Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
CFAR Developmental Grant Awardees
CFAR Developmental Grant Awardees
The CFAR Developmental Awards Program supports early-stage investigators and innovative pilot projects that advance HIV research. This page highlights awardees over the years, reflecting the breadth of scientific research and the program’s role in fostering the next generation of HIV researchers.
Project Title | Awardee |
| Building New England Collaborations for HIV Community-Engaged Implementation Science Research | Alvarez-Hernandez, Luis |
| Does fluconazole exposure in HIV-TB coinfected individuals mediate bedaquiline resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis? | Brown, Tyler |
| Understanding willingness and obstacles to implementing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in prenatal and post-partum care | Epstein, Rachel |
| Prevention and Treatment of HIV and Hepatitis C via Street Outreach: A Cost Effectiveness Analysis | Harvey, Leah |
| The effects of Plasma from People living with HIV on differentiation of Adipose Stem Cells | Pickering, Richard |
| Developing an Artificial Intelligence Intervention to Address HIV Prevention for Adolescents and Young Adult | Rusley, Jack |
| Functional Assays for HIV Antibody Fc | Wu, Xueling |
Project Title | Awardee |
| HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Emergency Care Programming in Kenya for High-Risk Populations: A Pilot Mixed Methods Study | Aluisio, Adam |
| Deciphering Microbiome-Epithelial-Immune Interactions in the Vaginal Mucosa: Implications for HIV Susceptibility | Beura, Lalit |
| Pediatric Evaluation of the Dynamics of HIV, Anemia, and Tuberculosis Treatment | Brooks, Meredith |
| Adapting social network tools for South African children who are HIV exposed-uninfected | Campbell, Jeffrey |
| Evaluation of a self-sampling device to collect whole dried blood for the quantification of HIV-1 RNA | Geffert, Sara |
| Adapting a Mindfulness-based Blood Pressure program for People with HIV | Loucks, Eric |
| Engaging People Who Inject Drugs in the Design and Implementation of Harm Reduction Programs in Kumasi, Ghana | Messersmith, Lisa |
| Methamphetamine Use, Treatment Preferences, and HIV Transmission Dynamics in an Urban HIV Epidemic | Rosen, Joseph Gregory |
| HIV Low Level Viremia and Drug Resistance in Individuals on Dolutegravir-based Therapy in Western Kenya | Shamim Mohamed, Ali |
| Anti-inflammatory Effects and Decreased Epigenetic Aging in People Living with HIV on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists | Shobayo, Anuluwapo |
| Implement a telehealth mobile van model to improve HIV care engagement and retention in Arkansas | Tao, Jun |
| Exploring the ER-mitochondrial calcium transfer alterations in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder | Yang, Jie |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Developing a Video Health Campaign Utilizing the Community-Based Human-Centered Design to Improve PrEP Use among Black Women Living in Mississippi | Arnold, Trisha |
| Investigating HIV transmission and acquisition within social networks of people who smoke illicit drugs | Chegou, Novel |
| Dolutegravir HIV care provider cannabis-related education experiences, perceived knowledge of and competence regarding medical cannabis, and the content of cannabis-related discussions with patients | Haley, Danielle |
| An exploration of intersecting stigma and its impact among older people living with HIV in South Africa: formative research for the design of an intervention to improve health outcomes | Knight, Lucia |
| Systematically Looking for Infections in the Malnourished | Sinha, Pranay |
| Identifying and addressing barriers to retention in the cervical cancer treatment cascade among women with HIV in South Africa | Stanton, Amelia |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Assessing police attitudes toward syringe decriminalization in a state that classifies possession as a felony crime | del Pozo, Brandon |
| A humanized mouse model to investigate the impact of HIV persistence and antiretroviral treatment on vaccine-induced immune responses | Douam, Florian |
