Project Title |
Principal Investigator |
Funding Mechanism |
Project Start Date |
Project End Date |
Employment as prevention: Adapting a structural intervention to achieve HIV equity among immigrant Latino MSM |
Jahn Jaramillo, MPH, Doctoral Candidate, CHANGE T32 Trainee |
NIMH F31 |
Mar-24 | Mar-25 |
A Randomized Control Trial of Striving Towards EmPowerment and Medication Adherence (STEP-AD) among Black Women Living with HIV |
Sannisha Dale, Ph.D. |
NIMH R01 |
Mar-24 | Nov-28 |
Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute K12 Program |
Candice Sternberg, M.D. |
NCATS CTSI K23 |
Sep-23 | Aug-28 |
Cannabis Use and Proximal Immune Dysregulation (CUPID) |
Renessa Williams, Ph.D. |
NIMHD K23 |
Sep-23 | June-26 |
Psycho-neuro-immune Mechanisms Linking Stigma and Discrimination to Carotid Plaque Formation in Persons living with HIV |
Roger McIntosh, Ph.D. |
NHLBI R01 |
Aug-23 | July-27 |
The study of Eicosanoids as Novel Inflammatory Mediators of CVD in Men and Women with HIV |
Claudia Martinez, M.D. |
NHLBI R01 |
Apr-23 | Mar-27 |
Cardiovascular Research Empowerment Workforce |
Sonjia Kenya, Ph.D. |
NHLBI R25 |
Aug-23 | July-28 |
Exploring the Role of Novel Aging-Focused Syndemic Conditions on HIV Risk and Quality of Life among HIV-Negative Older Sexual Minority Men |
Elliott Weinstein, MPH, M.S., Doctoral Candidate |
NIDA R36 |
July-23 | June-25 |
ÚNETE: Combining Friendship Support Networks and Targeted Messaging from Celebrity Influencers to Reduce Latinx Substance Use Disparities |
Mariano Kanamori, Ph.D. |
NIDA DP1 |
Aug-23 | June-28 |
Relationship between methamphetamine use, viral reservoir dynamics and clinical progression in treated HIV infection |
Mario Stevenson, Ph.D. / Hansel Tookes, M.D. / Adam Carrico, Ph.D. |
NIDA R01 |
June-23 |
Apr-28 |
In pursuit of a one-stop shop: a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial of comprehensive tele-harm reduction for people who inject drugs |
Hansel Tookes, M.D / Tyler Bartholomew, Ph.D. |
NIDA R01 |
June-23 |
Mar-28 |
The CROWN study: Comprehensive Research on Oral and mental health among WomeN |
Deborah Jones, Ph.D. / Maria Alciade, M.D. / Daniel Feaster, Ph.D. / Carrigan Parish, Ph.D. |
NIDCR R01 |
June-23 |
May-28 |
Enhancing HIV Prevention and Treatment Referral and Engagement among Latino MSM: A Pilot Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of the JUNTOS Referral Network |
Audrey Harkness, Ph.D. |
NIMH R34 |
Sep-23 |
Aug-26 |
Five Point Initiative: A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Bundled Implementation Strategy to Address the HIV Epidemic in Black Communities |
Sannisha Dale, Ph.D. |
NIMH R01 |
Aug-23 |
May-28 |
Bon Bagay (Good Stuff): Biomedical HIV Prevention Among People of Haitian Descent |
Candice Sternberg, M.D. |
Diversity Supplement |
Jul-22 |
Jun-23 |
LatiNET, a Multilevel Social Network Model to Examine and Address SARS-CoV-2 Misinformation in Low-Income Latinx Communities. |
Mariano Kanamori, Ph.D. |
NIMHD R01 |
Sep-22 |
May-27 |
Integrated Navigation Services for Treatment Adherence, Counseling, and Research (INSTACARE) |
Sonjia Kenya, Ph.D. |
NIMHD R01 |
Sep-22 |
May-27 |
FINISHING HIV: An EHE model for Latinos Integrating One-Stop-Shop PrEP Services, a Social Network Support Program and a National Pharmacy Chain |
Mariano Kanamori, Ph.D. |
NIAID R01 |
June-22 |
May-27 |
reSET for the Treatment of Stimulant Use in HIV Clinics: Care Optimization Supporting Treatment Adherence (COSTA) |
José Szapocznik, Ph.D. |
NIDA R01 |
Sep-22 |
Jul-27 |
The Florida Node Alliance of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (23) |
José Szapocznik, Ph.D. |
NIDA UG1 |
Mar-22 |
Feb-23 |
