BLDG 18, Los Angeles, 90059, United States
Monday May 6, 2024 8am to 2pm
MLK Behavioral Health Center
12021 Wilmington Avenue, Building 18 Los Angeles, CA 90059
Unlocking Innovation: Exploring CFAR’s Funding Opportunities and Services.
Introduction and spotlight on the UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) program, with an emphasis on the array of funding opportunities and support services.

Clinical Science Core presents UCLA-CDU CFAR Open House (ZOOM)
2024-05-02 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Are you conducting HIV-related research with human participants, samples, or data? Join our Open House to find out how the UCLA-CDU CFAR can help you! The Mission of the UCLA-CDU CFAR is to stop HIV in Los Angeles County and beyond through engaging diverse researchers with multi-disciplinary perspectives. It seeks to support investigators at all stages of the research process. This Open House will highlight the services and resources provided by Cores below.

Administrative Core
Centralized Laboratory Support Core
Developmental Core
Community Engagement and Clinical Informatics Core
Clinical Science Core

REGISTER TODAY!!

Training Workshop, “Preventing and Detecting Fraud in Online Surveys”, presented by Elizabeth Wu, MPH
2024-04-25 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
UCLA-CDU CFAR Clinical Science Core Training Workshop
“Preventing and Detecting Fraud in Online Surveys”
presented by Elizabeth Wu, MPH
VIRTUAL MEETING
APRIL 25, 2024 @ 12:00pm
RSVP REQUIRED: PLEASE CLICK HERE

CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) - Update and Opportunities
2024-04-22 12:30 - 13:30 | CA
We would like to invite you to attend our next CFAR- Wide Webinar, featuring Dr. Michael Saag with UAB CFAR.
Title: CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) – Update and Opportunities
Date : Monday, April 22nd, @ 3:30pm – 4:30pm EST
Registration is required for this event, please see the zoom registration link here:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJckcO2rpzMtH9znjNno6djqww7dWiDtnDCE

3rd National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting
2024-04-15 - 2024-04-16 | CA
The 3rd National Ending the HIV Epidemic Partnerships for Research Meeting hosted by UCLA CHIPTS and the UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) will take place on April 15-16, 2024, in-person at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center. This meeting will convene the CFAR/ARC Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) supplement project teams funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and community and public health partners to share project findings and explore opportunities to advance high-impact HIV implementation research.
The 2024 meeting theme is: “Accelerating Innovations for Equitable Reach and Uptake of HIV Services.” Grounded in this theme, the meeting aims to:

Facilitate the dissemination of innovative implementation strategies and generalizable findings from the EHE supplement projects.
Promote best practices for research-community partnerships in HIV implementation research.
Offer opportunities for networking and exploring new collaborations to accelerate progress towards ending the HIV epidemic.

Registration is free and required for attendance. Scholarships are available to help cover the cost of airfare and/or hotel accommodations.

HIV GR-Joseph Matovu, MHS, PhD
2024-03-19 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 13-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024
11:00am – 12:00pm
Dr. Joseph Matovu
Senior Research Associate at Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda
Assoc. Professor at Busitema University Faculty of Health Sciences, Mbale, Uganda
“Social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing as a strategy to improve HIV testing uptake and linkage to HIV care among men in fishing community settings: experiences from Uganda”

HIV Grand Rounds: Dr. Christopher W. Peterson
2024-02-13 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 13-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Christopher William Peterson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
“Bridging the Gap: Cell and Gene Therapies for Latent HIV Infection and Other Low-Antigen Diseases”
Over the past decade, Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cells have emerged as a potent therapy for B cell malignancies. Applying analogous antigen-specific approaches for diseases such as antiretroviral therapy (ART)-suppressed HIV-1 infection poses additional challenges. This presentation will outline our efforts to deliver supplemental antigen and enhance the potency of anti-HIV cell and gene therapies.

