The Center for Research on U.S. Latino AIDS / HIV and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA) is a multi-disciplinary research, education, and community outreach center dedicated to eliminating health disparities in substance abuse and HIV/AIDS that affect the Latino minorities in the U.S.

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Director’s Message
CRUSADA came about as a reaction to a lack of research on the twin epidemics of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse in South Florida’s rapidly growing Latino populations... (more)

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SPOTLIGHT
CRUSADA Brown Bag Lecture: The Comadres / Compadres Project (more)
CRUSADA Testimonials
CRUSADA NEWS
Dr. Rojas honored among 2009 Hispanic Women of Distinction (more)
FIU receives $6.5 million grant for HIV/AIDS and drug abuse research among Latinos (more)
Dr. De La Rosa to serve on the National Advisory Council of NIH (more)
Student trainees receive NIH Fellowship Awards (more)