Science & Cores

Together Third Coast CFAR’s Cores fulfill the center’s mission to catalyze cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary HIV research collaborations with a broad scope and major impact on the HIV epidemic in Chicago.  The Cores provide services and assays to enable all fields of HIV research to contribute to ending the epidemic, as well as leadership, communication, networking, seed funding, and mentoring. A Scientific Working Group called END HIV incubates new teams combining biomedical and behavioral researchers. END HIV and the Cores will help these teams engage the community in focusing on the “leading edge” of the epidemic in young men who have sex with men (YMSM).

Administrative Core

Coordinates leadership, management, communication, and networking for HIV/AIDS research across all CFAR sites and partners. END HIV, the Scientific Working Group, is embedded in this core.
Administrative Core

Developmental Core

Funds developmental core awards, provides strong mentorship for junior faculty and other trainees, and strengthens the capacity for HIV research in community settings.
Developmental Core

Clinical Sciences Core

Facilitates and enhances patient-oriented clinical and translational HIV research by optimizing recruitment and increasing access to data, services, and mentorship for researchers.
Clinical Sciences Core

 

Behavioral, Social and Implementation Sciences Core

Provides infrastructure that enables investigators to address the contextual factors driving HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations, training in implementation science and statistics, and improved community engagement.
Behavioral, Social and Implementation Sciences Core

Viral Pathogenesis Core

Increases access to state-of-the art tools of modern biological HIV research and facilitates collaborations between biomedical and behavioral researchers.
Viral Pathogenesis Core

Scientific Working Group

The END HIV Scientific Working Group is designed to incubate new collaborations between biomedical and behavioral/social science researchers leading to NIH submissions and to enhance community participation in those projects.
Scientific Working Group