Two years ago I was only dreaming about being an ID fellow at Emory. Today I’m being recognized as Outstanding Fellow by the Emory Department of Medicine!!
Thank you, IM Residents! Working with you across our 4 hospitals has made this year very special to me! Emory IM Chiefs Emory ID

We are opening PhD, MSc & postdoc positions to Ugandan biomedical & epidemiological scientists that do not agree with this stupid/discriminatory law and that may want a safe place at CERI in Cape Town, South Africa. Together, we will fight discrimination. Please Retweet

Given recent reports of mpox resurgence. We share this review highlighting special considerations when caring for people with HIV presenting with mpox link.springer.com/article/10.100… Valeria Cantos Colleen Kelley Carlos del Rio Laila Woc-Colburn, MD Wendy Armstrong MD Jonathan Colasanti

It’s a beautiful day to be on Capitol Hill w Colleen Kelley talking about $$ for cost-effective #HIV #RyanWhite , #PrEP , & workforce programs. HIV Medicine Association #RyanWhite Med Providers. Thanks Jess Congresswoman Nikema Williams, Jane Rick W. Allen, Cameron Rep. Clyde. Emory CFAR

.HIV Medicine Association & #RyanWhite Medical Providers on the Hill today to talk about funding for #HIV programs, workforce, & #PrEP . A pleasure to start the day with staff for Jon Ossoff & Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. Thanks Mya & Gabi! Colleen Kelley Emory CFAR

On #WorldAIDSDay , I’d like to shine a light on Emory’s Center for AIDS Research. Emory CFAR works to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic through groundbreaking research. They are saving lives and training new generations of investigators seeking treatments and cures.

Our very own Emory ID Valeria Cantos Grand Marshal for @atlantapride 2022! So proud 💖

via ⁦The New York Times⁩. Unfortunately, access to CAB-LA for PrEP is also difficult in Atlanta. We have the tools to end HIV, but we are failing to get them to people who need them. nytimes.com/2022/09/27/hea…

Today I went for the last study visit in my 2 years as a #COVIDVaccine trial enrollee. The privilege of my informed choice to voluntarily participate isn’t lost on me.

Nope.

My ancestors weren’t given the option to consent or refuse. So I never take agency for granted.

🤎🥹🙏🏽

Call for proposals for the CFAR-Series Mentored Pilot Grant Program!! Apply for up to $40K for a one-year research project that aims to advance #HIV prevention, treatment, care and/or cure strategies. LOIs due 10/3.

Learn more & read the full RFAs: bit.ly/EmoryCFARFundi…

Don't miss the next CFAR-Wide Webinar on MON 9/26 at 3:30PM ET — 'Updates on the #Monkeypox Response in the U.S.' Hear from national & local experts CDC HIV Director, Demetre Daskalakis (@dr_demetre) and #EmoryCFAR Members, BK Titanji & Jonathan Colasanti. RSVP: bit.ly/CFARWideMPXSep…

All are welcome to join the #EmoryCFAR Health Equity Scientific Working Group on 10/5 at 5:30PM EST in person Positive Impact Health Centers or via Zoom for an interactive Fireside Chat session on trans & gender diverse health. Learn about our panel experts below! RSVP: bit.ly/HEQSWGfireside….

Thrilled to rejoin the HIVMA leadership. HIVMA is the voice of clinicians, trainees, researchers—we advocate to improve health for all people living with and at elevated risk for HIV.

BIG NEWS! We received a five-year, $11.25 million NIH Funding competitive renewal to advance the highest caliber translational research aimed at ending the #HIV epidemic. Thanks to all the #EmoryCFAR leadership, Members, & staff who supported this effort: bit.ly/3zP8jpb

Happy to share our review of antiviral treatment of #monkeypox , co-authored with the amazing Emily Siegrist and just published in Clinical Infectious Diseases! OU Health IDSA SIDP Paul Sax #IDTwitter #TxID #TwitteRx #MedTwitter #OpenAccess

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS! Eligible Emory University & Morehouse School of Medicine faculty may apply for up to $25K for one-year research projects that address the intersection of #HIV & the #monkeypox virus. Learn more & apply by 8/15: bit.ly/EmoryCFAR-NOSI…

Lawmakers are trying to block patients from getting care at Planned Parenthood. I just gave to @ppfa to help protect that care, no matter what. weareplannedparenthood.org/2U7UN1iNhESWUf…

DYK? Emory Hope Clinic is one of four national sites recruiting participants for the IAVI G002 Phase I clinical trial — the first to evaluate the use of #mRNA technology in #HIV #vaccines in humans. Learn more incl. how to get involved: news.emory.edu/stories/2022/0…

Schools scared to death.
The truth is, one education under desks,
Stooped low from bullets;
That plunge when we ask
Where our children
Shall live
& how
& if

Thank you to everyone who joined us this evening as we honored Melanie Thompson & her impact in the national #HIV response with the inaugural #EmoryCFAR Melanie Thompson Lecture: Bridging HIV Science & Advocacy! Watch the recording: fb.watch/d6zHIBk1ur/