Core Services

CFAR core facilities provide access to crucial equipment and services

CFAR Core facilities provide access to equipment and services that are impractical or impossible to maintain in individual laboratories.

The San Diego Center for AIDS Research (SD CFAR) comprises four service areas or cores. Each core serves a unique purpose within the Center and within the HIV/AIDS research community.

Our cores offer services to HIV researchers and other clinicians and scientists at competitive pricing, and many services are offered at no charge.

Finally, our Administrative Core does all the behind-the-scenes work to plan seminars, manage grants, and assist the other cores.

Advanced Technology

The Advanced Technology (AT) Core at SD CFAR aims to accelerate scientific discovery by providing centralized access to cutting-edge instrumentation, expertise, and data analysis, with a strong emphasis on supporting HIV, immunology, and precision medicine research. In collaboration with the La Jolla Institute (LJI) and Scripps Research (Scripps), the AT Core ensures researchers have the necessary tools and support for high-impact studies. - Learn More

Clinical Investigation

The Clinical Investigation (CI) Core provides services and expertise to conduct clinical studies as well as access to longitudinal databases for epidemiologic and outcomes research. The CI Core’s mission is to accelerate innovative, high-quality, person-centered clinical, translational, and implementation science (IS) research to prevent new HIV infections, advance the quality and health span of persons affected by HIV, dismantle barriers to care, and promotes interventions, and approaches to end the HIV epidemic. - Learn More

Biostatistics and Modeling

The BAM Core provides analytical expertise and aims to establish and foster long-term collaborations between clinical, basic and behavioral researchers and biostatisticians. - Learn more

Sociobehavioral Science