ICYMI - our October newsletter is out and boy do we have a lot of news to share! Next week we will share the 1st issue of our research news digest, highlighting important #HIVresearch from our investigators and collaborators. Join our mailing list at midwestdcfar.org (scroll to the bottom)

Get those proposals ready! WashU, SLU, and Harris-Stowe faculty who are early-stage investigators (or others who are new to #HIV research) are eligible to apply for our pilot funding opportunities. Letters of intent are due October 31! Details: www.midwestdcfar.org/funding

Registration for the 2026 Mentoring the Mentors Workshop for HIV Researchers IS NOW OPEN! This training is designed to support faculty engaged in #HIV research to strengthen their #mentoring capabilities. Travel scholarships are available. @ucsfprevention.bsky.social cfar.ucsf.edu/mentoring/ev...

Join us for a *free lunch* and candid conversation with visiting scholar (and rockstar researcher) Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi on the WashU Medicine Department of Medicine campus today at noon! www.midwestdcfar.org/events/eliza...

After decades of benefiting from robust federal funding, much of it bipartisan, #HIV advocates have watched as the current Trump administration has targeted prevention and treatment efforts for the disease with steep cuts. www.nbcnews.com/health/sexua...

A new viewpoint article in @thelancet.com co-authored by our director, @elvingeng.bsky.social, addresses one of the most pressing #publichealth challenges in #HIV treatment: effectively re-engaging people who have fallen out of care. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

24 Hours to Save AIDS Research is now available on YouTube! Tune in to sessions you may have missed, revisit moments you enjoyed, and access moving testimonials from people around the world. And help us get the word out!! bit.ly/45Qftts #saveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch

Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi is visiting WashU next week! Dr. Bukusi has made significant contributions to #HIV prevention, care, and treatment. Get to know her in our latest news post and consider joining us for lunch on October 2! www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

TOMORROW is a big day! The 24 Hours to #SaveAIDSResearch livestream commences! Starting at 10:00 CDT, researchers, advocates, and others will reflect on decades of US federal investment in #HIV research – and what is at risk amid funding cuts. Don’t miss this! details: saveaidsresearch.org

Get some vitamin D and enjoy social time with the #HIVresearch and Midwest D-CFAR community in Tower Grove Park this afternoon! We'll be at the Chinese Pavilion starting at 4pm. Bring food and games to share! www.midwestdcfar.org/events/swg-s...

Share your wisdom and help out your colleagues! This month, we are crowd-sourcing answers to this question: 🔵 🟡 What strategies should I use to ensure meaningful participation of community members in my research studies? 🔵 🟡 Reply here to let us know your thoughts! 👇

Share your story and be part of the 24-hour livestream to save #HIV/#AIDS research! Organizers are collecting video testimonials from researchers, advocates, patients, and more about why it is crucial to #saveAIDSresearch. Learn more and make your voice heard: saveaidsresearch.org/share-your-s...

Over the coming months, the US will be working with countries with the largest #HIV/ #AIDS epidemics to develop rollout strategies with a focus on preventing mother-to-child transmission. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Starting soon! Our #HIV Works-in-Progress September session (the first one of the new academic year), featuring Drs. Enbal Shacham and Javan Kisaka! Join us on Zoom at 2pm CT. www.midwestdcfar.org/events/hiv-w...

The Midwest D-CFAR is glad to support this important virtual event! Researchers and advocates from around the world will present on what has been achieved through decades of federal investment in #HIV research and what we stand to lose if US budget cuts proceed as planned. #saveAIDSresearch

We're kicking off the 2025-2026 academic year with a bang! Join us this Thursday on Zoom for a talk by Francesco Simonetti on targeting HIV-1 viremia during therapy to improve clinical outcomes and perturb #HIV persistence. Register: www.midwestdcfar.org/events/grand...

⁉️How can someone build a solid professional network within the HIV research community? ⁉️ Share your advice - help out your colleagues! ⚡️ Comment your answer, or email us: admin at midwestdcfar.org.

Exciting news! And yet another example of how investing in #HIV research saves lives.

📣 TALK TO US! We are crowdsourcing #HIV research questions and we want to hear from you! Do you have a question you'd like experienced researchers to weigh in on? Let us know in the comments! We'll post them to our website to get answers. (📷 Emily Morter/Unsplash)

Time sure flies when you are having fun! The Midwest D-CFAR is celebrating ONE YEAR of facilitating and accelerating #HIVresearch in Missouri and beyond. We recap some of our favorite memories from our first year on our website. Let us know yours! www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

The Global Oncology #ImpSci Symposium is accepting abstracts (til August 15)! Theme: Building on the #HIV Response: A Roadmap for Global Oncology. Submissions should advance knowledge on #oncology and/or D&I science in low-resource or global settings. More info: sites.wustl.edu/globaloncolo...

Today, July 21, we unite for #ZeroHIVStigmaDay. This day & every day, let's choose dignity, respect, & science over fear. We are all #HIVStigmaWarriors this year because ending #HIVStigma takes all of us! Join the movement. HIV Stigma is a choice. Ending it is, too. #endHIVstigma #uequalsu #nfanjax

Although #PEPFAR cuts were left out of the latest federal rescissions package, future #HIV funding remains uncertain. What does this mean for HIV researchers? And more importantly, for those living with HIV? The latest episode of 1a on @npr.org covers this. the1a.org/segments/the...

Through photo shoots and community presentations, LOTUS provides a safe space for women living with #HIV to “share experiences, challenges, and triumphs while building community and resilience."

