STEPS2 Study Update
Launched in 2023, the Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality (STEPS2) project is a novel research initiative testing the efficacy of socialization and sex education classes designed specifically for […]
News
New study to explore preferences for PrEP adherence among sexual minority men who use methamphetamine
A team co-led by CUNY SPH Distinguished Professor Christian Grov was awarded a two-year $420,000 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to identify preferences for the delivery of long-acting […]
NIH renews funding for research on cancer and the microbiome
Researchers from the Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (CUNY ISPH) at CUNY SPH have successfully renewed an NIH R01 grant for $2.5 million, funding research into the relationship […]
Dr. Levi Waldron receives two major foundation grants for biomedical research
Dr. Levi Waldron, Investigator at the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) at the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH), has been awarded […]
June 2024 Newsletter
Introducing Project PROTECTS, recent news & events, project updates, and more!
NYC Health Department-ERC CFAR HIV/AIDS and STI Research Symposium
On May 30, 2024, the Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research (ERC CFAR) convened a half-day symposium featuring a keynote address by Sarah Braunstein, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Hepatitis, […]
AMETHST Year 2 Update
The American Transformative HIV Study (AMETHST) cohort— co-led by ISPH Investigator Dr. Christian Grov and Dr. Adam Carrico of Florida International University—is wrapping up Year 2! In 2022-2023, Dr. Grov […]
$2.8M awarded to study capacity of Ugandan adolescents to consent to research
ISPH Investigator Philip Kreniske has received $2.9M from NIMH for his study, ICARE (Improving understanding of Capacity to consent to sensitive biomedical Research among adolescents in Rakai Uganda). In partnership with the Rakai Health […]
CUNY ISPH to launch next phase of community-based cohort study to track short- and long-term effects of multiple respiratory viruses
The City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) and the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH), in collaboration with Pfizer, are initiating […]
PrEP Discontinuation in a U.S. National Cohort of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations, 2017–22
In the U.S., sexual and gender minority populations are disproportionately affected by HIV. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a key prevention method, but its effectiveness relies on consistent usage. While a […]