CORE--Ugandan Laboratory Core

CWRU/UHC研究事业的一个标志是大力强调国际生物医学研究，特别关注发展中国家。与乌干达政府和研究机构的16年合作促进了对结核病和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的开创性研究。发展中国家新举措的一个主要限制是现场缺乏最先进的实验室设施。CWRU、乌干达政府和Makerare大学之间的长期研究关系导致了乌干达广泛研究基础设施的发展。为了促进这些资源的共享和促进/支持新的研究举措，目前所有与艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究相关的实验室设施和服务都由乌干达实验室中心（CWRU/UHC CFAR）管理，其目标如下：

A hallmark of the CWRU/UHC research enterprise is a strong emphasis on international biomedical research with a particular interest in developing countries. The sixteen-year collaboration with Ugandan government and research facilities has fostered seminal studies of TB and HIV/AIDS. A major limitation to new initiatives in the developing world is the lack of state-of-the-art laboratory facilities on site. The longstanding research relationship between CWRU, the government of Uganda and Makerare University has resulted in the development of an extensive research infrastructure in Uganda. To facilitate sharing of these resources and to promote/support new research initiatives, all laboratory facilities and services associated with HIV/AIDS research are now being administered by the CWRU/UHC CFAR Uganda Laboratory Core with the following objectives: 1. provide comprehensive laboratory services to facilitate HIV/AIDS-related research projects of CFAR investigators 2. advertise these services, process requests, and coordinate research-based assays through the Uganda Laboratory Core 3. provide a mechanism for training of Ugandan scientists in collaboration with CWRU and Fogarty AIDS Training Grant Moving forward, the Ugandan Laboratory Core seeks to: 1. develop new assays to meet the needs of the CFAR investigators and improve the quality of HIV/AIDS research in Uganda 2. continue to engage Ugandan scientists/clinicians in research collaboration with CFAR members by promoting training scholarships, sponsoring workshops and meetings