Funding Available 2008-2009

Request for Applications:  Pilot and Feasibility studies in women with HIV/AIDS

The Colorado Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is soliciting Letters of Intent to propose pilot and feasibility studies in women with HIV/AIDS.  This Request for Applications is solicited in conjunction with the Section on Basic Reproductive Science of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Office of Interdisciplinary Women’s Health Research.  Applicants must be junior investigators mentored by a senior faculty member, and all studies must represent novel work and interdisciplinary collaboration.  Two or three pilot projects will be selected to receive $10,000 to be matched by $10,000 provided by the awardee’s department or division. 

LETTER OF INTENT: Due by November 5, 2008
INVITED APPLICATION DEADLINE: Due by December 10, 2008
INITIAL FUNDING: January 01, 2009

Guidelines for Developmental Research Funding

A major component of the CFAR is to support new ideas for AIDS-related research with the goal of developing future applications for outside funding. This new HIV-related funding is available to investigators in the clinical, basic, and social sciences (including pediatrics, internal medicine, neurology, and obstetrics-gynecology) who wish to explore new ideas in HIV research. Emphasis will be placed on support for interdisciplinary projects and infrastructure investments that will have a broad impact on AIDS research capabilities.

Award Recipients

The Developmental Core of the Colorado Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is pleased to announce the 2007-2008 award recipients. This year the Colorado CFAR awarded $200,000 in funds for the following projects in HIV research.

CFAR Developmental Grant Awardees for 2007

Richard Byyny, MD

"Derivation and Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule for HIV Seropositivity in the Emergency Department."

Denver Health and Hospital Authority

John Cambier, MD

"Inhibitory signal transduction by CD4 as a potential mechanism of CD57 + CD4 + T cell dysfunction during HIV-1 infection."

National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Charles Dinarello, MD

"Role of Interleukin-32 in Expression of HIV-1."

University of Colorado Denver

Elizabeth McFarland, MD

"Preliminary evaluation of PD-1 expression and multi-functional HIV-specific T lymphocytes in infants and children with HIV infection."

University of Colorado Denver

Brent Palmer, PhD

"Enhancement of HIV-specific CD4+ T cell function by blockade of the PD-1 pathway."

University of Colorado Denver

Leland Shapiro, MD

"Characterization of hsp90 inhibitor as a novel HIV-1 therapeutic drug target."

University of Colorado Denver

Linda VanDyk, PhD

"Virus-host interactions during endothelial cell infection."

University of Colorado Denver

Adriana Weinberg, MD

"Dendritic Cell Co-Infection with Human Immunodeficiency and Cytomegalovirus."

University of Colorado Denver

 

For a list of the past award recipients please click here