Applicants do not need to duplicate the below research proposals in any way in order to be successful. The program values diversity of topics and innovation in addressing public health challenges within HIV and/or Viral Hepatitis. For an example of a successful research application, please visit this link from the National Institute Healthcare in the US. If you are submitting for stage 1 of the application process, the one page specific aims summary, we suggest looking at the Specific Aims and Research Strategy sections only.
2023 Award Recipients
Lynn Hendricks, PhD
Stellenbosch University
South Africa
Digital Creative Resilience - Improving mental health outcomes for young women living with HIV through an art-based e-health intervention.
Jepchirchir Kiplagat, PhD
Moi University
Kenya
Imbedding Comprehensive Geriatrics Assessment for Older Adults Living with HIV at AMPATH HIV Clinics in western Kenya
Ronald Olum, MD
Makerere University
Uganda
Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Impact of Peer-Delivered Community Health Worker-Facilitated HIV Self-Testing Intervention Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Rural Northern Uganda.
Aleena Sebastian, PhD
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS)
India
3HP Linkages Project: Integrating a community-led, peer-delivered model of prevention, screening and treatment referral services for viral hepatitis (HBV/HCV/HAV) and PrEP within HIV prevention interventions for sexual and gender minorities in India
Moshi Moshi Shabani, MD
Ifakara Health Institute
Tanzania
Model to improve notification, Post Donation Counselling (PDC), and linkage to improved care and treatment for blood donors infected with HBV, HCV, HIV, and Syphilis in Tanzania.
2022 Award Recipients
Edina Amponsah-Dacosta PhD, MPH, MSc
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Characterizing the neglected burden of viral hepatitis in HIV-exposed uninfected and infected pediatric populations
Joan Mutyoba, MD, PhD
Makerere University
Uganda
Models to link and retain HBV-infected patients into integrated HIV/HBV care in a high HBV burden region of Uganda
Missiani Ochwoto, PhD
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Kenya
Compacting the Silent Epidemic of Chronic Hepatitis B in Kenya: Developing a Model for Prevention, Care and Treatment
Reynaldo Lara, MD
Hospital San José TecSalud
Mexico
Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections among people in the migrant caravan: evaluation of a neglected population
Nobubelo Ngandu, PhD
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa
Development of a national digital PCR-positive risk factor tool to identify drivers of residual HIV vertical transmission and guide interventions for strengthening implementation of the HIV prevention policy in South Africa
Elaine Saayman, MD
Sediba Hope Medical Centre NPC
South Africa
A decentralized point of service triple prevention and care model for Hepatitis B, C, and HIV in people who inject drugs in sub-Saharan Africa