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2014 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
Hofmann, Christian
Infectious Diseases
Generation of Optimized TCRs to Cure HIV-1-Infected Persons
Kamata, Masakazu
Hem/Onc
Restoration of exhausted HIV-specific T cell function
Makgoeng, Solomon
Public Health -Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology of B Cell Activation and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in HIV Positive Population
Modlin, Robert
Dermatology
Effect of HIV on the vitamin D antimicrobial pathway
Penichet, Manuel
Surgery
A Novel Strategy Targeting TfR1 for the Prevention/Treatment of AIDS-related NHL
Resop, Rachel
MIMG
Effect of HIV-1 on S1P receptor 1 expression in the human thymus
Rickabaugh, Tammy
Hem/Onc
The Interaction of HIV-1, ART, and Epigenetics

Sehl, Mary
Hem/Onc

Epigenetic changes associated with aging and lymphomagenesis
Zhen, Anjie
Hem/Onc
Characterization of immune exhaustion during chronic HIV infection in humanized BLT mice

2012 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
Vilan, Eric
Human Genetics
The role of epigenetics in HIV-1 Infection and Aging
Rome, Leonard
Bio Chemistry
Vaults as Smart Adjuvants for an HIV-1 Candidate Vaccine
Wu, Ting Ting
Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Apoptotic mimicry of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus to enter cells
Arokium, Hubert
MIMG
Assessing stability & genomic integrity of iPSC expressing an anti-HIV reagent
Barman, Provaboti
Nursing
The role HPV16 early proteins on methylation regulatory proteins in persistently HPV16-infected cell lines
An, Dong Sung
Nursing 
A novel in vivo selection by HPRT knock down through RNAi
Chikere, Kelechi
MIMG
A Novel Rapid and Highly Sensitive Cell Based System for the Detection and Characterization of HIV

Galic, Zoran
Hem/Onc 

Derivation of thymic epithelial cells from hESC and hiPSC
Kamata, Masakazu
Hem/Onc
Protecting the Bone Marrow Reservoir
Marsden, Matthew
Hem/Onc
Utilizing HIV-dependent reporter constructs to investigate HIV reservoirs in vivo

Scripture-Adams, Deirdre
Hem/Onc

hESC to T cell: An HPV E7 driven FTOC for thymopoiesis and HIV pathogenisis
Yamada, Douglas
MIMG
Impaired Antibody Effector Function During Persistent Viral Infection

2011 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
An, Dong Sung
Nursing
Investigate CTL response during acute HIV infection in NSG-hu BLT mouse model
Baldwin, Gayle
Hematology/Oncology
Modeling NeuroAIDS in the BLT mouse
Bryson, Yvonne
Infectious Diseases
Ultrasensitive rapid P24 antigen electrosensor chip assay for diagnosis of HIV in infants and acutely infected pregnant women
Galic, Zoran
Hematology/Oncology
Effects of T regulatory cells on HIV pathogenesis in vivo
Lowe, Emily
Nursing
Combination gene therapy using early acting anti-HIV genes to inhibit HIV disease
Morizono, Koki
Hematology/Oncology
The role of HIV virion phosphatidylserine on macrophage infection
Resop, Rachel
MIMG
Differential Infection of Regulatory T Cells by R5 vs. X4 HIV-1
Ringpis, Gene-Errol
MIMG
HPSC based gene therapy for HIV disease using RNA interference against HIV-1
Shimizu, Saki
Nursing
Fibroblast derived hematopoietic progenitor cells based anti-HIV gene therapy
Tekeste, Shewit
Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
Biological Significance of HIV-1 Intergrase Interactions with Reverse Transcriptase
Yan, Ming
Biomolecular and Chemical Engineering
Highly stabilized siRNA nanocapsules for HIV repression in CD4+ T Cells
Yang, Otto
Infectious Diseases
HIV Infection and Pro-Inflammatory HDL

2010 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
Barman, Provabati
Nursing
Regulation of host epigenetic pathways in an in vitro model of HPV16 disease progression
Chen, Diana
MIMG
The Effects of HIV-1 on CTL
Chow, Samson
Molecular and Medical Pharmacology
High-throughput screening for inhibitors against HIV-1 IN-RT interactions

