GIFT Summer Bootcamp 2026 Successfully Completes Day 1
The GIFT Summer Bootcamp 2026 successfully completed its first day at Ilia State University, bringing together researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, faculty members, and graduate students for an intensive program in Implementation Science and Biostatistics. The four-day Bootcamp is jointly organized by Ilia State University and Yale University through the GIFT Program, supported by the […]
GIFT Summer Bootcamp 2026 Kicks Off in Tbilisi with Record International Participation
We are excited to announce that the GIFT Summer Bootcamp 2026 officially kicks off on July 21–24 at Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia, bringing together our largest and most international cohort yet. This year’s bootcamp welcomes 179 participants from 16 countries, spanning Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen, Pakistan and India. The cohort reflects the full […]
GIFT Scholar Publishes New Study on HIV Prevention in PLOS Global Public Health
The article, titled “Barriers and Facilitators to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake Among High-Risk Women and Men Who Have Sex with Men in Georgia: A Pre-Implementation Mixed-Methods Study Using Nominal Group Technique and the COM-B Model,” presents findings from a pre-implementation study exploring the factors that influence the uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Georgia. Guided […]
Registration Now Open: GIFT Summer Bootcamp 2026
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the GIFT Summer Bootcamp 2026, which will take place July 21–24, 2026, at Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia. The four-day intensive bootcamp brings together MA and PhD students, researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals for intensive, hands-on training in Implementation Science and Biostatistics. Participants […]
New Publication in The Lancet HIV Highlights Emerging Challenges in HIV and HCV Control
Researchers affiliated with the GIFT Program have contributed to a new publication in The Lancet’s leading journal, The Lancet HIV, addressing the impact of evolving drug policy environments on HIV and hepatitis C prevention and treatment efforts. The article, titled “Drug policy changes threaten HIV and HCV control in Georgia”, examines how shifts in drug […]
GIFT PhD Scholars Continue Their Academic Journey at Yale University
As part of the Georgian Biostatistics in Implementation Science Fogarty Training Program (GIFT), Ilia State University is pleased to share that the current cohort of doctoral scholars is spending the Spring semester at Yale University as part of their international academic training experience. Following a successful Autumn semester completed online, the scholars have now continued […]
GIFT-Linked International Collaboration Strengthens Implementation Science Capacity
GIFT project is pleased to share that Co-I Dr. David Otiashvili, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Ilia State University has received the Distinguished International Scientist Collaboration Award (DISCA) from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The award supports a collaborative research visit to Yale University where Dr. Otiashvili […]