Neuro-AIDS Pilot Grant Announcement, Summer 2009-2010
The Johns Hopkins University NIMH Center for Novel Therapeutics of HIV-associated Cognitive Disorders, located in the Department of Neurology, has announced two upcoming Summer 2009-2010 Developmental Pilot Grant Award mechanisms for innovative NeuroAIDS projects. The grant awards are particularly designed to stimulate new projects and encourage new investigators to generate data to use for future grant applications.
First, our Center Developmental Pilot Grant Fund will award 2-4 pilot grants of $25,000 to $45,000 in direct costs for approximately one year. Faculty members of any rank are encouraged to apply, and collaborations with other academic institutions or international sites are allowable.
Our second funding mechanism will fund four students enrolled in our R25 Grant, diversity-focused course entitled Translational Research in NeuroAIDS and Mental Health. Students from racial or ethnic minority groups or those who wish to pursue diversity-related research are eligible for up to $20,000 for developmental pilot research. Five-page R01 type proposals are due May 31, 2009.
Click here for further details > >
Should you require additional information, contact Carol Scott at cscott28@jhmi.edu or call 410-955-0956.
CONFERENCE: INTERNATIONAL NEUROAIDS: SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH CHALLENGES:
2nd Meeting: INTERNATIONAL NEUROAIDS: RESEARCH ISSUES AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
Sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health U13 Grant # 5U13MH081676-03.
May 31 to June 2, 2009
Eden Roc Hotel; Miami Beach, Florida
Conference Hosts:
- The University of California, San Diego, HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC) (J. Allen McCutchan, PI),
Additional Conference Support from:
- The Johns Hopkins University NIMH Center for Novel Therapeutics of HIV-associated Cognitive Disorders (Ned Sacktor, M.D., our Clinical Core Director, is taking the lead role for our Center, along with Justin McArthur, M.B.B.S., M.P.H. and Avi Nath, M.D.)
- Florida International University (Dr. Nair)
- University of Miami (Dr. Mahendra Kumar),
This International Training Conference is the second in a series of three meetings in the U.S. to address scientific and methodological issues related to international NeuroAIDS research in resource-limited settings. Topics include:
- International Assessment Methods
- Antiretroviral and Other Treatment Issues
- Emerging Issues in International Settings
- International Health Policy Workshops
- Impact of Substance Abuse on the CNS
- Reports on Proposed or Ongoing Studies from International Investigators
- Additional Issues in International NeuroAIDS Research
- Psychiatric Comorbidity in HIV Infection
For questions, registration information, or a complete brochure, contact:
- Carla Ingle, Project Coordinator at UCSD, HNRC: cingle@ucsd.edu.
Speakers include:
- Abraham Bautista, Ph.D.
- Ajay Bharti, M.D.
- J. Hampton Atkinson, M.D.
- Bruce Brew, M.B.B.S., M.D.
- David Clifford, M.D.
- Ron Ellis, M.D., Ph.D.
- Howard Gendelman , M.D.
- Igor Grant, M.D.
- Robert Heaton, Ph.D.
- Jeymohan Joseph, Ph.D.
- Mahendra Kumar, Ph.D.
- Scott Letendre, M.D.
- Justin McArthur, M.B.B.S., M.P.H.
- Allen McCutchan, M.D.
- Avindra Nath, M.D.
- Kevin Robertson, M.D.
- Ned Sacktor, M.D.
- Davey Smith, M.D.
- Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D.
- Brian Wigdahl, Ph.D.
