# Developmental Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2020 · $295,299

## Abstract

DEVELOPMENTAL CORE PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The Developmental Core (DC) will aim to
support innovative pilot research in domestic and international settings to foster the academic careers of new
investigators in neuroAIDS research by capitalizing on UCSD's unique training environment and opportunities;
and to support refinement of neuroAIDS hypotheses and methods, resulting in better understanding of
pathogenesis and treatment of HIV in the central nervous system (CNS). The DC will accomplish these aims
via two programs, the Developmental Grant Program and the Mentored Investigator Program (MIP), and by
active linkage to other training and pilot programs associated with UCSD's AIDS Research Institute.
 In the current funding cycle, the DC awarded 9 developmental grants to junior researchers and junior
faculty. In addition, the DC provided training in neuroAIDS research methods to 176 new or junior researchers,
including 82 who completed the MIP.
 For the renewal we have reorganized the DC by fusing the most successful elements of two prior cores,
namely Developmental and International, into a single, streamlined Developmental Core that includes both
domestic and international training aims. To be maximally attentive to HNRC translational renewal themes Dr.
Scott Letendre becomes the new Core Co-Director, assisted by Co-Director Dr. Allen McCutchan, leader of the
former International Core.
 The Core will continue to emphasize performance of impactful, interdisciplinary, and translational
neuroAIDS research that responds to the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) priorities. The Core will also work
with the Administrative Core, the HNRC Scientific Core Directors, and the UCSD CFAR to incorporate new
elements, including training in grant application preparation, a mock Study Section to review first project
applications for new investigators (including career developmental awards), and a request-for-applications
clearinghouse to focus trainees and mentors on the greatest needs of the NIH. The DC will also work closely
with three training programs at UCSD, the NIMH R25 program, “Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship in
NeuroAIDS” (IRFN), the NIDA T32 program, “Training in Research on Addictions in Interdisciplinary
NeuroAIDS” (TRAIN), and the graduate program, “Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental
Training” (CREST).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10071086
- **Project number:** 5P30MH062512-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Scott L Letendre
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $295,299
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2021-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10071086

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10071086, Developmental Core (5P30MH062512-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10071086. Licensed CC0.

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