Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University

12/01/2022

Remember, love, hope, and act to make a difference.

Today is World AIDS Day, which annually raises awareness about the ongoing HIV epidemic and efforts to end it. At Yale and beyond, events address the 2022 theme, “Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV.”

Find a list of events commemorating this important day here: https://bit.ly/3Hj6d6H

Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University 📷: UNAIDS

11/22/2022

REGISTER: CIRA Talk: "Resilience in HIV and Aging Research in Response to Crises: Lessons from Ukraine"

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am via Zoom

In this talk, the speakers will give an overview of the team's current HIV/AIDS research in Ukraine, paying special attention to how they have been adapting to ongoing crises (first the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war) in terms of their research questions/foci and methods. They will share some findings on how older people with HIV (OPWH, defined as ≥50 years) cope during the war with daily life challenges and HIV and non-HIV care; and how HIV and addiction clinicians have adapted their care provision processes to start creating a 'New Normal' in response to the crisis. The team will also comment on challenges to conducting research during crises, strategies to overcome these challenges, efforts to maintain productivity and communication with research collaborators, and considerations in developing and conducting HIV/AIDS-related research in humanitarian contexts.

Speakers:
1. Julia Rozanova, PhD, Yale School of Medicine
2. Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH, Yale School of Medicine
3. Oleksandr Zeziulin, MD, European Institute of Public Health Policy, Ukraine
4. Irina Zaviryukha, MD, European Institute of Public Health Policy, Ukraine
5. Tetiana Kiriazova, PhD, European Institute of Public Health Policy, Ukraine

Moderator: Luke Davis, MD, MAS, Yale Schools of Public Health and Medicine, CIRA

In this talk, the speakers will give an overview of the team's current HIV/AIDS research in Ukraine, paying special attention to how they have been adapting to ongoing crises (first the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the war) in terms of their research questions/foci and methods. They will share some fi...

11/09/2022

On November 17th from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M., the Yale Institute for Global Health will host an event on HIV, COVID-19, and Gender Inequality with Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director. Luke Davis, MD, Associate Faculty member of the Center for Methods in Implementation and Prevention Science (CMIPS), will be moderating the event. https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A_9bxAE7RMmJWw1QReK2mA

09/27/2022

Yale School of Medicine researchers Julia Rozanova, PhD (pictured left) and Sheela Shenoi, MD, MPH have been awarded two grants from the NIH to further their work studying HIV & aging in Ukraine.

https://cira.yale.edu/news/yale-team-awarded-two-nih-grants-study-hiv-aging-ukraine

09/13/2022

Faculty members from the Yale Schools of Public Health Medicine recently joined an interdisciplinary group of students and researchers in Kuala Lumpur for a summer boot camp on implementation science. The three-day series of lectures, presentations, and working groups was the first in-person boot camp since Yale University and the Universiti Malaya established the Malaysian Implementation Science Training (MIST) center last year.

Faculty members from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM) recently joined an interdisciplinary group of students and

09/13/2022

Yale School of Public Health Assistant Professor Ijeoma Opara had wanted to create a healthy support network for Black teenage girls since she first joined YSPH in 2021. The Dreamer Girls Project, which is funded by a pilot grant through the Research Education Research Education Institute for Diverse Scholars (REIDS) program, is focused on strength-based approaches to prevent HIV/STIs and drug use among Black girls.

An idea that YSPH Professor Ijeoma Opara conceived 12 years ago, the Dreamer Girls Project, finally has become a reality. She led two groups of Black teen girls

09/13/2022

New Haven Pride Center's 8-day festival celebrating the culture, art, and history of New Haven and Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ community is in full swing. Check out all the events including panels, performances, and social events, including PRIDEfest on the New Haven Green on Saturday, September 17.

September 11 - 18, 2022 8 days, 25+ events PRIDE New Haven is an 8-day festival celebrating the culture, art, and history of New Haven and Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ community. Now in its 24th year, PRIDE New Haven is the only Pride celebration in Connecticut to feature arts and humanities programs alon...

08/30/2022

APNH & Chat4Change are pleased to host George M. Johnson, best-selling author of All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto, for a special event examining the intersection of social media content creation and community health messaging. Join us at 168 York Street Cafe in New Haven on Sept 6 at 6pm as Mr. Johnson provides tips on HIV prevention and content creation. Learn about how you can contribute to a community-led social media project to connect black & latinx men to PrEP. There will be food & light refreshments served. Mr. Johnson will be joining us live via ZOOM.

For more information, contact [email protected].

06/21/2022

Registration is open: https://www.dhiworkshop.com/

06/09/2022

Join the Yale Institute for Global Health for a Monkeypox Update with YSPH Professors Akiko Iwasaki, Nathan Grubaugh and Saad Omer, happening Thursday, June 9 at 2:00 pm ET. https://bit.ly/3m7GLoD

06/06/2022

June 15, 1:00 pm - CIRA Talk: "Reducing HIV Transmission Among People who Use Drugs: Bridge Clinic Implementation of Low‐Barrier PrEPand MOUD"

REGISTER: https://yale.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0uc-yqpjktGtxZhSQijCIOATgkr4PvIs27

High HIV transmission continues to impact people who inject drugs (PWID) and other people who use substances in many regions across the country. HIV pre‐ and post‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP, PEP) and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are potent biomedical HIV‐prevention tools yet remain underutilized. Low‐threshold, on‐demand models are needed to deliver evidence‐based services to those at highest risk. This talk will describe experiences with the implementation and delivery of HIV PEP/PrEP and MOUD in Faster Paths, the low‐barrier substance use disorder bridge clinic at Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA.

Join this CIRA Talk for a presentation by Dr. Jessica Taylor (Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center), followed by a discussion and Q&A moderated by Dr. Jennifer Edelman (CIRA). Please feel welcome to submit questions in advance with the Zoom registration below.

06/01/2022

All are invited to register your interest to attend the HISTORI Scientific Congress. HISTORI Scientific Congress is a multi-culturally affirming, self-determined forum for Black investigators involved in research that contributes to ending the HIV epidemic in Black communities in the United States. The purpose of the HISTORI Congress is for Black investigators to collectively engage in priority setting, knowledge exchange, research methods capacity building, and science generation. HISTORI will take place in Dallas, Texas from Thursday, June 16th to Friday, June 17th, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Downtown Hotel as part of the launch for the Juneteenth Unity Weekend hosted by Dallas Southern Pride. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc4t_14Ta32mqpJmrZE9vwKE9jbG0GEvxq8ikgeqmDnhLCxhg/viewform