The Midwest D-CFAR community is celebrating a major NIH award for REALISE (Research on End-user Acceptability and Long-term Impacts of HIV Cure Strategies). Led by Dr. Elvin Geng and a multidisciplinary team of collaborators, REALISE will examine what people living with HIV want from future cure strategies, helping ensure that advances in HIV cure science translate into meaningful, patient-centered impact. Read more about this exciting project and the team behind it.

Brittney van de Water, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner and global health delivery researcher, will visit St. Louis in April to discuss strategies for “empowering the frontline” through nursing leadership and implementation science. Learn more about her career, motivations, and the future of TB/HIV research.

At a recent Scientific Working Group Community Collaborative meeting, individuals who submitted to the latest call for Partner Pilot Award applications were given the opportunity to reflect and share feedback about their experience.

The 2026 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), happening February 22-26 in Denver, Colorado, features presentations by several Midwest D-CFAR investigators.

These awards aim to support emerging and established researchers as they expand their focus to HIV-related studies.

The 18^th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health (D&I) was held this week in Washinton, D.C. and several members of the Midwest D-CFAR were there leading workshops, facilitating discussion forums, and presenting novel research.

Kneeshe Parkinson, PhD, coordinator of the Midwest D-CFAR’s Scientific Working Group, attended the 2025 U.S. Conference on HIV/AIDS (USCHA) and facilitated a session.

Elizabeth Bukusi, a leading global health expert and renowned HIV researcher, offers insights into her distinguished career, impactful research, and unwavering commitment to improving global health outcomes.

The Center for Telehealth Research and Policy (C-TRaP), will conduct five interrelated studies with the goal of integrating machine learning, federated data science, and implementation research to develop predictive, secure, and generalizable tools for evaluating and optimizing rural telehealth delivery.

Dorothy Mangale, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate at WashU, has been selected to participate in the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC)’s prestigious Career Enhancement Program.

Two recipients will be funded to execute innovative research projects aimed at identifying and addressing systemic gaps in HIV care in Missouri and the broader Midwest.

Claire Najjuuko, Chenyang Lu, Fred Ssewamala use AI to target interventions to improve compliance.

Helena Lamptey has been selected to receive one of five AFRICURE Developmental Awards for 2025.

These awards aim to support emerging and established researchers as they expand their focus to HIV-related studies.