2020 TREAT ASIA GRANTS AND AWARDS
All projects listed below were awarded funding for the period October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2020.
1Supported by National Institutes of Health federal award number U01AI069907, with funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the Fogarty International Center
2Supported by National Institutes of Health federal award number D43TW011302, funded by the Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Mental Health
3Supported with funds provided by Life Ball.
Australia
University of New South Wales
Sydney
Matthew G. Law, PhD
IeDEA Asia-Pacific Research Collaboration: Data Management and Analysis Center
$552,5201
AUSTRALIAN HIV OBSERVATIONAL COLLABORATION (AHOD) SITES
O’Brien Street Practice
Adelaide
William Donohue, MBBS
$1,275
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Birtinya
David Sowden, MBBS
$7,5001
Sexual Health and HIV Service In Metro North
Brisbane
Diane Rowling, MBBS, MTH, F(PHM), RACP, FACSHM
$7,5001
Cairns Sexual Health Service
Cairns North
Darren Russell, MD
$7,5001
RPA Sexual Health Clinic
Camperdown
David Templeton, PhD
$7,4251
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Carlton
Richard Teague, MBBS (Monash Uni), FRACGP, FRAChSHM
$5,4751
Monash Health – Clayton
Clayton
Ian Woolley, MBBS, FRACP
$7,5001
D.A. Ellis Pty., Ltd.
Coffs Harbour
David Ellis, MBBS
$450
Northern Territory of Australia Dept of Health through Top End Health Service
Darwin
Manoji Gunathilake, MBBS, MD, FAChSHM
$2,100
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Blue Mountains Sexual Health and HIV Clinic
Katoomba
Eva Jackson, MBBS, FAChSHM
$1,950
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Nepean Sexual Health Clinic
Kingswood
Eva Jackson, MBBS, FAChSHM
$1,950
Sexual Health and AIDS Services (SHAIDS)
Lismore
David Smith, MBBS, DipVen, FAChSHM, GrapDip BA
$7,5001
Victorian HIV Service, Infectious Diseases Department, The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne
Jennifer Hoy, MBBS
$7,5001
Northside Clinic (Vic) Pty Ltd
North Fitzroy
Richard Moore, MBBS
$7,5001
Prahran Market Clinic Pty Ltd
Prahran
Norman Roth, MBBS, FAChSHM
$7,3501
East Sydney Doctors
Sydney
David Baker, MB, ChB, Dip Med (Sexual Health), DCH
$7,5001
Holdsworth House Medical Practice
Sydney
Mark Bloch, MD
$7,5001
St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited ABN 77 054 038 872
Sydney
Andrew Carr, MD
$7,5001
Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital
Sydney
Rick Varma, MBBS, MRCP
$6,3001
Taylor Square Private Clinic
Sydney
Robert Finlayson, MBBS, (Syd) Di FAChSHM, DipVen, MB BS
$6,5251
Clinic 468, HNE Sexual Health, Hunter New England Local Health District
Tamworth NEMSC
Nathan Ryder, MD
$1,650
Clinic 468, HNE Sexual Health, Hunter New England Local Health District
Tamworth
Nathan Ryder, MD
$1,650 (Project Year 15)
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Warrawong
Katherine Brown, MD
$1,725
Cambodia
Cambodia
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology & STDS / Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
Phnom Penh
Ly Penh Sun, MD, MSc
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$9,5001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD)
$20,8001
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD) Site
$25,0001
China
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong
Man Po Lee, MBBS
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD LITE)
$7,5001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,8001
India
The Voluntary Health Services
Chennai
Naglingeswaran Kumarasamy, MD, MBBS, PhD
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$15,000 (funding awarded in 2020 for project years 14 & 15)
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,8001
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
BJ Medical College & Sassoon General Hospitals
Pune
Aarti Kinikar, MD, DCH, DNB, MRCP-Pediatrics UK
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Shashikala Sangle, MD
IeDEA Sentinel Research Network (SRN)—Asia-Pacific
$113,765
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$21,0851
Institute of Infectious Diseases
Pune
Sanjay Pujari, MD, AAHIVS, MBBS
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$9,500
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,3001
Indonesia
Sanglah Hospital, Udayana University School of Medicine
Denpasar
Tuti Parwati Merati, MD
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$8,0001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,8001
Ketut Dewi Kumara Wati, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta
Nia Kurniati, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Evy Yunihastuti, MD, PhD
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$23,0001
Japan
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Tokyo
Junko Tanuma, MD, PhD
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD)
$16,6401
Malaysia
Penang Hospital
Georgetown
Revathy Nallusamy, MBBS
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$5,3763 (funding awarded in 2020 for project years 14 & 15)
Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Kota Bharu
Nik Khairulddin Nik Yusoff, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Hospital Likas
Kota Kinabalu
Fong Siew Moy, MBBS
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Pediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Thahira Mohamed, MBBS
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Reena Rajasuriar, PhD
Capacity development for HIV and mental health research in Asia (CHIMERA)
$6,048
University of Malaya Medical Center
Kuala Lumpur
Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa, MBBS
Substance use, Stigma, Depression and Disability among Adults with HIV in Asia (S2D2)
$2,5141
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,3001
Sungai Buloh Hospital
Sungai Buloh
Yasmin Mohamed Gani, MD
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$21,2601
Philippines
Asian Foundation for Tropical Medicine, Inc.
