All Awards

TitleRecipientAward DateAward Type
Addressing intersectional oppression in Asian Pacific Americans with HIV in Southern California: An Implementation Science FrameworkWei-Ti Chen, RN, CNM, PhD, FAAN2022/09
FY2022 EHE Supplements
Implementing a Community-engaged Equity Approach to Identify Barriers and Facilitators to the PrEP Care Continuum in Long Beach, CALaura D’Anna, MPA, DrPH2022/09
FY2022 EHE Supplements
Understanding the implementation of SB 159: Pharmacist delivered pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis in three high priority EHE counties in CA (Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties)Ian Holloway, PhD, LCSW, MPH2022/09
FY2022 EHE Supplements
In Vivo HIV T-cell Therapy using In Vitro Reconstituted Virus-like ParticlesWilliam M. Gelbart, PhD
Professor, Chem, UCLA
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Screening for Mobility-Associated ART Interruption (SMAARTI) among men living with HIV in MalawiMarguerite Thorp, MD
GloCal Postdoc, Infect Dis, UCLA
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Cytokine Analysis of Viral Infections in Pregnancy: Comparison of HIV-Exposed Uninfected (HEU) and SARS-CoV-2-Exposed Uninfected (SEU) InfantsMary Catherine Cambou, MD
Clinical Instructor, Infect Dis, UCLA
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Immune dysfunction in HIV-associated distal symmetric polyneuropathy (HIV-DSP)Mehdi Bouhaddou, PhD
Assistant Professor, MIMG
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Altered bile acid metabolism as a driver of intestinal inflammation in HIVJennifer Fulcher, PhD, MD
Assist Prof, Infect Dis., UCLA
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Improving the cellular targeting and activation of NK cells against HIV infectionJocelyn T. Kim, MD, PhD
Assist. Prof., Infect Dis, UCLA
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Effects of innate immune training on HIV pathogenesisAleksandr Gorin, MD, PhD
Postdoc, Infect Dis, UCLA
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Multiplex Assays for Analysis of Vaccine-Induced Immunity against Human Monkeypox Virus (HMPXV): Understanding Orthopox Antibody Responses and the Role of HIVAdva Gadoth, PhD, MPH
Adj. Asst. Professor, UCLA Epid.
2023/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
HIV testing to PrEP Linkage in the Community -An Implementation Science Case Study in Los AngelesGabriel Edwards, MD, Associate Project Scientist, UCLA2023/08FY2023 EHE Supplements
EHE Administrative Supplement: Stakeholder Engagement for Enhanced Implementation and Dissemination of Rise, an Evidence-Based Culturally Congruent Adherence Intervention for Black AmericansLaura Bogart, PhD, Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND2023/08FY2023 EHE Supplements
2024 National Ending the Epidemic MeetingSteven Shoptaw, PhD and Jerome Zack, PhD, UCLA2023/08FY2023 EHE Supplements
The Impact of Oxidative Stress on Oral Inflammation and Microbiota in Kenyan Children Living with HIVYan Wang, PhD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dentistry, UCLA2024/04

CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Molecular Basis of HIV Accessory and Host Protein ComplexesHong Zhou, PhD, Professor, MIMG, UCLA2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Investigate the effects of THC/CBD on HIV- associated neuroinflammation in humanized glia miceShallu Tomer, PhD, Assistant Project Scientist, Hematology/Oncology, UCLA2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Impact of STIs and Hormone Use on Systemic and Rectal Mucosal Inflammation Among Transgender Women in Lima, PeruCherie Blair, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Infectious Diseases, UCLA2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Long-term analysis of T cell receptor activation and repertoire evolution in HIV+ individualsTom Chou, PhD, Professor, Computational Medicine, UCLA2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Plateful of Hope: Understanding Barriers to Healthy Eating among African American and Hispanic Patients living with HIVLucy Kibe, DrPH, MS, MHS, PA-C, Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program, CDU2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Investigation of clonally proliferated cells harboring HIV-1 proviruses in vivoJocelyn Kim, PhD, MD, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, UCLA2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Emergency Department Point of Care Testing for HIV and Syphilis (ED-PACT): A Pilot StudyElizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS, Associate Professor In Residence, UCLA2024/04CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Systems Antibody Profiling of HIV/SIV on the Malaria Vaccination in Humans and Rhesus MacaquesJonathan D. Herman, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor-in-Residence, Infectious Diseases, UCLA2025/03
CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Enhancing Anti-HIV Immunity Through CAR T Cell Mitochondrial ModulationWenli Mu, PhD, Project Scientist, Hematology/Oncology, UCLA2025/03CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Cluster-Based Broad Spectrum Viral InhibitorsAlexander Spokoyny, PhD, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA2025/03CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Early Structural Cardiovascular Disease, HIV, and Tuberculosis in East Africa (ASANTE)Saate S. Shakil, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Medicine/Cardiology, UCLA2025/03CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Optimizing anti-HIV CAR design to improve function and resist HIV-mediated exhaustionMayra A. Carrillo, PhD, Project Scientist, Hematology/Oncology, UCLA2026/06CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Longitudinal Metabolomic Profiling and Biomarker Discovery in Infants Exposed to Perinatal Infections in PregnancyViviana Fajardo Martinez, MD, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UCLA2026/06CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Combining Env-directed and stress-ligand-directed recognition will enhance clearance of HIV-infected targets and reduce viral escapeJocelyn Tammy Kim, PhD, MD, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases, UCLA2026/06CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Early Host Responses to HIV in Human Gut Explants via Single-Cell RNA-seqSuresh Kondeti, PhD, Postdoc, Infectious Diseases, UCLA2026/06CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Targeting the PERK–Integrated Stress Response to Counteract Methamphetamine-Enhanced HIV PersistenceYuan Shi, PhD, Project Scientist, Mole. & Med. Pharm., UCLA2026/06CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards
Structure and function of host and HIV-1 hijacked 7SK RNPYuan Yang, PhD, Assistant Project Scientist, Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA2026/06CFAR/AI Pilot Project Awards