May 5, 2021

Announcement: STI CRC DRP Award

The Sexually Transmitted Infections Cooperative Research Centers (STI CRC) is delighted to announce the winner of the 2021-2022 Developmental Research Projects (DRP). The DRP awards goal is to recruit and retain talented new investigators from a variety of disciplines into the field of STD research. The DRP awards (similar to K08, K23, and K99 awards) provide 1 year of funding to support research projects and career development activities that will enhance the applicant’s ability to compete successfully for an independent R- or K-series award (e.g., acquisition of preliminary data, training in grant preparation).

Please join us in congratulating our awardee!

Chase Cannon, MD
Acting Instructor, Senior Fellow – Infectious Diseases, University of Washington
Title of Project: Predictive Value of Serologic Tests for Syphilis Diagnosis in Asymptomatic Persons with a History of Syphilis
Project goals: Our overarching goals are to better define the interpretation of syphilis serologies in asymptomatic persons who are frequently screened for syphilis and to describe the prevalence of true asymptomatic infections and serofastness in a large county population.