Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., ends her tenure as NIH director
On January 17, 2025, Dr. Monica M Bertagnolli will end her tenure as the 17th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Bertagnolli took office on Nov. 9, …
Pre-Application Webinar: The Confluence of Cancer Stigma and HIV Stigma in HIV-positive Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer
From the National Cancer Institute https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/brp/events/pre-application-webinar-the-confluence-of-cancer-stigma-and-hiv-stigma-in-hiv-positive-individuals-diagnosed-with-cancer?cid=eb_govdel Pre-Application Webinar: The Confluence of Cancer Stigma and HIV Stigma in HIV-Positive Individuals Diagnosed with Cancer Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. ETRegistration …
NCI Partnership: Self-Collection HPV Testing to Prevent Cervical Cancer
It’s National Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month!(https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/03/29/a-proclamation-on-cancer-control-month-2024/). Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most the common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States (per CDC’s STD Facts on HPV), and is …
Be heard! NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research
The NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to inform development of the FY 2026‒2030 NIH Strategic Plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research. Feedback …
NIH, USHHS honor Drs. Elaine Jaffe, Robert Yarchoan, and Louis Staudt
Drs. Elaine Jaffe, Louis Staudt and Robert Yarchoan at The National Institutes of Health recipients of Departmental Awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for their groundbreaking research leading to …
Tackling cancer globally requires research commitments in LMICs- S. Gopal
Read “Tackling cancer globally requires research commitments in LMICs”, the latest Worldview Editorial in Nature written by Dr. Satish Gopal, Director of the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health. …
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings
From Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings NOT-CA-23-078 NCI encourages applications for pragmatic clinical trials to generate evidence that directly informs decision-making among patients, providers, …
New Funding: Cancer Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment Technologies for Global Health
From RFA-CA-24-005 This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports the development of cancer-relevant technologies suitable for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Specifically, the NOFO solicits applications for projects …
NEW: KSHV Vaccine Notice of Intent to Publish Funding Opportunity
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications to expand the research scope and leverage the …
Vaccination induces HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans
New off the press by the ACSR’s Dr. Jeffrey Bethony and colleagues from George Washington University, Scripps Research, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the National Institutes of Health and other …