Duke Center for AIDS Research

The Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is part of a network of NIH-funded CFARs across the nation. The principal mission of the Duke CFAR is to provide scientific leadership as well as establish, enrich, and provide continued infrastructure support to an academic research environment that will effectively promote collaboration and coordination among the community of HIV/AIDS investigators at Duke. Learn more about the services and support available to researchers at Duke through our scientific Cores. ****Duke CFAR**** ****VISION**** The vision of the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations and catalyze translational research innovations with the goal of transforming care for people with or at risk of HIV infection to end the HIV epidemic, with a particular focus on the Southern United States. To achieve this vision, we foster an inclusive and supportive research ecosystem for the next generation of HIV investigators, stimulate multidisciplinary collaboration and team science, provide cutting edge infrastructure, and promote and disseminate knowledge across our institution, community, and beyond. To ensure that the scientific discoveries supported by the CFAR are equitably translated, we extend our partnerships and collaborations with community organizations, local and state public health departments, and minority serving institutions to align our work with the health priorities of our communities and patients. The Duke CFAR, currently in its 20th year of funding, has a diverse engagement, bringing together researchers and health care providers from across the Duke University campus including Centers, Institutes, Departments, and Schools. CFAR brings together 5 service Cores, a health services research SWG, and community engagement to support HIV researchers in reducing the burden of HIV and ending the epidemic.