Mel DeFilippo

Roles:

HIV Navigator/Community HIV Counselor/Tester, APNH: A Place to Nourish your Health

Contact:

Biography:

Undertaking research/recruitment responsibilities for HIV Prevention Research focusing on social and medical needs of intravenous drug users and young men who have sex with men.

Upcoming CIRA Events

CIRA Early-Career Scientists Panel: "The Nuts and Bolts of NIH Review"

Mon, April 29, 2024 | 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Join us in a panel event featuring an interactive discussion and Q&A with CIRA faculty who will share their advice and experiences with the NIH review process. This is a hybrid event, in-person at CIRA and virtually via Zoom. -- Register

Funding Opportunities

Download an Excel spreadsheet compilation of active funding opportunities. Selected opportunities are listed below.

Supporting People with HIV as Leaders in HIV Systems of Care
Application Due Date: April 1, 2024

NCHHSTP Epidemiologic and Economic Modeling for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Application Due Date: April 8, 2024

Mechanistic Studies on Social Behavior in Substance Use Disorder
Application Due Date: August 14, 2024
- R01 Clinical Trial Optional
- R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed

International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed
AIDS Application Due Dates: March 8, 2024; March 10, 2025; March 9, 2026

NOSI: Strategies to Address Stigmatizing Beliefs and Policies Affecting People Who Use Drugs
First Available Due Date: June 5, 2024
Expiration Date: January 8, 2027

Recent Publications by CIRA Affiliates

Social support as a mediator between mental health and stigma among newly HIV-positive men who have sex with men
Yafang Zhao, Kaveh Khoshnood, Yu Sheng
International Journal of STD and AIDS. 2024. Feb 5:9564624241227653. doi: 10.1177/09564624241227653. Online ahead of print.

Feasibility of a Mobile Health Intervention for Providing a Continuum of HIV Services for MSM: Pilot Study of the WeTest Program in 3 Cities in China
Zhihui Zhu, Xiaoyan Lu, Pan Gao, Xiaodong Wang, Xuejiao Hu, Nianhua Xie, Cong Liu, Yue Zhao, Yanqiu Zhao, Zhen Dai, Hongbo Zhang, Jun Wang, Yehuan Sun, Tao Liu, Shufang Sun, Cui Yang, Nickolas Zaller, Zhihua Zhang, Don Operario
Current HIV Research. 2024. Jan 19. doi: 10.2174/011570162X280190240105063449. Online ahead of print.

Time to blood pressure control and predictors among patients receiving integrated treatment for hypertension and HIV based on an adapted WHO HEARTS implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
Willington Amutuhaire, Fred Collins Semitala, Isaac Derick Kimera, Christabellah Namugenyi, Frank Mulindwa, Rebecca Ssenyonjo, Rodgers Katwesigye, Frank Mugabe, Gerald Mutungi, Isaac Ssinabulya, Jeremy I Schwartz, Anne R Katahoire, Lewis S Musoke, George A Yendewa, Chris T Longenecker, Martin Muddu
Journal of Human Hypertension. 2024. Feb 1. doi: 10.1038/s41371-024-00897-3. Online ahead of print.

The Potential Role of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) in Reducing HIV Stigma among Sexual Minority Men in the US
Sarah K Calabrese, David A Kalwicz, Myra A Zaheer, John F Dovidio, Alex Garner, Maria Cecilia Zea, Carla Treloar, Martin Holt, Anthony K J Smith, James MacGibbon, Djordje X Modrakovic, Sharanya Rao, Lisa A Eaton
AIDS and Behavior. 2024. Feb;28(2):741-757. doi: 10.1007/s10461-023-04263-1. Epub 2024 Jan 29.

Black Adolescent Females' Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction
Mariana Budge, Ijeoma Opara, Veronica U Weser, Brandon E Sands, Kimberly D Hieftje
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 2023. Jan-Dec:22:23259582231206934. doi: 10.1177/23259582231206934.

COVID-19 and HIV Resources

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