2025 Annual Texas D-CFAR Conference!
Join us March 4 and March 5, 2025 for this year's conference. Virtual and in-person options available. Free.
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The Texas D-CFAR hosts research conferences and education opportunities that will foster collaborations and lead to cutting-edge impactful HIV research that supports ending the HIV epidemic in the U.S. South and beyond. All Texas D-CFAR members will be invited to these research presentations which will be live-streamed via Zoom software to all members.
Join us at the following:
HIV Research Group Meeting: Presentations by PIs, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students of ongoing basic science research. Summaries of research presented at national and international conferences. Weekly at Թ of Medicine, some sessions at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
AIDS Research Forum: Presentations of basic science, clinical, translational, and health services research. Every two weeks at Թ of Medicine, some sessions at Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
Leaders in HIV Research: Presentations by prominent external HIV basic science or clinical researchers, especially from those supporting our Texas D-CFAR theme, “Ending HIV and Optimizing HIV Health in Texas.” Time is reserved for these HIV leaders to meet trainees for networking and career development. Two-four seminars annually at Թ of Medicine.
Workshops in HIV: A series of HIV workshops to increase foundational knowledge and encourage multi-disciplinary research, led by HIV topic-area experts. Six workshops annually, each consisting of one hour per week for four weeks.
Topics include:
- HIV biology and pathogenesis
- Laboratory and NHP models to study HIV
- HIV prevention and HIV treatment as prevention
- HIV natural history
- HIV treatment
- Public health and health services approaches to ending HIV
- Study design and statistics for the basic scientist
- Study design and statistics for the clinical and health services researcher
- Policy and ethics in HIV research
- Substance use and mental health in HIV
- Career development grant writing
- R01 grant writing
- NIH grant review process
Annual Texas D-CFAR Conference: Regional HIV researchers meet to present their HIV research, interact with other Texas D-CFAR members, and develop new collaborations. The conference is open to Texas D-CFAR members – including affiliate members from institutions across the state. Community members are also invited. HIV clinical research, basic science research, and substance use research are key themes of this annual two-day conference.