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Penn Center for AIDS Research

The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) is one of 19 NIH-funded CFARs and includes HIV and AIDS investigators at the University of Pennsylvania, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and the Wistar Institute.

Our mission is to support and advance research in all areas of HIV/AIDS on the Penn/CHOP/Wistar campus and in the Philadelphia region by:

  • catalyzing innovative collaborative AIDS research through working groups, outreach, partnerships on campus, regionally, and internationally
  • providing education through seminars, courses, and workshops
  • developing new HIV/AIDS investigators and research programs through pilot funding, mentorship, and partnership programs
  • providing cutting-edge research support through innovative shared resource cores that offer unique services, materials, technical education and assistance, and collaborative support
  • providing strategic planning on campus with campus, regional, and national HIV/AIDS research leadership

Penn CFAR Cores include the Clinical Core, Virus & Reservoirs Technology Core, Molecular & Translational Immunotechnology Core, Biostatistics & Data Science Core, Community Research & Engagement Core, Implementation Science Core, and International Core.

Upcoming Events

HIV Grand Rounds

Every Thursday

12:00 – 1:00 PM EST

HIV / Pathogenesis CURE Journal Club

Every Other Thursday

1:30- 3:00 pm, Room 501, Johnson Pavilion

CFAR Seminar Series

Recent News

Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center 2025 Pilot Award Program

 Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center – 2025 Pilot Award Program  1-Page Concepts Due May 15, 2024  The Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center (PMHARC) supports innovative research at the intersection of HIV and mental health. We invite 1-page concepts for studies with clear potential to lead to larger funded research. Selected applicants will be … Continue reading Penn Mental Health AIDS Research Center 2025 Pilot Award Program

Passing of Pediatric Immunologist, AIDS research leader and CFAR Investigator Dr. Steven Douglas

Penn CFAR researcher Steven D. Douglas, MD, passed away on March 13, 2024. A faculty member at CHOP and PSOM since 1980, Dr. Douglas was a giant in the field of pediatric immunology for over 50 years, a leader in research to improve the care of children with HIV/AIDS for nearly 40 years, and for the past … Continue reading Passing of Pediatric Immunologist, AIDS research leader and CFAR Investigator Dr. Steven Douglas

Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD wins the 2024 Faculty Prize in Global Health

Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD, Professor, Medical Ethics & Health Policy and Co-Director, Behavioral Economics and Global Health Insights Lab, has been awarded the 2024 Faculty Prize in Global Health In 2021, Penn alum Robert Suskind, MD (C’59, M’63) and his wife, Leslie Lewinter-Suskind, MSS, MFA, generously endowed an annual award for a PSOM faculty member who … Continue reading Harsha Thirumurthy, PhD wins the 2024 Faculty Prize in Global Health

Q&A with CFAR pilot awardee Stephen Bonnett: “A New Clinic Model Makes It Easier to Get HIV Care & Prevention in Philadelphia”

Penn LDI has published “A New Clinic Model Makes It Easier to Get HIV Care and Prevention in Philadelphia,” a Q&A with LDI Fellow and Penn Nursing Assistant Professor Stephen Bonett about a recent study published in the Journal of Implementation Science. LDI Fellows José Bauermeister, Penn Nursing Professor, and Perelman School of Medicine Assistant Professor Sarah Wood were among the study co-authors. … Continue reading Q&A with CFAR pilot awardee Stephen Bonnett: “A New Clinic Model Makes It Easier to Get HIV Care & Prevention in Philadelphia”

Aging: New HIV Funding Opportunities and Resources

  Aging: New HIV Funding Opportunities and Resources https://www.hiv.gov/blog/aging-new-hiv-funding-opportunities-and-resources/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily20240124   With growing attention at the local, state, and federal levels on issues related to HIV and aging, these recent funding announcements and a new resource may be of interest to readers. These are examples of efforts underway to pursue the National HIV/AIDS Strategy’s call to expand … Continue reading Aging: New HIV Funding Opportunities and Resources

RNA Pilot Grant Program

The Penn Institute for RNA Innovation is requesting applications for the Spring Pilot Grant Program. The Pilot Program runs twice a year, Fall and Spring, and is intended to stimulate investigators from other areas to lend their expertise in research in RNA. The Spring 2024 Pilot Grant Program research priority area will be to support … Continue reading RNA Pilot Grant Program

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Cores