The DC CFAR would like to congratulate the recipients of the DC CFAR Pilot Awards Program for the Spring 2017 cycle! The Pilot Awards Program is a competitive program that provides pilot funds to HIV/AIDS investigators to assist them in the development of their NIH-funded research careers. This program is designed to encourage novel research by early stage investigators and established investigators in other fields who wish to transition into HIV/AIDS research. Please join us in congratulating our award recipients in their HIV research achievements:
Richard Apps, PhD: "Understanding HIV-1 immune evasion to promote cure immunotherapy"
Deborah Goldstein, MD: "HIV Treatment Cascade among Transgender Women in Washington, DC"
Dana Hines, PhD, MSN, BSN: "Understanding Barriers to PrEP Uptake and Adherence among Black Transgender Women in DC"
Ian Toma, PhD, MD: "The effect of maternal HIV infection on baseline immune landscape of neonates"
To read the abstracts and learn more about the Research Awards Program, please visit the DC CFAR website.