CDEIPI Monthly Newsletter

November 2022

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

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

Strengthening Training and Advancement in Research (STAR)

The UAB CFAR CDEIPI program, Strengthening Training and Advancement in Research (STAR), is being led by Latesha Elopre, MD and Aadia Rana, MD.

The goal of STAR is to increase diversity in HIV research by providing mentorship opportunities for high school, undergraduate, and graduate student students. During this first year of the CDEIPI program, the focus was on conducting an environmental scan of existing programs serving underrepresented groups in medicine and partnerships at UAB to develop the STAR program. In year two, the goal is to create and pilot a curriculum focused on mentorship in HIV research.

For more information on the STAR program, click here.

ADMINISTRATIVE CORE UPDATES

The Coordinating Center (CC) shared that the word Pipeline would be changed to Pathway in the name of the Program. The CDEIPI overview manuscript is under review at JAIDS, and the proposal for a CDEIPI Supplement in JAIDS with 19 articles was recently accepted. The CDEIPI program was included on the agenda for the Directors meeting at the National CFAR Meeting hosted by the Third Coast CFAR on Nov 3-4, with several CDEIPI programs providing recorded summaries about their local efforts, see the videos here.

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

PROGRAM CORE UPDATES

The Program Core held its monthly meeting on October 27. The Core thanked the program leads for their support in invoicing the DC CFAR for CDEIPI 1 funds and noted that a second and final 6-month no-cost extension will be granted to each site unless they opt-out. The group then discussed several key issues including how programs are managing the interface between Years 1 and 2, lessons learned from their Year 1 program, and how CDEIPI can be sustained over time.

For more information, please see the meeting slides and recording.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 15 from 3-4 PM ET

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

EVALUATION CORE UPDATES

The Evaluation Core held its monthly meeting on October 27 which featured an overview of the new Harvard CFAR CDEIPI program from evaluation lead, Dr. Musie Ghebremichael. The Evaluation Core shared updates including the data transfer and use agreement, gender categories listed in the quarterly survey, and an FAQ for year 2 funding. The group also discussed the different timepoints for individual-level surveys given the different timelines for each program. The Core agreed to create guidelines and recommendations for programs to harmonize data collection across the network.

For more information, please see the meeting slides and recording.

Next Meeting: Office Hour Thursday, November 17 from 12-1 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.

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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.