Clinical Discovery Seminar
2024-01-11 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
“uTECH- Machine Learning for HIV Prevention Among Substance Using GBMSM”
Speaker: Ian Holloway, PhD, LCSW
Thursday, January 11, 2024, 11:00 am-12:00 pm PST

2023 Inter-CFAR Women and HIV Symposium Women and HIV across the Lifespan
2023-12-06 - 2023-12-07 | 1675 Owens St., San Francisco, CA, 1675 Owens St., San Francisco, CA
December 6-7, 2023 Mission Bay Conference Center, 1675 Owens St., San Francisco, CA
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.
The Symposium will feature three sessions on the following topics:

Reproductive Health, in particular the US Perinatal Guidelines on Breastfeeding with HIV: From Policy to Practice
Antiretroviral Therapy and Metabolism in the Era of INSTIs: Sex and Gender Differences
Aging with HIV across the Gender Spectrum

Registration for the 2023 Inter-CFAR Women and HIV Symposium will open in September (sign up on our Membership Form to make sure to receive communications). There will be no registration fee.
ABSTRACTS DUE Monday, September 18, 2023 11:59pm Pacific
The planning committee solicits abstracts for posters and oral presentations related to all areas of HIV among women including prevention, treatment, and cure. Abstracts may be submitted by investigators of any level.
Abstracts will be considered for both oral and poster presentation, with 12 oral presentations to be competitively selected with special consideration to meritorious abstracts submitted by early-stage investigators (pre-doctoral students through Assistant Professors) and investigators from groups historically underrepresented in the U.S. research enterprise, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds. 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. Full travel scholarships will be awarded to oral presenters, and partial travel scholarships will be awarded to poster presenters.
Submit your abstract here: http://depts.washington.edu/hivwomen/2023symposium/callforabstracts
Questions can be directed to Lauren Sterling (lauren.sterling@ucsf.edu).

2023 Women and HIV Symposium: Women and HIV across the Lifespan
2023-12-06 - 2023-12-07 | San Francisco, CA
The Symposium will feature three sessions on the following topics, as well as two networking lunches and an NIH Research Priorities and Listening Session:

Reproductive Health and HIV: From Policy to Practice

​Speakers include: Judy Levinson, Elizabeth Lowenthal, and a patient perspective

Antiretroviral Therapy and Metabolism in the Era of INSTIs: Sex and Gender Differences

​Speakers include: Cecile Lahiri, Amanda Willig, Julie Dumond

Aging with HIV across the Gender Spectrum

​Speakers include: Denise Russo, Peter Hunt, Tonia Poteat, Jordan Lake

Agenda
Check out our agenda here or attached!
Registration
Registration for the 2023 Inter-CFAR Women and HIV Symposium is open. There will be no registration fee.
Register Here through 11/27!
Hotel
We have arranged a room block at the newly remodeled Holiday Inn Golden Gateway from December 5th through 7th, at a rate of $135/night. We will arrange shuttle transport to the meeting venue from the hotel. Reservations can be made here: CFAR Meeting (More details on the website).
Questions can be sent to Lauren Sterling (lauren.sterling@ucsf.edu). This meeting is supported in part by grant R13HD113489 with funding from U.S. National Institutes of Health institutes: NICHD, NIAID, and NIDDK.

"Pregnancy, HIV/Hepatitis B and the IMPAACT Network: Leveraging Clinical Trial Repositories to Answer Key Questions for Persons Living with HIV and HBV"
2023-11-02 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Pregnancy, HIV/Hepatitis B and the IMPAACT Network: Leveraging Clinical Trial Repositories to Answer Key Questions for Persons Living with HIV and HBV
Thursday, November 2, 2023
11:00 am-12:00 pm PST
Speakers:
Debika Bhattacharya, MD, MSc
Clinical Professor, Division of ID
Associate Director, ID Fellowship Training Program, UCLA
Co-Director, NODES Program, VAGLAHS
Co-Director, Viral Hepatitis Program, VAGLAHS
Heather Sprenger, MS
Laboratory Data Division Chief
Frontier Science Foundation

