CIRA International Visiting Scholar Program 2026

CIRA is pleased to announce that the center will host the next cohort of international visiting scholars between April 27th and May 6th, 2026. The goal of the program is to support CIRA investigators engaged in HIV research in an international setting to bring an established or prospective research partner to CIRA and Yale for a short visit to work on collaborative HIV research endeavors, present on their current research and future projects, and network with CIRA's research community. The program prioritizes visiting scholars from a country in regions with the highest burden of HIV/AIDS.

The 2026 international visiting scholars and Yale faculty hosts are:

Natalia Shumskaia, PhD (The Public Foundation Den Sooluk Nuru, Kyrgyzstan)

• Research interests: mental health, addiction treatment, and HIV prevention and treatment in Kyrgyzstan, especially in the criminal legal system engaging justice-involved individuals
• CIRA/Yale host: Julia Rozanova, PhD, Yale School of Medicine

CIRA International Visiting Scholar 2026 Seminar
Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:30 am-1:00 pm
https://medicine.yale.edu/event/cira-ivs-2026/

Please join us in a seminar event featuring research presentations by CIRA International Visiting Scholars. Dr. Natalia Shumkaia will present on “HIV Prevention and Addiction Treatment Programs for Carceral and Community Populations in The the Kyrgyz Republic: The Path from Outreach Worker to Researcher”. Discussion and Q&A will follow.

This is a hybrid event, in-person at CIRA and virtually via Zoom. Lunch and networking will follow for in-person attendees. In-person venue: CIRA Conference Room, 135 College St, Suite 200, 2nd floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

RSVP to attend in person (register by Monday, April 27th): Click here.

Register to attend virtually via Zoom: Click here.

For questions about the International Visiting Scholar Program, please contact Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu).