Core Support Facilities

Clinical Core

John A. Bartlett, Director

Coleen K. Cunningham, Co-Director

John Shao, Co-Director

The Clinical Core plays a central role in coordinating all HIV/AIDS-related human subjects research at Duke. The major goals are to:

expand international HIV/AIDS research
develop new translational research projects into clinical trials
attract new investigators to HIV-related clinical research
ensure the quality of all CFAR-supported clinical investigations
provide critical administrative and logistical support to CFAR investigators
expand the clinical databases of CFAR members
ensure the participation of diverse research subjects who reflect diversity in the infected population

By coordinating access to domestic and international populations of HIV-infected subjects, the Clinical Core ensures the efficient conduct of rigorous and ethically sound clinical investigations. Expanding international HIV/AIDS research opportunities stimulate and enhance the CFAR scientific agenda. Translational research is a hallmark of the Clinical Core, and recent studies of C4-V3 synthetic peptides and T-1249 have taken a novel immunogen and an antiretroviral compound from the laboratories of Duke basic science CFAR investigators to the bedside.