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.
The HIV Single Cell Reservoirs and Immunology Working Group invites you to join: January 15th, 2025 2:45 – 6:15 pm BRB 253 Seminar Room See below for details. Food will be provided!
A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research Ronald G. Collman talks about the current state of AIDS care, work with the City of Philadelphia, and how the Center is supporting collaborations across campus. “CFAR builds bridges across campus and across research groups to catalyze new research projects. The Center is … Continue reading A Q&A with the director of the Penn Center for AIDS Research – featured in Penn Today!
Michael J. Hogan, PhD, an assistant professor of Pathobiology at Penn Vet, was awarded a 1-year grant from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust, a foundation that funds biomedical research in the Greater Philadelphia Region, among other philanthropic activities. The goal of the project is to uncover the cell biology that regulates an unconventional (MHC-E-restricted) … Continue reading Michael C. Hogan awarded W. W. Smith grant for HIV vaccine work
Caring Through Change: Navigating Syringe Exchange Policies and Substance Use Care in Philadelphia The Penn CFAR Implementation Science Core and PISCE@LDI held a Fireside Chat on Tuesday, December 17th, 2024 with Jeanmarie Perrone (Penn ED), Margaret Lowenstein (Penn GIM) and Jess Meisner (Penn ID). Click here to watch the recording!