UCLA CTSI R Grant Writing Two-Day Virtual Workshop
2023-11-02 08:00 - 12:00 | CA
The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) will be holding a two-day workshop for investigators at the CTSI partnered institutions (Cedars-Sinai, CDU, Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA, and UCLA) to learn about how to prepare successful R grant applications.
CTSI R Workshop Announcement 2023121

UCLA-CDU CFAR RFA 2023- LOI DUE
2023-10-25 | CA
PILOT PROJECT OPPORTUNITIES
HIV Research
The UCLA-CDU CFAR and the UCLA AIDS Institute are accepting applications for pilot projects to fund HIV-related research with an emphasis on supporting new investigators and established investigators who are new to HIV research. Each application should involve an experienced HIV researcher, for the purpose of guidance and building a fruitful collaboration leading to future competitive funding.

Luskin Lecture Featuring Ijeoma Opara
2023-10-19 17:45 - 19:30 | California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium, 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
Yale University scholar, Dr. Ijeoma Opara will present “Approaching Substance Use Prevention by Harnessing Black Girls’ Strengths”
Approaching Substance Use Prevention by Harnessing Black Girls’ Strengths
Yale University scholar Ijeoma Opara will delve into substance use prevention tailored to the unique challenges faced by Black girls, harnessing their inherent strengths to achieve success. Many Black girls encounter intersecting societal pressures, deal with stereotypes and often must overcome systemic inequalities. Shifting the narrative from deficits to strengths provides a proactive and empowering solution. Scholars and service providers can foster resilience, confidence and a sense of agency through a strengths-based approach, equipping Black girls with the knowledge and confidence they need to make informed, healthy choices. By highlighting evidence-based strategies that draw upon the inherent strengths within Black girls, the approach advocated by Opara bolsters cultural pride, fosters community engagement and mentorship, and encourages self-expression while also discouraging substance misuse.

HIV Grand Rounds: Dr. Louis Picker
2023-10-17 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 13-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2023
FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M. (PST)
Louis J Picker, M.D.
Professor and Associate Director
Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute at Oregon Health & Science University
“Identification of Cellular Immune Vulnerabilities of AIDS Causing Lentiviruses in Rhesus Macaques”

HIV Grand Rounds: Patrick A. Wilson, PhD
2023-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Patrick A. Wilson, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology, UCLA

“Using Intensive Longitudinal Measurement to Identify Intervention Targets to Improve Mental and Sexual Health and Reduce Substance Use in Vulnerable Populations”

Tuesday, SEPT 19, 2023
11:00am – 12:00pm PST

REGISTER HERE

CPPR Summer Institute Registration
2023-08-22 08:30 - 15:00 | Keck Auditorium, CDU, 1731 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059
The UCLA-CDU CFAR, Community Engagement & Clinical Informatics Core
presents

The 1st Annual CPPR Summer Institute
August 22, 2023
8:30am-3:00pm, Keck Auditorium, Charles R Drew University of Medicine & Science

1731 E 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059

The Objective of the UCLA-CDU CFAR Summer Institute is to provide a broad overview of Community Partnered Participatory Research (CPPR) and Clinical Informatics to CFAR & CDU Investigators, Affiliates, Community Partners, Students, Faculty, and Community at Large.

HIV Grand Rounds: Dr. Dallas Swendeman
2023-08-15 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
PrEP Uptake Among Youth In Los Angeles And New Orleans Via Telehealth Coaching, Online Peer Support And Automated Texting: Results From ATN 149
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 11am to 12pm PT
Featuring Dr. Dallas Swendeman
Professor-in-Residence
UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior

HIV Grand Rounds: Dr. Sari L. Reisner
2023-07-18 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
“HIV Epidemiology and Prevention with Transgender Men and Transmasculine People”
Presented by:
Dr. Sari L. Reisner
Director of Transgender Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Fenway Health
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 from 11am to 12pm PT

