About Us
The URMC Developmental Center for AIDS Research consists of five cores that serve various research programs and includes over seventy faculty members.
D-CFAR Leadership & Administration
Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D. - Director
Michael Keefer, M.D. - Co-Director
Jennifer Lynch, Program Administrator
Core Directors
| Administrative and Developmental Core | Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D. |
| Clinical Sciences Core | Michael Keefer, M.D. |
| Basic Sciences Core | Gus Haidaris, Ph.D. |
| Biomathematical Modeling, Biostatistics and Informatics Core | Hulin Wu, Ph.D. |
Scientific Program Leaders
| Translational Immunology and HIV Vaccines | Stephen Dewhurst, Ph.D. |
| Antiretroviral therapy and HIV Virology | Baek Kim, Ph.D. |
| Neuro-AIDS Research | Harris Gelbard, Ph.D. |
| Opportunistic Infections & Malignancies | Francis Gigliotti, M.D. and Gus Haidaris, Ph.D. |
Latest Headlines
D-CFAR co-Director Dr. Michael Keefer Announced as HVTN Network Award Winner
On June 3rd 2011 the HVTN honored individuals who perform outstanding work at their sites. This year's HVTN Mentoring Award recipient, Dr. Michael Keefer, was recognized for his extraordinary commitment as a mentor. Click here to learn more.
University Opens Multi-Million-Dollar Nanosystems Facility
August 2011 - University of Rochester opens new Integrated Nanosystems Center (URnano),
dedicated to researching and fabricating materials on a microscopic level. The new center
will bring together experts in physics, optics, chemistry, biomedicine and bioengineering
to expand the research and technology commercialization of fuel cells, biosensors and
other high-tech devices important to industry, medicine, national security, and the
economy. Click here to learn more.
