October 13, 2008

• A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS
• B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
• C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS

1. NEW! THIS WEEK! YACS@CIRA Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 10/16/08, 12:30 PM – 1:30 P.M.
   Title: "How Can our Research Make a Difference? Issues in Translating an Evidence-based HIV Prevention into Practice"
   Speakers: Susan M. Kegeles, Ph.D., Co-Director, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
   Co-Sponsor: Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP)
   Location: CHIP, 2006 Hillside Rd Unit 1248, Storrs, CT
   Video Conference: CIRA, Ste 200, 135 College St, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Lunch included afterwards with RSVP to Leif Mitchell (203-764-4347). For more information or directions, please call 203-764-4333, or visit the YACS@CIRA Web site: http://cira.med.yale.edu/events/yacs.html.
2. Research in Progress Seminar Series - Academic Year 2008-2009
   These seminars serve as working sessions which give our international trainees an opportunity to present their latest research ideas, data, papers or grant proposals for appraisal and feedback from faculty, mentors and other trainees who are in attendance.
   
   THIS WEEK! Research in Progress Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 10/17/08, 1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
   Title: "Men Who Have Sex With Men and HIV/AIDS in China"
   Speaker(s): Shuo Wang, M.D., International Trainee
   Sponsor(s): Office of International Training (OIT), CIRA
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Annette Ackerman (annette.ackerman@yale.edu, 203-764-4344), Coordinator, Itnl. Training, OIT
3. Research in Progress Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 10/24/08, 1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
   Title: "AIDS and Cancer-Related Malignancies: HIV Impact?"
   Speaker(s): Yuri Galachyants, M.S., International Trainee
   Sponsor(s): Office of International Training (OIT), CIRA
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Annette Ackerman (annette.ackerman@yale.edu, 203-764-4344), Coordinator, Itnl. Training, OIT

B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Community Research (CR) Core Meeting
   Date/Time: 10/22/08, 9:00 AM - 10:30 PM
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
2. New! Peer Review - Rescheduled from 10/23/08
   Date/Time: 10/28/08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   CIRA peer review provides an opportunity to enhance the quality of grant proposals and manuscripts written by CIRA scientists by sharing them with a multidisciplinary group of colleagues. The spirit of CIRA peer review is one of collegiality and respect; peer review is constructive rather than evaluative. Investigators use the feedback they receive as they see fit. We encourage you to have your proposal reviewed early in its development. If you would like to submit a grant proposal or manuscript for peer review, please contact Jon Atherton (jon.atherton@yale.edu; 764-4338).
3. New! Law, Policy & Ethics (LPE) Core Meeting
   Date/Time: 10/29/08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. NEW! THIS WEEK! The Fifth Annual C. Davenport Cook Lecture in International Child Health: "Conducting HIV Prevention Trial In Africa: the Rewards and the Challenges"
   
   Date: 10/15/08 12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M.
   Speaker: Precious Lunga PhD, HIV Epidemiologist for the UK Medical Research Council and a 2008 Yale World Fellow. Dr. Lunga coordinates clinical trials on AIDS prevention across Southern Africa, and has been responsible for studies involving more than 10,000 subjects.
   Location: Fitkin Amphitheatre, Boardman Building, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT
   Sponsors: Yale Dept. of Pediatrics, Yale Program in International Child Health and the Yale World Fellows Program.
   Contact: Tracy Sotere, (203) 785-6935 or tracy.sotere@yale.edu
2. NEW! New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
   Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-003 Release Date: 10/08/08
   
   Issued by: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
   Beginning with applications intended for the January 25, 2009 due date, all original new applications (i.e., never submitted) and competing renewal applications will be permitted only a single amendment (A1). For this and subsequent cohorts of original new and competing renewal applications, any second amendment (A2) will be administratively withdrawn and not accepted for review. Applicants who fail to receive funding after two submissions may resubmit but only if the application is fundamentally revised to qualify as new. A new application is expected to be substantially different in content and scope with more significant differences than are normally encountered in an amended application. Note that there is no time limit for the submission of the original and subsequent A1.
   Contact: Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their questions with their NIH IC contact. For additional information or questions, please contact:
   
   Division of Receipt and Referral Center for Scientific Review
   6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7720
   Bethesda, MD 20892-7720
   Voice: (301) 435-0715
   Fax: (301) 480-1987
   Or send an email to EnhancingPeerReview@mail.nih.gov.
   Additional Information is also at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-003.html
3. NEW ENGLAND NATIVE AMERICAN HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE 2008
   
   Date: 10/24/08 8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
   Sponsors: Brown University AIDS Program and CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC), Yale School of Nursing
   Location: Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center,110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT
   Registration: There is no registration fee. Register by Fax: (401) 863-2202 or online at https://apps.biomed.brown.edu/cme_registration/.
4. "HIV and HEP B"
   
   Date: 10/31/08 12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M.
   Speaker: Michael D. Virata, M.D., Section of Infectious Diseases, Hospital of Saint Raphael, Haelen Center
   Sponsor: The CT AIDS Education & Training Center (CAETC)
   Location: Greek Olive, 402 Sargent Dr., New Haven, CT 06511
   Contact: RSVP to: CAETC@yale.edu or call (203) 737-2312
5. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Now Accepting Proposals for Grand Challenges Explorations Round 2
   
   The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced on September 3, 2008 that it is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a five-year US$100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional research on new global health solutions. Proposals for six topics will be accepted online at www.gcgh.org/explorations through November 2, 2008.
   
   Contact: Full descriptions of the topic areas and application instructions are available at www.gcgh.org/explorations.