UCSF Bay Area Center for AIDS Research

10/16/2024

N3C Emerging Issues (Virtual) Town Hall
Cannabis and HIV
Thursday, October 17, 2024
3:00-4:30PM PT | 5:00-6:30PM CT | 6:00-7:30PM ET
Register at: bit.ly/N3C1017

Panelists (confirmed):
Jennifer Manuzak, PhD, Tulane University
Danielle Haley, PhD, Boston University

Topics to be discussed:
• ·Overview of cannabis and HIV research
• ·Stigma on cannabis/drug usage
• ·Impact on adherence
• ·Pharmaceuticals/pharmacist perspective
• ·PLWHA historic use of cannabis
• Community/consumer perspective

Disclaimer: This town hall is not advocacy on the part of the N3C for the use of cannabis, but to facilitate dialogue with researchers on this topic and members of the CFAR community advisory boards and other community stakeholders.

10/14/2024

Scientists say it may be possible to drive the virus into “deep latency” by targeting the cellular process of transcription, by which lingering HIV cells continue to produce viral components.

10/07/2024

In EPITalk: Behind the Paper () a podcast series from the Annals of Epidemiology journal, host (and journal Editor-in-Chief) Patrick Sullivan highlights UCSF-Bay Area CFAR’s Mentoring the Mentors Workshop during the conversation in their latest episode latest episode!

Listen here: https://x.com/UCSF_CFAR/status/1843328337785319454

09/18/2024

National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day

Led by the AIDS InstituteExit Disclaimer, National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAD) is observed each year on September 18 to focus on the increasing number of people who, because of major advancements in HIV treatment, are living long, full lives with HIV. The awareness day also calls attention to the unique health and social needs, as well as the challenges of HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care among people who are aging. This year’s theme, “Protect Our Aging Populations: Meeting New Challenges to Live Longer and Improve Lives!”, aims to emphasize the need for prevention, research, and data focused on the aging community and increase medical understanding of the impact of HIV on the natural aging process.

More than half of people living with diagnosed HIV in the United States and dependent areas are aged 50 and older. Some were diagnosed later in life, while others have lived with HIV for many years. Support services are available through health care providers, local community centers, or HIV service organizations.

09/05/2024

I-SURC Early Stage Investigator Spotlight Seminar
Register here: https://bostonmedicalcenter.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuf-2gpz4iGdYV7JBJw3CtWMbZ9xLMmn7S #/registration

08/06/2024

Inter-CFAR Transgender Health Working Group Panel Meeting
Intersection of Transgender Research and Policy
Thursday, September 5, 2024
12:30PM - 2:00PM PT
Register here https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArdemopjsiHdCcUxdRGsKn-2IRa1nU6THj #/registration

03/20/2024

Join Gladstone Institutes next week to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility. During this presentation, Madeline Deutsch will describe the arc of her career in gender affirming healthcare, as well as the development, launch, and growth of the UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program. Deutsch will also touch on critical health system considerations facing the trans community.

Register on our website: https://bit.ly/3P16Jcs

Join us next week to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility. During this presentation, Madeline Deutsch will describe the arc of her career in gender affirming healthcare, as well as the development, launch, and growth of the UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program. Deutsch will also touch on critical health system considerations facing the trans community.

Register on our website: https://bit.ly/3P16Jcs

12/01/2023

On World AIDS Day, my message is simple: Let us finish the fight.

Since recognizing the first World AIDS Day 35 years ago, we have made enormous progress in preventing, detecting, and treating HIV — greatly reducing annual HIV diagnoses and transmission. But despite these advancements, about 39 million people continue to live with HIV, including more than one million people in the United States. Far too often, people living with HIV face discrimination that prevents them from accessing the care they need. So, as we reflect on our progress today, we must also come together to renew our promise to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Cross-posted from: The White House Briefing Room On World AIDS Day, my message is simple: Let us finish the fight. Since recogni...

11/30/2023

NIH World AIDS Day 35 Event:
Achieving Excellence and Equity in HIV Research
December 1, 2023
8:00AM-9:00AM PT | 11:00AM-12:00PM ET
Link here: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=51166

December 1, 202311:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. ETBroadcast Live on NIH VideoCast

09/26/2023

2024-2025 UCGHI GloCal Health Fellowship Informational Webinar
September 27, 2023 7:00AM PT
Register at: https://ucsf.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcvdu6vpj8qGNJPN22asBYu97A_oTfA28ju #/registration

08/17/2023

N3C Emerging Issues (Virtual) Town Hall
PrEP, Doxy PEP and Cisgender Women
Thursday, August 24, 2023
3:00-4:30PM PT | 5:00-6:30 CT | 6:00-7:030PM ET
Register here: bit.ly/n3c0824