The Bastyr University AIDS Research Center (BUARC) was established in October 1994 under a cooperative grant from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and the National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).

The mission of BUARC is to:

• Describe forms and patterns of use of complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
  
  
• Screen and evaluate therapies from the NCCAM's program areas of CAM.
  
  
• Provide consultation and support to the medical and research community in the scientific evaluation of CAM therapies.

Learn more about BUARC's current scientific activies.