With a combined sample size of approximately 12,000 participants, the 9 NIDA-funded cohorts are addressing high priority research on HIV/AIDS in the context of substance misuse.
The AIDS Care Cohort to Evaluate Access to Survival Services (ACCESS) investigates how social, economic, physical, policy, and individual factors impact the health and well-being of HIV-positive illicit drug users.
| Principal Investigator | Dr. M-J Milloy |
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| Institution | University of British Columbia |
| Primary Population | IDU |
| Serostatus | HIV+ |
| Sample Size | 1000 |
| Year Started | 2005 |
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The AIDS Linked to the Intravenous Experience (ALIVE) Study is a long-standing community based research effort that includes past and current injection drug users (IDUs).
| Principal Investigator | Greg Kirk Shruti Mehta |
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| Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Primary Population | PWID, African-Americans, and disengaged from care |
| Serostatus | HIV- |
| Sample Size | 1442 |
| Year Started | 1988 |
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The Heart study explores the intersection between HIV and coronary artery disease (CAD)
| Principal Investigator | Shenghan Lai |
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| Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Primary Population | African-Americans |
| Serostatus | HIV+ |
| Sample Size | 1400 |
| Year Started | 2016 |
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The Healthy Young Men's Study (HYM) is a research initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health focused on preventing HIV and improving the health and wellness of Black, Latino, and multiracial young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Los Angeles.
| Principal Investigator | Michele Kipke |
|---|---|
| Institution | Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California |
| Primary Population | Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM) |
| Serostatus | HIV+/- |
| Sample Size | 450 |
| Year Started | 2015 |
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The John Hopkins HIV Clinical Cohort (JHHCC) provides comprehensive longitudinal data on adult patients receiving care through John Hopkins HIV/AIDS Services ambulatory clinics.
| Principal Investigator | Richard Moore |
|---|---|
| Institution | Johns Hopkins University |
| Primary Population | IDU |
| Serostatus | HIV+ |
| Sample Size | 3227 |
| Year Started | 1989 |
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The Miami Adult Studies on HIV (MASH) cohort studies the role of cocaine in the context of HIV, HCV, and HIV/HCV co-infections with a focus on liver disease.
| Principal Investigator | Marianna Baum |
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| Institution | Florida International University |
| Primary Population | African American and Latina/Hispanic |
| Serostatus | HIV+/- |
| Sample Size | 1345 |
| Year Started | 2015 |
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The mStudy studies how drug use affects the immune system of HIV positive and negative male-identified men who have sex with men.
| Principal Investigator | Pamina Gorbach |
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| Institution | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Primary Population | MMSM |
| Serostatus | HIV+/- |
| Sample Size | 500 |
| Year Started | 2013 |
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The Multilevel Influences on HIV and Substance Use in YMSM Cohort (RADAR) seeks to identify and understand the connections between sexually transmitted infections, substance use, and romantic relationship patterns over time among young men who have sex with men.
| Principal Investigator | Brian Mustanski |
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| Institution | Northwestern University |
| Primary Population | Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM) |
| Serostatus | HIV+/- |
| Sample Size | 1055 |
| Year Started | 2014 |
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The Vancouver Intravenous Drug Users Study (VIDUS) is a long-running study of HIV-negative people who inject drugs, aiming to understand the natural history of injection drug use and inform the development of health policies and interfections.
| Principal Investigator | Dr. Thomas Kerr |
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| Institution | University of British Columbia |
| Primary Population | Youth, IDU |
| Serostatus | HIV- |
| Sample Size | 2400 |
| Year Started | 1996 (VIDUS), 2005 (ARYS) |
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