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05/14/2026

UNC Health now offers kidney transplants from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV, dramatically shortening wait times for carefully selected patients living with HIV. This progress builds on more than a decade of experience under the federal HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act and UNC’s integrated expertise in HIV care, transplant nephrology, surgery, and infectious diseases.

“Previously, people with HIV weren’t allowed to be organ donors. The HOPE Act changed that by allowing organs from donors with HIV to go to recipients with well‑controlled HIV, first under research, and the data have been really reassuring,” said Elizabeth Arant, MD, infectious disease physician at UNC. “Outcomes for patients who receive kidneys from donors with HIV are comparable to those receiving organs from donors without HIV. This means a whole pool of organs that used to be discarded, can now be used, and this cuts months to years off the wait time for transplants.”

Read more here: globalhealth.unc.edu/2026/04/unc-health-performs-hiv%e2%80%91positive-kidney-transplants/

05/07/2026

Myron S. Cohen, MD, was selected to receive a 2026 Faculty Award for Global Excellence from UNC Global Affairs. The award recognizes UNC faculty members whose contributions advance the University’s “unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the world’s great research universities.” Only three faculty members receive this annual award.

Dr. Cohen’s 30 years of studies on HIV and leadership in the infectious disease field were among the reasons his peers, staff and students nominated him. Throughout his career, Cohen has authored more than 1,400 publications and accumulated more than 150,000 citations. His federally funded work has also spanned tuberculosis, immunology, cardiovascular disease and cancer. He has received continuous NIH funding for more than 30 years and helped bring more than $100 million in research funding to Carolina.

Dr. Cohen is the founding director of the UNC Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases and an associate director of the UNC CFAR.

Read more here: global.unc.edu/news-story/carolina-celebrates-3-faculty-members-with-awards-in-global-excellence/

04/28/2026

Dr. Michael Hudgens, Director of the CFAR Biostatistics Core, will be presenting at the CFAR–MISM Mini-Symposium at Duke University and via Zoom this Thursday, April 30th. This symposium will highlight interdisciplinary approaches at the intersection of HIV research, modeling, and artificial intelligence and provide an opportunity for discussion and collaboration across programs.

Learn more here: https://www.med.unc.edu/cfar/2026/04/michael-hudgens-to-present-at-the-cfar-mism-mini-symposium/

04/23/2026

Congratulations to Vivian Go, Co-Director of CFAR Social, Behavioral, and Implementation Sciences Core, for receiving the Gillings SPH 2026 John E. Larsh, Jr. Award for Mentorship! Established in 1997, the highly competitive John E. Larsh, Jr. Award for Mentorship is in honor of Dr. Larsh, a faculty member in the School’s Department of Health Behavior from 1942 to 1981. The Larsh Award recognizes an established, long-standing faculty member who has spent numerous years of their career mentoring students, which Dr. Larsh embodied and for which he was well known and valued highly.

04/16/2026

Join the UNC CFAR on May 1, 2026 for the IGHID Friday Morning Conference with Dr. Geri Donenberg. Dr. Donenberg’s presentation will be on implementation science and its role in ending the HIV epidemic.

Learn more here: www.med.unc.edu/cfar/2026/04/may-1-ighid-friday-conference-with-dr-geri-donenberg/

04/09/2026

Join the UNC CFAR for the April CFAR-Wide Webinar on Monday, the 27th, from 3:30-4:30 PM ET with the Co-Directors of the HIV Implementation Science Coordination Initiative (ISCI), Brian Mustanski, Nanette Benbow, and Dennis Li.

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2ff2wexd

04/02/2026

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH is hosting a virtual webinar titled, “Advancing Biomedical Careers: Strategies for Successful F and K Awards.”

This webinar is designed for early-career investigators interested in pursuing NIH Fellowship (F) and Career Development (K) awards. Participants will gain practical insights into developing competitive applications, understanding the NIH peer review process, and identifying key resources to support successful submissions.

The webinar will be May 6-7, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM EST. Register for the webinar here: https://web.cvent.com/event/13967358-ae80-4285-9aa3-7505ee48f763/register

03/26/2026

The Office of AIDS Research (OAR) in collaboration with NIH Institutes and Offices has announced the dates for their upcoming Office Hours for ECIs in HIV Research:

-Friday, March 27 (1pm-4pm ET); Register by 5pm ET on Thursday, March 26.
-Monday, April 6 (2pm-4pm ET); Register by 5pm ET on Sunday, April 5.
-Wednesday, April 8 (2pm-4pm ET); Register by 5pm ET on Tuesday, April 7.
-Friday, April 10 (1pm-4pm ET); Register by 5pm ET on Thursday April 9.

These 30-minute one-on-one (1:1) appointments with NIH Program Officers (PO) are reserved exclusively for ECIs who intend to submit an application in 2026.

Find out more and register here: https://www.med.unc.edu/cfar/2026/03/nih-office-hours-for-early-career-investigators/

03/19/2026

The 2026 application cycle for the HIV, Infectious Disease and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH IRI) is now open! Hosted by Washington University in St. Louis, HIGH IRI is a prestigious two-year mentored training program that equips scholars with the latest methods in dissemination & implementation (D&I) research specifically tailored to infectious diseases and global health challenges.

Applications are open until March 31, 2026 at 5 PM CST.

Read more here: https://www.med.unc.edu/cfar/2026/03/call-for-applicants-2026-high-iri-implementation-research-training/

03/12/2026

Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, David Margolis, MD, and the UNC HIV Cure Center have launched two ambitious studies that are poised to advance HIV Cure science closer to ending the epidemic. The first uses highly engineered antibody-like molecules to help the immune system find and clear HIV‑infected cells, uniting UNC with research partners in Kenya and the U.S. Military HIV Research Program. The second, is testing a brand‑new drug (IAP 086) with a novel mechanism designed to awaken the hidden HIV reservoir.

Read more here: https://globalhealth.unc.edu/2026/03/gay-leads-new-frontiers-in-hiv-cure-science/

03/06/2026

The Leadership of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAD) recently published a comment in the Nature titled: “The new vision from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).” In the article, NIAID leadership introduced two new strategic aims: (1) Support research to address important challenges in infectious diseases that affect Americans and (2) Support research addressing key problems in immunology and allergic and autoimmune disorders affecting Americans.

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/3n76nrb6

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