Research

On-going Research Projects

  • Project No.
    Year
    Title
  • YRG- 031
    1996
    Natural History of HIV disease
  • YRG- 032
    2000
    NIMH Collaborative HIV/STD Prevention Trial
  • YRG- 033
    2004
    Behavioral Secondary HIV prevention in Chennai
  • YRG- 034
    2005
    A Network Intervention for Prevention of HIV in Chennai, India
  • YRG- 035
    2005
    HPTN 052, – A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Antirtroviral Therapy plus HIV Primary Care versus HIV Primary Care alone to Prevent the Sexual Transmission of HIV-1 In Serodiscordant Couples
  • YRG- 037
    2005
    A5185s: Effect of Initial Antiretroviral Treatment on Genital Compartment Virus in Individuals form Resource-Limited Settings – A Substudy of A5175
  • YRG- 038
    2006
    Assessment of Safety and Toxicity among Infants Born To HIV-1-Infected Women Enrolled in antiretroviral Treatment Protocols in diverse Areas of the World (A5190-P1054)
  • YRG- 039
    2006
    International neurological study: A Stand Alone Study for Participants of A5175 (A Phase IV, Randomized, Open-Label Evaluation of the Efficacy of Once-Daily Protease Inhibitor and Once-Daily Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor Containing Therapy Combinations for Initial Treatment of HIV-1 Infected Individuals form Diverse Areas of the World) (A5199)
  • YRG- 040
    2006
    Maintaining Options for Mothers study (MOMS) – A Phase II Randomized comparison fo three antiretroviral Strategies administered for 7 or 21 days to reduce the emergence of Nevirapine resistant HIV-1 following a single intrapartum dose of Nevirapine (A5207)
  • YRG- 041
    2005
    Randomized Controlled Trial of 6% Cellulose Sulfate Gel and the effect on vaginal HIV transmission (CONRAD CS Study)
  • YRG- 042
    2005
    On-Going Behavioral and Social Science Monitoring of CONRAD Phase III Clinical Trial of Cellulose Sulfate 6% Microbicide Gel (CONRAD BSS Study)
  • YRG- 043
    2004
    Impact of low CD4 cel count on congnitive outcome in HIV
  • YRG- 044
    2004
    Incidence and Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1)/ Himan Immunodeficiency Virus-2 (HIV-2) among a population of injecting drug users in Chennai, India
  • YRG- 045
    2005
    Religion, Culture and HIV Secondary Prevention in India – Study 1 & Study 2
  • YRG- 046
    2005
    Genetic diversity of Human Immunodeficiency virus Type 1 gag and pol sequences in seroconcordant coupies
  • YRG- 047
    2005
    Hiv = 1 drug resistance in South Indian HIV-1 Infected Patients failing Antiretroviral Therapy
  • YRG- 048
    2005
    Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV positive treatment experienced patients receiving benefits for medical care in Chennai
  • YRG- 049
    2005
    A prospective study to estimate the incidence, prevalence, risk factores, response to anti-tuberclosis treatment, and incidence of immune reconsititution syndrome associated with extra-plumonary tubeculosis among HIV infected individuals in a tertiary feferral hospital in Southern India
  • YRG- 050
    2006
    A pilot study on HIV-1 drug resistance pattern among injecting drug users
  • YRG- 051
    2006
    Microbicides – A knowledge assessment for health care service providers
  • YRG- 052
    2005
    Structural Interventions and HIV Prevention among Sex Workers and their Clients in India (Project parivartan)
  • YRG- 053
    2005
    Monitoring and Evaluatin of an ARV Pilot Program in Tamil Nadu (Duke CIFF)
  • YRG- 054
    2006
    Understanding factors inhibiting access to VCT services in Chennai City and measure impact of capacity building in improving access
  • YRG- 055
    2006
    Optimizing HIV Care in Less Developed Countries
  • YRG- 056
    2007
    Context and Correlated of health behaviors in South
  • YRG- 057
    2006
    Correlated of Mucosal HIV Transmission in Indian Women
  • YRG- 058
    2006
    Cellular Immunity in HIV-1 infected individuals in India
  • YRG- 059
    2006
    Studies on immunology of Immune Reconsititution Syndrome in HIV-1/TB coinfected patients starting HAART

External Students Projects – Ongoing

  • Project No.
    Title
  • YRG – 071
    Ocular lesions in non ambulatory terminally ill AIDS patients – Correlation with systemic and immune status and effect of antiretroviral therapy
  • YRG – 072
    Attitudinal change of women towards their sero positive spouse
  • YRG – 073
    Medical Student HIV/ADIS Knowledge & Attitudes
  • YRG – 074
    Experiences living with HIV/AIDS in Chennai, South India