UCSF COVID-19 Rapid Response Pilot Grant

Little is known about the short- and long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people living with HIV. In Aim 1, we will characterize a clinical cohort of People with HIV with PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 through a collaboration with colleagues in New York City. In Aim 2, we will characterize the SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell responses in HIV positive and -negative individuals in the UCSF SCOPE-COVID and LIINC cohorts to determine how these differ in People with HIV. In Aim 3, we will measure the effects of COVID-19 on HIV reservoir dynamics. Taken together, these studies will contribute significantly to our knowledge of this novel co-infection in People with HIV.

 

Co-Investigators for this project include: 

Steven Deeks, MD, Timothy Henrich, MD; Lillian Cohn, PhD and Hsi-en Ho, MD