Muntinlupa City
Rossana Ditangco, MD
Substance use, Stigma, Depression and Disability among Adults with HIV in Asia (S2D2)
$6,500
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
Muntinlupa City
Rossana Ditangco, MD
Adolescent and Young Adult network of IeDEA (AYANI) Study Site
$12,7181
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,3001
Singapore
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore
Oon Tek Ng, MBBS, MRCP, MMed, MPH
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD)
$18,2001
Singapore
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul
Jun Yong Choi, MD, PhD
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$6,0001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$17,6401
Taiwan
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei City
Yu-Jiun Chan, MD
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$24,8001
Thailand
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre
Bangkok
Anchalee Avihingsanon, MD, PhD
Substance use, Stigma, Depression and Disability among Adults with HIV in Asia (S2D2)
$2,5141
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$8,0001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$24,3001
Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI)
Bangkok
Nittaya Phanuphak-Pungpapong, MD, PhD
Amphetamine-type stimulant use, HIV incidence, and ART adherence among Thai MSM and transgender women
$76,9021
Anal HPV and risk for anal high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion among Thai MSM with acute HIV infection
$78,2681
Mahidol University by Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital
Bangkok
Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok
Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, MD, MHS
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$10,0001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,8001
Chiang Mai University – Research Institute for Health Sciences
Chiang Mai
Romanee Chaiwarith, MD, MHS
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$23,8001
Tavitiya Sudjaritruk, MD, ScM
Adolescent and Young Adult network of IeDEA (AYANI) Study Site
$17.1821
Study on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Youth living with HIV in Asia
$1,8281
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$15,0001
Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiang Rai
Suwimon Khusuwan, MD
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$9,5001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$23,3001
Pradthana Ounchanum, MD
Study on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Youth living with HIV in Asia
$5,4921
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen
Pagakrong Lumbiganon, MD
Study on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Youth living with HIV in Asia
$1,3941
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$7,5001
Purple Haze Company Limited
Bangkok
Tarandeep Anand
The impact of online interventions on the HIV prevention/treatment cascade among MSM and TG Individuals
$30,0001
Little Birds Foundation
Bangkok
Usanee Janngeon
Quality of life development for adolescents and youth living with HIV
$10,0003
USA
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Vidya Mave, MD, MPH & Amita Gupta, MD, MHA
A study to evaluate the markers of lung impairment in HIV-TB coinfected Indian adults
$20,7911
Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS and associated comorbidities in a public antiretroviral treatment (ART) clinic in Pune, India
$411,5711 (funding awarded in 2020 for project years 14 & 15)
IeDEA Sentinel Research Network (SRN)—Asia-Pacific
$23,5711
New Hope for Cambodian Children
Killeen, TX
John Tucker
HIV Education: New Hope for Cambodian Children
$20,0243
Columbia University
New York, NY
Milton Wainberg, MD
Capacity development for HIV and mental health research in Asia (CHIMERA)
$46,2502
Vietnam
Bach Mai Hospital
Hanoi
Do Duy Cuong, MD, PhD
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$8,0001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,3001
National Hospital of Pediatrics
Hanoi
Nguyen Van Lam, MD, MSc
Study on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Youth living with HIV in Asia
$1,2301
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$20,0001
National Hospital of Tropical Diseases
Hanoi
Pham Ngoc Thach, MD, PhD
TAHOD Low Intensity Transfer (TAHOD-LITE)
$8,0001
TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database (TAHOD) including NCD Data
$22,3001
Children’s Hospital 1
Ho Chi Minh City
Truong Huu Khanh, MD
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$20,0001
Children’s Hospital 2
Ho Chi Minh City
Do Chau Viet, MD
Study on Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes among Youth living with HIV in Asia
$1,4421
TREAT Asia Pediatric HIV Observational Database (TApHOD)
$20,0001