Achievements

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 25 different disciplines and three institutions including Yale University, The Institute for Community Research and the Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention. At Yale, faculty from five different schools participate in CIRA, including the Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Medicine, Yale Law School, Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and Yale School of Nursing. CIRA supports innovative, interdisciplinary research focused on the implementation of HIV prevention and treatment and the elimination of HIV disparities. CIRA facilitates HIV prevention research by providing individual and core consultations, as well as a variety of other services and activities to assist in the development of new research collaborations, the conduct of research, and the dissemination of research findings. At present, over 200 individuals and over 55 research and training projects are affiliated with the Center. Countries involved include the United States, Brazil, China, Estonia, Ghana, India, Liberia, Malaysia, Peru, Romania, Russia (Russian Federation), South Africa, Uganda, and Ukraine. URL: http://cira.yale.edu/