| Characterizing Disparities in Engagement in the HIV Prevention and Care Continuum Among LGBT Veterans and Non-LGBT Veterans in the U.S. | Jasuja, Geneet |
| PROJECT ENGAGE: Engaging School Stakeholders and Communities to reduce HIV Stigma and Improved Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Adolescents in Western Kenya | Onyango, Monica |
| Healthcare transition of adolescents living with HIV in Rwanda | Rogo, Tanya |
| Intergrated modeling of Epiodiological Economic Long-term outcomes in Africa (inMODELA): An Emulator Tutorial | Yego, Faith |
Project Title | Awardee |
| An ethnographic study on the acceptability of long-acting injectable antiretrovirals (LAIART) among people living with HIV who use drugs | Collins, Alexandra |
| Providers’ perspectives on implementation of a patient-centered system of care for patients with HIV | Fix, Gemma |
| Reduction of oropharyngeal candidiasis using Lactobacillus paracasei isolate 28.4 delivered iva gellian gum | Fuchs, Beth |
| Adapting PEP and PrEP for Women Who Inject Drugs and Engage in Sex Work: An Exploratory Study to Support the Development of a Tailored PEP and PrEP Intervention | Harris, Miriam |
| Agent-based network modeling methods to inform implementation of HIV elimination initiatives | Khanna, Aditya |
| Understanding the Roles of Dental Schools in Ending the HIV Epidemic | Mara, Matthew |
| Understanding the Prevalence and Care Patterns of People Living with HIV in Medicare Advantage | Meyers, David |
| PrEParad@s-a-decidir/PrERared-to-decide: Offering on-demand PrEP as an approach to promote PrEP uptake among Hispanic/Latinx men who have sex with men in the ereal of PrEP choices | Murphy, Matthew |
| Implementation Science Research on Supervised Injection Facilities in Rhode Island | Park, Ju Nyeong |
| Immunogenicity of COVID-19 booster vaccine among persons living with HIV | Rogers, Ralph |
| Development of a Parent-Based SMS Adherence Game for Adolescents Living with HIV in Ghana | Tarantino, Nicholas |
| Use of antiretroviral therapy in older people with HIV during care transition | Tingting, Zhang |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Impact of HIV on the frequency and evolution of compensatory mutations in tuberculosis | Bouton, Tara |
| Assessing the effects of HIV disease on TB and type 2 diabetes mellitus in a cohort of patients in South Africa's Western Cape | Brennan, Alana |
| Multi-level determinants of PrEP attitudes, access, and decision-making in a national sample of transgender and gender diverse young adults | Gordon, Allegra |
| Chronic lung impairment among young children with a history of tuberculosis: A birth cohort study from Cape Town | Martinez, Leonardo |
| Peer recovery coaching to facilitate HIV PrEP uptake among patients with opioid use disorder: A pilot study | Assoumou, Sabrina |
| Real-world clinical insights and inflammatory mechanisms of integrase strand transfer inhibitor associated excessive weight gain | Asundi, Archana |
| Developing a Multimodel Intervention to Increase Youth PrEP Use in Pediatric Primary Care | Hadland, Scott |
| Characterizing and addressing HIV prevention and PrEP disparities among young Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men | Rogers, Brooke |
| HIV Transmitted drug resistance and transmission networks in the Dominican Republic | Sanchez, Martha |
| Assessing trends in HIV PrEP uptake among persons who inject drugs | Streed, Carl |
| Alcohol use and HIV among married couples in India: A two-wave cross-sectional study from 2006-2016 | Xuan, Ziming |
| Integrating pallitative care into routine HIV care in rural Western Kenya | Amisis, James |
| Risky drinking, drug use and HIV treatment outcomes among young pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in South Africa | Brittain, Kristy |
| Tracking nosocomial TB transmission among TB/HIV patients | Dolynska, Mariia |
| Assessing knowledge, motivation, acceptability and feasibility for PrEP Among People Using Injection Drugs Living in Russia | Kholodnais, Anastasiia |
| Addressing missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis through provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PICT) in a clinical setting in the Philippines | Lopez, Adelaine |
