# Core H - Basic & Translational Sciences

> **NIH NIH P30** · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · 2020 · $388,976

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – CORE H 
The mission of the Providence-Boston CFAR Basic and Translational Sciences Core (BTSC) is to build and 
support collaborative research between basic, translational, clinical and behavioral investigators with a focus on 
NIH HIV/AIDS high priority areas including HIV pathogenesis, transmission and disease progression in key 
populations. A major priority of the BTSC is to provide services that extend the capacity of investigators, who 
lack the technical expertise or laboratory resources for their studies. The BTSC was restructured to take 
advantage of the partnership between Lifespan/Brown and Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) and 
these institutions' strengths in basic and translational sciences. This new partnership significantly enhances the 
basic science expertise of the Core and of the CFAR, as well as its user pool and basic science institutional 
support. The BTSC will provide flexible services to HIV/AIDS researchers based on evolving needs as 
determined through regular surveys, and significantly expand the Core user pool through outreach and 
education. The BTSC will enhance its technical capacity by sharing expertise and centralizing labor-intensive 
tasks. Importantly, the BTSC will take an active role in identifying, consulting, mentoring and training 
investigators, particularly new investigators across the CFAR as well as established investigators who wish to 
expand into HIV research. The BTSC will promote collaborative basic and translational research through three 
specific aims: 1) Support HIV research by providing essential laboratory assays and expertise; 2) Develop and 
support innovative services and new collaborations; 3) Provide training and mentorship to local, national and 
international investigators with a wide range of HIV experience. Overall, the Core will provide CFAR users 
services and a scientific infrastructure dedicated to innovative, multidisciplinary basic science and translational 
HIV/AIDS research, and the guidance to strengthen capacity for laboratory-associated HIV/AIDS research 
training and education around the world.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9953987
- **Project number:** 5P30AI042853-22
- **Recipient organization:** MIRIAM HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** Manish Sagar
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $388,976
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1998-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9953987

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9953987, Core H - Basic & Translational Sciences (5P30AI042853-22). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9953987. Licensed CC0.

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