Research Opportunities - For Kids! - UCSD Mother, Child, & Adolescent HIV Program

UCSD Mother, Child, & Adolescent Program offers multiple research opportunities for women who are infected with HIV or AIDS.

Here are some links to research opportunities:

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International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group (IMPAACT)

The mission of the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group (IMPAACT) research group is to decrease significantly the illness and death associated with HIV disease in pregnant women, children, and adolescents worldwide by:

• developing and evaluating safe and cost effective approaches for the interruption of mother to child transmission;
• evaluating treatments for HIV-infected children, adolescents, and pregnant women, including treatment and prevention of co-infections and co-morbidities; and evaluating vaccines for the prevention of HIV sexual transmission among adolescents.

Also, IMPACCT is a site for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study PHACS. PHACS expands observational studies of HIV-infected children and HIV-negative children through two studies. The Adolescent Master Protocol will analyze the effects of perinatally acquired HIV infection on sexual maturation, pubertal development, and cognitive, academic, vocational, and social functioning in pre-adolescents and adolescents in the United States. The Surveillance of Maternal Antiretroviral Therapy Study will analyze information on the 45 long-term safety of fetal and infant exposure to prophylactic antiretroviral chemotherapy.

Website: pactg.s-3.com
Contact: Anita Darcey at (619) 543 – 8080
AIDSinfo
AIDSinfo is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) project providing information on HIV/AIDS clinical trials and treatment. It is the result of merging two previous DHHS projects: The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service (ACTIS) and the HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS).

For more information click here www.aidsinfo.nih.gov.