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CAPS Mission

The mission of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) is to conduct domestic and international research to prevent the acquisition of HIV and to optimize health outcomes among HIV-infected individuals.

1. Conduct local, state, national, and international research on HIV prevention and policy.
   
   Carried out through a large number of grants from a diverse array of agencies, awarded directly to CAPS scientists for basic science and innovative intervention research




2. Provide strong leadership and management to stimulate innovative research and ensure scientific rigor and sound fiscal operations.
   
   Carried out by the Administrative Core




3. Foster new high-impact HIV-related epidemiological, behavioral, social, policy, and multi-disciplinary research. We accomplish this through mentoring early career investigators and bringing new investigators into CAPS and helping them flourish. We also ensure the scientific excellence and timeliness of all CAPS research.
   
   Carried out by the Developmental Core




4. Provide comprehensive methodological training and consultation in research design, qualitative and quantitative analysis. We support existing and proposed projects, the development of new projects, and assist scientists in the design of state-of-the-art data collection and management systems.
   
   Carried out by the Methods Core




5. Synthesize and disseminate research findings. We do this by providing technical assistance to CAPS scientists and community stakeholders, and initiating and assisting the development and implementation of community collaborative research to maximize the relevance of CAPS research.
   
   Carried out by the Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core




6. Provide mechanisms for conducting policy-relevant research, for identifying and analyzing the policy and ethical implications of research, and for ensuring the highest ethical conduct of research.
   
   Carried out by the Policy and Ethics Core




7. Support CAPS scientists in responding to the growing global epidemic by stimulating and fostering collaborative research with scientists from developing countries.
   
   Carried out by the International Core




8. Provide a supportive and stimulating environment for training medical, public health, social, and behavioral scientists, especially ethnic minority scientists and investigators from developing countries.
   
   Accomplished through a variety of training programs associated with CAPS

CAPS Cores

• Administrative Core
• Developmental Core
• Methods Core
• Technology and Information Exchange (TIE) Core
• Policy and Ethics Core
• International Core

Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS)
Stephen F. Morin, PhD, Director
Susan M.Kegeles, PhD and Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD, Co-Directors
AIDS Research Institute
University of California, San Francisco
50 Beale Street, Suite 1300
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 597-9100; (415) 597-9213 - fax
www.caps.ucsf.edu