2. NICHD and HIV-related Behavioral & Social Sciences Research
Rohan Hazra, M.D. Chief, Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch (MPIDB)
Sonia Lee, Ph.D. Health Scientist Administrator, Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch (MPIDB)
@NICHD_NIH

3. No conflicts of interest
DISCLAIMER…
No conflicts of interest

4. NICHD Mission and Vision Statements
NICHD leads research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all.
Vision
Healthy pregnancies. Healthy children. Healthy and optimal lives.

5. NICHD Populations Infants Children Adolescents Emerging/young adults
Orphans and vulnerable children
Pregnant and non-pregnant women
Sexual and gender minorities

6. NICHD HIV/AIDS Research Topics
epidemiology
diagnosis
clinical outcomes
pathogenesis
transmission
treatment
prevention
cure/remission
family planning and reproductive health
behavioral and social science
implementation science
adherence
growth/development/nutrition

7. Prevention & Treatment through a Comprehensive Care Continuum for HIV-affected Adolescents in Resource Constrained Settings (PATC3H)
Project Title
PI Name
Country
HIV Focus
Strategic antiretroviral therapy and HIV testing for youth in rural Africa (SATURN)
Diane Havlir
Kenya & Uganda
HIV Treatment
Data-informed Stepped Care (DiSC) to Improve Adolescent HIV Outcomes
Pamela Kohler
Kenya
CombinADO: a combination intervention strategy to improve health outcomes for adolescents living with HIV
Elaine Abrams
Mozambique
The BeT intervention to reduce HIV prevention and care disparities among young transwomen in Rio De Janeiro
Erin Meek
Brazil
HIV Prevention
ITEST: Innovative Tools to Expand Youth-Friendly HIV Self-Testing
Juliet Iwelunmor
Nigeria
Multilevel Comprehensive HIV Prevention for South African Adolescent Girls and Young Women
Geri Donenberg
South Africa
Developing and Testing a Multi-level Package of Interventions for an Integrated Care Delivery Model of HIV Prevention and Treatment Targeting Adolescent Girls in Zambia
Sujha Subramanian
Zambia
HIV Prevention and Treatment
Intensive Combination Approach to Rollback the Epidemic (iCARE) in Nigerian Adolescents
Babafemi Taiwo
Program is a collaboration between NICHD, OAR, NIAAA, NIMHD, and OBSSR

8. Mission:
To conduct both independent and collaborative research that explores promising behavioral, microbicidal, prophylactic, therapeutic, and vaccine modalities in HIV-infected and at-risk adolescents, ages 12 through 24 years, in the United States.
Overall goals of the ATN are to achieve viral suppression for youth diagnosed with HIV, and to decrease the rate of HIV infection in youth.
Three U19 Research Programs/Leadership Hubs
CARES – comprehensive, community-based strategies (UCLA)
iTech – leverages innovative technology to improve adolescent health (UNC/Emory)
Scale It Up – effectiveness-implementation research to enhance self-management (FSU)
One U24 Coordinating Center (UNC)
NICHD, NIDA, NIMH, NIMHD, and OAR

9. NICHD Supported International Research Sites: 131 Countries in FY 2018
Source: NIH FACTS data, FY 2018

10. Sample Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs)
PAR : Detection of HIV for Self-Testing
Expiration Date: December 7, 2019
PA : Promoting NICHD Areas of Research for HIV/AIDS in Maternal and Child Health (R01)
Expiration Date: September 8, 2020
Notice of NICHD Participation in “Planning Grant for Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D71 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Notice of NICHD Participation in “Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)

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