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

Here are some links to research opportunities:

UCSD is not responsible for the information that is found in these web sites. If you have any questions about any information that you find on the web, please talk with your health care provider, case manager, or peer advocate.

• UCSD AntiViral Research Center (AVRC)
  The mission of the AVRC is to develop and provide the highest-quality treatment and care for people living with HIV. This includes conducting state-of-the-art research in partnership with our community.
  
  For more information click here
  www.avrctrials.org.
  
  
  
• 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: Linda Proctor at (619) 543 – 8080

  
  
  
• HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC)
  The mission of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center (HNRC) is to increase our understanding of how HIV and other diseases affect the human nervous system. The HNRC conducts research devoted to advancing our knowledge of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV-related diseases as they affect the brain and nervous system, and result in impairment of everyday functioning.

  For more information click here hnrc.ucsd.edu.
  
  
  

• AIDS Research Institute (ARI)
  The ARI is committed to education, outreach and patient care while serving as a resource for the community at large. The ARI will serve as the center for AIDS researchers to share research and ideas and, together, devise new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of AIDS."

  For more information click here ari.ucsd.edu/index.html.
  
  
  

• 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.