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CAPT News e-Bulletin | October 15 2008 |
EVENTS |
CHVI Partners Development Forum |
| CHVI hosted a Partners Development Forum on October 13 to discuss upcoming discovery and social research grant programs. The forum facilitated potential applicants in identifying and enhancing collaboration and linkages between Canadian and LMIC researchers and provided information about the funding opportunities. [more+] |
Community Engagement Consultation in January, TASO and CAPT Network to Host |
| TASO and the CAPT Network are working together to host a Community Engagement Consultation on January 23, 2009. The Consultation will assess current sites' capacity for community participation in research and explore best practices for building alliances with affected communities. [more+] |
ANNOUNCEMENTS |
Additional CAPT Network Fellowship and Mentorships Awarded |
| The Network has awarded an additional fellowship and seven new mentorships for the 2008-2009 period. [more+] |
FEATURE STORY |
Finding the Keys to Help the Immune System Protect Itself from HIV |
| With its world-class laboratories, excellent infrastructure and state of the art equipment, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa stands out in the field of immunology. [more+] |
UPDATE ON NETWORK ACTIVITIES |
CAPT Network Welcomes Moses Ngolobe, Poonam Sharma |
| CAPT Network is pleased to introduce two new staff members. Moses Ngolobe will be working with Drs. David Moore, Christine Nabiryo and Julio Montaner on their study Highly active antiretroviral therapy as an additional HIV prevention tool for sero-discordant couples in Jinja, Uganda. Poonam Sharma is a freelance writer with a communications background who joined the Vancouver Office in August. [more+] |
Update on DISCO Cohort Study |
| The DISCO study protocol, sexual health questionnaire, case report forms and informed consent documents are being finalized and will be circulated to sites for REB/IRB approval in October or November 2008. [more+] |
Members Section of CAPT Network website |
| CAPT Network investigators and network personnel can contact Rika for access to the members section of the new website. [more+] |
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