Working toward a cure by supporting innovative HIV research and researchers in the Bay Area and beyond

Shown: Clinical Core Co-Director and CFAR Mentor Steven Deeks 

© Steve Babuljak

Upcoming Events

Single-Cell Sequencing Interest Group (SSIG)

Bridging Cells and Space: Decoding Cancer Heterogeneity Through Multimodal Omics Integration with CellFuse
Fri, Nov 06, 2026 - 11:00am - Fri, Nov 06, 2026 - 12:00pm
Presenters:
Abhishek Vallabhbhai Koladiya, PhD

SCOPTIONS

SCOPTIONS Monthly Meeting: Clara Di Germanio and Mars Stone (VRI)
Fri, Nov 06, 2026 - 12:00pm - Fri, Nov 06, 2026 - 01:00pm
Presenters:
Clara Di Germanio, PhD
Mars Stone, PhD

SUPR Speaker Series

Tackling cigarette smoking in HIV clinics: The journey with SMARTTT ‘1.0’
Wed, Nov 18, 2026 - 01:00pm - Wed, Nov 18, 2026 - 03:00pm
Presenters:
Jennifer Edelman, MD, MHS

CFAR News

Funding

In the past 10 years, the UCSF-Bay Area CFAR funded 170 mentored awards totaling $8.6M and resulting in $156M in follow-on funding

Mentored Scientist Program for Early Stage InvestigatorsBoost Awards for Rapid SupportPilot Awards for Investigators New to HIVSupplemental Awards
Excellence in Clinical Science
Excellence in Socio-Behavioral Science
Excellence in Basic/Translational Science

Core Services

CFAR's cores supported 1/3 of all NIH-supported HIV research at UCSF

Clinical Core

  • Clinical cohorts
  • Specimen bank
  • Recruitment services
  • Study design
  • Biostatistical support
clinic scene

Basic/Translational Core

  • Immunology and functional genomics
  • Pharmacology and pathogenesis
  • Bioinformatics
Flow cytometry

Bio-Behavioral Core

  • PrEP -- biomedical prevention
  • Substance use program of research (SUPR)
  • Biomarkers of behavior
biobehavioral

Groups

Join one of CFAR's interest or working groups to engage with like-minded investigators at all career stages

implementation science

Implementation Science

Working Group
multiomics

Multi-Omics

Interest Group