| Trajectories of postpartum weight retention in the year of obesity in HIV-infected women: association with infant growth patterns in Cape Town, South Africa | Madlala,Hlengiwe |
| Unhealthy alcohol use and other comorbidities among HIV-positive TB patients in Ukraine | Makarenko, Olena |
| Estimating prevalence of oral disease and malignancies; and understanding oral disease progression by HIV status in a tertiary hospital in South Africa | Moolla, Aneesa |
Project Title | Awardee |
| PrEP update among female sex workers | Sosnowy, Collette |
| Epigenetic markers of aging in HIV and HIV-associated cardiac dysfunction | Erqou, Sebat |
| Interactions between the antiviral vaginal microbicide film MB66 and the vaginal microbiome | Marathe, Jai |
| Impact of mycobacterium tuberculosis disease on HIV-1 persistent reservoirs | Nakiyingi, Lydia |
| Factors associated with low viral load suppressionin children on antiretroviral therapy in Lusaka District Zambia | Kapasa, Monica |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Building an integrated rifampicin-resistant TB-HIV cohort from routine laboratory data in Western Cape, South Africa | Bor, Jacob |
| Postpartum retention in HIV care and follow-up care for pregnancy complications with potential underlying NCD among women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa | Pellowski, Jennifer |
| Insurance Status and Health Outcomes Among HIV and HIV TB Co-infected Persons in Kenya | Were, Lawrence |
| Impact of TB and HIV co-infection on host and microbial gene expression in the upper airway | Johnson, William Evan |
| HIV Drug Resistance Detected During Low Level Viremia in Children and Adolescents | Holland, Sabina |
| Examining Multilevel Factors Associated with Entry Into and Engagement in the HIV Prevention and Care Continuum for Transgender Adults in Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Hughto, Jacklyn |
| Characterizing causes of and factors associated with drug overdose deaths among people with HIV in Massachusetts | Barocas, Joshua |
| Rapid Assessment of PrEP Acceptability and Need Among Non-Urban PWID in the US Northeast | Biello, Katie |
| Peer-driving intervention promoting pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake among African American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men | Tao, Jun |
| Contribution of persistently infected myeloid cells to neuroinflammation and neurotoxicity | Akiyama, Hisashi |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Improving Adolescent Engagement in Care Through Group-Based Economic Incentives | Enimil, Anthony |
| Developing Strategies to Promote Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Risk Populations in the Philippines | DelCastillo, Ronald |
| HIV, multi-substance use and alterations in fecal microbial communities: a novel potential mechanism for HIV-associated end-organ disease (ST. Peter HIV-Microbiome) | So-Armah, Kaku |
| Counting Kids: Enhancing Detection of Pediatric Tuberculosis in Ukraine | Rybak, Natasha |
| A novel approach to evaluating HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation among people who inject drugs and men who have sex with men in Massachusetts using an All Payer Claims Database | Raifman, Julia |
| Preexisting Tuberculosis Infection Influences HIV Replication | Agosto, Luis |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Identification of pathways that repress HIV proviruses using an in vivo Drosophila-based screen | Helfand, Stephen |
| Role of complement activation in the development of HIV-associated metabolic syndrome | Ingalls, Robin |
| Double stigma as barrier to integrated HIV treatment among HIV infected PWID in Ukraine | Lunze, Karsten |
| Acceptability of next-generation pre-exposure prophylaxis formulations among young African American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men at two urban sexually transmitted disease clinics | vandenBerg, Jacob |
| Alcohol use and adherence to daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) | Wray, Tyler |
| Effect of Maternal ART on Clinical Outcomes in HIV-exposed, uninfected infants | Bonawitz, Rachael |
| Role of caspase-8 activation in establishing HIV infection | Degterev, Alexei |
