# Research Project: Methods Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2023 · $305,076

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT - Methods Core
The Methods Core will advance the scientific mission of CAPS by maximizing the scientific
rigor of the research conducted by CAPS scientists via promoting the use of optimal
methods, new tools, and best practices. Scientific methods make it possible for CAPS
scientists to conduct research of the highest caliber to help end the HIV epidemic. However, it
can be difficult for CAPS scientists to determine which research methods and technologies
from a continually growing list best suit the needs of particular research questions and
projects. Given the increasing number of study designs, data sources, data analysis
approaches, and the growing complexity of these methods and technologies, the Methods
Core will ensure that CAPS investigators are equipped to meet these challenges, particularly
for addressing the priority thematic areas for CAPS: identifying the co-occurring and
multiplicative factors that interact to affect HIV and its co-presence with other health
conditions and understanding and improving health delivery systems. The Core will promote
optimal use of rigorous methods leading to high impact studies via these specific aims: (1)
Promote use of rigorous study designs and support, train, and consult on research designs
and methods; (2) Foster and leverage use of emergent technologies and multiple data
sources in HIV research; and (3) Foster use of advanced analytic and mixed methods in HIV
research. The Methods Core will also continue to provide its foundational services, which
include: (1) consulting on refining research questions, study design, measures, data sources,
sample size, and methods of analysis; (2) optimizing presentation of research methods and
results in NIH grant proposals, conference presentations, peer-reviewed articles, and
communications to communities affected by HIV; and (3) participating in internal, pre-
submission peer reviews of grant proposals and manuscripts, responses to extramural
reviews, and resubmissions. In addition to helping scientists choose rigorous approaches
from an ever-increasing array of study designs and data collection, storage, and analysis
options, the Core will also share with CAPS scientists evolving best practices on data de-
identification for preserving participant confidentiality in the context increasing requirements
by journal outlets for distribution of data for public access. Through these activities, the
Methods Core will contribute crucially to the rigorous research needed to end the HIV
epidemic.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10686845
- **Project number:** 5P30MH062246-23
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** Torsten Brian Neilands
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $305,076
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-01 → 2026-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10686845

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10686845, Research Project: Methods Core (5P30MH062246-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10686845. Licensed CC0.

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