# Core B: Developmental

> **NIH NIH P30** · EMORY UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $177,928

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The goal of the Developmental (Dev) Core (Core B) of the Emory CFAR is to develop the next generation of 
outstanding HIV investigators with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minority (URM) 
investigators. The Dev Core takes an innovative, holistic approach to investigator development that builds on 
an integrated set of services, support, opportunities, and referrals that are designed to assist early-stage 
investigators (ESIs) and established scientists new to HIV research to obtain funding and connect with CFAR 
mentors and collaborators, services, and resources. Core users will be supported and encouraged to use any 
of the Dev services that will help advance their science and their career in HIV research. Dev Core users will 
also be introduced to the full range of CFAR Science Core services, encouraged to participate in the CFAR 
Scientific Working Groups as appropriate, and informed of all CFAR-hosted programs and seminars, including 
the monthly Emory CFAR Network Science Seminar series.
In the next project period, the Dev Core will continue to build on successful programs and add new initiatives
that extend the Core’s reach and fill identified gaps in service, such as systematic pre-submission review and 
research idea design thinking. Dev Core activities will emphasize team science, innovative methods for 
community engagement in study development, and effective partnerships with Emory-wide grant development 
offerings to encourage collaboration and to increase impact. The Core will employ regular evaluation of its 
activities to inform the extent to which services meet the needs of mentees and to provide opportunities for 
process improvement throughout the award period.
The Emory CFAR Developmental Core will accomplish its goals through the following specific aims:
Aim 1. Offer research funding opportunities to promote individual and team science, to elevate community 
engagement, and to expand the ethnic and racial diversity of funded HIV researchers.
Aim 2. Implement proposal development activities to increase the competitiveness of HIV research 
applications submitted to the NIH. 
Aim 3. Provide mentoring for early-stage investigators, as they transition from trainee to independent 
investigator, through structured research resources and support.
Aim 4. Support professional development activities to assist CFAR Members in cultivating new or enhanced 
expertise in research and multiple modes of science communication.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10908096
- **Project number:** 3P30AI050409-25S2
- **Recipient organization:** EMORY UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Drenna Waldrop
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $177,928
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2002-09-30 → 2025-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10908096

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10908096, Core B: Developmental (3P30AI050409-25S2). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10908096. Licensed CC0.

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