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.

2011 Awards

NameProject TitleAward Type
Colette Auerswald, MD, MSIt Takes a Village: Community Engagement in San Francisco and Kisumu to reduce HIV risk in Homeless Youth and Street ChildrenGeneral Pilot Award
Kimberly Baltzell, PhDProvider Practices with Childhood Non-Malarial Fevers: A Pilot Study in ZanzibarGeneral Pilot Award
Diane Binson, PhDTranslating Results from an RCT Methods Study to Improve the Accuracy of Evaluations of HIV InterventionsGeneral Pilot Award
Daniel Brenner, MDMolecular Mechanisms of Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Treated HIV InfectionMentored Scientist Award
Edwin D. Charlebois, MPH, PhDNovel Computational Biology Methods for the Evaluation of Multi-Level/Combination Community HIV Prevention InterventionsGeneral Pilot Award
Katerina Christopoulos, MD, MPHRetention in HIV Care and Survival: Estimating Association and Causal EffectGeneral Pilot Award
Charles K. Everett, MD
Mentor: Laurence Huang, MD
Sputum M. Tuberculosis DNA Kinetics During TB Treatment in Patients with HIVMentored Scientist Award
Elizabeth Fair, MD, PhDHousehold HIV Testing During Tuberculosis Contact Investigation in TanzaniaGeneral Pilot Award
Luther Gwaza
Mentor: Francesca Aweeka, PharmD
Optimizing Nevirapine Dosing in Patients Co-infected with Tuberculosis and HIV in Harare, ZimbabweInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Christiane Horwood, MBBS
Mentor: George Rutherford, MD
A study to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of providing integrated HIV and maternal and child health services thorough well child services in KwaZulu Natal, South AfricaInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Jonathan C. Hsu, MDAtrial Fibrillation in HIV InfectionMentored Scientist Award
Sulggi A. Lee, PhD
Mentor: Peter Hunt, MD
Host Genetic Predictors of IDO-induced Tryptophan Catabolism Among HIV Infected Ugandans Maintaining Treatment-Mediated Viral SuppressionMentored Scientist Award
Jue LinRole of Telomere maintenance in HIV-Associated Cardiovascular DiseaseBasic Science Award
Kathryn Monroe, PhDUnderstanding the Role of Inflamasome Activation in AIDS ProgressionBasic Science Award
Damalie Nakanjako, MD, PhD
Mentor: Warner C. Greene, MD, PhD
Mechanisms of CD4 T-cell death among HIV-infected, HAART-treated African adults displaying poor CD4 T-cell reconstitution despite effective viral suppressionInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Raphael O. Ondondo, MDEvaluation of the Dynamics and Immuno-Virology of Human Papillomavirus Infections among Fishermen in Kisumu, KenyaInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Parya Saberi, PharmD
Mentor: Mallory Johnson, PhD
Social Networking Technologies in Improving Treatment Engagement of Young Black HIV-positive IndividualsMentored Scientist Award
Kotaro Shirakawa, MD, PhDHIV Transcription Inhibition by Newly Identified p300 InhibitorsBasic Science Award
Alfonso Silva-Santisteban, MD, MPHDevelopment of a Combination HIV Prevention Intervention for Transgender Women in PeruInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Snigdha Vallabhaneni, MD, MPHDevelopment and Implementation of a Novel Sexual Health-Oriented Mobile Health Application (app) to Assess Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men who Have Sex with MenMentored Scientist Award
Sera Wagikondi-Gitome, MB ChB
Mentor: Craig Cohen, MD, MPH
Adaptation of a Male Partner Educational Intervention Tool for Vaginal Microbicide TrialsInternational Mentored Scientist Award
Sarah Woolf-King, PhD
Mentor: Judith Hahn, PhD
Alcohol-Associated Unprotected Sexual Intercourse Among a Cohort of Newly Diagnosed HIV+ Adults in Mbarara, Uganda: A Pilot StudyMentored Scientist Award