Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) are critical management tools to foster new, dynamic programs aligned with emerging directions in HIV research. Participation in these groups is open to anyone.
Global Health Reciprocal Innovations SWG
The Global Health Reciprocal Innovations SWG aims to facilitate the exchange of innovations between low and middle-income countries (LMICs) and higher-income countries in addressing HIV challenges. Open to UAB and non-UAB individuals, it plans seminars, networking events, and capacity-building activities for program translation, implementation, and evaluation in new settings. SWG leadership provides advice on contractual and regulatory challenges.
Group Leaders: Michael Vinikoor, Rena Patel, and Katia Bruxvoort
Contact: Emily Knighton-Akins
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome SWG
The goal of the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome SWG is to advance CKM prevention and management among PLWH by strengthening the scientific workforce, deepening community partnerships, fostering collaborative grant development, and accelerating evidence translation into practice. To achieve that goal, the CKM-SWG will conduct monthly works-in-progress sessions and quarterly in-person networking activities, host CKM scientific events to reach investigators not currently engaged with CFAR, offer training in scientific communication, and recruit community members to serve as consultants and active CKM-SWG members.
Group Leaders: Jenni Wise and Emily Levitan
Contact: Emily Knighton-Akins
Other CFAR Scientific Working Groups of Interest
CFAR Sub-Saharan Africa Group
Contact
Anne Efron aefron@jhmi.edu
Inter-CFAR Substance Use Research Community (I-SURC)
Contacts
Christopher Kahler christopher_kahler@brown.edu
Karsten Lunze lunze@bu.edu
Inter-CFAR Working Group on Aging
Contact
Shelle Bryant sbryant@emory.edu
Inter-CFAR Faith and Spirituality Working Group
Contact
David Haas david.haas@vumc.org