# Recent Advances in AIDS and HIV Research

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2021 · $20,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Since 1998, the NIH-funded Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) have hosted an annual one day National
CFAR Scientific Symposium in conjunction with the annual CFAR Directors’/Administrators’ meeting. The
purpose of the CFAR scientific symposium is to present, in a public forum, recent “cutting edge” advances in
HIV/AIDS research for an average attendance of approximately 250-300. The intimate size of the meeting
promotes opportunities for interactions between young and more senior investigators that would not be
available at the larger annual scientific meetings related to HIV/AIDS. A key innovation in the last five years is
the addition of a peer mentoring workshop for attending junior investigators. The meeting location rotates so
that it is hosted each year by a different CFAR site. This provides geographic diversity for the venue and
opportunities for a broader array of participants than for similar research symposia. As in the past, each
hosting CFAR site has the flexibility to design the scientific agenda of the conference to meet the current
interests and needs of the CFAR scientific community. Whenever possible, topics will reflect issues related to
the OAR HIV/AIDS Priorities.
Speakers are selected from the various NIH-funded Centers for AIDS Research leadership, their scientific
membership, and from nationally and internationally recognized research institutions. In addition to the
participating CFAR Directors and invited leaders in the field, the remaining participants for the annual National
CFAR Symposia are chosen based on specific criteria. First preference is given to young investigators who
have received developmental funds from an NIH-funded CFAR program; second preference to young
investigators with demonstrable potential in HIV/AIDS research; third preference is to other senior investigators
engaged in HIV/AIDS research. In all cases women and individuals from underrepresented ethnic groups are
encouraged to attend through targeted advertising and travel scholarships. The NIH R13 meeting support of
this symposium would specifically fund participation by diverse early stage investigators from each of the
CFARs around the nation in the scientific symposium, with particular emphasis on women and individuals from
underrepresented ethnic groups. Access to childcare is provided by the hosting CFAR and webcasts of the
symposia are available for interested investigators who are not able to attend.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10225332
- **Project number:** 5R13AI102630-10
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Monica Gandhi
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-09-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10225332

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10225332, Recent Advances in AIDS and HIV Research (5R13AI102630-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10225332. Licensed CC0.

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