| Inferring HIV Transmission Networks from "Deep" Viral Phyulogenies | Dunn, Casey |
| A novel microfluidic system to investigate mechanism of HIV-induced disruption of BBB function | Porter, Tyrone |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Exploring the role of faith leaders towards promotion of home based HIV testing and treatment programs around Kisumu, Kenya | Kamaara, Eunice |
| HIV drug resistance virological failure in patients on antiretroviral therapy after treatment interruption | Nepolo, Emmanuel |
| A point-of-care diagnositc platform for cryptosporidiosis in HIV-infected individuals in resource-limited settings | Walt, David |
| An internet-based behavioral weight program for HIV+ patients | Wing, Edward |
| Tolerance of HIV-Related Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome | Jamieson, Amanda |
| The spatial pattern of HIV treatment cascade from home-based counseling and testing in western Kenya | Bauer, Cici |
| Postmortem diagnoses of lung disease and sensitivity of infectious agents in HIV/AIDS patients in a tertiary referral hospital in Ghana | Quayson, Solomon |
| Developing a comprehensive model of the HIV care continuum in nine small cities in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island | Stopka, Tom |
| Implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for men who have sex with men with and without substance use in Providence and New Haven | Chan, Philip & Marshall, Brandon |
| Outcomes of radical hysterectomy for operable early cervical cancer in HIV positive and HIV negative women in Western Kenya | Itsura, Peter |
| Digital cervicography using mobile phones with real-time consultation (DCRC) to improve performance of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) in cervical cancer screening of HIV-infected women | Tonui, Philiph |
| A pilot study to identify the influence of IL-28B gene polymorphisms and IFN levels on TH-17 cells in HIV patients presenting with IRIS | Kannangai, Rajesh |
| How do HIV patients in Western Kenya conceptualize physician-patient communication | Wachira, Juddy |
| The economic burden of HIV and HCV infection in hospitalized inmates | Wurcel, Alysse |
| Integrating HCV and HIV screening during the era of HIV antigen testing | Assoumou, Sabrina |
| Optimizing bio-behavioral HIV prevention approaches for people who inject drugs | Bazzi, Angela & Biello, Katie |
| Tissue biomarkers and cellular immunity as predictors of recurrence of anal high-grade squamous intracepithelial lesion in the HIV positive MSM | Caro, Jose |
| Impact of long-acting progestin contraception on the vaginal microbiome | Kuohung, Wendy & Hardy, Erica |
| Single-molecule imaging of HIV-1 Env activation by CD4 | Munro, James |
Project Title | Awardee |
| A randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of a positive psychology and social networking intervention in reducing depressive symptoms among HIV-infected men who have sex with men in China | Mo, Phoenix |
| Investigating the Mechanisms through which Alcohol Exerts its Effects on Sex Risk: A field Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment | Barnett, Nancy |
| Coreceptor usage in HIV-1 non-B subtypes after antiretroviral therapy failure in resource limited settings | Coetzer, Mia |
| Role of a conserved viral protein in the reprogramming of host gene expression during Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus infection | Gaglia, Marta Maria |
| Implantable, sustained release systems for HIV treatment | Kaplan, David |
| Integrated analytics to unravel the complex effects of HIV and alcoholism on the brain | Luo, Xi (Rossi) |
| Using spatial epidemiology to identify hot spot clusters of HIV and syringe access in Massachusetts | Stopka, Tom |
| Improving adolescent HIV treatment adherence through the use of peer-led adherence teams | Barker, David |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Outcomes of excisional treatment for cervical neoplasia in HIV infected and HIV uninfected women in Western Kenya | Orango, Elkanah Omenge |
| Psychosocial influences on clinical outcomes in HIV infected adolescents in Kumasi, Ghana: A Pilot Study | Norman, Betty Roberta |
