Alan E. Greenberg, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, DC D-CFAR
Professor and Chair,
Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
GW SPHHS

The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to be a great public health challenge both locally and internationally. Washington DC has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS among major metropolitan areas in the United States, and is home to some of the world's leading public health institutions.

In June 2010, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a five-year grant to establish the District of Columbia Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DC D-CFAR), a multi-institutional collaboration that includes:

• American University
• Children's National Medical Center
• Georgetown University
• George Washington University
• Howard University
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center

The DC D-CFAR is proud to join the 20 other CFARs in the U.S. to help address the NIH CFAR mission of supporting "a multi-disciplinary environment that promotes basic, clinical, epidemiologic, behavioral, and translational research in the prevention, detection, and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS."

The mission of the DC D-CFAR is to "provide scientific leadership and institutional infrastructure to promote HIV/AIDS research and to develop the next generation of HIV/AIDS investigators in Washington DC." We urge you to explore this developing Web site to learn about the many activities of the DC D-CFAR including the Research Awards Program, Core services, facilities and mentoring, and DC D-CFAR educational activities; and to meet the leadership and membership of the DC D-CFAR.