2012 TREAT ASIA GRANTS AND AWARDS

The projects listed below were awarded amfAR funding during the period October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.

*Supported with funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under award number U01AI069907.

ADULT RESEARCH

TREAT ASIA HIV OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE (TAHOD)

Romanee Chaiwarith, M.D., M.H.S.
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$20,000*

Yi-Ming  Chen, M.D., Sc.D.
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, Taiwan
$20,000*

Jun Yong Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
$16,500*

Rossana Ditangco, M.D.
Asian Foundation for Tropical Medicine, Inc. as intermediary for the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM)
Muntinlupa City, Philippines
$20,000*

Adeeba Kamarulzaman, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$20,000*

Pacharee Kantipong, M.D.
Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiang Rai, Thailand
$15,500

Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, M.D., M.H.S.
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$20,000*

Nguyen Van Kinh, M.D., Ph.D.
National Hospital of Tropical Diseases
Hanoi, Vietnam
$20,000*

Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, M.D., M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, VHS
Chennai, India
$20,000*

Christopher Lee, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P.
Sungai Buloh Hospital
Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
$15,000*

Patrick Li, M.B.B.S.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong, China
$20,000*

Tuti Parwati Merati, M.D., Ph.D.
Udayana University School of Medicine
Denpasar, Indonesia
$20,000*

Oon Tek Ng, M.B.B.S. M.R.C.P.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
$16,000*

Shinichi Oka, M.D., Ph.D.
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Shinjuku, Japan
$16,000*

Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$20,000*

Sanjay Pujari, M.D.
Institute of Infectious Diseases
Pune, India
$20,000*

Winai Ratanasuwan, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$7,850

Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, M.D.
Bach Mai Hospital
Hanoi, Vietnam
$20,000*

Saphonn Vonthanak, M.D., Ph.D.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology & STDS / Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
$20,000*

Evy Yunihastuti, M.D., Ph.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$20,000*

Fujie Zhang, M.D.
Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
$16,000*

TAHOD STUDY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF TUBERCULOSIS IN ASIA

Rossana Ditangco, M.D.
Asian Foundation for Tropical Medicine, Inc. as intermediary for the Research Institute of Tropical Medicine (RITM)
Muntinlupa City, Philippines
$15,114*

Adeeba Kamarulzaman, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$10,164*

Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, M.D., M.H.S.
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$8,702*

Patrick Li, M.B.B.S.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong, China
$3,000*

Tuti Parwati Merati, M.D., Ph.D.
Udayana University
Denpasar, Indonesia
$24,274*

Oon Tek Ng, M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
$8,250*

Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$8,244*

Pham Thi Thanh Thuy, M.D.
Bach Mai Hospital
Hanoi, Vietnam
$13,740*

Nguyen Van Kinh, M.D., Ph.D.
National Hospital of Tropical Diseases
Hanoi, Vietnam
$18,320*

Fujie Zhang, M.D.
Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
$8,244*

ASIA PACIFIC HIV RESEARCH COLLABORATION: TAHOD, TB, HCV
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$182,029*

AUSTRALIA HIV OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE (AHOD)

Debbie Allen, M.B.Ch.B., Dip.
Central Coast Local Health District, Holden Street Clinic
Gosford, Australia
$1,800

Katherine Brown, M.D.
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Wollongong, Australia
$1,800

Andrew Carr, M.D.
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Darlinghurst, Australia
$7,350*

William Donohue, M.B.B.S.
O’Brien Street Practice
Adelaide, Australia
$2,025

Jennifer Hoy, M.B.B.S.
Victorian HIV Service, Infectious Diseases Department, The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
$6,300*

Eva Jackson, M.B.B.S.
Blue Mountains Sexual Health and HIV Clinic
Katoomba, Australia
$1,350

Mark Kelly, M.B.B.S.
Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane Sexual Health and HIV Service
Brisbane, Australia
$7,125*

David Nolan
Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Australia
$5,550*

Tim Read
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Carlton, Australia
$6,525*

Norman Roth, M.B.B.S., FA.Ch.S.H.M.
Prahran Market Clinic Pty Ltd
South Yarra, Australia
$6,450*

Darren Russell, M.D.
Cairns Sexual Health Service
Cairns, Australia
$6,225*

Nathan Ryder, M.D.
Northern Territory Dept of Health & Community Services, Sexual Health & Blood Borne Virus Program
Darwin, Australia
$1,350

David Smith
Sexual Health and AIDS Services (SHAIDS)
Lismore, Australia
$6,900*

David Sowden, M.B.B.S
Nambour General Hospital
Nambour, Australia
$7,500*

Sharon Taylor, C.N.C.
Hunter New England Health, Clinic 468, Tamworth Sexual Health Service
Tamworth, Australia
$975

David Templeton, Ph.D.
RPA Sexual Health Clinic
Camperdown, Australia
$600

Rick Varma, MRCP
Nepean Sexual Health Clinic
Kingswood, Australia
$900

Ian Woolley, MBBS FRACP
Southern Health, Monash Medical Centre – Clayton
Melbourne, Australia
$4,725

Lynne Wray, M.B.B.S.
Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital
Sydney, Australia
$5,175*

(individual projects)