| Effect of HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors on L1 mobilization in human brain | Sedivy, John |
| Using qualitative methods to develop a pop culture-based alcohol intervention for sexually at-risk youth | Skeer, Margie |
| Process examination of a multi-risk brief motivational intervention to reduce HIV risk and alcohol use | Mastroleo, Nadine |
| Social Health Insurance for HIV Prevention and Treatment in Kenya | Galarraga, Omar |
Project Title | Awardee |
| HIV-1 treatment failure and drug resistance in Ghanaian patients during the first three years of antiretroviral therapy | Sagoe, William |
| Supporting pre-exposure prophylaxis decisions among serodiscordant MSM couples: A clinical assessment of bio-behavioral risk | Hernandez, Lynn |
| Complex systems approaches to examine combination HIV prevention programs for drug-using populations | Marshall, Brandon |
| Systemic inflammation, intestinal integrity, an immune activation in HIV-infected and uninfected persons | Volpe, Gretchen |
| Molecular Epidemiology of HIV transmission networks between Rhode Island and Massachusetts | Chan, Philip |
| State-civil society partnerships for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in Ghana: Exploring factors associated with success | Omenyo, Cephas |
| Hepatitis B viral resistance to Lamivudine (3TC) therapy in Hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV co-infected Ghanaian Patients | Archampong, Timothy |
| Sustainable food security and nutrition in HIV management in Ghana | Aryeetey, Richmond |
| A Point of Care Platform for HIV Drug Resistance | Tripathi, Anubhav |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Food insecurity and antiretroviral adherence among HIV-infected patients in Namibia | Hong, Steven |
| Sexual health risks and HIV prevalence in street involved youth in Western Kenya | Chirchir, Aamon |
| Contingency Management for Drug Use in HIV+ Adults or Jail Release | Martin, Rosemarie |
| Migration, HIV, and Socioeconomic Change in S. Africa | White, Michael |
| Reconstructing HIV-1 Quasispecies Sequences and Mutational Linkage Analysis using Next Generation Sequencing Data | Huang, Austin |
| Internet STI/HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Adolescents | Whiteley, Laura |
Project Title | Awardee |
| Imaging Functional Alcohol Effects in HIV | White, Tara |
| Methods to Optimize Use of Limited Resources for Monitoring Treatment of HIV/AIDS in the Developing World | Liu, Tao |
| Initiation of Heroin Use and injection in a National Sample of Drug Users | Green, Traci Craig |
| Racial Differences in Vascular Function in HIV | Kuvin, Jeffrey |
| Molecular Epidemiology of the Microsporidium Enterocytozoon bieneusi | Akiyoshi, Donna |
| Evaluating Factors that Impact Loss to Followup among post partum HIV infected Women in Mississippi | Rana, Aadia |
Year | Project Title | Awardee |
| 2009 | Physician & Patient Perspectives on Motivational Interviewing to Support ART Adherence | Laws, Barton |
| Exploring Patterns of Sexual Concurrency among Urban African Americans | Nunn, Amy | |
| 2008 | Immune Response to cryptosporidial antigens in HIV infected adults in South India | Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur |
| Development of an HPV E2 Protein Inhibitor for AIDS-Associated Diseases | Baleja, James | |
| Pharmacies Helping to Implement AIDS Reduction Measures: Project PHARM | Zaller, Nick | |
| Confluence of HIV risk behaviors and drug misuse among Rhode Island Hospital Emergency Dept. Patients | Merchant, Roland | |
| Tpl2 in GPCR signaling in HIV/AIDS | Tshichlis, Philip | |
| 2007 | Nano-needle Array for Massively Parallel Fluorescence in situ Hybridization development of a tool for massive and rapid infectious disease screening | Xu, Jimmy |
| Postprandial Endothelial Dysfunction after a High-Fat Meal in HIV-infected Men | Mangili, Alexandra | |
| Structural studies of human cytomegalovirus entry into host cells | Heldwein, Ekaterina | |
| Screening for Acute Hepatitis C Virus Among At Risk HIV+ Populations | Taylor, Lynn | |
| HIV Prevention Among Young Adolescents: Targeting Improved Parental Monitoring. | Hadley, Wendy | |
| Hepatic and Peripheral Muscle Lipid Content in HIV-Infected Persons with Insulin Resistance and Changes in Body Fat Distribution | Kohli, Rakhi | |
