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Workshop on Opportunities for Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) Collaborations The Penn CFAR and the PDPH Division of HIV Health have established a strong research partnership to answer questions of high priority to City of Philadelphia regarding HIV prevention, treatment, engagement in care, and other topics advancing the goals … Continue reading Opportunities for Penn CFAR and Philadelphia Department of Public Health Collaborations

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!

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

The Red Ribbon Connect program, created by Timethius Terrell and managed by Amy Onorato, is featured in the latest issue of Penn Today. Red Ribbon Connect links Penn with HIV/AIDS researchers worldwide  Organized by a recent Penn alum on the Community Advisory Board of the Penn Center for AIDS Research, the newly launched Red Ribbon … Continue reading Red Ribbon Connect featured in Penn Today

Join us as we welcome Nadia Roan, PhD for CFAR seminar and HIV Grand Rounds Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 | 12:00 pm ET | VIRTUAL | Zoom link below “The Active HIV Reservoir as a Therapeutic Target to Achieve HIV Remission” Nadia Roan, PhD Senior Investigator, Gladstone Institutes and Professor University of California San Francisco … Continue reading Nadia Roan, PhD | October 2nd, 2025

Announcing the 2025 NIH Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV Research We invite you to join us for the 2025 Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV Research, hosted by the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR).   Friday, September 26, 11am-3pm ET  Virtual via Zoom – Open to the public Highlights Learn about the … Continue reading 2025 NIH Workshop for Early Career Investigators in HIV Research

Join us as we welcome Denis Nash, PhD, MPH for a jointly sponsored CCEB/DBEI and CFAR seminar Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 | 9:00 am ET | Hybrid Event | 701 Blockley Hall & Zoom “Estimating the Causal Effects of Extreme Weather Events and Other Large Scale Exposures on HIV Care Outcomes” Denis Nash, PhD, MPH … Continue reading Denis Nash, PhD, MPH | September 17th