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Do you conduct international HIV research? Would you like to do so?
Do you have questions about in-country requirements?
Are you outside the U.S. and needing to collaborate with a U.S.-based HIV scientist?
Whether you are applying for a San Diego CFAR International Core Pilot grant or have recently been awarded one of these grants, the San Diego CFAR can help you with your research. Members of our International Core Leadership team have conducted HIV research outside the U.S. for many years. Together with our Advisory Board, we offer more than 60 years of international research experience. Feel free to contact us any time via cfar@ucsd.edu.
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Identifying a SD CFAR Collaborator early in your grantwriting process is strongly suggested. Your Collaborator can advise you on a number of items, from the technical details of your study to IRB/ethics approvals to preparing your NIH-formatted biosketch. Please contact cfar@ucsd.edu if you need assistance identifying a Collaborator and/or please review the list of current and past SD CFAR collaborators for each country provided here.
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Don't forget our virtual office hours, scheduled before each International Pilot grant due date! Until then, please email your questions anytime to cfar@ucsd.edu.
The Zoom link for either day can be accessed HERE
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The SD CFAR cores provide a variety of services, often for free or at reduced costs to SD CFAR grant recipients. If you require help from our SD CFAR Cores, PLEASE CONTACT THEM NO LESS THAN 4 WEEKS BEFORE THE APPLICATION DUE DATE.
Fill out a service request to connect with an expert biostatistician or mathematical modeler.
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Copy sdcfar@ucsd.edu with any correspondence with our Core Representatives:
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Sonia Jain, PhD Natasha Martin, DPhil |
Biostatistics and Modeling Core Examples: pre-award grant support (power, sample size, statistical considerations); experimental design and analysis; observational studies (e.g., cohort, case-control); epidemic modeling of HIV and co-infections; health economic evaluationsSee this BAM CORE short video. Please note, while the consultation is free, you will need to budget for BAM Core services if you would like them to perform any of the analyses or modeling in your project. |
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Maile Karris, MD |
Examples: specimen collection, IRB, clinical database access, REDCap database design, participant recruitment, clinical and translational study design |
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Jamila Stockman, PhD, MPH Eileen Pitpitan, PhD |
Examples: recruitment and retention of underserved populations; behavioral-type research; survey development; grant preparation assistance; Community Advisory Board guidance; mentorship of underrepresented junior investigators |
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SD CFAR Administrative Core |
Examples: guidance on budgets and justifications, referrals to international sites or partners, regulatory guidance, information on shipping/receiving specimens, memoranda of understanding |
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Nadejda Beliakova Bethell, PhD Jennifer Dan, MD, PhD |
Examples: consultation on experimental design and panel development; cell sorting; biohazardous cell sorting; data acquisition for analysis; training |
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David Looney, MD |
Examples: nucleic acid isolation, quantification and quality control; quantification of gene expression using real-time quantitative qPCR technology and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR); single cell separation and sequencing, next generation sequencing, bioinformatics |
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Dennis Burton, PhD Bryan Briney, PhD Jennifer Dan, MD, PhD |
Examples: Sequencing (Illumina Nova and Next Seq, ONT Minion and P2), 10X genomics (5’ or 3’ chemistry, HT or standard, multiple addons), data analysis (adaptive sampling, post-run basecalling, CellRanger processing) |
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Sara Gianella, MD |
Examples: clinical specimen processing and storage, HIV genotyping, nucleic acid extractions, viral quantification, next generation sequencing, BSL-3 access, data processing |
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which funds all Centers for AIDS Research, has published an operations manual for international institutions to help them apply for and manage NIAID funding. The procedures in this manual are more applicable to larger NIAID awards than our International Pilot grants. We will be developing instructions and videos specifically for SD CFAR awards. Meanwhile, feel free to download Word or PDF versions of this manual for your international institution's grants management team.
Please contact us if you have any questions.