Welcome to the Developmental Center for AIDS Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center
The University of Rochester D-CFAR is one of 20 research centers funded by the National Institute of Health working to advance HIV and AIDS research being conducted at academic institutions throughout the United States.
The D-CFAR's primary mission is to raise the overall quality and quantity of HIV/AIDS research by providing value added services and critical support to Investigators at the University of Rochester.
We hope to accomplish this by:
- Providing outstanding clinical and basic core facilities
- Capitalizing on strategically chosen research opportunities
- Developing new lines of collaborative research
- Enhancing faculty mentoring, career development and recruitment
The D-CFAR welcomes your support and we invite you to explore our website to learn more about our facilities and services.
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Events
Keeping Pace With AIDS - a walk/run/ride
Keeping Pace with AIDS
Date: 06/03/12
Location: Rochester, New York
Event type: 5k Walk, 5k Run, 20- and 50-mile Rides and Paws for the Cause. Click here to learn more...
24th Annual Buffalo Conference on Microbial Pathogenesis * May 4th, 2012, Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, Amherst, NY
Imaging Day April 5th, 2012 8:45-12 PM
As part of the URMC Imaging Day, the med center Flow Core will be hosting an Imagestreatm Afternoon. Join Darin Fogg, of Amnis, and the FCC staff in exploring this technology in more detail. Experts will be available from 12:30-3:30 to discuss your Amnis Imagestream needs, experimental ideas and how you can integrate this technology into your research program.
World AIDS Day 2011
The Developmental Center for AIDS Research recognized World AIDS Day 2011 through a variety of scientific and community events. Click here to read more about our symposium and events...
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2011 Outstanding Scientific Poster Awards!
- Jharon Silva, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
- Meera Singh, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
- Daniel Marker, Center for Neural Development and Disease
- John Muchiri, Dept. of Microbiology & Immunology
Latest Headlines
Starve a Virus, Feed a Cure?
Feb 2012 - A protein that protects some of our immune cells from the most common and virulent form of HIV works by starving the virus of the molecular building blocks that it needs to replicate, according to research published online in Nature Immunology. The finding comes from an international team of researchers including scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, several institutions in France – and a graduate student who is a political refugee from Africa and is now at work in a Rochester laboratory, intent on helping his people who have been devastated by the HIV epidemic.
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Scientists Explore Whether What Heals the Head Can Also Heal the Heart
A diverse group of scientists – experts in cardiology, neurology, immunology, microbiology and chemistry – are teaming up to study drugs that show promise in the treatment of dementia for the treatment of an equally debilitating disease – heart failure. In this case, the connection between the head and the heart lies in a particular enzyme that they believe plays a role in the development of both conditions.
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