UNC Center for AIDS Research

北卡罗来纳大学CFAR是一个由三个机构组成的联盟：北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校、三角研究所（RTI）和国际家庭健康（FHl）。这三个机构都是北卡罗来纳三角研究园区的一部分，RTI和FHl从成立之初就与北卡罗来纳大学有历史联系。CFAR的目标是通过各种机制促进艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究的广泛开展。CFAR提供专门针对艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究界需求的核心设施。CFAR发展核心项目支持来自初级教师、新从事艾滋病毒研究的教师、州内hbcu的教师以及与CFAR相关的国际站点的研究人员的新研究计划。CFAR发展奖励计划已经扩大了50%的机构资金，这笔资金将在其发展奖励计划中与各部门和CTSA合作进一步发挥作用。CFAR赞助了UNC CFAR HIV临床队列（UCHCC）数据库，该数据库在管理UNC的临床HIV研究活动中起着核心作用，UCHCC是intercfar CNICS网络的一部分，CNICS生物统计学和流行病学核心现在居住在UNC。联合国军司令部紧急援助方案的一个主要优势是我们参与国际工作，与马拉维、南非、中国、俄罗斯、中美洲和刚果民主共和国有关键联系。这些联系促进了国际研究和能力建设，并为支持诸如CHAVI和HPTN等重要的NIH倡议提供基础设施。我们CFAR的另一个重要特征是我们的临床药理学和分析化学核心，这在CFAR中是独一无二的，并已成为其他CFAR和几个大型NIH计划的资源。CFAR核心和领导层正在支持四项新举措：艾滋病毒潜伏期和根除；俄罗斯圣彼得堡的IDU流行；艾滋病的恶性肿瘤;艾滋病毒和刑事司法系统（与北卡罗来纳州惩教署合作）。除了一个长期存在的急性艾滋病毒感染问题工作组（与北卡罗来纳州卫生部合作）和一个新的艾滋病毒结构性决定因素问题工作组之外，这些领域也得到了工作组的支持。北卡罗莱纳大学艾滋病紧急救援计划还参与了许多外展项目，包括根据北卡罗莱纳大学艾滋病课程为我们州内的hbcu开发远程学习项目。由于认识到CFAR的重要性，我们得到了重要的机构支持，包括为CFAR研究人员分配空间。在我们的成员中，CFAR已经成为领导、基础设施和识别艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究工作的重要组成部分。

The UNC CFAR is a consortium of three Institutions: UNC Chapel Hill, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), and Family Health International (FHl). All three institutions are part of the North Carolina Research Triangle Park, and RTI and FHl have historical links to UNC starting with their inception. The goal of the CFAR is promote the broad sweep of HIV/AIDS research through a variety of mechanisms. The CFAR provides core facilities specifically targeted to the needs of the HIV/AIDS research community. The CFAR Developmental Core supports new research initiatives from junior faculty, faculty new to HIV research, faculty at in-State HBCUs, and researchers at CFAR-linked international sites. The CFAR Developmental Awards program has been expanded by 50% with institutional funds, and this funding is further leveraged in partnership with departments and the CTSA in their developmental awards program. The CFAR sponsors the UNC CFAR HIV Clinical Cohort (UCHCC) database, which plays a central role In managing clinical HIV research activity at UNC, and the UCHCC Is part of the Inter-CFAR CNICS network, with the CNICS Biostatistics and Epidemiology Core now residing at UNC. A major strength of the UNC CFAR is our involvement in international work, with key links to Malawi, South Africa, China, Russia, Central America, and the DRC. These links facilitate international research, capacity building, and provide infrastructure for support of important NIH initiative such as the CHAVI and HPTN. Another important feature of our CFAR is our Clinical Pharmacology and Analytical Chemistry Core, which is unique among CFARs and has become a resource both for other CFARs and for several large NIH initiatives. The CFAR Cores and leadership are supporting four new initiatives: HIV latency and eradication; the IDU epidemic in St. Petersburg, Russia; AIDS malignancies; and HIV and the Criminal Justice System (in partnership with the NC State Department of Corrections). These areas are also supported by working groups, in addition to a long standing working group on Acute HIV Infection (in partnership with the NC State Health Department), and a new working group on Structural Determinants of HIV. The UNC CFAR also engages in a number of outreach programs, including developing a distance-learning program for our In-State HBCUs based on the UNC AIDS Course. In recognition of the importance of the CFAR, we receive significant institutional support including the assignment of space to the CFAR for CFAR investigators. The CFAR has become an essential part of the leadership, infrastructure, and identify of the HIV/AIDS research effort among our membership.