# Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS

> **NIH NIH P30** · YALE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $1,565,465

## Abstract

Abstract/Summary
Since the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) was founded in 1997, it has supported a
diverse portfolio of interdisciplinary research in domestic and international settings, contributing significantly to
scientific knowledge of HIV risk and transmission and the cost-effectiveness and efficacy of HIV interventions
in highly impacted groups and settings. In the next five years, CIRA will focus on stimulating and supporting
innovative interdisciplinary research that combines behavioral, social and biomedical approaches, and the
implementation of HIV prevention and treatment as well as the elimination of HIV disparities. We will leverage
the extensive multi-disciplinary expertise of our scientists and partners to have a greater impact on the global
epidemic through contextualized Implementation Science (IS) and ongoing support of interdisciplinary HIV
research education and training programs, with emphasis on training for underrepresented minorities to
diversify the field of HIV research. As the sole AIDS Prevention Research Center in New England, we will
continue to develop and support the New England HIV Implementation Science Network, a regional network of
HIV researchers and service providers that we established in 2014 to focus on the conduct of implementation
research in small urban centers with high HIV infection rates, e.g., Providence, RI and New Haven, CT.
Network activities will augment other efforts to address implementation gaps in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy
by supporting the development and implementation of effective HIV interventions tailored to small cities/towns
and other understudied communities. While focusing on the New England region, we will seek to become a
national resource for IS research on the HIV epidemic, generating studies with findings of potential applicability
to other highly impacted areas such as the southern parts of the U.S. We will focus on drivers of the epidemic
and use the expertise of CIRA scientists to address the intertwined issues of substance use, mental health and
stigma, and the impact of the current opioid epidemic on HIV risk and incidence. Our global research will also
focus on advancing IS and cost-effective, sustainable HIV interventions in low resource settings, thus
supporting the UNAIDS 90-90-90 goals and priorities in the 2017 Trans-NIH Plan for HIV Research. CIRA's
new mission will be implemented through the coordinated effort of five cores: Administrative, Development,
Community Research and Implementation, Clinical and Health Services Research, and Interdisciplinary
Research Methods. Each core will support and build capacity for IS research. We will embed Continuous
Quality Improvement (CQI) approaches into strategic planning and evaluation processes to optimize Center
efficiency and services. Core specific and center-wide impact will be measured through systematic monitoring
and evaluation.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9886262
- **Project number:** 5P30MH062294-18
- **Recipient organization:** YALE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Trace S Kershaw
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,565,465
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-09-30 → 2023-02-28

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9886262

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9886262, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (5P30MH062294-18). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9886262. Licensed CC0.

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