Zoom option available
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gtz-sf-world-aids-day-2022-consortium-meeting-tickets-465186343877
On World AIDS Day, we remember those we’ve lost to AIDS-related illness and reaffirm our support for those living with HIV. Please join us to share in remembrance, reflection, and hope.
GTZ-SF committees have been working to develop workplans to address the challenges and gaps highlighted in the new SFDPH Annual HIV Epidemiology Report. Community partners and members, are invited to come learn about GTZ-SF and the proposed workplans for the PrEP and RAPID/Restart & Retention committees and share feedback. Community input is critical!
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MWCCS Science Seminar
Update on the Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes (STAR)
Maria Alcaide, MD
December 9, 2022
12:00-1:00PM PT
Dr. Alcaide is an infectious diseases specialist with clinical and research expertise in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and other infectious diseases. She is an MPI of the Miami STAR and MWCCS and Co-Investigator for multiple HIV studies across the U.S., South Africa, Zambia, and Argentina and is the Director of the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Clinical Core at the University of Miami.
Zoom Meeting Info:
Meeting ID: 989 3366 1471
Password: 027952
Phone or Conference room password: 027952
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One Click Join from a PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android device:
https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/98933661471?pwd=VFdwNXhzM2hBK2REd0tUYVBsWCt0dz09
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Inter-CFAR WG on HIV Research in Women Seminar Opportunities with Existing Cohorts for Research on Women and HIV
December 14, 2022
9:00AM-10:00AM PT | 12:00PM-1:00PM ET
Register here
Overview of the MWCCS (MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study) Seble Kassaye Georgetown University
Overview of the STAR (Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes) Cohort Maria Alcaide University of Miami Anandi Sheth Emory University
Women's Health work being done in the PHACS Network: SMARTT, AMP UP, and HOPE Studies Kathleen Powis Harvard University
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SFGH HIV/AIDS Grand Rounds
Grands Rounds are Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30AM PT
BDLG 3, Carr Auditorium and Zoom
We will be resuming our Grand Rounds in person at San Francisco General Hospital in Carr Auditorium. If you are attending in person, please remember to complete the UCSF Daily Health Screening (if UCSF employee/staff/student) before you arrive on campus. If you are a non-UCSF guest, please complete the guest registration form to verify vaccination status a week before the Grand Rounds (Wednesday, September 1st). Please also remember to complete the UCSF Guest Screener (if vendor/campus guest) on the day of your visit.
Refreshments/breakfast will be offered before the HIV Grand Rounds starting at 8am. Please eat and drink outside before the seminar. Masking indoors is also highly recommended at this time.
We will also offer attendees an option to access the seminars virtually via Zoom. To access the Grand Rounds seminars online, please register for our webinar series at the link below. Once registered, you may access any of the seminars through the webinar link sent to you from Zoom in the confirmation email.
Please register for the HIV Grand Rounds at the link below: UCSF HIV Grand Rounds Registration
If you have registered last year and would like the confirmation link resent to you, please email Joseph Watabe at joseph.watabe@ucsf.edu.
12/14/2022
HIV and the Golden Years: Cases from Golden Compass
Meredith Greene, MD
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH
Please email Joseph Watabe if you have any questions regarding the HIV Grand Rounds.
You can also tune in to past HIV Grand rounds on-demand remotely. Currently, only UCSF faculty, trainees, and staff can access the link. We cannot award CME credit for remote on-demand attendance.
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| Single-Cell Sequencing Meeting (In-person and zoom)
Every 4th Thursday at 12:00PM PT
Zoom Link here
12/15/2022
Integrative analysis of single-cell assays and other modalities in disease and health
Erin Flynn/Ravi Patel
MH-2103 and Zoom
Contact Sulggi Lee if you have any questions about these meetings or the Single Cell Interest Group (SSIG)
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SCOPTIONS Meetings
Mostly 2nd/4th Tuesdays 4-5pm, currently planned zoom + in person (DEM 5th floor conference room - masks required)
Zoom Link here
12/6/2022 Rutishauser Lab
Characterizing HIV-specific T cell responses to an HIV therapeutic vaccine
Lily Zemelko (SRA)
Investigating the role of HIV/SIV-specific CD8+ T cells on post-analytical treatment interruption (ATI) rebound kinetics
Gina Borgo (postdoc)
SCOPTIONS meetings are an opportunity for junior investigators doing basic/translational HIV research (mostly using samples from people with HIV enrolled in the SCOPE/Options cohorts) to present their work and get feedback from a diverse audience of HIV investigators across UCSF (and some friends from ~ around the Bay!). We like lots of discussion :) Feel free to bring early data, grant Aims, ideas for collaborations, etc - the meetings are meant for open discussion, and the expectation is that data will not be shared outside of the meeting presentations.
