Abstract

: The Miami CTU plans to continue to make substantial contributions to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS. The CTU is structured to participate in four NIAID HIV/AIDS Clinical Research Networks to deliver high impact ground breaking research, as well as, to respond to the rapidly emerging needs of the networks. To accomplish these goals the Miami CTU intends to build upon 25 years of major contributions to the treatment and prevention of HIV infection through continuous NIAID HIV/AIDS research funding. With one of the highest incidences of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. in the Miami metropolitan area, more than 25 years of experience in the design and implementation of clinical trials places the Miami CTU in a unique position to recruit and retain diverse patient populations that are severely impacted by the epidemic. Moreover, the breadth and depth of scientific expertise allow the Miami CTU to contribute to the scientific agenda of the NIAID HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks to address the national priorities for HIV/AIDS research and the needs of the Miami metropolitan affected population. To meet these goals, we intend to establish a Miami HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) under multiple PI direction through the integration of the Miami AACTG and IMPAACT groups and the Integrated HIV prevention strategies Vaccines to prevent HIV infections clinical research network. The Miami CTU also integrates three clinical research sites (CRS) into the CTU to effectively meet the needs of the diverse patient populations and of the clinical research networks. The CTU and associated CRS are structured to foster synergy and promote economy of scale, resulting in tangible added-value to the research agenda of the NIAID clinical trials network.

Public Health Relevance

The mission and overall goal of the Miami CTU aligns with the Networks to reduce the burden of disease and infection and to develop transformative, hypothesis-driven clinical studies that test innovative approaches for the treatment and prevention of HIV infection.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project with Complex Structure Cooperative Agreement (UM1)
Project #
5UM1AI069477-11
Application #
9180673
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1)
Program Officer
Castillo, Blanca E
Project Start
2007-02-12
Project End
2020-11-30
Budget Start
2016-12-01
Budget End
2017-11-30
Support Year
11
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Miami School of Medicine
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
052780918
City
Coral Gables
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
33146

  Publications

Martin, Maureen P; Naranbhai, Vivek; Shea, Patrick R et al. (2018) Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor 3DL1 variation modifies HLA-B*57 protection against HIV-1. J Clin Invest 128:1903-1912
Haas, David W; Bradford, Yuki; Verma, Anurag et al. (2018) Brain neurotransmitter transporter/receptor genomics and efavirenz central nervous system adverse events. Pharmacogenet Genomics 28:179-187
Venuto, Charles S; Lim, Jihoon; Messing, Susan et al. (2018) Inflammation investigated as a source of pharmacokinetic variability of atazanavir in AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol A5224s. Antivir Ther 23:345-351
Li, Binglan; Verma, Shefali S; Veturi, Yogasudha C et al. (2018) Evaluation of PrediXcan for prioritizing GWAS associations and predicting gene expression. Pac Symp Biocomput 23:448-459
Scott, Gwendolyn B; Brogly, Susan B; Muenz, Daniel et al. (2017) Missed Opportunities for Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Obstet Gynecol 129:621-628
Verma, Anurag; Bradford, Yuki; Verma, Shefali S et al. (2017) Multiphenotype association study of patients randomized to initiate antiretroviral regimens in AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol A5202. Pharmacogenet Genomics 27:101-111
Bednasz, Cindy J; Venuto, Charles S; Ma, Qing et al. (2017) Efavirenz Therapeutic Range in HIV-1 Treatment-Naive Participants. Ther Drug Monit 39:596-603
Singh, Kumud K; Qin, Min; Brummel, Sean S et al. (2016) Killer Cell Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Alleles Alter HIV Disease in Children. PLoS One 11:e0151364
Landovitz, Raphael J; Tran, Thuy Tien T; Cohn, Susan E et al. (2016) HIV Transmission Risk Behavior in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Treatment-Naïve Men and Women in the United States. AIDS Behav 20:2983-2995
Verma, Shefali S; Frase, Alex T; Verma, Anurag et al. (2016) PHENOME-WIDE INTERACTION STUDY (PheWIS) IN AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS GROUP DATA (ACTG). Pac Symp Biocomput 21:57-68

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