CDEIPI Monthly Newsletter

April 2023

Each month, the CDEIPI newsletter will spotlight one of the CDEIPI programs.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Miami CFAR Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway Initiative (CDEIPI)

The Miami CFAR CDEIPI program in collaboration with Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University is led by Zhibin Chen, MD, PhD, Adam Carrico PhD and Roger McIntosh, PhD.

This program aims to create a collaborative network within the Miami CFAR to train students and postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented groups. Scholars in this program will acquire cutting-edge skills and experience at affiliated Labs. This program builds from existing and new partnerships with the Miami CFAR and the University of Miami.

For more information on the Miami CFAR program, click here.

Call for News from CDEIPI Mentors and Scholars!

If you would like to share any accomplishments from your CDEIPI mentors and scholars, please contact Lorena Segarra at lsegarra@gwu.edu. We look forward to highlighting your work in an upcoming edition of the newsletter.

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE UPDATES

The Administrative Core has received 14 site manuscripts for the CDEIPI JAIDS Supplement and anticipates receiving several additional manuscripts soon. The Core has initiated the confidential peer review by sending manuscripts to the CDEIPI reviewers and editors.

Contact: Brandi Robinson at bnrobin@gwu.edu with any questions or concerns.

PROGRAM CORE UPDATES

The Program Leads did not meet in March and will reconvene in April. The Core continues to remind the Program Leads that the no-cost extensions for Year 1 will end on 5/31/23, that there will be no additional extensions, and that sites are encouraged to spend down their Year 1 funds by the end of May.

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 27 from 3-4 PM ET

Contact: Brandi Robinson at bnrobin@gwu.edu for more information.

EVALUATION CORE UPDATES

The Evaluation Leads did not meet in March and will reconvene in April. The Core shared a few updates with the leads including the deadline for the Q5 survey (April 15th) and the plans to review the cross-site CDEIPI evaluation paper for the JAIDS supplement.

Next Meeting: Thursday, April 27 from 1-2 PM ET

Contact: Lorena Segarra at lsegarra@gwu.edu for more information.

We look forward to sharing updates and resources with you in this newsletter and on our website. Please let us know if there are other ways the CDEIPI Coordinating Center can support your important work.

Funding Opportunity

PAR-23-122, Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional). AIDS Application Due Dates: September 7, 2023, January 7, 2024.

The ReWARD program provides support for the health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding.

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CDEIPI is a supplement to the DC CFAR, an NIH-funded program (P30AI117970), which is supported by the following NIH Co-Funding and Participating Institutes and Centers: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NIDCR, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, NIDDK, NINR, NIMHD, FIC, and OAR. The content is the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.