Expansion of the efficacy trial of Tele-Harm Reduction into a federally qualified health center operated syringe services program |
Hansel Tookes, M.D. |
NIDA AVENIR Supplement |
Sep-22 |
Apr-25 |
Looking into the Heart of Cannabis and HIV |
Claudia Martinez, M.D. |
NIDA AVENIR |
Apr-22 |
Mar-26 |
mCARES: An HIV Adherence Intervention to Support Racial/Ethnic Minority Women with/at-risk of Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders |
Lunthita Duthely, Ph.D. |
NIDA/R34 |
Sep-22 |
Jul-25 |
Syndemics, the microbiome, and mucosal inflammation involved in HIV acquisition |
Emily Cherenack, Ph.D. |
NIAID/F32 |
Sep-21 |
Aug-24 |
CTN-0121: INTEGRATED CARE AND TREATMENT FOR SEVERE INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS |
José Szapocznik, Ph.D. |
NIDA/UG1 Supplement |
Sep-21 |
Feb-22 |
TREATMENT RESEARCH INVESTIGATING DEPRESSION EFFECTS ON NEUROIMMUNE TARGETS (TRIDENT) |
Adam Carrico, PhD, Steven Safren, PhD (MPIs) |
NIMH/R01 |
Sep-21 |
Aug-26 |
DEFINING BRAIN PERICYTES AS A NOVEL AND MYELOID-DERIVED HIV RESERVOIR |
Michal Toborek, MD, PhD |
NIMH/R01 |
Jul-21 |
Apr-26 |
TOOLS TO VISUALIZE AND SUMMARIZE HIV RESOURCES, DISEASE BURDEN AND EHE INTERVENTIONS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY |
Raymond Balise, Ph.D. |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Jul-21 |
Feb-23 |
THE JUNTOS REFERRAL NETWORK: PLANNING AN IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO ENHANCE THE REACH OF HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES TO LATINO MSM AND ADDRESS INTERSECTIONAL INSECURITIES |
Audrey Harkness, Ph.D. |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Jul-21 |
Feb-23 |
UNDERSTANDING INTERSECTIONAL STIGMA AND SUBSTANCE USE THROUGH GPS SPATIAL MOBILITY DATA |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIDA/R01 Supplement |
Jun-21 |
May-25 |
TELE-HARM REDUCTION FOR RAPID INITIATION OF ANTIRETROVIRALS IN PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL |
Hansel Tookes, MD |
NIDA AVENIR |
May-21 |
Apr-25 |
MONITORING MICROAGGRESSIONS AND ADVERSITIES TO GENERATE INTERVENTIONS FOR CHANGE (MMAGIC) FOR BLACK WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV |
Sannisha Dale, Ph.D. |
NIMH/R01 |
Apr-21 |
Jan-25 |
CULTURALLY-FOCUSED HIV ADVANCEMENTS THROUGH THE NEXT GENERATION FOR EQUITY (CHANGE) TRAINING PROGRAM |
Daniel Feaster, PhD |
NIMH/T32 |
Apr-21 |
Mar-26 |
PREPARADOS: A MULTI-LEVEL SOCIAL NETWORK MODEL TO INCREASE PREP ENROLLMENT BY LATINO MSM SELF-IDENTIFIED AS GAY, BISEXUAL |
Mariano Kanamori, PhD |
NIMH/R01 |
Dec-20 |
Oct-23 |
DEVELOPING AND PILOT TESTING PEER AMBASSADOR STORIES FOR INCREASING HIV-PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT UPTAKE AMONG LATINO MSM |
Audrey Harkness, Ph.D. |
NIMHD/K23 Supplement |
Sep-20 |
Mar-23 |
TFH DYSFUNCTION IN HIV AND AGING |
Savita Pahwa, M.D. |
NIA/R01 |
Sep-20 |
Apr-25 |
EFFECTS OF SYNDEMICS ON HIV OUTCOMES IN SOUTH AFRICA |
Jasper Lee, MS |
NIMH/F31 |
Sep-20 |
Sep-21 |
INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR TREATMENT ADHERENCE, COUNSELING, AND RESEARCH (INSTACARE) |
Sonjia Kenya, Ed.D |
NINR/R56 |
Sep-20 |
Aug-22 |
ADDRESSING LATINO MSM HEALTH DISPARITIES BY INCREASING ENGAGEMENT WITH BEHAVIORAL AND HIV-PREVENTION SERVICES: AN IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE APPROACH |
Audrey Harkness, PhD |
NIMHD/K23 |
Sep-20 |
Mar-25 |
DIVERSIPREP: MULTI-LEVEL VARIABLES INFLUENCING IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS OF A CLIENT-CENTERED PREP SERVICE MODEL WITH TELEHEALTH |
Mariano Kanamori, PhD |
NIMH/Administrative Supplement |
Aug-20 |
Feb-21 |
FIVE POINT INITIATIVE – REACHING MIAMI’S BLACK COMMUNITIES TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC |
