# UNC Center for AIDS Research Core I International

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2020 · $181,375

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ ABSTRACT – INTERNATIONAL CORE
The UNC CFAR International Core is charged with facilitating clinical, epidemiological, and translational HIV-1
research between our CFAR and international field sites at the center of the epidemic. We connect UNC,
FHI360, and RTI scientists to critical research populations overseas and connect in-country scientists to
collaborations and training opportunities in the North Carolina Research Triangle. The Core provides critical
administrative and logistical support services to CFAR members working internationally, with particular
attention to junior investigators and faculty who are newly expanding their work into a global setting. Among
the most important of these services is the management of international IRB submissions, which is centralized
through our core into a dedicated international regulatory affairs unit (RAU). The RAU manages all aspects
of research ethics and regulatory issues for all international HIV research activities at UNC.
The International core also serves as a coordinating body for HIV-related research training activities at
UNC. Our institution has a total of 11 active training grants with major HIV/AIDS components, 8 of which come
from NIH. In a new activity proposed for the coming funding cycle, the core will regularly convene the
leadership of these training grants to streamline candidate selection, align learner placement, and share key
resources. We will also work to connect trainees to appropriate CFAR mentorship and assist them in obtaining
research funding.
Other key functions of our core include ensuring that our CFAR's international HIV/AIDS research is in
line with local priorities in the countries in which we work. This will be done through facilitating participation
of local investigators, engaging local scientific advisory committees, supporting dissemination of key CFAR
research findings at our field sites, and encouraging south-to-south exchange of research capacity. Since
laboratory capacity is so important to research in international settings, our core has created a laboratory
quality assurance unit based at our flagship lab site in Malawi. Key personnel from this unit are available to
assist other HIV research sites (including those outside our own CFAR) in the development and monitoring of
lab QA procedures, deployment of new assays, preparation for monitoring visits, and troubleshooting of lab
operational problems.
Finally, the International Core promotes external collaboration through active participation in ongoing intra-
CFAR activities and through linking our membership with other NIH-sponsored networks, such as ACTG, MTN,
IMPAACT, HPTN, HVTN, and CHAVI.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9990658
- **Project number:** 5P30AI050410-23
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** JEFFREY Samuel Allen STRINGER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $181,375
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-08-20 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9990658

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9990658, UNC Center for AIDS Research Core I International (5P30AI050410-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9990658. Licensed CC0.

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