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Registration is now open for the 2026 Penn CFAR Scientific Symposium Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 8:15 am – 6:00 pm Arthur Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research HIV Frontiers:  Healthy Living and Progress to Cure Keynote Speakers Mauricio Martins, PhD Associate Professor The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology “AAV-Delivered … Continue reading The Penn CFAR Scientific Symposium | September 30th, 2026

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

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

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

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

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The Developmental Core of the Penn Center for AIDS Research hosts Pilot Feedback Talks for recipients of Developmental Pilot Awards. These talks give awardees an opportunity to prepare, rehearse, and present their scientific work for open feedback from their peers and more senior members of the CFAR community. On Monday, April 6th, there will be … Continue reading CFAR Pilot Feedback Talks | April 6, 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

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

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 Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH | March 19th, 2026

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

Please join us as we welcome Hansel Tookes, MD, MPH for the next CFAR Seminar   Wednesday, March 4th, 2026 | 9:00 am ET | 3600 Civic Center Blvd., Rm. 11-109 | HYBRID “Rooted in Community:  Developing Equitable HIV Testing, Prevention, and Treatment Strategies for People Who Use Drugs” Hansel Tookes, MD, MPH Professor of … Continue reading Hansel Tookes, MD, MPH | March 4th, 2026

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