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Presented by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) at Yale University, CIRAcast is a netcast series which features in depth conversations on a wide range of topics related to HIV/AIDS research. CIRA's mission is to support the conduct of interdisciplinary research focused on the p…

Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS


    • May 20, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    CIRAcast - Brinda Emu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2015 13:21


    Yale School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Dr. Brinda Emu, talks about HIV and the human immune system. Leif Mitchell is the interviewer.

    CIRAcast - Christopher Kahler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 19:37


    Christopher W. Kahler, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University. In this CIRAcast, he discusses how alcohol use affects both the depth and breadth of the HIV epidemic by contributing to HIV transmission and worse clinical outcomes in those with HIV. Leif Mitchell is the interviewer.

    CIRAcast - Kenneth Castro

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 17:07


    This talk will review the need to bridge the implementation, knowledge, and ambition gaps to succeed in the elimination of TB here and elsewhere. Leif Mitchell is the interviewer.

    CIRAcast: Chris Beyrer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2013 22:38


    Dr. Chris Beyrer talks about what initially prompted him to focus his research on gay and bisexual men and what continues to motivate him in this area of research. Leif Mitchell is the interviewer.

    CIRAcast: Philippe Bourgois

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2012 17:16


    Dr. Philippe Bourgois discusses his career as an anthropologist and what led him to include research in public health and HIV. CIRA's Leif Mitchell is the interviewer.

    CIRAcast: Addressing TB in a High HIV Prevalence Setting in Rural South Africa: the 3Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2012 20:12


    Dr. Sheela Shenoi discusses the reasons for and challenges of addressing high TB and HIV prevalence rates in rural South Africa with CIRA's Leif Mitchell.

    CIRAcast: Using Multimedia and Stakeholder Collaborations to Enhance HIV Adherence Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2011 16:59


    Dr. Robert Remien, a Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, discusses HIV adherence and prevention and his focus on behavioral research. Our interviewer is Leif Mitchell.

    CIRAcast: Conducting HIV Vaccine Trials in Developing Countries

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2011 12:33


    Dr. Sonali Kochhar, a 2011 Yale World Fellow and Medical Director (India) for OneWorld Health, discusses ethics and good practice of conducting HIV vaccine trials in developing countries. Our interviewer is Leif Mitchell.

    CIRAcast: HIV Serosorting as a Harm Reduction Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2011 12:43


    Leif Mitchell discusses HIV serosorting as a harm reduction strategy with Dr. Susan L. Cassells, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Global Health, University of Washington.

    CIRAcast: HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men and Hijras (transgender people) in India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2011 20:58


    Leif Mitchell leads an insightful discussion on the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men and hijras (transgender people) in India. His guest is Dr. Venkatesan Chakrapani from Indian Network for People Living with HIV.

    CIRAcast: Innovative Models for HIV Seek, Test, Treat and Retain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2011 11:54


    Leif Mitchell discusses innovative methods for identifying people who are unaware of their HIV status and linking them to care. His guest is Professor Ann Kurth, Director of Global Health Initiatives, NYU College of Nursing.

    Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS) – Robert Heimer, Ph.D.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2011 52:02


    Presented by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University, the Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS) is an interdisciplinary academic forum for discussion of HIV/AIDS-related research and policy.

    CIRAcast: Online Technologies in HIV/STD Education, Prevention and Transmission Intervention

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2011 14:32


    Leif Mitchell discusses use of the internet, social media tools and other popular technologies as means for behavioral change in the HIV/STD community.

    Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS) – Six-Year Experience of Managing an HIV/AIDS NGO in China

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2011 33:12


    Presented by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University, the Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS) is an interdisciplinary academic forum for discussion of HIV/AIDS-related research and policy.

    The Impact of a State Criminal HIV Exposure Law on Residents Living with HIV

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2011 55:03


    Presented by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS at Yale University, the Yale AIDS Colloquium Series (YACS) is an interdisciplinary academic forum for discussion of HIV/AIDS-related research and policy.

    CIRAcast: Health Care in South Africa and its National HIV Testing Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2010 20:23


    Leif Mitchell discusses health care and HIV testing in South Africa with Dr. Robert Pattinson, Director of Maternal and Infant Health Care Strategies Unit, MRC, and Dr. Kyeen Anderrson, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Yale School of Public Health.

    CIRAcast: Seek, Test and Treat in the U.S. Criminal Justice System

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2010 27:18


    Leif Mitchell leads a discussion on seek, test and treat in the U.S. criminal justice system. His guests include Frederick L. Altice, M.D. and Sandra Springer, M.D., both from the Yale School of Medicine.

    CIRAcast: Causes of High HIV and STD Prevalence in MSM

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2010 29:33


    Leif Mitchell discusses causes of high HIV and STD prevalence in MSM with University of Washington Assistant Professor, Steven M. Goodreau, Ph.D., and Yale School of Public Health Associate Research Scientist, Ted White, Ph.D., M.P.H.

    CIRAcast: Discussion Points About the Implementation of Test and Treat for HIV Prevention

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2010 27:38


    Lisa Eaton, a Postdoctoral Fellow at CIRA, talks with Seth Kalichman, a professor of psychology at the University of Connecticut, about the effectiveness of test and treat in reducing the rates of HIV prevalence.

    CIRAcast: The Ban on Federally Funded Syringe Exchange Programs Has Been Lifted. What are the Research Implications?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2010 22:50


    Leif Mitchell discusses research implications stemming from the lift of a ban on federally funded syringe exchange programs with Yale School of Public Health Professor, Robert Heimer, and CIRA Executive Director, Elaine O'Keefe.

    CIRAcast: HIV Prevalence in the CT Prison System

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2010 29:52


    HIV Prevalence in the CT Prison System.

    CIRAcast: Adolescents, Relationships and Sexual Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2010 17:28


    CIRAcast is brought to you by the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. In this edition, Leif Mitchell talks with Dr. Trace Kershaw, an associate professor at Yale School of Public Health, about his research mainly focusing on adolescents, relationships and sexual risk.

    CIRAcast: CIRA's Growing Partnership with Stellit

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2010 14:56


    A discussion on CIRA's growing partnership with Russian NGO, Stellit, in St. Petersburg.

    CIRAcast: What Motivates Young Investigators in the field of HIV Research?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2009 14:02


    In this edition of CIRAcast, Leif Mitchell, Assistant Director of CIRA's Community Research Core, speaks with Drs. Nathan Smith and Nathan Hansen on what led these two young scientists to HIV research and what keeps them motivated.

    CIRAcast: HIV Prevention Research for Gay Men

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2009 27:33


    In this edition of CIRAcast, Leif Mitchell, Assistant Director of CIRA's Community Research Core, speaks with Ron Stall from the University of Pittsburgh on HIV prevention research for gay men.

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