The Developmental Core serves the multidisciplinary research mission of the UCSF-GIVI CFAR throughthe execution of four specific aims:1. To support innovative research within CFAR by offering four different types of peer-reviewed fundingopportunities targeting either individuals at different levels of training or investigators with a specificresearch/training focus. Up to five grants ($40,000/grant) in each of four distinct categories are offeredannually including (1) CFAR Pilot Awards available to junior faculty or individuals transitioning to facultystatus; (2) CFAR Mentored-Scientist Awards offered for postdoctoral or clinical fellows at an earlierstage in their training; (3) Basic Science Awards to laboratory-based postdoctoral fellows pursuingfundamental HIV studies and (4) International Awards ($25,000) to fund HIV-related training programsin the developing countries.2. To conduct a comprehensive annual CFAR Mentoring Program for young HIV investigators providingeach with access to the tools needed for future success in academic research. This program involvesboth 'one on one' mentoring of junior investigators by committed senior faculty members and a series ofprofessional workshops designed to facilitate career progression and academic promotion.3. To continue to change the pervasive academic culture of 'independent science' where collaborationand multidisciplinary research are embraced and new research teams can be quickly and effectivelynucleated.4. To invest strategically in a limited number of emerging research opportunities of exceptional merit orurgency. Special consideration for such investments, which are proposed by CFAR members oridentified as a part of the Center's strategic planning process, is given to ideas that match a compellingopportunity with a particular internal strength within the Center. Together, these various activities of theDevelopmental Core are a clear expression of CFAR's commitment to the next generation of HIVinvestigators and are designed to ensure that their future work will be of the highest scientific and ethicalquality.
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