Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research
The Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is a partnership between Brown University/Lifespan and Boston University/Boston Medical Center aimed at reducing the global burden of HIV infection.
Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research
The Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is a partnership between Brown University/Lifespan and Boston University/Boston Medical Center aimed at reducing the global burden of HIV infection.
About Us
The Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is a joint research effort between Brown University/Lifespan and Boston University/Boston Medical Center.
Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research Awarded $9.2 Million NIH Renewal
The Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (Prov/Bos CFAR) has received a five-year $9.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further its work promoting multi-disciplinary clinical, behavioral, translation, and basic science HIV research.
Summer Newsletter
Check out our Summer 2023 newsletter featuring the HIV & Oral Health Scientific Working Group (SWG).
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Upcoming Events
Get involved with the Prov-Bos CFAR through our event series. We have regular grant writing workshops, seminars, and lectures to attend. We also host special forums and symposia.
New Discovery Award from Advance-CTR
Apply for the Advance-CTR New Discovery Award. This special opportunity award is designed to support researchers who have innovative ideas that are in line with the Mission of Advance-CTR. The innovative ideas sought for this opportunity are generally considered new or not well enough proven to be submitted externally to the NIH for funding. Applications are accepted/awarded on a rolling basis.
Services and Resources
The Providence-Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is currently leading an international education and capacity-building program on HIV in Pakistan. CFAR is partnering with several organizations for its 2021-2022 project, “HIV Awareness, Prevention, and Education Project in Pakistan.”
Effective reference management in research is an important component of the research process that every researcher needs to understand. This presentation will demonstrate essential functionality of most used reference management software (EndNote) through examples specifically created for HIV research.
The Providence/Boston CFAR offers a six-month proposal development curriculum for post-doctoral fellows and early stage investigators planning to submit a K award proposal on HIV/AIDS to NIH for funding.
The Inter-CFAR Substance Use Research Community (I-SURC) connects researchers from the fields of substance use and HIV across the CFARs to create research synergies, innovations and new capacities.