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Thursday, January 15th, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET | VIRTUAL EVENT“Immune-based therapies for HIV Cure: Understanding and targeting the mechanisms of HIV Persistence”Mirko Paiardini, PhDProfessor, Pathology & Laboratory MEdicine Chief, Division of Microbiology & Immunology Emory National Primate Research Center Director, Next Generation Therapeutics, Emory CFAR SWG Emory University School of Medicine Additional support by HIV Grand Rounds (Jointly Provided by Penn Medicine and ViralEd) |
Join us as we welcome Mirko Paiardini, PhD! Thursday, January 15th, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET | Virtual Event “Immune-based therapies for HIV Cure: Understanding and targeting the mechanisms of HIV Persistence” Mirko Paiardini, PhD Professor, Pathology & Laboratory MEdicine Chief, Division of Microbiology & Immunology Emory National Primate Research Center Director, Next Generation Therapeutics, … Continue reading Mirko Paiardini, PhD | January 15th, 2026
Please join us as we welcome Wilton Williams, PhD for the next CFAR Seminar Tuesday, January 27th, 2026 | 4:00 pm ET | Gaulton Auditorium, 1st Floor BRB “SOSIP-trimer/mRNA combination for novel preventive and therapeutic HIV-1 vaccine regimens“ Wilton Williams, PhD Associate Professor in Surgery Assistant Professor in Integrative Immunobiology Co-Director, Training and Mentoring … Continue reading Wilton Williams, PhD | January 27, 2026
Workshop on Opportunities for Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) Collaborations The Penn CFAR and the PDPH Division of HIV Health have established a strong research partnership to answer questions of high priority to City of Philadelphia regarding HIV prevention, treatment, engagement in care, and other topics advancing the goals … Continue reading Opportunities for Penn CFAR and Philadelphia Department of Public Health Collaborations
Wish Dave Metzger a Happy Retirement – add a message to his Kudo Board! A Kudo board is a great way to leave a note, photo, or even record a video for Dave. Click here for the Kudo board, then click ‘+ Add to board’, in the bottom right corner of the screen to create … Continue reading Wish Dave Metzger a Happy Retirement!
The most recent IS Core Seminar was held on December 3, 2025 Boriska A. Rabin, PhD, MPH, PharmD “Guiding, documenting, and assessing adaptations across the life cycle of a project” WATCH NOW
The Penn Implementation Science Institute 2026 (ISI), held June 23rd-26th, is a four-day virtual institute led by Penn faculty with expertise in implementation science and its related topics. The ISI aims to provide participants with the tools to design and execute rigorous implementation science research. Participants will receive an introduction to the foundations of implementation … Continue reading Penn Implementation Science Institute
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.