The mission of the UW CFAR Developmental Core is to support career development of young scientistsfrom a variety of disciplines into research careers related to HIV/AIDS and to foster collaboration amongUW CFAR investigators. This mission is articulated through three specific aims, the first of which is toprovide research support (New Investigator Awards [NIAs] and Trainee Support Grants) to juniorinvestigators.
The second aim i s to enhance career development, communication among investigators andmultidisciplinary research by sponsoring an annual CFAR Symposium.
The third aim i s to provide initialsupport for HIV/AIDS research in important new research areas (Emerging Opportunity Grants [EOGs]). ACore Director and Associate Director organize the Core's activities. The CFAR Executive Committee,composed of senior scientists with a wide range of HIV/AIDS-related expertise, will serve as theDevelopmental Core Committee. The Developmental Core collaborates with all other CFAR cores andscientific programs. The Core's awards will be awarded on a competitive basis to applicants from the UWand affiliated institutions (and University of Hawaii for NIAs). Explicit policies and procedures for each typeof award and activity, including eligibility criteria, review committee membership, selection criteria,mentorship for NIA recipients, and specific measurable value-added indicators exist for each core activity.Selection of NIA recipients will be based on merit of the proposed research, qualifications and academicpotential of the investigator, potential contribution of the research to the HIV/AIDS field, and relevance toUW CFAR. NIA applications from minority investigators and which involve multidisciplinary projects will beencouraged. Recipients of NIAs will each have a CFAR mentor and a Mentoring Committee. Indicators ofsuccess for the NIA program include number of applications with fundable scores, number of funded NIAs,accomplishment of NIA goals, adequate progress on annual NIA written reports, resulting publications,future exogenous funding and number of awardees with careers as HIV/AIDS researchers. The CFARSymposium showcases local HIV/AIDS research, especially that of NIA and EOG recipients and CFARfundedprojects. These activities provide value to the UW and national HIV/AIDS research communities byfostering high quality HIV/AIDS research now and in the future.Lay Description: This project will provide support to help young scientists have successful careers as HIVresearchers and help UW HIV researchers communicate and work together better. The project will result inmore advances in knowledge about many aspects of HIV; this should help to prevent spread of HIV andimprove the health of persons with HIV infection.
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