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About the NYU Center for AIDS Research

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Coordinating and Facilitating AIDS Research

THE MISSION of the Centers for AIDS Research is to support a multi-disciplinary environment that promotes basic, clinical, epidemiologic, behavioral, and translational research in the prevention, detection, and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS.
The mission of the Center for AIDS Research at New York University School of Medicine is three-fold:

  • to support basic and translational research by providing core services, seed money, and opportunities for learning and collaboration
  • to promote the highest quality of care for those HIV-infected by fostering the involvement of providers and the community in clinical research
  • to share our discoveries with the public, both here and abroad, to improve quality of care for all those affected by HIV.

The CFAR at NYU School of Medicine was funded in 1989 to advance HIV/AIDS research by supporting clinicians and researchers at our affiliated institutions. This site is a resource for scientists and clinicians conducting HIV research. The NYU CFAR is part of the twenty CFARs in the country supported by the National Institute of Health, Division of AIDS.

International Programs

The NYU CFAR supports three programs in Kenya:

  • Clinical study on responses to therapy in Africans
  • HIV Treatment program with two sites at the BOMU Clinic and the ARFCC Clinic in Mombasa
  • Training program for physicians in Kenya, in cooperation with Family Health International

For information on the international programs in Africa and the expansion of the BOMU Clinic, please call Dr. Sumathi Sivapalasingam at (212) 263-6565 or Dr. Shaffiq Essajee at (212) 263-1534.
In addition, The NYU CFAR has established programs in Cameroon, South Africa, Poland, India and China.

For Researchers and Clinicians

Funding:
We provide seed money to young investigators and investigators new to the field of HIV or AIDS research. 4 to 7 high-quality projects are funded each year in all areas of AIDS research. Several technical Core Facilities for Basic Research are funded by the CFAR and made available to the research community. Seminars & Symposia are regularly organized and sponsored by the CFAR at the NYU Medical Center.

For the Public

Clinical services:
NYU has long been a major provider of services to HIV-infected persons. The NYU/Bellevue AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (ACTU) is one of the most productive in the nation. The CFAR is strongly committed to Education and Outreach. The ACTU at NYU/Bellevue has one of the oldest and most active Community Advisory Board (CAB). We collaborate with NATAP, HIVNET, the LNYC for Families with HIV, and others.

Opportunities for Giving

For more information about contributing to AIDS research, please visit: http://www.med.nyu.edu/CFAR/philanthropy.html

CFAR Leadership and Core Directors