October 20, 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: 10/23/08, 12:30 PM – 1:30 P.M.
   Title: "What Made the Intervention Work? Mediation Analyses of Three Intervention Studies"
   Speaker: Ann O'Leary, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC
   Co-Sponsor: Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP)
   Location: CHIP, 2006 Hillside Rd Unit 1248, Storrs, CT
   Video Conference: CIRA, Ste 200, Rm. 228, 135 College St, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Lunch will be included at the video conference with an 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. THIS WEEK! Research in Progress Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 10/24/08, 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 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
3. NEW! YACS@CIRA Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 10/30/08, 12:00 Noon – 1:30 P.M.
   Title: "The HIV Epidemic in Russia: History, Trends and Future Prospects"
   Speaker: Robert Heimer, Ph.D., CIRA Scientist, Professor, Yale School Public Health
   Co-Sponsor: Yale School of Public Health Div. of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD)
   Location: YSPH, Room 608, 60 College St, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Please RSVP to Leif Mitchell (203-764-4347).
4. NEW! YACS@CIRA Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 11/06/08, 12:30 PM – 1:30 P.M.
   Title: "Looking Back: Emergent Themes for HIV Prevention Work"
   Speaker: Rick Zimmerman, Ph.D., Director, Louisville Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)
   Co-Sponsor: CHIP
   Location: CHIP, 2006 Hillside Rd Unit 1248, Storrs, CT
   Video Conference: CIRA, Ste 200, 135 College St, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Lunch will be included at the video conference with an RSVP to Leif Mitchell (203-764-4347) by Wednesday morning, 11/05/08.

B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS WEEK! 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. 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. 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
4. New! Executive Committee Meeting
   Date/Time: 11/05/08, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
5. New! Peer Review
   Date/Time: 11/05/08, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   
6. New! CIRA is happy to announce that it is currently seeking proposals for its Sixth Annual Community Research Partnership Program (CRPP) Grant Competition in HIV Prevention Research. This program aims to support the conduct of research by CBOs in collaboration with CIRA scientists, and thereby to build the research capacity of CBOs while addressing a community HIV prevention need.
   
   • CIRA plans to fund up to two projects this year, with a maximum award for individual projects of $25,000.
   • All applicants must have a CIRA scientist as a collaborator on the project. CIRA will help applicants identify an appropriate CIRA scientist collaborator.
   • CBOs must submit a short Letter of Intent describing their research idea to Leif Mitchell (Leif.Mitchell@yale.edu) by Friday, November 14, 2008.
   • Click here for more details about the CRPP request for letters of intent, application process, and past awardees.

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. NEW! SAVE THIS DATE for the 2009 AIDS Walk New Haven: Sunday, April 26 on the New Haven Green
   
   Already, Yale students have begun planning for New Haven's 5th annual Walk and the organizing committee is very enthusiastic for next spring. We hope to stay in close contact with the HIV / AIDS community throughout the year as the success and spirit of the event is deeply rooted in the participation of the Mayor's Task Force organizations.
   
   Any comments, suggestions, concerns, feedback is greatly appreciated as this is truly a community-wide event. Feel free to contact us at aidswalknewhaven@gmail.com anytime.
   
   AIDS Walk New Haven goals are to raise money, increase public awareness, promote prevention through advocacy, and unite the Yale-New Haven community against stigma, apathy and infection.
2. LATEST POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/grants/granpol.cfm
   
   NEW! Transition Schedule to Adobe-based forms for SF424 Research and Related (R&R) Electronic Submissions through Grants.gov (NOT-OD-08-117)
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-117.html
   
   NEW! NIMH Policy Update for Career Awards (K-Series) (NOT-MH-08-017)
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-08-017.html
   
   NEW! Reminder Concerning Grantee Compliance with Public Access Policy and Related NIH Monitoring Activities (NOT-OD-08-119)
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-119.html
   
   NEW! Encouraging Early Transition to Research Independence: Modifying the NIH New Investigator Policy to Identify Early Stage Investigators (NOT-OD-08-121)
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-121.html
   
   NEW! Non-Competing Grant Awards under the Current Continuing Resolution (NOT-OD-09-002)
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-002.html
   
   NEW! Updates and Reminders on NIH Policy Pertaining to Grants to Foreign Institutions, International Organizations and Domestic Grants with Foreign Components (NOT-OD-09-010)
   http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-010.html
3. 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
4. THIS WEEK! 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/.
5. "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
6. 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.