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Brenda Sanchez
Former Developmental Core Manager (2002-2025)
CFAR offered a general Pilot Award program from 1994 to 2017 and funded 82 early stage investigators.
In 2022, CFAR initiated a new program: Pilot Award for Investigators New to HIV.
82 Awards
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Functional Characterization of a Novel Counteregulator CD4 T cell in Primary HIV-1 Infection
Functional Characterization of a Novel Counteregulator CD4 T cell in Primary HIV-1 Infection
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Natural occurring CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (T-reg) cells have broad immunotherapeutic applications and a greater understanding of the factors influencing their function is important. During untreated early HIV-1 infection there is a progressive and preferential expansion of circulating T-reg cells and such accumulation plays an important role in the inability of the immune system to control viral replication. Despite renewed focus on suppressive T-reg cells, the existence of a reciprocal pathway of immune "contrasuppression" has been suggested by clonal studies in mice.
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The Diagnostic Utility of Bone Marrow Aspirate Cultures Versus Blood Cultures for Detection of Mycobacterium Avium Complex in AIDS Patients
The Diagnostic Utility of Bone Marrow Aspirate Cultures Versus Blood Cultures for Detection of Mycobacterium Avium Complex in AIDS Patients
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Functional Characterization of a Novel Counteregulator CD4 T cell in Primary HIV-1 Infection
Functional Characterization of a Novel Counteregulator CD4 T cell in Primary HIV-1 Infection
Abstract
Natural occurring CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (T-reg) cells have broad immunotherapeutic applications and a greater understanding of the factors influencing their function is important. During untreated early HIV-1 infection there is a progressive and preferential expansion of circulating T-reg cells and such accumulation plays an important role in the inability of the immune system to control viral replication. Despite renewed focus on suppressive T-reg cells, the existence of a reciprocal pathway of immune "contrasuppression" has been suggested by clonal studies in mice.
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Discontinuation of Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis Following Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy
Discontinuation of Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis Following Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy
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Telemedicine Screening for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among HIV Patients in Developing Countries: A Pilot Study
Telemedicine Screening for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among HIV Patients in Developing Countries: A Pilot Study
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Discontinuation of Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis Following Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy
Discontinuation of Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis Following Immunologic Response to Antiretroviral Therapy
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Telemedicine Screening for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among HIV Patients in Developing Countries: A Pilot Study
Telemedicine Screening for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among HIV Patients in Developing Countries: A Pilot Study
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Novel approaches to preventing HIV acquisition and transmission in high-risk sex workers in Cambodia
Novel approaches to preventing HIV acquisition and transmission in high-risk sex workers in Cambodia
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Evaluation of the Metabolic Effects of Thalidomide in Patients with HIV-Associated Weight Loss
Evaluation of the Metabolic Effects of Thalidomide in Patients with HIV-Associated Weight Loss
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Raltegravir Transplant Immunosuppressant Interactions: Predicting the Unexpected
Raltegravir Transplant Immunosuppressant Interactions: Predicting the Unexpected
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