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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 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

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

The most recent IS Core Seminar  was held on November 5th, 2025   JD Smith, PhD “The Stepped Wedge and Beyond:  the ROIO and Other Roll-Out Implementation Trial Designs (November 5, 2025)    WATCH NOW

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!

Announcing the 2025 – 2026 Seminar Series! Join us as we welcome this year’s guest speakers, beginning in September. The entire series can be found here. Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | 12:00 pm ET | VIRTUAL EVENT “Analyzing the Scale-Up of PrEP:  Leveraging Prescription Datasets to Develop New Insights” Aaron Siegler, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. … Continue reading Announcing the 2025-2026 CFAR Seminar Series

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 Aaron Siegler, PhD for the next CFAR Seminar   Thursday, December 18th, 2025 | 12:00 pm ET | Virtual Event “Analyzing the Scale-Up of PrEP:  Leveraging Prescription Datasets to Develop New Insights” Aaron Siegler, PhD Associate Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology Co-Director, Prevention and Implementation Science Core, Emory CFAR Emory … Continue reading Aaron Siegler, PhD | December 18th, 2025

The first IS Core Seminar of the fall was held on September 10th, 2025   Alison Hamilton, PhD, MPH “Rapid Quantitative Analysis with the Penn CFAR IS Core”   WATCH NOW

“Our Health, Our Rights, Our Community” Join us as we celebrate 21 years of honoring those who continue the fight against HIV – trailblazers who lead with compassion, courage, and vision. This year’s theme reflects our shared commitment to health equity, human rights, and collective progress. Together, we recognize the legacy of this movement and … Continue reading Don’t miss the 2025 Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony!

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UPDATED SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 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 Integration … Continue reading UPDATED: CFAR is now accepting pilot applications!

Join us as we welcome Priti Kumar, PhD for jointly sponsored Microbiology and CFAR Seminar Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 | 12:00 pm ET | CRB Austrian Auditorium | “Shifting the Balance:  Host-Directed Control of HIV Persistence” Priti Kumar, PhD Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases and Microbial Pathogenesis Yale University School of Medicine Co-Sponsored … Continue reading Priti Kumar, PhD | October 15th