URBAN ARCH Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 1
January 2016 – March 2016
Check out the current issue of URBAN ARCH News, the quarterly newsletter bringing you news based on the latest URBAN ARCH and related research.
URBAN ARCH Junior Investigators and Trainees
l-r: Kaku So-Armah, Jeffrey Samet, and Jennifer Wagman at UMASS Medical School; Kinna Thakarar and Rich Saitz at AMERSA; Kinna Thakarar, Jennifer Wagman, Jeffrey Samet, and Judy Hahn at CHAART.
One of the most rewarding accomplishments of the URBAN ARCH Consortium’s first five years is that we have brought on so many new collaborators to conduct research in the field of HIV and alcohol. We want to highlight the junior faculty and trainees who have joined us and reflect on their progress and achievements. This talented group comes from multiple countries and diverse disciplines to explore the rich datasets of the URBAN ARCH Consortium. Their collaborative efforts with URBAN ARCH investigators have produced many funding applications, 19 peer-reviewed publications, and several presentations at prominent conferences such as the annual meetings of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA), the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), and the International AIDS Society (IAS). In addition to trainees who led analyses, 18 students from the Boston University School of Public Health worked with the Administrative Coordinating (Admin) and Biostatistics and Data Management (BDM) Cores to support URBAN ARCH projects before moving on to professional roles in research and health services.
In this issue, several of these junior investigators are highlighted for their accomplishments with the Uganda, Russia and Boston ARCH projects. Click here to learn more about them.
- Abstract accepted to SGIM 2016: Polypharmacy and risk of falls and fractures for patients with HIV infection and substance dependence (Kim et al.)
- Congratulations to Drs. Sabrina Assoumou and Angela Robertson Bazzi for each receiving a CFAR Developmental Grant
- Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Fuster on receiving a grant from the Spanish government to examine alcohol on intestinal permeability, inflammation and oxidative stress
- Congratulations to Natalia Gnatienko and Carly Bridden for receiving a BU CTSI Award to attend the CROI 2016 Conference
In this issue, we interview Marina Vetrova, MD, research assessor for the Russia ARCH and ZINC studies and trainee with Yale University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS.
Click on the buttons to see what the URBAN ARCH Cohorts and Cores have been working on.
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- Lorkiewicz, S. Marijuana use, heavy drinking, and cognitive dysfunction in people with human immunodeficiency virus-infection. [Thesis]. Ann Arbor: Boston University. 2015.
- Walley AY, Palmisano J, Sorensen-Alawad A, Chaisson C, Raj A, Samet JH, Drainoni ML. Engagement and substance dependence in a primary care-based addiction treatment program for people infected with HIV and people at high-risk for HIV infection. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2015 Dec;59:59-66.
Selected Funding Opportunities
- Accelerating the Pace of Drug Abuse Research Using Existing Data (R01) (PAR-13-080)
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Due Date(s): Standard dates apply - Administrative Supplements for Research on Sex/Gender Differences (Admin Supp) (PA-16-066)
National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Due Date(s): March 4, 2016 - Studies of HIV in Digestive Diseases Limited to Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology and Liver Diseases (R01) (RFA-DK-16-016)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Application Due Date(s): March 9, 2016 - Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling Development of Medications to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-related Disorders (UT2) (PAR-15-073)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Application Due Date(s): May 10, 2016
Click here for more funding announcements related to HIV and alcohol research.
Please email Carly Bridden if you will be attending any these meetings, so we can connect you with our investigators.
- URBAN ARCH Annual Meeting: April 5-6, 2016; Boston University Medical Campus.
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM): April 14-17, 2016; Baltimore, MD.
- International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence: May 9-11, 2016; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Abstract submission deadline: March 4, 2016.
- Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM): May 11-14, 2016; Hollywood, FL.
- Kettil Bruun Society Alcohol Research: May 30-June 3, 2016; Stockholm, Sweden.
Click here for more events and conferences.