3rd Annual CFAR Symposium
MAY 22, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
Join us for a day of scientific exchange focused on advancing HIV research from discovery to impact, sustaining innovation in a changing funding landscape, and elevating community priorities that shape the future of prevention, treatment, and implementation science.
The conference is scheduled for Friday, May 22, 2026 from 8:00AM-3:00PM at the California Endowment Center.
EVENT DETAILS
REGISTRATION IS COMING SOON.
| ELIGIBILITY |
Open to all researchers, clinicians, and community partners engaged in HIV/AIDS-related work—including, but not limited to, CFAR awardees. |
| HEADING |
- Title: Use a concise title that indicates the content of the abstract.
- Authors: Authors’ names should be typed in upper- and lowercase letters (please do not use all capital letters). Use first name and last name. Indicate the presenting author and include an e- mail address and business phone. There is a limit of 10 authors per abstract.
- Affiliations: List institution, city, and state for domestic authors. List institution, city, and country for international authors. Do not include department, division, laboratory, or acknowledgements.
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| CONTENT |
Abstracts are limited to one page.
Suggested Format:
For Pilot Projects, Supplement Awards and projects resulting from the utilization of CFAR Cores
- A maximum of one table or one figure may be included. Please do not include literature references or copyright or trademark symbols.
- Please bold the following four section headings within the text of your abstract.
- Background: A concise statement of the issue under investigation or a hypothesis.
- Methods: The experimental methods used (including the statistical analyses employed).
- Results: Specific findings (promises such as “to be completed” or “to be presented” are not acceptable).
- Conclusions: A summary of findings that are supported by your results. (Statistical analyses used to support the conclusions, where appropriate, should be included; avoid concluding statements such as “the results will be discussed”).
For Other
- Abstracts should focus on HIV/AIDS-related work (basic, clinical, behavioral, implementation science, policy, etc.).
- Brief Description of Project
- Research Domain(s) Covered by Project
- Key Findings or Insights (if available)
- How the funded activity has advanced HIV/AIDS Research at UCLA and/or CDU.
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More information coming soon…
If you have special requests, questions or comments regarding the meeting (i.e. rooming, meeting support, dependent care support, abstract submissions), please contact Ms. Jina Lee