The NIH recently awarded supplements to institutions participating in the NIH-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) program to support research projects that conduct implementation research around evidence-based HIV interventions, care, and treatments tailored to communities disproportionately impacted by HIV in line with the goals of Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE). Two of the awards were granted to investigators at the Duke CFAR:
Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein - Evaluating the use of long-acting antiretroviral treatment for HIV during community re-entry: Addressing community and structural barriers
Charlie Burns - Leveraging Southern Community-Based Pharmacies for PrEP Referrals -
NIAID invited supplemental applications from CFARs to support innovative, community-led research projects and pathway programs for underrepresented minorities (URM) and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) trainees. Two of the awards were granted to investigators at the Duke CFAR:
CDEIPI - CFAR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway Initiative
Lance Okeke and Amy Corneli - Evidence2Practice (E2P): Leveraging Implementation Science to Promote Careers in HIV Research among Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Students, Phase III
Community-led research
Sadie Wilson and Eugenia Rogers (Chair of the Duke Collaborative Community Council [D3C]) - Community-Driven Implementation of Stigma Interventions in African American Faith Communities
Congratulations to these recipients!