The DEADLINE is TOMORROW 7/18 to apply for our special funding opportunity! Share your #HIVresearch project idea to receive support from Midwest D-CFAR experts and $$ to make it happen. You must be a D-CFAR member to apply! Learn more: www.midwestdcfar.org/special-emph...

CHIMES is hosting a talk we thought our network might be interested in! “Funding Stigma Research in 2025: A Conversation with Experts.” 🗓️ Tuesday, July 8, 2025 🕐 12:15–1:30 PM ET 🔗 Register here: jh.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📣 ‼️ SPECIAL #HIV FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ‼️ 📣 We are seeking proposals for research projects that uncover systemic gaps in care in #STL or #Missouri and develop tools or strategies to address them. Letters of intent are due July 7, full proposals July 18. www.midwestdcfar.org/special-emph...

A group of #impsci experts – including Elvin Geng, our center's director – set out to document the effects of the grant terminations on their field. Read about their findings and how #HIV research is being affected: schoolofpublichealth.washu.edu/nih-funding-...

Last chance to register for Friday's talk with Jannette Berkley-Patton!

Join us in St. Louis on June 27 for HIV Transdisciplinary Grand Rounds with Jannette Berkley-Patton of @umkc.bsky.social. She will present on using faith community engagement to increase access to #HIV testing and linkage to care. Free lunch! Register today: www.midwestdcfar.org/events/janne...

Join us in St. Louis on June 27 for HIV Transdisciplinary Grand Rounds with Jannette Berkley-Patton of @umkc.bsky.social. She will present on using faith community engagement to increase access to #HIV testing and linkage to care. Free lunch! Register today: www.midwestdcfar.org/events/janne...

Exciting news! 🎉 The journal Frontiers in #PublicHealth published results of a participatory, intersectional needs assessment for people living with #HIV in St. Louis conducted by several Midwest D-CFAR colleagues. Read it: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

Join the CFAR-Wide Seminar Series hosted by the Tennessee CFAR today at 3pm central. Celestine Wanjalla will give a talk on chronic inflammation and #NCDs in people living with #HIV. #CFAR #ScienceSky #IDsky Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f9c1d2...

Our internship program with Harris-Stowe State University, the City of St. Louis Health Department, and STAR program has officially launched! The inaugural cohort of interns are learning from experts in the field of #HIV research and #publichealth. Meet them: www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

The dean of the WashU School of Public Health interviewed Elvin Geng @elvingeng.bsky.social about a paper he co-authored, “HIV epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and implementation strategies for public health.” Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtM5... #HIV #implementationscience #impsci #idsky

Our friends at LIGHT Magazine are hosting the LIGHT Festival on June 19, featuring keynote speaker Maryam Bukar Hassan! All are invited to join in person (St. Louis) or online for creative expression, collective healing, and meaningful dialogue. Learn more: www.midwestdcfar.org/events/light...

ESI Lindsey Filiatreau was interviewed by WashU School of #PublicHealth Dean Sandro Galea about a paper she co-authored on intersectional HIV- and depression-related #stigma in #Cameroon. Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eTf... Read the paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Ready to get more comfortable having uncomfortable conversations in #globalhealth and #impsci? UMN pediatrician @nasadoc.bsky.social will be speaking at noon TODAY in Great Room B at EPNEC on the WashU Medicine campus. You don't want to miss this! www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu (@nasadoc.bsky.social) will be at WashU on Monday at noon to give a talk on uncomfortable conversations in #globalhealth and #impsci. Get to know her and learn what to expect in our latest blog post - then come to hear her speak! www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

Throughout her career, @nasadoc.bsky.social has championed the need for open dialogue in academic settings, particularly in #globalhealth. Learn how to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations with Dr. Sam-Agudu's this Monday at the WashU Med campus! www.midwestdcfar.org/news-and-upd...

Monday! Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, WashU Medicine psychiatry professor and Proscovia Nabunya, WashU Brown School assistant professor will present on Utilizing Technology to Close the Mental Health Treatment Gap. Join in person on the Danforth Campus (free lunch!) or on zoom. RSVP:

The Science for #HealthSystems Conference - hosted at WashU this fall - is accepting abstracts! This new conference is the place to share and learn about research on the measurement and improvement of health system performance. Learn more and submit your work: scienceforhealthsystems.org

The WashU #GlobalHealth Center is hosting a talk with Patricia Cavazos-Rehg (co-director of the Midwest D-CFAR Developmental Core) and Proscovia Nabunya (one of our members) next Monday at noon. This is a hybrid event. Learn more and register: www.midwestdcfar.org/events/ghc-t...

Time is running out to apply for the 2025 HIGH IRI program, which provides mentored training in dissemination and implementation research methods focused on #HIV, infectious disease and #globalhealth. Deadline: March 31! #idsky #impsci sites.wustl.edu/highiri/

TODAY (2pm CDT) we are hosting a #HIV Works in Progress Seminar. Talks by our two presenters will focus on improving access to #mentalhealth care in South Africa and chipping away at unjust power dynamics in #research. Join us for this virtual event! Details: www.midwestdcfar.org/events/hiv-w...

Oh hi, Bluesky! We're the newest US Center for #AIDS Research, co-managed WashU and SLU in St. Louis, Missouri, and we're happy to be here! Connect with us, visit our website (midwestdcfar.org), and sign up for our newsletter to follow our work to fight #HIV in the midwest and beyond. #IDSky #MedSky