CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) - Update and Opportunities
2024-04-22 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
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

Training Workshop, “Preventing and Detecting Fraud in Online Surveys”, presented by Elizabeth Wu, MPH
2024-04-25 12:00 - 13:00
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

Clinical Science Core presents UCLA-CDU CFAR Open House (ZOOM)
2024-05-02 12:00 - 13:00
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!!

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.

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

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

"Introduction to Implementation Science- Session 2 of 3
2024-09-05 12:00 - 13:00
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

HIV GR: Dr. Sunil Solomon
2024-09-10 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 13-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
“A Two Decade Journey with People who Inject Drugs:
Lessons from Back to the Future”
Sunil Suhas Solomon, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 @ 11:00am-12:00pm (PT)

2024 Pilot Project LOI DUE- CYCLE 2
2024-09-13
Maximum request per application: $60,000 Direct Costs
Deadline for receipt of Letters of Intent: September 13, 2024
Applicants whose letters of intent are favorably reviewed will be invited to submit a formal proposal.
Formal proposals will then be due by November 15, 2024.
Earliest start date of February 1, 2025.

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Summer Institute
2024-09-24 08:00 - 15:00 | MLK Behavioral Health Center, 12021 Wilmington Avenue, BLDG 18, Los Angeles, 90059, United States
A free, annual, in-person Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Summer Institute at Charles R. Drew University.

Summer Institute topics include CBPR principles, methodologies and best practices, combined with essential topics in HIV prevention and treatment research.
Knowledge and skills gained from this Institute will enable participants to establish equitable partnerships with CBOs, develop CBPR strategies, and write and submit innovative proposals that include CBPR methodologies. The next session will be held on September 24, 2024.

For more information, please contact Andrea Jones at AndreaJones@cdrewu.edu.

HIV GR: Dr. Ellen Eaton
2024-11-12 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 154, 615 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

UCLA CTSI Research Recruitment Services and Tools, presented by Antonia Petruse
2025-01-23 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-29

"Introduction to Implementation Science- Session 3 of 3"
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00
Introduction to Implementation Science (Implementation Science Workshop Series Session 3), Co-Hosted by the UCLA-CDU CFAR Clinical Science Core and NYU GCIS
Adapting interventions and strategies in global context, NIH Dissemination and Implementation priorities, and identifying funding.

2025 Palm Springs Symposium on HIV/AIDS
2025-03-06 - 2025-03-08 | Hyatt Palm Springs, 285 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92262, United States

HIV Grand Rounds: 03/18/2025 : Dr. Henry Fomundam
2025-03-18 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 13-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
“An Innovative intervention for Sustainable HIV/ AIDS Epidemic control in Zambia, in a quest to end the pandemic in Africa by 2030.”
Dr Henry Fomundam
Associate Professor, Howard University
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
11:00am-12:00pm

HIV GR: Dr. Jonathan Li
2025-04-08 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 154, 615 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
“HIV Post-Treatment Controllers and the Dream of Living without Antiretroviral Therapy”
Jonathan Li, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
April 8, 2025
11:00am-12:00pm
BSRB 154

Harnessing the Power of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Data: Design, Implementation, and Insights From a Case Study on Universal Tobacco and Cannabis Screening in Primary Care
2025-04-17

2nd Annual CFAR Symposium
2025-05-01 09:00 - 15:00 | UCLA FACULTY CLUB, 480 Charles E Young Dr East, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
The 2nd Annual CFAR Symposium on HIV/AIDS will be on Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. This annual symposium is organized by the UCLA-CDU CFAR and UCLA CHIPTS. The aim of this symposium is to provide cutting-edge research presentations, posters, and networking opportunities with leading experts in HIV prevention, treatment and care.
The conference is scheduled for Thursday, May 1st, 2025 at the UCLA Faculty Club from 9:00am-3:00pm (PST). More information to come soon!

HIV GR: Katharine J. Bar, MD
2025-09-18 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 154, 615 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States
We hope this message finds you well! The UCLA-CDU CFAR, UCLA CHIPTS, and the UCLA AIDS Institute are excited to welcome you back for the 2025–2026 HIV Grand Rounds seminar series. We look forward to another year of engaging discussions, cutting-edge science, and collaboration.

The HIV Grand Rounds series consists of hour-long lunchtime lectures delivered by invited guests or distinguished UCLA faculty on a broad range of HIV-related topics. The series aims to:

Share the latest research findings on HIV prevention, care, and treatment, and highlight important developments in HIV-related research.

Encourage scientific collaborations and networking between UCLA investigators and invited speakers.

Inspire early career investigators in HIV/AIDS research by providing resources on new findings, funding opportunities, and career development.

We are delighted to begin the 2025–2026 series with:

Dr. Katharine J. Bar
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania,
Penn CFAR

Thursday, September 18, 2025
11:00am-12:00pm

“HIV-specific antibody responses after early ART initiation: obstacles and opportunities”

THIS IS A HYBRID MEETING.
Virtual Information:
Once you REGISTER, you will be e-mailed a Zoom Link

In-person Details:
REGISTER HERE
Venue: BSRB 154 (UCLA)
To help us plan accordingly with food and drinks, please be sure to register.

AIM SWG Community Meeting
2025-11-12 12:00 - 13:00

Clinical Discovery Seminar: “Studying Cardiovascular Risk and Outcomes among PWH in the CFAR Network of Integrated Clinical Systems Cohort (CNICS),” features Dr. Matt Durstenfeld, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Cardiology.
2025-11-13 12:00 - 13:00

Community Connections Lunch & Learn!
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | CDU, 1731 E. 120th Street, Bldg M, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, United States

HIV GR: Peter W. Hunt, M.D.
2025-12-16 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 154, 615 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

UCLA Sex Squad is now recruiting!
2025-12-20

Clinical Discovery Seminar: Dr. Omolola Ogunyemi
2026-01-15 12:00 - 13:00

HIV Grand Rounds: Dr. Margie Skeer
2026-01-20 11:00 - 12:00 | BSRB 154, 615 Charles E Young Dr S, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, United States

Special Seminar: Dr. Richard Sutton
2026-01-30 11:00 - 12:00 | CHS 13-105, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095

AIM-SWG Webinar with Dr. Jianwei Zheng, Ph. D., MBA
2026-02-04 12:00 - 13:00

CHIPTS 2026 HIV Next Generation Conference
2026-02-05 08:00 - 15:30 | The California Endowment, 1000 Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