Sannisha Dale, PhD |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Aug-20 |
Aug-22 |
FINISHING HIV: A SOCIAL NETWORK-BASED OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE UTILIZATION OF HIV PROTECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT SERVICES, CUSTOMIZED FOR LATINOS |
Mariano Kanamori, PhD |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Aug-20 |
Aug-21 |
TARGETING INFLAMMASOMES IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV |
Michal Toborek, MD, PhD |
NIDA/R01 Supplement |
Jul-20 |
May-25 |
OPTIMIZING PREP ADHERENCE IN SEXUAL MINORITY MEN WHO USE STIMULANTS |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Jul-20 |
May-25 |
BON SANTE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIV PREVENTION AMONG HAITIAN AMERICANS |
Candice Sternberg, MD |
CHARM Pilot Award |
Jun-20 |
Mar-21 |
ENGAGING HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS IN MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND HIV PREVENTION: A FATHER-SON INITIATIVE |
Tatiana Perrino, PsyD |
CHARM Pilot Award |
Jun-20 |
Mar-21 |
THE SYNDEMIC OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT, MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE USE, AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AMONG MARGINALIZED ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV |
Kathryn Nowotny, PhD |
CHARM Pilot Award |
Jun-20 |
Mar-21 |
STIGMA, RESILIENCE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK AMONG WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV |
Claudia Martinez, MD |
CHARM Pilot Award |
Jun-20 |
Mar-21 |
MIAMI COVID COHORT: DEVELOPING THE FOUNDATION FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO COVID-19 |
Maria Alcaide, MD |
CFAR Pilot Award |
Jun-20 |
Mar-21 |
NOVEL ROLE OF INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION IN ART NEUROTOXICITY |
Michal Toborek, MD, PhD |
NIMH/R21 |
May-20 |
Feb-22 |
IMMUNE DYSFUNCTION IN HIV+ OPIOID USERS |
Savita Pahwa, M.D. |
NIDA/R01 |
Apr-20 |
Jan-25 |
SYNDEMICS, INFLAMMATION, AND BIOBEHAVIORAL HIV RISK AMONG TRANSGENDER WOMEN |
Tiffany Glynn, MS |
NIDA/R36 |
Apr-20 |
Mar-22 |
BAYESIAN VARIABLE SELECTION METHODS TO ACCELERATE IDENTIFICATION OF IMPORTANT PSYCHOLOGICAL PREDICTORS AND NEURAL SUBSTRATES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY |
Sierra Bainter, PhD |
NIMH/K01 |
Apr-20 |
Mar-25 |
EFFECTS OF COVID-19'S SOCIAL RESTRICTIONS ON LONLINESS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SYMPTOMATOLOGY |
Viviana Horigian, MD |
University of Miami Office of the Vice Provost for Research |
Apr-20 |
Sep-20 |
PROJECT SUSTAIN: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AMONG BLACK WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV |
Sannisha Dale, PhD |
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Mar-20 |
Apr-21 |
BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO MIAMI- DADE HIV TEST COUNSELORS’ PREP AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH REFERRALS: AN IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING PROJECT |
Audrey Harkness, PhD |
Copeland Foundation Award |
Feb-20 |
Feb-21 |
INCREASING AVAILABILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF CIRCUMCISION IN ZAMBIA -LFLS |
Stephen Weiss, PhD |
NIMH/R34 |
Sep-19 |
Jun-22 |
METHAMPHETAMINE USE AND HIV AS RISK FACTORS FOR COVID-19 |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Sep-19 |
Jul-24 |
SUPPORTING TREATMENT ADHERENCE FOR RESILIENCE AND THRIVING (START): A MHEALTH INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE ART ADHERENCE FOR HIV-POSITIVE STIMULANT USING MEN - DIVERSITY SUPPLEMENT |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Sep-19 |
