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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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HIV-1 Specific CTL in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT)
HIV-1 Specific CTL in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT)
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Seroepidemiology of Human Herpesvirus 8 in a Diverse Profile of Persons at High Risk for HIV Infection
Seroepidemiology of Human Herpesvirus 8 in a Diverse Profile of Persons at High Risk for HIV Infection
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HIV-1 Specific CTL in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT)
HIV-1 Specific CTL in Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT)
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Publications:
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Seroepidemiology of Human Herpesvirus 8 in a Diverse Profile of Persons at High Risk for HIV Infection
Seroepidemiology of Human Herpesvirus 8 in a Diverse Profile of Persons at High Risk for HIV Infection
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Baboon Human Stem Cell Infusion in a Patient with Advanced HIV disease
Baboon Human Stem Cell Infusion in a Patient with Advanced HIV disease
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HERV-specific CD4+ T Cell Responses in HIV-1 Infected Individuals
HERV-specific CD4+ T Cell Responses in HIV-1 Infected Individuals
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Almost half of the human genome is composed of transposable retroelements. These include human endogenous retroviruses (HERV), which are thought to be remnants or fossils of ancient viral infections. Previously, we have identified HERV-specific CD8+ T cell responses in HIV-1 infected adults. For some HIV-1-positive individuals, the strength of their responses against HERV was associated with lower HIV-1 viral loads, suggesting that these responses contribute to immune containment of HIV. However, nothing is known about HERV-specific CD4+ T cell responses.
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Retention in HIV Care and Survival: Estimating Association and Causal Effect
Retention in HIV Care and Survival: Estimating Association and Causal Effect
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Retention in care is important for the health and well-being of HIV-infected persons. However, we do not know which measures of retention best predict key clinical outcomes such as mortality. In addition, existing studies of retention have only established an association between retention and mortality, rather than a causal effect.
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Drug 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 Opportunities
Drug 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 Opportunities
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Objectives: 1) accurately measure alcohol and drug use, especially amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) and HIV prevalence, among female sex workers (FSW) and male clients of FSW in Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia, and; 2) assess the synergy between alcohol and/or drug exposures and HIV risks according to the type of sex work venues.
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Provider Practices with Childhood Non-Malarial Fevers: A Pilot Study in Zanzibar
Provider Practices with Childhood Non-Malarial Fevers: A Pilot Study in Zanzibar
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Malaria has dominated the illness landscape in sub-Saharan Africa for many decades and fevers in children have typically been treated as malaria without laboratory confirmation. Recently, several parts of Africa have dramatically reduced malaria by employing multiple prevention tools and improving case management. In Zanzibar, 98 out of every 100 hundred febrile patients recently seen in clinics have tested negative for malaria.
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Provider Practices with Childhood Non-Malarial Fevers: A Pilot Study in Zanzibar
Provider Practices with Childhood Non-Malarial Fevers: A Pilot Study in Zanzibar
Abstract
Malaria has dominated the illness landscape in sub-Saharan Africa for many decades and fevers in children have typically been treated as malaria without laboratory confirmation. Recently, several parts of Africa have dramatically reduced malaria by employing multiple prevention tools and improving case management. In Zanzibar, 98 out of every 100 hundred febrile patients recently seen in clinics have tested negative for malaria.