December 3, 2007

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

A. CIRA SPONSORED AIDS SEMINARS

1. THIS WEEK! Research in Progress Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 12/07/07, 2:00 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
   Title: "Bridging of HIV from IDUs to the General Population in Russia"
   Speaker(s): Irina Shcherbakova, M.P.H., International Trainee
   Sponsor(s): Office of International Training (OIT), CIRA
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   
2. YACS @ CIRA Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 12/13/07, 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. (Lunch included)
   Title: "Concerns about Drug Resistance in the Use of Antiretrovirals in HIV Prevention Research: PREP and Microbicides"
   Speaker(s): Mark Weinberg, Director, McGill AIDS Centre
   Sponsor(s): Co-sponsored by CIRA and the Institution for Social and Policy Studies
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Contact: Please RSVP to Elizabeth Eocaci-Tucker. For more information or directions, please call 764-4333, or visit the YACS @ CIRA Web site: http://cira.med.yale.edu/events/yacs.html.
3. Research in Progress Seminar Series
   
   Date/Time: 12/14/07, 2:30 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
   Title: "Co-morbidity of Tuberculosis, Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in SPT, Russia"
   Speaker(s): Zinaida Zagdyn, M.D., Ph.D., International Trainee
   Sponsor(s): Office of International Training (OIT), CIRA
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   

B. CIRA MEETINGS/ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. THIS WEEK! Peer Review
   Date/Time: 12/04/07, 10:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   Note: 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; 764-4351)
2. CANCELLED! Executive Committee Meeting
   Date/Time: 12/06/07, 10:30 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 223, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   
3. Peer Review
   Date/Time: 12/10/07, 10:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   
4. Community Research (CR) Core Meeting
   Date/Time: 12/12/07, 9:00 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
5. Interdisciplinary Research Methods (IRM) Core Meeting
   Date/Time: 12/14/07, 1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
6. NEW! Peer Review
   Date/Time: 12/19/07, 2:00 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
   Location: CIRA, Ste. 200, Rm. 202, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT
   

C. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. NEW! Journal of Cultural Anthropology
   
   In concurrence with World AIDS Day, the journal of Cultural Anthropology would like to announce a retrospective of essays on HIV/AIDS. This collection of essays can now be accessed at the following Web site: http://www.culanth.org/hivaids/. In particular, they are proud to announce that their November 2006 essay by Shao Jing (Nanjing University) - "Fluid Labor and Blood Money: The Economy of HIV/AIDS in Rural Central China" - has won this year's Cultural Horizons Prize. Further details are available at the following site: http://www.aaanet.org/sca/Horizons/horizons.htm.
2. NEW! NIMH Draft Strategic Plan: Opportunity for Public Review and Comment Strategic Planning Reports
   
   In May 2007, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) launched the process to develop a new Strategic Plan that will serve as a guide to the Institute for advancing mental health science over the next 3-5 years. The Institute has now completed a draft of this Strategic Plan, and seeks public feedback before the main text is finalized. We encourage you to visit the NIMH Draft Strategic Plan Web page to review a copy of the Plan and learn how to submit comments.
3. THIS WEEK! Bioethics Study Group: Bioethics Workshop
   
   Title: "How the Theater Works to Promote Consideration of Ethical Values in the Community"
   Date/Time: 12/05/07, 11:30 A.M.- 1:00 P.M.
   Speaker: Gordon Edelstein, Artistic Director, Long Wharf Theater
   Location: Room B-012, ISPS, 77 Prospect St., New Haven, CT
   Contact: For further information, lunch reservations or reading materials, contact brooke.crockett@yale.edu.
4. Bioethics Study Group: Exploitation in International Research - Is it Possible to do Research Fairly in an Unjust World? Reading Group
   
   Topic: TBA
   Date/Time: 12/18/07, 5:30 P.M.- 7:00 P.M.
   Speaker: Angela Ballantyne, Ph.D., Visiting Scholar, Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics, Donaghue Initiative
   Location: Room B-012, ISPS, 77 Prospect St., New Haven, CT
   Contact: For further information, lunch reservations or reading materials, contact brooke.crockett@yale.edu.
5. Letter of Intent (LOI) The Ethel F. Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program at Yale University
   
   Women's Health Research at Yale is offering grant support for research from the Ethel F. Donaghue Women's Health Investigator Program at Yale that will result in direct practical benefit for women. The letter of intent must be received in the Program Office by 12:00 Noon on 12/10/2007. The LOI should include a descriptive title (not to exceed 60 characters) to the proposed project, the name and title of the principal investigator and other key personnel. The letter should include a summary of the project including the project's specific aims (250 words), how the findings of the proposed project would have practical implications for the health of women (100 additional words), and the time frame needed to achieve the stated aims of the project. Awards will be for amounts up to $50,000 (in direct costs only), and for either a one- or two-year grant duration. A full application will be requested from those investigators whose proposed projects are consistent with Women's Health Research at Yale funding interests. Full applications will be due by 2/13/08, and will be peer reviewed.
   Contact: For more information about the application process, contact the Program Office at 764-6600, email whresearch@yale.edu, or visit the Web site: www.yalewhr.org.