Clinical Discovery Seminar
2023-06-26 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
“Use of the Medicare Database in HIV Epidemiologic and Health Services Research”
Are you interested in learning how to access Medicare data to conduct innovative HIV-related analyses?
Xiaoying Yu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics& Data Science
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Tough Decisions Made Easier --Clinical Management Challenges in HIV CARE --Symposium
2023-05-31 08:00 - 16:00 | California Endowment, 1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Fee waiver for all UCLA faculty and Non-Profit Organizations available here.
UCLA Center for Clinical AIDS Research & Education (CARE), UCLA Pacific AIDS Education Training Center (PAETC), UCLA-CDU Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and UCLA Center for HIV Identification, Prevention and Treatment Services (CHIPTS)
present
Tough Decisions
Made Easier
Clinical Management Challenges in HIV Care
Wednesday May 31, 2023 8am to 4pm
A Live in-Person Conference
The California Endowment
1000 North Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
This conference is targeted to Physicians, Nurse Practitioners,
PA-c, Fellows and any individuals interested in the conference.

HIV Grand Rounds: Dr. Jane Simoni
2023-05-16 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 23-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“A Behavioral Science Agenda for HIV Therapeutics”
Presented by:
Dr. Jane Simoni
Professor and Director of Clinical Training
Department of Psychology, University of Washington (UW)
Director, UW Behavioral Research Center for HIV (BIRCH)
Co-Director, UW/Fred Hutch CFAR

Special Seminar: HIV Virology Seminar Series-Dr. Wesley Ian Sundquist.
2023-05-16 09:00 - 10:00 | BSRB 154, 615 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
It is essential for researchers to keep abreast of the work being done by colleagues in a variety of disciplines. To facilitate this, the UCLA-CDU CFAR and the UCLA AIDS Institute sponsors a bi-weekly conference featuring presentations made by researchers working in both basic and translational sciences, clinical therapeutics and biomedical prevention. The topics covered include, among many others, host-virus interactions, novel therapeutics, vaccines, stem-cell research, aging, and viral pathogenesis.
Please note that all information presented during these weekly conferences should be treated as CONFIDENTIAL.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 @ 9:00AM
BSRB 154
“Structure and Function of the HIV Capsid”
Dr. Wesley Ian Sundquist
Distinguished Professor and Chair of Biochemistry
University of Utah

A Rainbow Above the Fish Market: Three Decades of Changing the Indian LGBTQ+ Landscape
2023-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 | CHS 23-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“A Rainbow Above the Fish Market: Three Decades of Changing the Indian LGBTQ+ Landscape”
UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health and UCLA CDU Center for AIDS Research
presents
A talk on the work of the Humsafar Trust,India’s pioneering LGBTQ+ organization
by Alpana Dange

UCLA-CDU CFAR Clinical Science Core Training Workshop Series -Regulatory Requirements for Clinical Trials
2023-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 | CA
Have you wondered what the responsibilities of a PI of a clinical trial are?
Calling all investigators interested in running clinical trials
Speakers: Terra Hughes, MS, Director, and
Uma Ganapati, PhD, Associate Director, CTSI Office of Regulatory Affairs

Sex Week: "Vaccines and debunking Myths- Q&A" by Dr. Otto O. Yang
2023-04-26 16:30 - 17:30 | CA
We welcome you to join UCLA students during SEX WEEK (04/24-04/28) where Dr. Yang will host a special virtual Q&A on “Vaccines and debunking myths” on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 starting from 4:30pm. Registration is required.

4:30PM-5:30PM
“Vaccines and debunking Myths- Q&A”
Presented by: Dr. Otto O. Yang
(Questions can be posted in the chat)
Meeting ID: 988 1821 1719

Register HERE

Sex Week “HIV Prevention in 2023” by Dr. Raphael Landovitz
2023-04-26 15:00 - 16:00 | CA
We welcome you to join UCLA students during SEX WEEK (04/24-04/28) where Dr. Landovitz will give a special virtual presentation on “HIV Prevention in 2023” on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 starting from 3:00pm. Registration is required.

3:00 PM-4:00 PM
“HIV Prevention in 2023”
Presented by: Dr. Raphael Landovitz
Meeting ID 974 1610 6708

Register HERE
