
Upcoming events

Drop-in stats office hours
Andrew Atkinson, PhD, hosts bi-weekly drop-in virtual office hours for Midwest D-CFAR members seeking expert assistance with statistics.

Merck Investigator Studies Program Info Session
Merck’s Investigator Studies Program aims to advance science and improve patient care by supporting, through the provision of drug/vaccine and/or total/partial funding, high-quality research.

Drop-in stats office hours
Andrew Atkinson, PhD, hosts bi-weekly drop-in virtual office hours for Midwest D-CFAR members seeking expert assistance with statistics.

SWG Community Collaborative Meeting
Our multidisciplinary research collaborative is focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by the HIV epidemic in Missouri.

Special workshop: Planning a communications campaign
In this workshop, participants will learn and practice distilling a message to the essentials and delivering it effectively in various scenarios.

Conversation with Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Elizabeth Bukusi
The Midwest D-CFAR is hosting an informal lunchtime conversation with Elizabeth A. Bukusi, MBChB, PhD, MMed, MPH, Chief Research Officer of the Kenya Medical Research Institute.

Drop-in stats office hours
Andrew Atkinson, PhD, hosts bi-weekly drop-in virtual office hours for Midwest D-CFAR members seeking expert assistance with statistics.

Drop-in stats office hours
Andrew Atkinson, PhD, hosts bi-weekly drop-in virtual office hours for Midwest D-CFAR members seeking expert assistance with statistics.

Drop-in stats office hours
Andrew Atkinson, PhD, hosts bi-weekly drop-in virtual office hours for Midwest D-CFAR members seeking expert assistance with statistics.

SWG & SAC Potluck and Social
Members of the Midwest D-CFAR Scientific Working Group and advisory committees are invited to bring their families and join us for a picnic.

AVAC webinar: Will lenacapavir be a lever or a let-down?
AVAC, the Choice Agenda, and the HIV BLUPrInt team are hosting this webinar featuring a deep dive into rolling out lenacapavir (Yeztugo) in the US.

ART-Associated Weight Gain: Perspectives from Regional, National, and Global HIV Cohorts (CFAR-wide seminar)
The Tennessee CFAR is hosting this CFAR-Wide Seminar Series, where Kassem Bourgi, MD, will discuss ART-Associated Weight Gain: Perspectives from Regional, National, and Global HIV Cohorts.

HIV Works in Progress (HIP) Seminar: Enbal Shacham, Javan Kisaka
HIP is designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain their first R01 awards.
Presenters: Javan Kisaka, PhD, and Enbal Shacham, PhD

SWG Community Collaborative Meeting
Our multidisciplinary research collaborative is focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by the HIV epidemic in Missouri.

HIV Transdisciplinary Grand Rounds: Francesco Simonetti
Francesco Simonetti, MD, PhD, from Johns Hopkins University will present on Targeting HIV-1 viremia during therapy to improve clinical outcome and perturb HIV persistence.

Special workshop: Crafting and delivering compelling messages
In this workshop, participants will learn and practice distilling a message to the essentials and delivering it effectively in various scenarios.

Inter-CFAR Antiretroviral for Prevention Lecture: Mitchell Warren
The Harvard CFAR is hosting this Inter-CFAR Antiretroviral for Prevention lecture on “What’s New & Next in HIV Prevention: Update on Research & Development AND Delivery,” presented by Mitchell Warren.

HIV Transdisciplinary Grand Rounds: Jannette Berkley-Patton
Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD will be presenting on Using Faith Community Engagement to Increase Access to HIV Testing and Linkage to Care: The Taking It to the Pews Project.

LIGHT Festival
The LIGHT Festival was designed to bridge the divide between public health researchers and the public through connection, exploration, and creative expression–art, letters, stories, and poetry–to build and restore trust.

Virtual EHE Community Forum: HIV Testing Access
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Bureau of HIV, STI and Hepatitis, is hosting this virtual community forum focused on HIV testing access.

