CFAR Awards

UCSF-GIVI CFAR has funded more than 120 developmental research projects in the past 15 years, with total awards in excess of $4.1 MM. These projects have resulted in hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations, and dozens of additional NIH grants.

2010 Awards

NameProject TitleAward Type
Marie-Claude Couture, PhD, MSDrug and Alcohol Abuses, Risky Sexual Behaviors, and HIV Risk among Sex Workers and Their Clients in Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia: A Pilot Study and Assessment of Prevention OpportunitiesGeneral Pilot Award
J. Lucian Davis, MD, MASThe Clinical and Public Health Impact of Automated Nucleic Acid Testing for TB in San FranciscoGeneral Pilot Award
Khady Diouf, MDProvision of Extended Neviparine to Breastfeeding Infants to Reduce Postnatal Transmission of HIV in a Resource-limited Setting: Feasibility, Safety and Effectiveness in a Real world SettingGeneral Pilot Award
Richard M. Dunham, PhDpDC Activation and Chronic Immune Activation in AIDSBasic Science Award
Shari Dworkin, PhDProperty Rights and HIVIAIDS Prevention: Examining the Impact of a Community Land and Property WatchDog Model In Nyanza and Western Provinces, KenyaGeneral Pilot Award
Margaret Feeney, PhDEffect of Malaria Chemoprevention on Naturally Acquired T-Cell Mediated Immunity to MalariaGeneral Pilot Award
Elvin Geng, MD, MPHImplementing a Sampling-based Approach to Measuring Patient Outcomes Among HIV-infected Patients Lost to Follow-up in East Africa: the I-SAMPOLE StudyGeneral Pilot Award
Megan J. Huchko, MD, MPHTesting the Performance and Local Laboratory Capacity for p16INK4a ELISA for Cervical Cancer Screening Among HIV-Infected Women in Western KenyaHIV and Malignancies Award
Chris E. Keh, MD
Mentors: Bryan Greenhouse, MD, MA; Douglas Nixon, MD, PhD
Differences in Humoral Immune Response to Plasmodium falciparum in HIV-1-Infected and HIV-Exposed/Uninfected Ugandan Children Mentored Scientist Award
Zachary A. Kwena, PhD(c), MA, BA
Mentor: Carol Camlin, PhD, MPH
Examining Sexual Concurrency and Sexual Networks among Married Fishermen Couples in Kisumu District, KenyaInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Henri-Alexandre Michaud, PharmD, PhDMobilizing the Humoral Immune Response against Human Endogenous Retroviruses to Control HIV-1 Viral ReplicationGeneral Pilot Award
Okeoma Mmeje, MD, MPHAcceptability, Feasibility, and Efficacy of Vaginal Insemination for Conception in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Discordant Couples (Female Positive, Male Negative) Seeking Pregnancy in Kenya General Pilot Award
Winnie Muyindike, MBChB, MMed
Mentor: Judith Hahn, PhD
Family Planning Use Among Female Clients Attending The HIV/AIDS Clinic In Mbarara University Teaching HospitalInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Maya Petersen, MD, PhD
Mentor: Steven G. Deeks, MD
The Importance of Routine Viral Load Monitoring: The Effect of Delayed Regimen Modification Following Virologic Failure of First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment among HIV-Infected Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa Mentored Scientist Award
James L. Rubenstein, MD, PhDNew Approaches in the Diagnosis and Treatment of AIDS-Related Primary CNS Lymphoma HIV and Malignancies Award
Elizabeth Sinclair, PhDBiomarkers of Atherosclerosis Risk in HIV-1 InfectionGeneral Pilot Award
Stefanie Sowinski, PhD Biomarkers that Predict the Response of AIDS-Related Kaposi's Sarcoma to Antiretroviral Therapy and the Risk of Developing Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome HIV and Malignancies Award
Katherine Van Loon, MD, MPHBuilding a Population-Based Cancer Registry in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A Pilot Project to Evaluate Completeness and Validity of Pathologic Data HIV and Malignancies Award
Vincent Venditto, PhDDo HIV Neutralizing Antibodies Recognize Inflammatory-mimetic Modifications of the HIV gp41 MPR?Basic Science Award