Asia Pacific HIV Research Collaboration: AHOD, Suicide Study
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$212,770*

Identifying Biomarkers of Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Thai MSM
Nittaya Phanuphak, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$100,000*

Incorporating high resolution anoscopy in AIN screening and treatment programs for MSM in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
Nittaya Phanuphak, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$175,000

Study on anal human papillomavirus infection and anal intraepithelial neoplasia among MSM in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand
Nittaya Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$200,000

Asia Pacific HIV Research Collaboration: Cancer Studies
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$38,202*

Asia Pacific HIV Research Collaboration: Data Harmonization
Matthew Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$36,719*

A Cambodian clinical research network for HIV and TB
Sok Thim, M.D. and Anne Goldfeld, M.D.
Global Health Committee, Inc.
Boston, MA
$297,750*

A randomized open-label study of second-line ART
David Cooper, M.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$100,000

Teman-Teman, Indonesia
Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., Ph.D.
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, SEARCH
Bangkok, Thailand
$2,991

PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

TREAT ASIA PEDIATRIC HIV OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE (TAPHOD)

Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$18,680

Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$23,435

Rawiwan Hansudewechakul, M.D.
Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiangrai, Thailand
$25,780

Trương Hữu Khanh, M.D.
Children’s Hospital 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$29,280

Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, M.D., M.B.B.S,
YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, VHS
Chennai, India
$18,575

Nia Kurniati, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$15,325

Nguyen Van Lam, M.D.
National Hospital of Pediatrics
Hanoi, Vietnam
$27,530

Pagakrong Lumbiganon, M.D.
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
$20,597

Fong Siew Moy, M.D.
Hospital Likas
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
$2,695

Revathy Nallusamy, M.B.B.S.
Penang Hospital
Georgetown, Malaysia
$3,535

Kamarul Razali, M.D.
Pediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$9,450

Virat Sirisanthana, M.D.
Chiang Mai University-Research Institute for Health Sciences
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$21,570

Do Chau Viet, M.D.
Children’s Hospital 2
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$19,280

Saphonn Vonthanak, M.D.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology & STDS / Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
$32,055

Ketut Dewi Kumara Wati, M.D.
Udayana University School of Medicine
Denpasar, Indonesia
$5,560

Nik Khairulddin Nik Yusoff, M.D.
Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Kota Bharu, Malaysia
$10,260

ASIA PACIFIC HIV RESEARCH COLLABORATION: TAPHOD
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$255,991*

TREAT ASIA STUDIES TO EVALUATE RESISTANCE – PEDIATRICS (TASER-P)

Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$23,500

Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$12,500

Trương Hữu Khanh, M.D.
Children’s Hospital 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$24,500

Pope Kosalaraksa, M.D.
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
$18,500

Nia Kurniati, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$18,500

Nguyen Van Lam, M.D., MSC
National Hospital of Pediatrics
Hanoi, Vietnam
$12,860 (year 1) / $23,500 (year 2)

Virat Sirisanthana, M.D.
Chiang Mai University-Research Institute for Health Sciences
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$16,500

Do Chau Viet, M.D.
Children’s Hospital 2
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$23,500

(individual projects)

Optimizing HIV Treatment for Children In Asia: Developing Strategies for Lifelong Care
Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$4,000 (supplement to funding for previous year)
$147,273

Effect of socioeconomic factors on cognition, adaptive function and school status
Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., PhD
HIV Netherlands Australia Thailand Research Collaboration (HIV-NAT)
Bangkok, Thailand
$50,000

Study of atazavanir/ritonavir-based HAART in Thai HIV-infected children
Torsak Bunupuradah, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$42,342

Understanding adherence, stigma, and behavioral risk factors of adolescents in TApHOD using audio computer assisted self-interview (ACASI)
Wasana Prasitsuebsai, M.D., M.P.H.
HIV-NAT/Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$12,000*

Bone Mineral Density Among HIV-Infected Adolescents
Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$10,000*

Cardiovascular abnormalities and carotid intima-media thickness among HIV-infected adolescents in Thailand
Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$42,726

Treatment response of chronic viral hepatitis B to tenofovir and lamivudine-containing antiretroviral regimens in HIV-infected adolescents
Linda Aurpibul, M.D.
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$9,433* / $8,603

Social Support for Children and Adolescents with HIV
Fong Siew Moy, M.D.
Hospital Likas
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
$10,000

Interventions to Promote Retention in Formal School System
Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$10,922

Providing knowledge about HIV and sex education for HIV positive and disclosed adolescents and their caregivers in Ho Chi Minh City
Le Ngoc Oanh, M.D.
Worldwide Orphans Foundation
Maplewood, NJ
$2,000

Plan for supportive discussion groups for adolescents from below 10 to 15 years of age
Do Chau Viet, M.D.
Children’s Hospital 2
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$2,000

Monkey Meeting
John Tucker
New Hope for Cambodian Children
Killeen, TX
$2,000

Reinforcing on HIV disclosure and follow-up of HIV infected children and adolescents in National Pediatric Hospital
Ung Vibol, M.D.
National Pediatric Hospital
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
$2,000

Psychosocial support for children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS
Nia Kurniati, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$2,000

Our Village
John Tucker
New Hope for Cambodian Children
Killeen, TX
$175,004