The Midwest HIV Response & Action Summit is a full-day in-person event designed to bring together researchers, health departments, and community organizations to develop a shared understanding of the HIV epidemic and response in Missouri. The summit will highlight insights from emerging research and programmatic progress across stakeholder groups, while also identifying opportunities for collaboration to advance action in the region.

We look forward to seeing you at the Pre-Summit Social! Come meet and mingle with Midwest HIV Response and Action Summit presenters and attendees ahead of the event! 

Join HIV Transdisciplinary Grand Rounds with visiting speaker, Brittney van de Water, PhD, RN, CPNP, FANN.

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Every registration to this event will bring Center for Life Solutions closer to achieving their mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for all.

HIP Seminars are designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain NIH funding.

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.

Nrupen Bhavsar, PhD, of the Duke CFAR Quantitative Sciences Core, will discuss innovative approaches to research on social drivers of health and their impact on people living with HIV/AIDS through the use of datasets like SEED Health Atlas, and how novel EHR data resources such as EPIC Cosmos can provide extensive clinical data to support HIV research.

Join the upcoming DC CFAR Developmental Core Lecture Series: My Path to Independence in HIV Research.

The lecture will feature Dr. Alan Greenberg, Professor of Epidemiology in the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health. Dr. Greenberg also serves as the Director of the DC CFAR. Learn what sparked Dr. Greenberg’s interest in HIV research and the mentors, obstacles, and resources that helped direct and shape his path to success.

Join for a discussion on substance use research among female sex workers in South Africa, with reflections on implementation for vulnerable populations globally, the current NIH funding landscape and priorities, and opportunities for North-South cross-talk to advance future research.

Geri R. Donenberg, PhD, Associate Director for AIDS Resaerch and Director of the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will lead a discussion on future directions for HIV research at the NIH.

HIP Seminars are designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain NIH funding.

Our multidisciplinary Research Community Collaborative is focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by HIV in Missouri.

Join us along with Eric Refsland, PhD, Program Officer and Team Lead – Centers for AIDS Research, for an interactive webinar that will focus on navigating the current funding landscape for research on social drivers of health in HIV research.

HIP Seminars are designed to enhance mentoring and peer-to-peer connections among emerging HIV investigators, supporting their career development and helping them successfully obtain NIH funding.

Our multidisciplinary Research Community Collaborative is focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by HIV in Missouri.

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: Jean Hunleth, PhD, MPH, Ginger McKay, PhD, and Emmanuel Tetteh, MD

Our multidisciplinary Research Community Collaborative is focused on addressing the needs of neglected populations affected by HIV in Missouri.

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

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: Elvin Geng, MD, MPH, and Beryne Odeny, MD, PhD

This World AIDS Day virtual round table discussion is focused on improving health and wellness through community care and advocacy.

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

The WashU IMPACT Global Center is hosting this hybrid-format seminar/workshop, Transdisciplinary Solutions for HIV, Mental Health, and Poverty: A Discussion with the Center Leaders.

The Tennessee CFAR is hosting this CFAR-wide webinar on Cardiovascular health in pregnancy: Opportunities for prevention and implementation,” presented by Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSc.

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

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: Anne Sebert Kuhlmann, PhD, and Jonathan Williams, MD

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

A representative from Merck Research Laboratories will be available to share information about Merck's Investigator Studies Program.

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

Juliet Iwelunmor will give the Karl King Hoagland Jr. keynote address for “She Leads,” a half-day event featuring WashU faculty, administrators and alumni, joined by distinguished experts in their fields.

Elvin Geng will deliver a global health lecture.

Title: “Glocal – Connecting Research in Global and Local Contexts”