| Effect of Trichomoniasis Therapy on Genital HIV Viral Burden among African Women | Anderson, Brenna | |
| Phenotype Switching in the opportunistic Pathogen Candida Albicans | Bennett, Richard | |
| 2006 | Understanding the Dynamics of HAART Delivery in Five Clinics in Nairobi: A Health Services and Outcomes Research Project | Mwamburi, Mkaya |
| Family-Based HIV Prevention for Latino Youth | Lescano, Celia | |
| Rapid HIV Testing in Jail and Associated HIV Risk-Behavior Change | Beckwith, Curt | |
| Religious Organizations, HIV/AIDS, and the Scale-up of Antiretroviral Therapy in Nigeria | Smith, Daniel | |
| Neuroimaging Evidence of Relapsing/Remitting HIV Encephalitis | Tate, David | |
| Development and Evaluation of a Food Composition Database for use Between Countries | Hendricks, Kristy | |
| A High Throughput Screen for Enhancers of Cryptosporidium parvum in vitro Growth | Widmer, Giovanni | |
| Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Function in Individuals Infected with HIV | Scott, Tammy | |
| Assay Design, Data Analysis and Quality Assessment in High Throughput Screening | Wu, Zhijin | |
| 2005 | Functions of mucin-like glycoproteins in Cryptosporidium | O'Connor, Roberta |
| HIV/AIDS, Health Behavior, and the Income Gradient: Evidence from South Africa | McMillan, Margaret | |
| HIV-1 Genotype diversity and drug resistance in western Kenya | Kantor, Rami | |
| Barriers to accessing HIV testing and treatment towards more effective interventions for South African youth | Lurie, Mark | |
| Defining the T helper immunogenic content of Adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) fiber as a first step towards development of immuno-attenuated adenoviral vectors | Marcon, Luisa | |
| Pharmacokinetics and virologic response to efavirenz-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV/TB co-infected patients receiving rifampin-based TB treatment in sub-Saharan Africa | Kwara, Awewura | |
| 2004 | HIV drug resistance genotyping, phenotyping and replication capacity analyses of plasma derived HIV in subjects with stable suppression of plasma viremia<50 copies/ml | Coakley, Eoin |
| Adipocyte metabolism and HIV infection | Greenberg, Andrew | |
| HIV, cytokine, and permeability profiles in HIV-infected intestinal mucosa | Knox, Tamsin | |
| Isolation of a Intracellular HIV-1 inhibitor from a monkey genomic episomal library | Newstein, Michael | |
| AIDS-Affected Household Assessment of Tuberculosis Transmission (AHATT) Study in Eldoret, Kenya | Carter, E.Jane | |
| Vaccination Against HIV and HPV: Attitudes and Acceptability Among Young Women and their Parents | Lally, Michelle | |
| Development of an In-vitro model of the Human Mucosal Immune Response to Cryptosporidium Parvum | Leav, Brett | |
| Neurocognitive Function and Neuroimaging Measures in HIV/Hepatitis C Co-infected Patients | Tashima, Karen | |
| 2003 | HIV-1 RNA interference | Boden, Daniel |
| Project Search: Acceptability and feasibility of routine HIV testing in primary care settings | Simmons, Emma | |
| Investigating Function of HIV-1 vpr gene | Goh, Wei Chun | |
| Genetically engineered lactobacillus as a microbicide against HIV-1 | Connor, Ruth | |
| The development and evaluation of a pilot intervention to provide directly observed therapy (DOT) for HAART to women with children | Mitty, Jennifer | |
| Functional neuroimaging of brain dysfunction of HIV | Paul, Robert | |
| 2002 | Circulating cell adhesion molecules in HIV infection | Bausserman, Linda |
| 2000 | HIV infection of B cells: Mechanisms of CD4-independent infection and unintegrated viral DNA | Sharma, Surendra |
| Combinatorial phage-peptide display libraries in AIDS vaccine development | Baba, Timothy | |
| Cellular resistance to HIV-1 therapy | Ramratnam, Bharat | |
| 1999 | HIV-1 chemokine receptor interactions in the central nervous system | Atwood, Walter |
| Validation of candidate HIV vaccine T cell epitopes | DeGroot, Anne | |
| 1998 | Functional complementation studies of HIV: development of an in vivo microbial screening system for anti-HIV therapeutics | Campbell, Andrew |
| Molecular and cellular studies of HIV neural injury | Navia, Brad |