Early-Stage Investigator Social
Midwest D-CFAR early-stage investigators are welcome to join this informal hangout time to celebrate the end of a busy school year.

HIV Works in Progress (HIP) Seminar: Chen Shen, George Kyei
HIP is designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain their first R01 awards.
Presenters: Chen Shen, PhD and George Kyei, PhD

SWG Community Collaborative Meeting
Our multidisciplinary research collaborative is focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by the HIV epidemic in Missouri.

HIV Works in Progress (HIP) Seminar: Ross Brownson and Charles Goss
HIP is designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain their first R01 awards.
Presenters: Ross Brownson, PhD, and Chuck Goss, PhD
ICTS NIH Mock Study Section
The purpose of this ICTS program is to increase the likelihood of grant funding success by providing comprehensive, study section-like feedback to applicants on their complete grant application prior to grant submission.

Distinguished Visiting Speaker: Nadia Sam-Agudu
Nadia Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed, is a clinician-scientist and implementation researcher serving as director of the Global Pediatrics Program at the University of Minnesota Medical School.

SWG Community Collaborative Meeting
Join the next meeting of our multidisciplinary research collaborative focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by the HIV epidemic in Missouri.

2025 HIV Proposal Bootcamp
Bootcamp is a full-day in-person event designed to support emerging HIV investigators in developing competitive grant proposals. During the event, attendees receive rapid, expert feedback through a series of 30-minute, face-to-face "lightning round" consultations with established investigators.

Global Health Seminar: Patricia Cavazos-Rehg and Proscovia Nabunya
The WashU Global Health Center is hosting a talk by Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, PhD and Proscovia Nabunya, PhD on "Utilizing Technology to Close the Mental Health Treatment Gap."

HIV Works in Progress (HIP) Seminar: Ginger McKay and Lindsey Filiatreau
HIP is designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain their first R01 awards.
Presenters: Ginger McKay, PhD, and Lindsey Filiatreau, PhD

CFAR-Wide Seminar Series presented by the UNC CFAR
The UNC CFAR is hosting this CFAR-Wide Seminar Series: Introducing the Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research, presented by Elvin Geng, MD, MPH

CFAR-Wide Seminar Series presented by Tennessee CFAR
CFAR-Wide Seminar Series hosted by Tennessee CFAR Presents: HIV and Cardiovascular Disease: Getting to the Heart of the Matter presented by Matthew S. Freiberg, MD, MSc.

iCHAD/IMPACT Speaker Series: Kwasi Torpey
The iCHAD Speaker Series provides a platform for faculty and other experts to discuss their research on current global and societal economic and health issues.
Presenter: Kwasi Torpey, PhD, MPH

Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
Come support our Midwest D-CFAR presenters at CROI 2025! Click this link to view the oral and poster presentations from folks in the Midwest D-CFAR.

Emory CFAR Implementation Science Hub Speaker Series: Ginger McKay
The Emory CFAR is hosting WashU’s Ginger McKay as a visiting speaker. This is a hybrid event, happening in person in Atlanta, Georgia, and virtually on Zoom.

HIV Works in Progress (HIP) Seminar: Chenyang Lu and Kalen Petersen
HIP is designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain their first R01 awards.
Presenters: Chenyang Lu, PhD; Kalen Petersen, PhD

iCHAD Speaker Series: Jacaranda van Rheenen
The ICHAD Speaker Series provides a platform for faculty and other experts to discuss their research on current global and societal economic and health issues.
Presenter: Jacaranda van Rheenen, PhD

Partners 4 Health Meet and Greet
Learn about our Partners 4 Health innovation contest - an opportunity for anyone to suggest an idea that could change the course of the HIV epidemic in the midwest.

Webinar: From Exclusion to Inclusion: Reimagining HIV Research for Black Communities
This webinar will explore the systemic barriers that have historically marginalized Black communities in HIV research and discuss actionable strategies for creating more inclusive practices.