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June 3, 2021

UW/Fred Hutch CFAR Announces New Director and Co-Director

Two Department of Global Health faculty have been selected to lead the University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR). Professor Connie Celum and associate professor Ruanne Barnabas have been announced as the next Director and Co-Director, respectively. Both appointments are active as of April 1, 2021. Under the leadership of Barnabas and Celum,…


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)…


February 11, 2021

Biostatistics Consultation Service

The UW Center for AIDS and STD (CFAS) is piloting a new service to provide biostatistical consultations for STD researchers, to promote development of research funding. CFAS is partnering with the Biometrics Core of the UW/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) to provide this service. Consultations are subject to staff availability. To inquire about…


October 28, 2020

King K. Holmes Endowed Professorship in STD & AIDS Public Lecture by the Inaugural Recipient Ruanne V. Barnabas, MBChB, DPhil

Dr. Ruanne Barnabas is the inaugural recipient of the King K. Holmes Endowed Professorship in STD & AIDS, which recognizes and supports a faculty member with exceptional commitment to STD/HIV research and training.  This three-year rotating award was named after Dr. King Holmes, professor of medicine and global health, and founding chair of the Department…


June 9, 2020

Announcing the Recipients of the Inaugural New Collaboration Grant Awards

Announcing the Recipients of the Inaugural New Collaboration Grant Awards The UW Center for AIDS and STD (CFAS) is delighted to announce the inaugural New Collaboration Grant awardees. The New Collaboration Grant program aims to foster new collaborations between UW faculty, particularly junior faculty, and health department HIV/STD programs, health care organizations, and other organizations…



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