Some meetings will be recorded and recordings will be placed here (let Rachel know if you'd like access): https://ucsf.box.com/s/3bo1zsyib83na4nsu4x5873sqew31oo1
Contact Rachel Rutishauser if you any questions or would like to be placed on a listserv for calendar invitations and reminder emails.
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DEM Seminar Series
The DEM Seminar Series is from 12-1 PM every Monday. We are holding meetings in-person at ZSFG (1001 Potrero Ave, Bldg 3, Room 505, San Francisco, CA 94110) and via Zoom: https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/99007111167?pwd=Q1V3ZXRoMTJSY29xZUF3SFdvd05ydz09&from=addon
12/5/2022
Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave
Nathan Lo
Faculty Fellow, UCSF
12/12/2022
Understanding immune hubs to improve immunotherapy
Karin Pelka
Assistant Investigator, Gladstone
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UCSF Population Health and Health Equity Scholars (PHHE) Award
Application Due: December 17, 2022, 11:59PM PT
We are happy to announce that our Request for Applications for the Fifth Annual Cohort of the UCSF Population Health and Health Equity Scholars is live! Please click on this link to view the application. Applications deadline has been extended to due by 11:59 pm PST on December 17th, 2022, and all applicants and selected Scholars will be notified of the results by mid-December. This program supports assistant professors conducting scholarship with potential population health impact.
Please click here to learn more about the Population Health and Health Equity Scholars Program and to see our past Scholars.
If you have any questions about the program, please reach out to pophealth@ucsf.edu.
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For additional Funding Opportunities,
be sure to follow CFAR on Facebook and Twitter for more info!
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FELLOWSHIPS AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES
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HIV Research Program Officer
California HIV Research Program (CHRP)
This HIV Research Program Officer position is one of two Program Officers in the California HIV Research Program (CHRP). CHRP invests more than $7 million annually in innovative research for eliminating new HIV infections, optimizing treatment uptake and outcomes for all persons living with HIV, and addressing the comorbidities and social determinants that threaten the health and well-being of persons at risk for or living with HIV. Across every aspect of our work, CHRP seeks to fund high-risk, high-reward, high-rigor research projects that aim to substantially and rapidly advance HIV epidemic control and that address research priorities and gaps not supported by other funders. Further, CHRP is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a means of increasing the effectiveness of its grantmaking and generating new knowledge that benefits all Californians. Read more...
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Health Science Specialist (Research Study Coordinator)
Cardiac Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and San Francisco VA Medical Center
The Health Science Specialist (Research Study Coordinator) will work for the Cardiothoracic Surgery Section under the supervision of Dr. Tseng through the VA Department of Research and Development (R&D) Service. The study coordinator will be fully responsible for coordinating all aspects of industry and investigator initiated clinical trials. They will provide high level technical support of projects in a comprehensive research setting, providing day-to-day support for the Research Program.
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Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Scholar Awards
Application Due: January 22, 2023 5:00PM PT
The development of a safe and effective HIV vaccine is one of the greatest biomedical research challenges of our time. The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) is now accepting applications for Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) Scholar Awards to attract African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Islander medical students who want to make a difference in their communities and contribute to the development of an effective HIV vaccine.
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A Message of Gratitude from Dr. Fauci on World AIDS Day
As part of World AIDS Day Dr. Fauci would like to thank community members that work with the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) funded networks and programs for their time and effort.
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UCSF CFAR Substance Use Program of Research (SUPR)
Needs Assessment Survey
The new UCSF CFAR Substance Use Program of Research (SUPR, “super”) wants to know how we can support your HIV / substance use research. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey, and you will be entered for a chance to win a new iPad!
Please complete the following survey by December 15th:[https://ucsf.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2hKCfJxszk3emZo]
The purpose of the new Substance Use Subcore is to build capacity for HIV/substance use research and to promote substance use research to stimulate innovations.
For questions, please contact Yvette Cuca (Yvette.Cuca@ucsf.edu).
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Uniting to End the HIV Epidemic: Watch OIDP Leaders’ World AIDS Day 2022 Messages
The Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP) pauses to recognize the importance of World AIDS Day. On this day and throughout the year, we honor the memory of those lost to AIDS-related illnesses globally since the start of the epidemic, reflect upon the global response to HIV/AIDS, and recommit ourselves to ending the HIV epidemic.
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ONLINE PRESENTATIONS (Webinars, Podcasts, etc.)
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HIV unmuted
Put People First
This special episode of HIV unmuted, the award-winning IAS podcast, marks World AIDS Day, which has taken place on 1 December every year since 1988. On this day, we remember the people we have lost, reflect on how far we have come, and rally together to strengthen our resolve in the HIV response.
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