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CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Network (SBSRN)

4th Scientific Meeting Boston, MA

September 30-October 2, 2009

Institutions RepresentedNon-CFAR● Brandeis Universitya

● Children’s Hospital of Bostona

● Hunter Collegea

● HVTN● Metropolitan Interdenominational Church● Renmin Universitya

● NIAID, NIDA, NIMH● Virginia Commonwealth Universitya

● Yale University

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CFARs● Baylor College of Medicine/University of

Texas ● Brown University/Tufts University/Lifespan ● Case Western Reserve University● Duke University ● Emory University ● Harvard University Medical School● University of Alabama at Birmingham● University of California, Los Angeles● University of California, San Diego● University of California, San Francisco● University of Illinois at Chicagoa

● University of Massachusetts Medical Center● University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ● University of Miami● University of Rochester● University of Pennsylvania/ CHOP/ Wistar● University of Washington/FHCRC● Vanderbilt/ Meharry

Mentoring Day – September 30, 2009

● 15 mentees from 10 institutions

● What participants liked most …

“Mentor ‘real time’; ‘real world’ comments on mentee proposals.”

“I really appreciated hearing from NIMH Project Officers.”

“Friendly, constructive criticisms, suggestions, and questions.”

“Relaxing, encouraging atmosphere.”

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Scientific Meeting – October 1-2, 2009● 125 Attendees (135 registered) from 27 institutions

● 90 % rated meeting very good to excellent

● Scientific Presentations, Morning Session

- Antiretroviral Chemoprophylaxis: Changing the HIV Prevention Paradigm, Kenneth Mayer, MD

- Adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, David Bangsberg, MD, MPH (Harvard)

- What we need to change sexual and drug related behaviors in behavioral science research: Where we have been and where are we going? Gail Wyatt, PhD

- Male Circumcision: Challenges and Opportunities, Thomas Coates, PhD

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Scientific Meeting – October 1-2, 2009Working Groups – Afternoon SessionAntiretroviral Chemoprophylaxis: Changing the HIV Prevention Paradigm

(N=21)Kenneth Mayer (Brown)Matthew Mimiaga (Harvard)Conall O’Cleirigh

Male Circumcision: Challenges and Opportunities (N=16)Thomas Coates (UCLA)Ann Kurth (NYU)Patrick Sullivan (Emory)

Adherence to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (N=20)David Bangsberg (Harvard)Norma Ware (Harvard)Jessica Haberer (Harvard)

What we need to change sexual and drug related behaviors in behavioral science research: Where we have been and where are we going? (N=45)

Gail Wyatt (UCLA)Gina Wingood(Emory)Felton Earls (Harvard) Social and

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Interest Groups

Scientific Meeting Oct 2, 2009

What Participants Thought the Strengths of the Scientific Program Were

I wanted to take a moment to thank you for putting together such an informative and smooth-running meeting.  Everything was so well

orchestrated, the meeting was a very useful networking experience, and I learned a lot. 

Super job!   Judith Levy

I really enjoyed this conference and appreciated the opportunity to interact more intimately with

some of the top researchers in the field

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Accomplishments & Future Directions

● Outcomes- Working Group Papers for 2nd

Journal Supplement in process

- Ongoing Working Group Meetings planned

- Active force in shaping the HIV Prevention research agenda

● Future Meeting Hosts

- 2010 – Emory CFAR

- 2011 – UNC/Duke

● R13 Conference Grant (Michael Blank, PI, U Penn CFAR)

● JAIDS supplement - 2008

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Scientific Poster Session

Acknowledgements

SBSRN Executive Committee● David Metzger, U Penn● Michael Blank, U Penn● Ralph DiClemente, Emory● Gina Wingood, Emory

Harvard/ Brown Planning Committee● Steve Safren, Harvard● Larry Brown, Brown● Mark Ignaciola, Harvard● Celia Lescano, Brown● Stella Gukaysan , Harvard● Vicki Godleski, Brown

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SBSRN StaffTiffany Brown, U PennArnel Montenegro, Emory

NIH Representatives●Chris Gordon, NIMH●Cynthia Grossman, NIMH●Jacque Normand, NIDA●Ann Namkung Lee, NIAID●Chau Nguyen, NIAID●Vanessa Elharrar, NIAID●Usha Sharma, NIAID

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