# Developmental Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2022 · $2,357,051

## Abstract

Core B: Developmental
ABSTRACT
The Developmental Core (Core B) is the keystone of Penn CFAR activities catalyzing new research directions
in HIV/AIDS priority areas, enhancing the research pipeline through mentoring programs that ensure the next
generation of HIV investigators and research leaders and attracting new-to-AIDS investigators, and advancing
Penn CFAR strategic scientific priorities. The Developmental Core has been critical for the establishment of new
independent HIV/AIDS investigators and new research areas by its mentoring, partnering and funding activities.
Since creation of the Core in 1999, it has funded 101 pilot grants with a total of $3.96M, yielding $82.4M
in subsequent NIH funds for a 21:1 return on investment (ROI); over the past 10 years it has funding 62
pilot grants with $2.5M, resulting in NIH grants totaling $62.4M (25:1 ROI). Core B is led by Drs. Pablo
Tebas (Director) and Luis Montaner (Co-Director). The Developmental Core aims are:
1. To train and mentor the next generation of HIV investigators and leaders in AIDS research, encourage
entry of established investigators from other areas into HIV/AIDS research, and enhance the diversity of
investigators in the field through: (1) Education, mentoring, and partnering programs to provide advice, support
and leadership for emerging and new-to-AIDS investigators; (2) Broadly engaging the CFAR community in
mentoring through collaboration and coordination with other Cores and CFAR faculty; (3) Implementing a series
of Workshops, Working Groups, and Review Panels that bring together investigators from interrelated areas in
order to give feedback to new investigators and to nurture interdisciplinary interactions.
2. To provide novel funding mechanisms that support innovative research initiatives, and serve as a
vehicle for research training through: (1) The Developmental Pilot Grant program that funds up to 6
developmental projects each year, targeting new and new-to-HIV investigators, and/or new interdisciplinary
teams; (2) A Partnership Pilot Grant program that leverage resources and create synergy with other groups on
the CFAR campus; (3) A novel Microgrant Grant Program to provide nimble, rapid funding for junior investigators
to obtain targeted data for resubmission of a grant or support presentations at important scientific meetings.
3. To catalyze research in CFAR and NIH HIV/AIDS research priority areas and the development of
interdisciplinary collaborative research, and engage campus and community partners by: (1) Creating an
environment that brings together investigators from the basic, clinical and behavioral sciences; (2) Engaging
campus researchers and Philadelphia community partners in outreach to Schools, Departments and Divisions
on campus, and enhancing collaborations with the Philadelphia Department of Public Health and community-
based AIDS service organizations; (3) Directing mentorship activities and funding initiatives to support new
investigators and to ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10463864
- **Project number:** 5P30AI045008-24
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** PABLO TEBAS
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $2,357,051
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1999-07-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10463864

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10463864, Developmental Core (5P30AI045008-24). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10463864. Licensed CC0.

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