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Thursday, February 26th, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET | VIRTUAL| ZOOM
“Inducing Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibodies through Targeted B Cell Activation: Insights from Pre-Clinical and Clinical Trials“Leo Stamatatos, PhDProfessor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Department Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center University of Washington
Click here to join remotely via Zoom: Meeting ID: 910 0545 7493 Passcode: 931704 |
NIH has just announced that the special deadline for AIDS grants is going to be discontinued, and after the May 7, 2026 AIDS due date (Cycle I) deadlines will shift to align with regular deadlines. This includes continuous submission for standing members of HIV panels on June 1. See the announcements below. If you have … Continue reading Change in NIH AIDS Grant Submission Deadlines
Please join us as we welcome Leo Stamatatos, PhD for the next CFAR Seminar Thursday, February 26th, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET | VIRTUAL| ZOOM “Inducing Broadly Neutralizing HIV Antibodies through Targeted B Cell Activation: Insights from Pre-Clinical and Clinical Trials“ Leo Stamatatos, PhD Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Department Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center … Continue reading Leo Stamatatos, PhD | February 26th, 2026
The NIH is making many changes in how it will solicit and award funding. One major change is it will markedly reduce the number of topic-specific RFAs (and even Program Announcements) across the board. Instead, they want applications to come in under standard Parent R01, R21 or similar funding mechanisms. However, they have developed a … Continue reading Significant NIH Policy Changes
Congratulations to Florence Momplaisir, who was awarded a Society Citation Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America! The Society Citation Award is a discretionary award given in recognition of exemplary contribution to IDSA, an outstanding discovery in the field of ID or a lifetime of outstanding achievement. Florence Momplaisir, MD, MSHP — associate professor in … Continue reading Florence Momplaisir receives IDSA Citation Award
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.