HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Units and Clinical Research Sites

The HIV/AIDS clinical trials units (CTUs) provide scientific and administrative expertise, as well as the infrastructure to conduct clinical trials within the HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks. Each CTU supports up to eight clinical research sites.

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List of HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Units

In November 2020, NIAID awarded grants to 35 U.S. and international institutions selected as HIV/AIDS CTUs. View information about these awards, listed alphabetically by institution, in the table below:

Grant NumberTitlePrincipal Investigator(s)Institution
2 UM1 AI069438-15PERU Clinical Trial UnitJorge L. Sanchez, Alberto La RosaAsociacion Civil Impacta Salud y Educacion
1 UM1 AI154463-01Aurum South and East African Clinical Trials UnitGavin J. ChurchyardAurum Institute NPC
2 UM1 AI069412-15Boston/Jackson/Providence HIV Clinical Trials Unit (BJP HIV CTU)Daniel R. Kuritzkes, Lindsey R. Baden, Kenneth H. MayerBrigham and Women's Hospital
2 UM1 AI069501-15Case Clinical Trials UnitBenigno RodriguezCase Western Reserve University
2 UM1 AI069469-15KwaZulu-Natal Clinical Trials UnitQuarraisha Abdool KarimCentre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa
2 UM1 AI069399-15Thailand HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Clinical Trials Unit (THAI CTU)Khuanchai Supparatpinyo, Kiat RuxrungthamChiang Mai University
2 UM1 AI069470-15Columbia Collaborative HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials UnitMagdalena E. SobieszczykColumbia University Health Sciences
1 UM1 AI154468-01ICAP Clinical Trials UnitWafaa M. El-Sadr, Jessica E. JustmanColumbia University Health Sciences
2 UM1 AI069418-15Emory-CDC CTUJeffrey Lennox, Carlos del RioEmory University
2 UM1 AI069481-15Seattle-Lausanne Clinical Trials UnitMargaret J. McElrathFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2 UM1 AI069476-14The FIOCRUZ Therapeutic and Prevention HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Unit.Beatriz GrinsztejnFundacao Oswaldo Cruz
1 UM1 AI154466-01The District of Columbia Clinical Trials Unit (DC CTU)Manya Magnus, Sarah Henn, Gary L. SimonGeorge Washington University
2 UM1 AI069421-15GHESKIO Clinical Trials UnitJean W. PapeGHESKIO Center
2 UM1 AI069456-15Botswana-Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health AIDS Initiative Partnership CTUShahin Lockman, Joseph M. MakhemaHarvard School of Public Health
2 UM1 AI108568-08The Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) Clinical Trial UnitMerlin L. Robb, Julie AkeHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
2 UM1 AI069465-15Johns Hopkins University Baltimore India Clinical Trail Unit (JHUBI CTU)Amita Gupta, Charles W. FlexnerJohns Hopkins University
2 UM1 AI069530-15The Johns Hopkins University - Uganda Clinical Trials UnitMary Glenn Fowler, Philippa Musoke, Aaron A. TobianJohns Hopkins University
2 UM1 AI069518-15The Johns Hopkins University-Blantyre Clinical Trials UnitTaha E. TahaJohns Hopkins University
2 UM1 AI069471-15Chicago Clinical Trials UnitBabafemi O. TaiwoNorthwestern University at Chicago
2 UM1 AI069496-15San Francisco Bay Clinical Trials Unit (CTU)Susan Buchbinder, Diane V. HavlirPublic Health Foundation Enterprises
2 UM1 AI069521-15Stellenbosch University Clinical Trials UnitMark F. Cotton, Andreas Diacon, Anneke C. HesselingStellenbosch University Tygerberg Campus
2 UM1 AI069452-15A-Z Clinical Trials UnitEdgar T. OvertonUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
2 UM1 AI069424-15UCLA AIDS Prevention and Treatment Clinical Trials UnitJudith S. Currier, Raphael J. LandovitzUniversity of California, Los Angeles
2 UM1 AI069536-15HIV Centers for Underrepresented Populations in Research Clinical Trials Unit (CURE CTU)Stephen A. SpectorUniversity of California, San Diego
2 UM1 AI069432-15UCSD Collaborative Clinical Trials UnitConstance A. BensonUniversity of California, San Diego
2 UM1 AI069436-15UZ-UCSF CTUZvavahera (Mike) ChirenjeUniversity of California, San Francisco
2 UM1 AI069519-15HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Units University of Cape Town CTU 2020 to 2027Linda-Gail Bekker, Catherine OrrellUniversity of Cape Town
2 UM1 AI069423-15University of North Carolina Global HIV Prevention and Treatment Clinical Trials UnitJoseph J. Eron, Mina C. Hosseinipour, David A. WohlUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill
2 UM1 AI069534-15University of Pennsylvania HIV Clinical Trials UnitIan Frank, Pablo TebasUniversity of Pennsylvania
2 UM1 AI069494-15Pitt-Ohio State Clinical Trials UnitJohn W. Mellors, Susan L. Koletar, Sharon RiddlerUniversity of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
2 UM1 AI069511-15University of Rochester HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials UnitMichael C. Keefer, Stephen DewhurstUniversity of Rochester
2 UM1 AI069439-16Vanderbilt HIV Clinical Trials Unit (CTU)David W. Haas, Spyros A. Kalams, Rachel M. PrestiVanderbilt University Medical Center
2 UM1 AI069419-15Weill Cornell Medicine - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Clinical Trials UnitRoy M. GulickWeill Medical College of Cornell University
2 UM1 AI069453-15PHRU-Setshaba Clinical Trials UnitGlenda E. Gray, Lerato Mohapi, Ravindre PanchiaWits Health Consortium (PTY), LTD
2 UM1 AI069463-15Wits HIV Research Group Clinical Trial Unit (CTU)Ian M. Sanne, Helen ReesWits Health Consortium (PTY), LTD

Map of HIV/AIDS Clinical Research Sites

Collectively, the 35 CTUs support 101 clinical research sites in 18 countries across North America, South America, Africa and Asia. This includes 45 sites in the United States. View a map of the sites below:

World map showing locations of the HIV/AIDS clinical research sites

World map showing locations of the HIV/AIDS clinical research sites (CRSs). Each of the 101 CRSs is represented by a red circle. Note that some circles overlap due to proximity.

Credit: NIAID

 

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