Geri Donenberg, PhD, and Carolyn Bolton-Moore, MD, (MPIs) recently received one of eight newly funded Clinical Research Center awards as part of the Prevention and Treatment through a Comprehensive Care Continuum for HIV-affected Adolescents…
Floreciendo (“Blooming”), funded by NICHD (R00HD105490), is a sexual and reproductive health workshop for Latina teens (ages 14-18 years) and their female caregivers (e.g., mothers, aunts). Floreciendo was adapted from the IMARA evidence-based sexual…
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS) is offering a course on Dissemination and Implementation Science (IPHS 440) this spring on Thursdays at 1:00pm – 4:30pm online via synchronous instruction. To register, use…
Sybil Hosek, PhD, and colleagues recently published an article in the Journal of International AIDS Society on the results of MTN-034, “Reversing the Epidemic in Africa with Choices in HIV Prevention” (REACH) trial.…
It is with great sadness that we announce the untimely passing of Jay L. Goldstein, MD. Dr. Goldstein graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana summa cum laude in 1974, received his…
Researchers at UIC received a $3.12 million NIH grant to study whether acupuncture can alleviate chest pain caused by stable angina. Dr. Joan Briller, cardiologist and professor of clinical medicine, is co-investigator and…
The Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science (CDIS) is offering a course on Dissemination and Implementation Science (IPHS 440) this spring on Thursdays at 1:00pm – 4:30pm online via synchronous instruction. To register, use…
Chronic Kidney Disease in US Hispanic Adults Presented by the Department of Medicine Inclusion Council DOMIC Excellence in Medicine Series Ana Ricardo, MD, MPH Professor UIC Department of Medicine Division of Nephrology In…
Chosen as one of 6 sites for a national ‘multi-omics’ research consortium, Tanika Kelly, PhD, MPH and Ana C. Ricardo, MD, MPH, MS of the UIC Division of Nephrology alongside Maria Argos of Boston…
When to Start Caring About Implementability? Pretty Much Now Thursday, October 19, 2023 11:00am-12:30pm 909 S. Wolcott Ave, COMRB Room 2175, If you cannot attend in person, a zoom link is available. Register…
Kate Merrill, PhD, and colleagues published a paper in PLOS Global Public Health, “The association between violence victimization and subsequent unplanned pregnancy among adolescent girls in Uganda: Do primary schools make a difference?”…
Drs. Julie Bobitt and Shannon Jarrott guest edited a special issue of The Gerontologist focused on Implementation Science (IS) in aging research. This issue offers a collection of articles addressing the application of IS to plan,…
CDIS Faculty Affiliates, Drs. Natasha Crooks and Randi Singer, and CDIS Director, Dr. Geri Donenberg published an article in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior on “The Role of the Strong Black Woman in…
Kate Merrill, PhD and colleagues published preliminary outcomes from the IMARA South Africa pilot. The authors examined the preliminary effectiveness and implementation outcomes of Informed, Motivated, Aware, and Responsible Adolescents and Adults—South Africa…
Alyssa Debra, UIC MD/PhD student, presented at the Xavier University of Louisiana’s 16th Health Disparities Conference in February, 2023. She presented on her work on a diversity supplement to the IMARA South Africa project. Her…
Bridging the Gap: Communicating Research to Accelerate Policy Impact Wednesday, April 5, 2023 11:00am-12:30pm 909 S Wolcott Ave, COMRB Room 2175, Zoom Link Available Register in advance:https://go.uic.edu/CDIS_Colloquium_April2023 Carolyn Kiman, MSPH Senior Strategic Communications…
Julie Bobitt, PhD and colleagues explored the use of cannabis among older Veterans. Their results showed older Veterans are using medical cannabis as a means of harm reduction as an adjunct or substitute…
