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A NOTE FROM OUR STAFF
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Leif Mitchell,
Assistant Director
Community Research Core |
This month’s CIRA Notes features Ed Leduc, a friend and tireless HIV/AIDS advocate and educator. Mr. Leduc is one of 14 members of CIRA’s Community Advisory Board who provides community perspectives on all of the Center’s activities to CIRA’s leadership.
CIRA believes that community-based collaboration is necessary for the successful conduct of HIV prevention research. For HIV prevention and intervention research to be relevant and of benefit to the communities in which it is conducted, it must be undertaken with the support of and in collaboration with community-based organizations working with at-risk populations. Such collaborations also enhance the quality of the science being conducted, helping to ensure, for example, effective recruitment of study participants, inclusion of survey questions that are meaningful to participants, and development of relevant interventions. CIRA’s Community Research Core therefore works to support effective and meaningful community-university collaborations to enhance HIV prevention research.
 These collaborations also facilitate the timely dissemination of research findings to those most affected by them. CIRA’s annual AIDS Science Day is an example of this approach. This year’s AIDS Science Day will take place on April 22 at the Omni New Haven Hotel. Here CIRA affiliated scientists will present their findings to scientific and community members alike setting the stage for community-university collaborations to emerge.
I hope you can join us for this learning experience and that you enjoy this month’s newsletter.
Peace,
Leif Mitchell |
APRIL SEMINAR SERIES
Designs for Serial Dilution Experiments in the Syringe Exchange Program
April 14, 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Daniel Zelterman, Ph.D., Professor, EPH
CIRA conf. room, 40 Temple St. Ste. 1B, New Haven, CT
The Uncertainty in Biosocial Phenomena and the Policy Decision Making Process - Click for flyer (.doc)
April 21, 4:15 - 5:45 pm
Andrei Kozlov, Ph.D, Director, The Biomedical Center, St. Petersburg, Russia
CIRA conf. room, 40 Temple St. Ste. 1B, New Haven, CT
Manifestations of Shiva: Evolution of Collaborations to Address HIV/AIDS in India
April 28, 2005, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
Kenneth Mayer, M.D., Director of Brown University AIDS Program, Chief of the Infectious Disease Division of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island (Pawtucket)
CIRA conf. room, 40 Temple St. Ste. 1B, New Haven, CT |
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Merrill Singer, Tom Stopka, Susan Shaw, Claudia Santilices, David Buchanan, Wei Teng, Kaveh Khoosnood, and Robert Heimer (2005).
"Lessons from the Field: From Research to Application in the Fight Against AIDS among Injection Drug Users in
Three New England Cities."
Human Organization 64(2). 2005.
Shahar, Golan, Henrich, Christopher, and Brookmeyer, Kathryn A. (2005).
"Weapon Violence in Adolescence: Parent and School Connectedness as Protective Factors."
Journal of Adolescent Health, JAH0453.21DEC04R1. |
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THIS MONTH'S FEATURE
A Conversation with Ed Leduc
"I hope that sharing my story can prevent others from contracting HIV," says community member Ed Leduc. Leduc, a member of CIRA's Community Advisory Board, contracted HIV nearly two decades ago and has battled AIDS since 1988, but vows, "I'm not going to let AIDS win the battle."
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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Research Associate II
Research Associate I (Data Analyst)
Research Associate II (Project Director)
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IN MEMORIAM
Anthony Givens
(1955 - 2005)
Many of you have already learned of the death of one of our employees, Anthony Givens. Anthony was a Research Assistant in the EMD and a valued employee, working for Dr. Robert Heimer for 5 years. He was a dedicated and talented team member, considered one of Dr. Heimer's best interviewers. Tony's gentle manner and quiet wisdom made many of those he worked with feel comforted and cared for. He will be greatly missed by many.
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