Summary
The Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research (ERC-CFAR) and its Clinical and Translational Science Core (CTSC) support research to eradicate HIV, prevent new infections, and improve the health of people living with HIV (PWH), leveraging clinical databases, biorepositories, and advanced informatics.
What they want
The ERC-CFAR and CTSC aim to support the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) mission by providing a broad resource for clinical, translational, health services, and implementation science investigations. This includes leveraging resources from the Einstein CTSA-funded Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, providing access to a robust clinical database (Clinical Cohort Database - CCDB) with ~20,000 PWH and 475,000 HIV-negative patients, and multiple biorepositories. The core facilitates enrollment of well-characterized patients into new research protocols, enabling research at institutions like Rockefeller which lack direct access to defined cohorts of PWH. It also integrates with the City University of New York (CUNY) for implementation science and utilizes state-of-the-art informatics methods, including natural language processing and machine learning, to catalyze new research in primary HIV prevention and support established research areas.
Technical requirements
- Access to a robust clinical database (Clinical Cohort Database - CCDB) with ~20,000 PWH and 475,000 HIV-negative patients
- Access to multiple biorepositories
- Leveraging resources of the Einstein CTSA-funded Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
- Use of state-of-the-art informatics methods, including natural language processing and machine learning
