November 17, 2008

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

A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS

1. THIS WEEK! YACS@CIRA Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 11/20/08, 12:30 PM – 1:30 P.M.
   Title: "What Is Next In HIV Prevention?"
   Speaker: Thomas J. Coates, Ph.D., The Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS)
   Co-Sponsors: Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention (CHIP) & Yale School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases (EMD)
   Location: CHIP, 2006 Hillside Rd Unit 1248, Storrs, CT
   Video Conference: CIRA, Ste 200, Rm. 202, 135 College St, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Lunch will be included at the video conference with an RSVP to Leif Mitchell (leif.mitchell@yale.edu) by Wednesday morning, 11/19/08.
2. NEW! Research in Progress Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 12/05/08, 1:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M.
   Title: "The study of prevalence and effectiveness of using atypical anti-psychotics compared to typical anti-psychotics in patients with schizophrenia"
   Speaker: Maria Taame, M.P.H., International Trainee
   Sponsor: 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, International Training, OIT

B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS WEEK! Community Research (CR) Core Meeting
   Date/Time: 11/19/08, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
2. THIS WEEK! Peer Review
   Date/Time: 11/19/08, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
   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, and Ethics (LPE) Core Meeting
   Date/Time: 12/03/08, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
4. NEW! Peer Review
   Date/Time: 12/04/08, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
   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).

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. NEW! The 19th Annual World AIDS Day: Keeping the Promise, “Leading with our Hearts”
   Date/Time: 12/01/08, Noon to 1:00 PM, Lunch immediately following
   Location: United Church on the Green, 323 Temple Street, New Haven, CT.
   Speaker: The keynote speaker is Evan Orenstein '08, coordinator of the Yale AIDS Watch and the New Haven AIDS Walk. The information for this event is posted on CIRA's website.
2. CDC's 2009-2011 DHAP/ORISE Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for HIV Prevention in Communities of Color
   
   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) proudly announces that it is offering four two-year post-doctoral research fellowships--the 2009-2011 DHAP/ORISE Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships for HIV Prevention in Communities of Color. The mission of this fellowship program is to recruit, mentor, and train recently graduated doctoral-level researchers (with doctorates earned no earlier than May 2004 and no later than May 2009) in conducting research leading to the prevention of HIV infection in communities of color in the United States. The fellowships will begin August 1, 2009, and end August 1, 2011; the fellows will be located in various branches in DHAP at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, GA. Applications will be accepted from November 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008. More information about these fellowships and their application procedures and materials may be found at this Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/aboutdhap/orise/.
3. ANNOUNCING THE 2009 HIV PREVENTION CONFERENCE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
   
   The sixth National HIV Prevention Conference, "Promoting Synergy Between Science and Program: Innovation and Action to End the Epidemic" convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other public, private, and government agencies announce a Call For Abstracts highlighting HIV prevention in the United States. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, in Atlanta, GA from August 23 - 26, 2009. This unique conference covers the entire spectrum of HIV prevention, from science to programs. It convenes HIV prevention experts and advocates from various backgrounds and communities nationwide.
   
   Abstracts submission for the 2009 HIV Prevention Conference should be completed and submitted online from www.2009NHPC.org. Authors may submit no more than two abstracts on which they are listed as the presenter. Abstracts are to be submitted in English only. All abstracts must be received by December 10, 2008. Any abstracts received after this date will not be considered.
4. 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.