YACS@CIRA - Thursday, 10/29, 12 Noon

CIRA welcomes Professor Nicoli Nattrass, Director of the AIDS and Society Research Unit at the University of Cape Town, to present the next installment of our Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS).

Socio-economic Determinants of Antiretroviral Treatment Coverage and the Backlash Against AIDS Funding

Lunch is included but we ask that you please RSVP to Michelle Gardin (203-764-4333) by 10/28 @ 12:00 Noon.

• Addressing Adherence to PMTCT and Early Care of Women and Infants in South Africa
  P.I.: Brian W. C. Forsyth, MB, ChB, FRCP(C )
• An Interactive Video Game for HIV Prevention in At-Risk Adolescents
  P.I.: Lynn Sullivan, M.D.
• Drug Policy, Incarceration, Community Re-entry, and Race Disparities in HIV/AIDS (SHARPP II)
  P.I.: Kim M. Blankenship, Ph.D.
• Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Dual Protection among PLHIV in India
  P.I.: Trace Kershaw, Ph.D.

CIRA Sponsored Seminars and Meetings

1. THIS WEEK! YACS@CIRA Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 10/29/09, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Lunch Included)
   Title: Socio-economic Determinants of Antiretroviral Treatment Coverage and the Backlash Against AIDS Funding
   Speaker: Nicoli Nattrass, University of Cape Town
   Location: CIRA, Suite 200, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   RSVP: Please RSVP to Michelle Gardin (203-764-4333) by 10/28 @ 12:00 Noon.

General Announcements

1. NEW! Immunomodulating Therapies and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML): Symposium at the NY Academy of Sciences
   
   Date/Time: November 10, 2009, 8:00 AM-5:30 PM
   Topic: This symposium aims to provide a forum to discuss whether Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) that has been seen in multiple drug trials is a direct consequence of the mechanism of therapeutic action or whether it’s an off-target adverse effect of the therapeutic agent. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is caused by the JC Virus, a polyomavirus generally widespread but latent in human populations. While rare in the general population, the prevalence of PML is increased in HIV patients.
   Contact: For more information on this event including location, agenda and speakers, please visit http://www.nyas.org/Events/Detail.aspx?cid=af7728e4-d864-4432-87b9-f83b1303698d.
2. AIDSLEX: Advancing the rights of people living with and vulnerable to HIV
   
   AIDS and Law Exchange (AIDSLEX) is a new online resource for activists, community organizations, researchers, policy-makers, journalists, health workers and anyone who seeks quick and easy access to a wide range of resources about HIV, human rights and the law. To view it, please go to www.aidslex.org.
3. Global Health Initiative: Faculty Travel Awards
   Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): December 4, 2009
   
   The Global Health Initiative (GHI) is seeking applications for Faculty Travel Awards to facilitate the development of new Global Health research collaborations. GHI goals include stimulating and supporting faculty research to enhance health around the world. The awards will provide seed funds for faculty to travel to low- and middle-income countries to establish new research collaborations and to plan new research projects. These awards will not fund research itself, but will fund the planning of new research.
   
   Contact: To view the RFA, please click here.
4. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 14th International Workshop on HIV Observational Databases, March 25-27, in Sitges Spain
   
   Abstract Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 (Close of UK business (18:00 GMT))
   Details: For more information on the workshop and the call for abstracts, please click here.