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AIDS/HIV - Related WebsitesUCSF -SFGH Center for AIDS Reseach The Center for AIDS Research is designed
to facilitate the progress of AIDS related research by all interested UCSF
investigators. CFAR is specifically focused on stimulating interdisciplinary
research ("translational" research) between basic and clinical investigators.
This center is co-directed by Drs. Paul Volberding and Warner Greene. CFAR
provides a university-wide research network that helps fund various core
units providing assistance in the areas of clinical trials, virology, immunology,
tissue and serum banking, statistics, and immunocytopathology. An administrative
core provides additional services including developing an electronic network
to reach the more than 300 participating researchers, sponsoring a Director's
seminar series, disbursing New Investigator and Pilot Awards on an annual
basis, and sponsoring workshops and meetings on topics of interest to the
diverse UCSF AIDS research community.
The CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse's services are designed to facilitate the sharing of HIV/AIDS and STD resources and information about education and prevention, published materials, and research findings, as well as news about related trends. The CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse is a service of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NIH DRUG DISCOVERY AREA REVIEW PANEL NIH AIDS Research Program Evaluation Executive Summary The Drug Discovery Area Review Panel was charged with assessing the current NIH portfolio in the area of drug discovery and preclinical drug development, developing the goals and priorities for the next phase of AIDS research in these areas, and making recommendations to ensure that these goals and priorities will be met. The Panel specifically addressed the effectiveness, optimal focus, balance, duplication, and cooperation among NIH Institutes, Centers, and Divisions (ICDs), the role of the Government versus the private sector, and the definition of a vision for the future of NIH drug discovery research. The Panel divided its evaluation into a number of different focus areas: basic and applied research, molecular/structural studies, animal models, opportunistic infections, and the programs of two ICDsþthe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This summary presents the general themes that arose during the review, outlines the evaluation, and provides the recommendations made in each of the areas.
HIV Protease Database -- The HIV Protease Database is an archive of experimentally determined three-dimensional structures of Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 (HIV-1), Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2 (HIV-2), and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) Proteases and their complexes, serving a global community of researchers, educators, and students. There are two main parts of the database. National Institutes of Health HIV/AIDS Resources -- A centralized gateway to HIV/AIDS activities and information from the NIH's centers and institutes, as well as selected Public Health Service links. National Library of Medicine databases -- Information on how to access the various NLM databases, including how to establish an account for free access to its HIV/AIDS databases. NLM HIV/AIDS Resources -- Links to NLM's HIV/AIDS publications and databases, as well as to other federal government resources. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Home Page -- News releases from the NIH's primary AIDS research institute, plus AIDS reagent program catalogue and other information. San
Francisco VA Hospital AIDS Newsletter -- Transmitted from the Department
of Veterans Affairs AIDS Information Center, located at the San Francisco
VA Medical Center. Primarily aimed at health professionals, librarians,
and trainers/educators.
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