De La Cruz, Justin
MIMG

Differential Fitness Costs of HIV-1 CTL Escape
Delair, Shirley
Infectious Diseases
Quantitative affinity profiling of pediatric HIV isolates from rapid and long-term non progressors
Jamieson, Beth
Hematology/Oncology
A case of natural world HIV protection: mining the autoimmune anti-HERV response
Kovochich, Michael
MIMG
Purging HIV Latency via synergistic effects on HDACi and PKC activators
Krogstad, Paul
Pediatrics -Infectious Diseases
T cell Diversity and Function in Adolescents/Adults with Perinatal HIV Infection
Lewis, Martha
Infectious Diseases
Characterization of Transmitted Viruses in HIV Mother-to-Child Transmission
Sun, Ren
Mol. & Medl. Pharmacology
Functional Genomic Profiling of HIV-1: Insight into Immune Response Inhibition
Zack, Jerome
MIMG
Generation of novel nanoparticles for antagonizing HIV latency

2009 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
Dasgupta, Asim
MIMG
The Role of Hepatitis C Virus 5' Untranslated Region in Virus Assembly
Douaisi, Marc
MIMG
Treg dysfunction in the thymus contributes to HIV-1 induced immune activation
Farzin, Azadeh
Infectious Diseases
Role of Amniotic Fluid and Vernix in in-utero transmission of HIV
Furler, Robert
MIMG
HIV-1 Tat Induces Immunosuppressive TGF-β1 Through Binding Gli Proteins
Kim, Sanggu
MIMG
Characterization of long-term repopulation of individual hematopoietic stem cells
Kitchen, Scott G.
Hematology/Oncology
Engineering HIV-Specific T Cell Immunity
Mehta, Roshni
Hematology/Oncology
Activation of latent HIV-1: A means of purging viral reservoirs
Presson, Angela
Public Health -Biostatistics
Statistical models and software to detect viral integration hotspots

2008 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
An, Dong Sung
Hematology/Oncology
Inhibiting CCR5 expression by RNA interference in gut associated lymphoid tissue
Jamieson, Beth
Hematology/Oncology
Synergistic effects of HIV and age on naïve CD4+ T-cell senescence
Krutzik, Stephan R.
Dermatology
A vitamin D dependent antiviral pathway in innate immunity to HIV-1 infection
Lee, Benhur
MIMG
SA quantitative metric reveals differential CD4/CCR5 usage patterns amongst HIV-1
Lewis, Martha J.
Infectious Diseases
Characterization of HIV-1 in diversity in rural Cameroon
Sanchez, David J.
MIMG
Interferon Induction via Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA
Zuo, Jun
Pediatrics
CD4+ Central-Memory T Cell Homeostasis in HIV-infected Adolescents/Young Adults

2007 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
Bickel, Marcus
Infectious Diseases
Impact of drug resistance mutation on non B HIV-1 clades
Chow, Samson
Mol. & Medl. Pharmacology
A novel saturation mutagenesis method for identifying drug-resistant HIV genotypes
Stripecke, Renata
Digestive Diseases
Self-Differentiated Myeloid-Derived Lentivirus-Programmed Dendritic Cells
Wang, Qi
Dermatology
Mapping the Evolutionary Pathways to HIV-1 Drug Resistance by Conditional Ka/Ks
Yu, Fuqu
Mol. & Medl. Pharmacology
Combinatorial drug effect on KSHV reactivation
Zack, Jerome A.
MIMG
Anti-HIV Gene Therapy Using Human Embryonic Stem Cells

2006 Basic Sciences Grant Recipients

Recipient Title of Project
An, Dong Sung
Hematology/Oncology
Development of a small animal model for HIV-1 infection and immune response
Chow, Samson
Mol. & Medl. Pharmacology
Functional and Molecular Interactions Between HIV-1 RT and Integrase
Ferbas, Kathie G.
Hematology/Oncology
An Envelope Containing HIV Pseudovirion Vaccine
Hwang, Seungmin
Mol. & Medl. Pharmacology
Viral genes essential for the latency of murine herpesvirus 68 in the spleen
Kelly, Kathleen
Path. & Laboratory Medicine
T-Cell Mediated Immunity in Chlamydial Genital Infection
Krogstad, Paul
Pediatrics / Infectious Diseases
Electrochemical sensors for HIV-1 diagnosis
Krutzik, Stephan R.
Dermatology
Role of the Innate Immune System in the Pathogenesis of HIV-1
Sloan, Erica
Semel Institute
ANS acceleration of SIV replication: In vivo mechanisms

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