Upcoming Events

Date: October 15, 2026 2-4pm EST

Location: Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, Rm 1080A

Join us to commemorate National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) and communicate our service offerings to the community. 

Click here to register. 

Questions? Contact Meadgine Ilmet (mfi13@miami.edu). 

Date: October 21, 2026; 2pm EST

New to implementation science or looking for a refresher? Join this session for an overview of core IS and EIS concepts, theories, models, and frameworks, and how to apply them in your research. This session will be led by Dr. Alyssa Lozano, PhD, and Dr. Mae Tidd, PhD, and will build on previous trainings to promote continued learning and knowledge dissemination. This session is open to all and will provide practical insights to support meaningful engagement in implementation research and practice. 

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Questions? Contact Alex Porras (axp2629@miami.edu)

Date: October 22, 2026; Event at 11:30am. Pizza at 1pm.

Location: Lois Pope Life Center 

UM's Department of Cells and Systems Biology and CHARM will be co-hosting a seminar and private screening of the Emmy Award-Winning Documentary, "The Last Gift: Scientific Discovery at the End of Life" with invited speaker David (Davey) M. Smith, MD, MAS.

This documentary sheds light on The Last Gift Study at UC San Diego; a tissue donation study aimed at understanding the impacts of HIV on the body though rapid-autopsy research.

Dr. Smith is the founding director and PI of the Last Gift program, which is an end-of-life translational research model designed to answer open research questions needed to cure HIV.

Click here to register. 

October 27th & 28th, 2026

Tampa, FL 

CHARM is co-sponsoring this year's Florida HIV CPR Conference. The Florida HIV CPR conference seeks to bring together community members, providers, and researchers to network with colleagues and peers, learn about ongoing and current research initiatives throughout the state and create synergy amongst the attendees for potential future collaborative research projects.

Visit cprconference.org to learn more.

October 28, 2026; 2-3pm 

Our MHD- CE Core Speaker Series invites scholars both locally and across the U.S. who are tackling MH and inconsistencies in HIV care using innovative, culturally congruent, and population-informed approaches, assessments, and interventions. This month's speaker series will be presented by Dr. Simon Howard. 

Title pending. 

Date: November 11, 2026 2pm EST

Location: Don Soffer Clinical Research Building, Ste 710 

In this presentation, Dr. Lin Zhu will introduce the fundamentals of simulation modeling and demonstrate how these methods are used to evaluate the health and economic impact of public health interventions. Drawing on examples from her research in hepatitis C elimination among people who inject drugs, she will illustrate how simulation modeling can inform policy decisions and resource allocation.

Refreshments will be provided. 

Click here to join remotely. 

Questions?  Contact Renae Schmidt (rds174@miami.edu) and Sophie Gonzalez (stg46@miami.edu)

Date: December 2, 2026; Half-Day from 8:30 am - 12:00pm 

Location: Don Soffer Clinical Research Center, Room 710

Sponsored by the Center for Latino Health Research Opportunities (CLaRO) and CHARM, this workshop will focus on training attendees on the Stages of Implementation Completion (SIC) and Costs of Implementing New Strategies (COINS) frameworks, incorporating educational sessions, hands-on activites, and expert consultations with attendees interested in applying these tools to their own work. 

Click here to register.

Questions? Contact Alex Porras (axp2629@miami.edu)

December 9, 2026; 2-3pm 

Our MHD- CE Core Speaker Series invites scholars both locally and across the U.S. who are tackling MH and inconsistencies in HIV care using innovative, culturally congruent, and population-informed approaches, assessments, and interventions. This month's speaker series will be presented by Dr. Tamara Taggart. 

Title pending. 

Date: January 27, 2026; 2:00 - 3:00 PM 

Title pending. 

April 28, 2027; 1-2pm 

Title pending.