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Thursday, April 16th, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET | VIRTUAL ONLY

“Innovations in HIV PrEP Access: Telehealth to AI

Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Population and Public Health Sciences

University of Southern California

Additional support by HIV Grand Rounds (Jointly Provided by Penn Medicine and ViralEd)

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Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH | April 16th, 2026

Please join us as we welcome Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH for the next CFAR Seminar   Thursday, March 19th, 2025 | 12:00 pm ET | Virtual Event “Innovations in HIV PrEP Delivery in the U.S.” Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute|Dept. of Population Medicine Additional support by … Continue reading Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH | April 16th, 2026

Social Justice as Public Health – Winnie Byanyima | March 23rd, 2026

Social Justice as Public Health Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDS Perry World House Thakore Visiting Fellow Monday, March 23rd, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm HYBRID EVENT REGISTER HERE   The global fight against HIV/AIDS changed the world, not just by saving lives, but by advancing human rights. It taught us that we can’t meet … Continue reading Social Justice as Public Health – Winnie Byanyima | March 23rd, 2026

Penn Implementation Science Certificate Program

Penn Implementation Science Certificate Program Request for Applications   Applications are now being accepted for the Implementation Science Certificate Program. Through a combination of virtual didactics, experiential learning, and mentorship, the Penn Implementation Science Certificate Program will equip researchers with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct rigorous, contextualized, and meaningful implementation research. This program is … Continue reading Penn Implementation Science Certificate Program

Our Focus

Cores

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