Overview
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS (CIRA) was established in 1997 and is currently New England's only National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded AIDS research center. CIRA brings together scientists from 20 different disciplines and two institutions including Yale University and The Institute for Community Research, located in Hartford, CT.
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Mission Statement
CIRA's mission is to support the conduct of interdisciplinary research focused on the prevention of HIV infection and the reduction of negative consequences of HIV disease in vulnerable and underserved populations nationally and abroad.
CIRA Leadership:
Acting Director: Paul D. Cleary, Ph.D.
Deputy Director: Jeannette R. Ickovics, Ph.D.
Executive Director: Elaine O'Keefe, M.S.
Center Coordinator: Gai Pollard
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In order to support our mission for interdisciplinary work, CIRA's organizational structure is divided up into six sections or "Cores". Each of these cores provide a different type of support and service to a CIRA scientist who is performing research.
- The Administrative (Admin) Core provides scientific, administrative and financial coordination and support to the Center, plans Center activities, develops Center publications, and assists investigators in preparing grant applications.
- The Development
(Dev) Core seeks to promote and encourage both new science at CIRA that is consistent with its mission and new investigators to conduct this research.
- The Interdisciplinary Research Methods (IRM) Core provides centralized expertise and resources for study design, and collection and analysis of data.
- The Community Research (CR) Core reflects CIRA's commitment to community based HIV prevention research.
- The Law, Policy and Ethics (LPE) Core ensures the legal, policy and ethical issues are considered in the design of every CIRA research project and supports investigators in developing policy-related and policy-relevant research.
- The Clinical and Health Services Research (CHSR) Core is a new Core dedicated to multidisciplinary, collaborative research focusing on HIV prevention, care, and treatment in national and international settings.
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AFFILIATION/ASSOCIATION GUIDELINES |
The Community Advisory Board serves as one of four advisory bodies to the Center, providing community perspectives on all of its activities.
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There are two general categories of membership in CIRA, affiliation and association. Details of these categories are provided in the link below.
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