Jul-24 |
EVALUATION OF LIFE-STEPS TO ENHANCE ADHERENCE AND ENGAGEMENT IN PREP CARE |
Steven Safren, PhD |
NIMH/R01 |
Sep-19 |
Aug-24 |
WOMEN HIV COHORT STUDY: HIV INFECTION AND TREATMENT AMONG WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE |
Maria Alcaide, MD |
NICHD/R01 |
Sep-19 |
Jul-23 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF TELEMEDICINE TEST AND TREAT FOR ON-SITE INITIATION OF ART AT MIAMI’S IDEA EXCHANGE SYRINGE SERVICE PROGRAM |
Hansel Tookes, MD |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Sep-19 |
02/2021 (NCE) |
FINISHING HIV: AN HIV PROTECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT NETWORK FOR LATINOS |
Mariano Kanamori, PhD |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Sep-19 |
02/2021 (NCE) |
FIVE POINT INITIATIVE |
Sannisha Dale, PhD |
NIMH EHE/CHARM Administrative Supplement |
Sep-19 |
02/2021 (NCE) |
MONITORING MICROAGGRESSIONS AND ADVERSITIES TO GENERATE INTERVENTIONS FOR CHANGE (MMAGIC) FOR BLACK WOMEN LIVING WITH HIV |
Sannisha Dale, PhD |
NIMH/R56 |
Aug-19 |
Aug-21 |
MYTPILL: A NOVEL STRATEGY TO MONITOR ANTIRETROVIRAL ADHERENCE AMONG HIV+ PRESCRIPTION OPIOID USERS |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Jun-19 |
Apr-23 |
CHASE: AN INNOVATIVE COUNTY-LEVEL PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN NEW YORK STATE |
Daniel Feaster, PhD |
NIDA/UM1 |
Apr-19 |
Mar-23 |
MACS/WIHS -CCS |
Deborah Jones, PhD Maria Alcaide, MD |
NHLBI/U01 |
Apr-19 |
Mar-26 |
LONGITUDINAL COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF ENGAGEMENT IN HIV- PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG LATINO MSM |
Audrey Harkness, PhD |
CLARO Developmental Award |
Mar-19 |
02/2021 (NCE) |
SYNDEMIC BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO ENGAGEMENT IN HIV- PREVENTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LATINO MSM IN MIAMI |
Audrey Harkness, PhD |
CFAR Developmental Award |
Feb-19 |
02/2021 (NCE) |
ADAPTIVE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE PREP CLINICAL EVALUATION AND UPTAKE IN STIMULANT-USING MEN |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIDA/R34 |
Feb-19 |
Jan-22 |
COMMUNITY-BASED AWARENESS FOR MINORITY POPULATIONS (CHAMP) |
Sonjia Kenya, PhD |
Florida Department of Health |
Jan-19 |
Dec-21 |
MECHANISMS UNDERLYING RECURRENT BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND HIV RISK - A MULTIDICIPLINARY APPROACH |
Maria Acaide, MD |
NIAID/R01 |
Aug-18 |
Jul-23 |
HIV-RELATED CHANGES TO THE CENTRAL-AUTONOMIC NETWORK AND ASSOCIATED RISK FOR HYPERTENSION |
Roger McIntosh, PhD |
NHLBI/K01 |
Feb-18 |
Feb-23 |
A MULTI-SITE MULTI-SETTING RCT OF INTEGRATED HIV PREVENTION AND HCV CARE FOR PWID |
Daniel Feaster, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Aug-17 |
Jul-22 |
ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND CARE IN CAMBODIA |
Adam Carrico, PhD |
NIMH/R01 |
Aug-17 |
Jul-22 |
INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL ACTIVATION AND HIV RISK REDUCTION COUNSELING FOR MSM WITH STIMULANT ABUSE |
Steven Safren, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Apr-17 |
Jan-22 |
A CLUSTER RCT TO INCREASE HIV TESTING IN SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROGRAMS |
Daniel Feaster, PhD |
NIDA/R01 |
Sep-16 |
Jul-22 |
POSITIVE CONNECTIONS: COPA2 |
Deborah Jones, PhD |
NIMH/R01 |
Aug-16 |
May-21 |
ADDRESSING PSYCHOSOCIAL COMORBIDITIES IN HIV TREATMENT AND PREVENTION |
Steven Safren, PhD |
NIDA/K24 |
Aug-16 |
Jul-21 |
NURSE-DELIVERED CBT FOR DEPRESSION-ADHERENCE IN HIV PRIMARY CARE S. AFRICA |
Steven Safren, PhD |
NIMH/R01 |
Aug-15 |
Apr-21 |