Background: In 1991, Congress, at the urging of cancer patients advocates, requested that the NCI to establish the SPORE program—a team-science, multidisciplinary program of cancer translational research—with $20 million to bridge the gap between research in basic cancer biology and clinical studies in the four most prevalent organ-site malignancies in the United States: breast, prostate,…Continue Reading NCI Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) program
NIH Funding Opportunity: PAR-25-330, “Role of Defective Proviruses in HIV Persistence”
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support research to define the impact of defective HIV proviruses on mechanisms of HIV persistence and pathogenesis during antiretroviral treatment and their potential deleterious effects on HIV cure strategies and interference with HIV-specific molecular assays….Continue Reading NIH Funding Opportunity: PAR-25-330, “Role of Defective Proviruses in HIV Persistence”
Are you interested in leading an HU CFAR Scientific Working Group?
SUBMIT YOUR IDEA HERE: https://fs3.formsite.com/divofaids/vbqny5r8bd/index NEW DEADLINE: January 31st, 2025 DETAILS: An HU CFAR Scientific Working Group (SWG) is defined as a group of Harvard-affiliated investigators (HIV or/and non-HIV) who share a common interest in a specific area of scientific focus critical to addressing the HIV epidemic. The goal of a SWG is to…Continue Reading Are you interested in leading an HU CFAR Scientific Working Group?
Training Opportunity: NIH-funded T32 Research Training Funds
Availability of NIH-funded T32 Research Training Funds to Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Children’s Hospital with funding slots available beginning June, July, or August of 2025 (depending on the grant). The goal of the program is to train MD…Continue Reading Training Opportunity: NIH-funded T32 Research Training Funds
October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD)!
National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is an opportunity to help address the disproportionate impact of HIV in Hispanic/Latinx communities, promote HIV testing, and stop HIV stigma. This observance is also a community mobilization effort that helps promote effective ways to prevent, treat, and stop the transmission of HIV among Hispanic/Latinx people. It’s time to…Continue Reading October 15 is National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD)!
NIAID New Innovator DP2 (PAR-23-198)
DUE DATE: October 11, 2024Access the NIAID New Innovator Award website! The NIAID New Innovator DP2 program has been in place since 2019 to help launch research careers for talented individuals with creative, novel, high-impact research concepts that may be risky or at a stage too early to fare well in the traditional peer review…Continue Reading NIAID New Innovator DP2 (PAR-23-198)
In Memoriam: Todd M. Allen
The HU CFAR community mourns the loss of Todd M. Allen, a beloved researcher, mentor, and friend. Todd spent over 20 years at the Ragon Institute leading a lab studying HIV transmission and HIV reservoirs. We are grateful for his work toward finding an HIV cure and for his dedication to our community. Please see…Continue Reading In Memoriam: Todd M. Allen
Funding & Training Opportunity: NIH-Funded CFAR Adelante Research Capacity Program – Launch of 6th Cohort Funding Cycle
Concept Proposals are due DECEMBER 2, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST. Adelante – meaning forward or onward in Spanish – is funded by the NIH/NIMHD and managed by the Center for AIDS Research at Emory University in collaboration with the District of Columbia CFAR. Through this program, the NIH strives to promote the mentored development of early career investigators who focus…Continue Reading Funding & Training Opportunity: NIH-Funded CFAR Adelante Research Capacity Program – Launch of 6th Cohort Funding Cycle
NIAID June 2024: Council-Approved Concepts
See the new Council-approved concepts at Concepts: Potential Opportunities. DAIDS DAIT DMID Trans-Divisional June 2024 June 2024 June 2024 June 2024 January 2024 January 2024 January 2024 None September 2023 September 2023 September 2023 September 2023 June 2023 June 2023 June 2023 June 2023 January 2023 January 2023 January 2023 January 2023 September 2022 September 2022 September 2022 September 2022…Continue Reading NIAID June 2024: Council-Approved Concepts