International Research Program Faculty Lead: Luke Davis
Program Director: Dini Harsono
CIRA promotes international HIV research through a number of initiatives that aim to advance and disseminate our investigators’ global work, explore strategies to adapt successful evidence-based practices from global settings to use in the US (“reciprocal innovation”, “global-to-local solutions”) and vice versa, and facilitate international research synergy and collaborations in low-resource, highly-affected areas and populations. With a focus on HIV equity, CIRA supports research that can have substantial impact on the global HIV epidemic utilizing key research skills shown to improve equity: implementation science, community-engaged research, HIV service integration, and digital health.
For questions about our international research initiatives and presentation opportunities, contact Dini Harsono (dini.harsono@yale.edu).
CIRA Talk Series
CIRA hosts the CIRA Talk series featuring virtual and hybrid seminars by Yale and non-Yale scholars conducting HIV-related research in the US and international settings. Each CIRA Talk includes a research presentation followed by a facilitated discussion and question-and-answer with the audience. The CIRA Talk series is regularly attended by the Yale community (students, staff, faculty), community partners, international researchers, and members of the public.
International Visiting Scholar Program
The primary purpose of the International Visiting Scholar Program (previously “International Visiting Fellow 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. The program prioritizes visiting fellows from a country in regions with the highest burden of HIV/AIDS.
Global Health Programs at Yale
CIRA supports global health research partnerships across Yale programs, departments, and centers, including with the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) and the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. CIRA leads the coordination of the Yale Global HIV/AIDS Research Network (GARNER), co-sponsors HIV-focused guest lectures, symposia, and faculty networking events, and organizes discussions on global HIV-focused initiatives and funding opportunities.
HIV, Mobility, and Displacement
CIRA launched the HIV/AIDS in humanitarian crises initiative in fall 2020 to foster multidisciplinary collaborations and identify key research questions related to the well-being of people with HIV or at risk for HIV and affected by humanitarian crises in the US and globally. Building on this work, CIRA is expanding the program focus in 2023-2028 to populations experiencing mobility and displacement.