The Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services (CHIPTS) is a collaboration of multi-disciplinary HIV researchers from UCLA, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Friends Research Institute, and the RAND Corporation. Funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, CHIPTS promotes collaborative research, fosters networking, and supports capacity building among communities and agency partners in efforts to eliminate new HIV infections and improve health outcomes for key populations with HIV-associated comorbidities.
Featured News
NIH is launching a new, agency-wide initiative to elevate replication and reproducibility studies as foundational to the conduct of gold standard science. Driving and sustaining culture change will take ideas from and […]
The 2026 CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference welcomed over 150 attendees from academic institutions, community-based organizations, health care institutions, and other organizations working to end the HIV […]
Rural communities face unique challenges in accessing HIV services, but support is available. This blog post offers practical tips for getting tested, engaging in care, and using telehealth to overcome distance-related barriers. […]
NIH has implemented steps towards a unified strategy that will help guide clearer and consistent funding decisions across all Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs). […]
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Learning Opportunities
UCLA HIV Grand Rounds 2025-26
The Grand Rounds are monthly lecture series, which is offered by the UCLA CHIPTS, UCLA-CDU CFAR, & UCLA AIDS Institute and delivered by invited guests or distinguished members of the Institute faculty on a broad range of HIV-related topics. […]
Publication Management
UCLA CHIPTS provides resources for manuscript development, publication compliance, and publication management. Making research results publicly accessible is important not only to the NIH, but also to UCLA’s commitment to academic freedom and mission to disseminate knowledge […]
Social Media Posting
Our CHIPTS colleagues and our partners at the University of #Hanoi cohosted a summer institute workshop on "Cutting-edge Customized, and Comprehensive (CCC) #HIV Capacity Building for Vietnam and Thailand," supported by the #NIH Fogarty Program.
— CHIPTS (@uclachipts.bsky.social) Oct 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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