ASTDA AwardsBest Oral Presentations at the 2023 STI & HIV World CongressChicago, IL | July 24-27At the 2023 STI & HIV World Congress, ASTDA gave away seven $250 awards to early-career investigators who won prizes for the best oral presentations. The winners and their presentation titles are listed below. To see ASTDA recognition award winners in 2023 and past years, click here. Kathryn "Addie" Hayes PhD Candidate, Virginia Tech "A
Dear ASTDA Members, We hope this message finds you well. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago at the ISSTDR 2023 meeting in July—a conference that ASTDA is co-sponsoring. We sincerely thank Bobbie Van Der Pol, past ASTDA president, who is organizing the meeting; Lynn Barclay and ASHA, co-sponsors of the meeting; and Drs. Patti Kissinger and Andy Winters for chairing the Scientific Committee. This meeting is the first
Join the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Position: Medical Officer GP-602-13 Duty Location: Atlanta, GA Application Deadline: June 16, 2023 External candidates apply here Internal CDC candidates apply here Clinical, Economic and Health Services Research Branch (CEHSRB), within the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is seeking two exceptional candidates for Medical Officers to serve on the Clinical Team.
The ASTDA Membership Workgroup focuses on the membership composition of the ASTDA. Traditionally, the composition of the Workgroup consisted of at least three members of the Board of Directors with the inclusion of at least one of the early career Board members to represent the views of younger professionals. The current Workgroup members are Lynn Barclay, Khalil Ghanem, Kathy Hsu (chair), Abby Norris Turner, Anne Rompalo, and Lizzi Torrone. A long-term goal of ASTDA
ASTDA is launching competition to update the cover of our journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases. We would like to involve ASTDA members in redesigning the front cover. The winner of the competition will receive a prize of $2500. Full details of the competition are listed here. Please pay close attention to those details as submissions that do not follow the instructions will not be considered. Only one submission from an ASTDA member
Join the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Position: Medical Officer GP-602-14 Duty Location: Atlanta, GA Application Deadline: December 21, 2022 Application link for external candidates Apply Here: External Candidates Internal CDC Candidates The Clinical, Economic and Health Services Research Branch (CEHSRB), within the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP), National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)
Advancing Policy as a Public Health Intervention NOFO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Advancing Policy as a Public Health Intervention to Reduce Morbidity, Mortality and Disparities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and Tuberculosis. This NOFO provides funding to conduct robust policy surveillance and legal mapping of priority and emerging policy levers, including cross-cutting syndemic topics (e.g., social determinants of health, infectious disease
ISSTDR Board—Call for Nominations The International Society for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research (ISSTDR) Board invites nominations for membership on the Board. Nominations will be considered at the ISSTDR Board meeting to be held in June 2023, approximately a month in advance of the STI & HIV World Congress in Chicago from July 24-27, 2023. There will be four positions open on the ISSTDR Board. Successful applicants will have a strong track record in
The National STD Curriculum is a free educational website from the University of Washington STD Prevention Training Center. This project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The site addresses the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of STDs. The STD Question Bank on the site features interactive board-review style questions on a wide range of STDs. Questions emphasize key points in the 2021 STD Treatment Guidelines. You
STD, ASTDA’s journal, is hiring a new managing editor. This position will work both with the journal and by assisting ASTDA with some programmatic tasks, including developing our social media presence. The position is 100% virtual. Please circulate widely to your networks and reach out to astda@astda.org with any questions. See full job description
