CIRA has played a pivotal role in advancing HIV research and education through hosting numerous innovative talks, workshops, and conferences, facilitating collaborations, and providing funding opportunities. In recognition of World AIDS Day 2024 under the theme "Take the Rights Path to End AIDS", CIRA will host a virtual CIRA Talk event featuring a presentation by Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu (Yale School of Medicine) that will highlight current research on long-acting injectable HIV PrEP and a discussion on implications for access to promote HIV equity. This event is open to the public - please register below to attend.
World AIDS Day 2024 CIRA Talk: "Long-acting Injectable HIV PrEP: Current Research and Implications for Access"
Tue, December 17, 2024 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm ET
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Below are other notable mentions of activities and programs organized and supported by CIRA in 2024. Click the links for further details and resources.
Talks, Workshops, and Conferences
- CIRA Talk: "Physical Activity among People with HIV"
February 6, 2024 - "The Ethics of Conducting Health Research in Humanitarian Settings: Principles, Practice, and Reflections from the Field"
April 4, 2024 - CIRA Early-Career Scientists (CIRA-ECS) Panel: "The Nuts and Bolts of NIH Review"
April 29, 2024 - Photovoice: Participatory Photography Training
June 3-6, 2024 - REIDS Summer Institute and Conference
June 3-28, 2024 - CIRA Talk: "Advancing HIV Testing Strategies for Men Who Have Sex with Men"
June 7, 2024 - 2024 HIV Implementation Science to Optimize Research Impact (HISTORI) Scientific Congress
June 26-27, 2024 - CIRA at AIDS 2024 Conference
July 22-26, 2024 - CIRA-ECS Panel: "NIH Diversity Supplements to HIV Research Grants"
September 19, 2024 - CIRA Talk: "Aging with HIV across the Life Course: Opportunities and Challenges to Improve Health Outcomes"
October 29, 2024
Training Programs and Fellowships
The Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) welcomed five new fellows.
- J. Lloyd Allen, PhD, MSW, Wayne State School of Social Work
- Deja Clement, PhD, MPH, MS, Boston University
- Pedro Carneiro, PhD, MPH, National Association of Community Health Centers
- Kelsey Burton, PhD, MPH, Wake Forest School of Medicine
- Amber Sophus, PhD, MPH, Florida International University
The Yale AIDS Prevention Training Program (Y-APT) currently support 5 predoctoral and 4 postdoctoral fellows.
- Catherine Chantre
- Marie-Fatima Hyacinthe
- Joy Lindsay
- Bryce Takenaka
- Elisa Park
- Shayla Nolen
- Jaleah Rutledge
- Gina Sissoko
- Charles Warnock
CIRA relaunched the annual International Visiting Fellow Program in spring 2024 and hosted two international scholars.
- Irina Zaviryukha, European Institute on Public Health Policy, Ukraine
- Lucy Chimoyi, The Aurum Institute, South Africa
CIRA established two new graduate student fellowships that provide opportunities to conduct research and work with CIRA-affiliated faculty members.
- Health Informatics Intensive for Underrepresented Scholars in HIV Research: Nishita Pondugula, Yale School of Medicine 2025
- HIV, Mobility, and Displacement Fellowship: Dina Garmroudi, Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) 2025
CIRA organized the annual HIV Health Equity & Social Justice Fellowship to support and promote community-engaged student work focused on equitable HIV outcomes.
- Lanxin Gu, YSPH 2025 and The Health Collective
- Meredith McGee, YSPH 2025 and the LGBT Mental Health Initiative
- Shivesh Shourya, YSPH 2025 and the Fair Haven Community Health Center
Pilot Projects in HIV Research Program
Under the Pilot Projects in HIV Research Program that offers 1-year funding for preliminary and/or feasibility studies in HIV-related research, CIRA funded 5 projects in 2024 under three funding categories.
Category 1: CIRA Pilot Research Award
- "Assaulted and Stigmatized: Promising Practices for Reducing Multiple Stigmas Among Black MSM Sexual Assault Survivors at Increased Exposure to HIV Risk"
Daniel Jacobson Lopez, Boston University - "Implementing Physical Activity Screening and Interventions into Clinical Settings for People with HIV (PWH)"
Colleen Mistler, Yale School of Medicine
Category 2: CIRA Community Partnership Kickstarter Research Award
- "Loving Well in Spirituality and Sexuality – An Initiative for Sexual Health and Wellness"
Natalie Leblanc, University of Rochester School of Nursing
Category 3: CIRA-Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) Joint Pilot Call
- "Economic Evaluation of HIV Differentiated Service Delivery Models to Screen and Treat Hypertension in Ugandan Persons Living with HIV"
Drew B. Cameron, Yale School of Public Health - "Opioid Agonist Therapy Access among Displaced People Who Inject Drugs in Ukraine"
Eteri Machavariani, Yale School of Medicine
Published: Monday, December 2, 2024
