Aims
The Laboratory Sciences Core supports the goals of the Miami CFAR through the following aims:
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Serve as a one stop shop, that allows investigators to easily access Immunology, Virology and Genomics services to meet their needs for high demand assays and for specialized assays that require dedicated expertise.
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Provide consultation, training and technical assistance for investigators at all levels (from undergraduate students to established investigators) to meet their needs for study design, generation of preliminary data and data for publications, and to disseminate information about scientific advances in the field through special lectures and workshops in collaboration with the Sylvester Cancer Center (SCC), Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Microbiology and Immunology, and Infectious Diseases Division at our Institution.
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Promote synergies in UM and research support/collaborations across Florida, NIH funded Networks and Programs by: a) Interacting with Cores, Scientific Areas of Interest (SIG), Scientific Working Groups (SWG) and CFAR membership at large, through participation in group discussions/meetings, collaborative research projects with clinical/biobehavioral science investigators and development of select specialized biorepositories; b) Advancing the CFAR laboratory expertise through leveraging non-CFAR resources and inter-CFAR interactions, and c) Responding to emergent institutional and societal priorities such as COVID-19 for laboratory support, and to develop techniques to promote research in COVID as it affects HIV; d) Offering CFAR expertise to support HIV Network activities and HIV research outside UM.
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Develop and abide by policies and procedures for the Core in compliance with Core A directives and guidance.
