The HU CFAR Research in Progress meetings are held twice monthly from September until June. They provide a forum for clinical investigators to solicit feedback and discuss HIV-related research projects with fellows, clinicians, and senior HIV investigators and biostatisticians. These meetings are open to researchers at all HU CFAR affiliated institutions and are closed to industry. CFAR Feasibility and Scholar awardees, T32 trainees, K01/K23 awardees, and other clinical researchers interested in feedback on clinical research projects are encouraged to present at these meetings. Check the events page for upcoming meetings.
2025-2026 RESEARCH IN PROGRESS CALENDAR
| Date | Location | Speaker | Title | Mentor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Friday) 11/7/2025 | MGH | Wenyu Lin (MGH) | HIV coinfection increases HBV-induced hepatic fibrosis through a HIF-1α-dependent pathway | Raymond Chung |
| (Friday) 1/23/2026 | MGH | Chuan-Chin Huang (BWH) | TB HIV coinfection | Megan Murray |
| (Monday) 2/2/2026 | Longwood | Raymond B Kihumuro (MUST) | Designing a digital health tool to improve depression screening among adolescents and young adults living with HIV in Uganda | Lisa Bebell, Jessica Haberer |
| (Friday) 2/27/2026 | MGH | Kimberly Michelle Hook (HSPH) | Implementing Evidence-Based Treatment for Common Mental Disorders in HIV Clinics in Ukraine | Alex Tsai |
| (Monday) 3/23/2026 | Longwood | Salome Kuchukhidze (HSPH) | Tentative title: Optimizing HIV prevention in South Africa: spatial patterns of HIV incidence proxies from routine data | Jeff Imai-Eaton |
| (Monday) 4/27/2026 | Longwood | Sarvesh Chelvanambi (BWH) | The role of HIV-Nef in modulating macrophage heterogeneity to promote cardiovascular disease risk | Masanori Aikawa |
| (Friday) 5/8/2026 | MGH | Byamukama Anacret (MUST) | Pulmonary HTN in PWH in Uganda | Crystal M. North |
| (Monday) 6/8/2026 | Longwood | Qin Wang (Mass Eye and Ear) | Blood-based early detection of HPV+ anal cancer and precancer | Daniel Faden |
Present at a Research In Progress Meeting
- Volunteer as a meeting speaker and submit your topic proposals
- For inquiries related to Research in Progress presentations, contact Emily Hyle or the cfar@harvard.edu
- Sign up for the Research-In-Progress mailing list for announcements