Announcing the 2026 CFAR Scientific Symposium!
HIV Frontiers: Healthy Living and Progress to Cure
Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Arthur Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research
The Penn Center for AIDS Research (Penn CFAR) invites Pilot Grant applications. Projects can be in any areas of HIV/AIDS supported by the U.S. National Institutes of Health including clinical, basic, behavioral and implementation science research. This year, we especially encourage projects focused on: Implementation strategies, including implementation of Long-acting PrEP HIV and Aging (all … Continue reading FY28 CFAR Developmental Pilot Program: Request for Applications
On behalf of the Johns Hopkins University and Texas Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs), we are thrilled to announce the Inter-CFAR Nurse Scientist Leadership Working Group (WG)! The WG is a national network of nurses and nurse scientists dedicated to promoting innovative, nurse-led HIV science and practice. The WG aims to promote nurse scientist leadership … Continue reading Join the Inter-CFAR Nurse Scientist Leadership Working Group
Join us for the 2025-2026 CFAR Seminar Series, beginning this fall. Stay tuned for more details! Fall 2026 Wednesday, October 21st, 2026 | 12:00 pm ET “The Relentless Pursuit of Broad Neutralization Against HIV and Coronaviruses by Targeted Vaccines” Raiees Andrabi, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Perelman School of Medicine, University … Continue reading Announcing the Penn CFAR 2026-2027 Seminar Series
After years of activism by advocates, healthcare providers, and public health experts, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill (S.B.) 45 into law on July 20th, 2026. S.B. 45 removes HIV from the criminal code in Pennsylvania. For years, Pennsylvania law imposed disproportionately harsher criminal penalties on those with HIV, particularly for prostitution-related offenses. “Living with … Continue reading Gov. Shapiro signs bill ending HIV-specific criminal penalties in PA
The Johns Hopkins Implementation Science Hub is excited to announce the launch of the EHE Implementation Science Dashboard. To celebrate the launch, they’ll be hosting a 1-hour webinar introducing the dashboard, highlighting its key features, and demonstrating how it can be used through real-world case scenarios. Webinar Details Date: September 2nd, 2026 Time: 12:00-1:00 PM EST Registration: https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S5yG5BZ2R8SKBoYZAV0pEw … Continue reading Launch of the EHE Implementation Science Dashboard
CFAR Co-Director Robert Gross, MD, MSCE, was interviewed in a recent story on NBC10 about the dental practice in Philadelphia temporarily shut down by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. Dr. Kirti Chopra’s license was temporarily suspended in May after a surprise inspection by PDPH revealed insufficient infection control practices that the order said “could … Continue reading Robert Gross interviewed by NBC10 regarding HIV risk at Philadelphia dental practice
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.