STD/HIV ResearchSeattle Feedback

Albert KomboKisumu

October 27, 2003

The course: Principles of HIV/STD ResearchUniversity of Washington

Seattle, Washington

July 2003

Other objectives

• Review: current epidemiology

• Present: ideas for research projects

• Review: two recently published studies

The course: Overview• Epi and risk factors for STD-

HIV• Issues in research involving

adolescents• Sexual risk behaviour

measurement, sexual behavior surveys

• Human subjects issues in study design

• Antiretroviral therapy• Palliative care research• Partner management• NIH grant review system

• Principles of bacterial pathogenesis, immunology, viral pathogenesis

• Biostatistical principles

• Pathogenesis of chancroid, HSV, HIV, gonorrhea, HPV, chlamydia

• Vertical transmission of HIV

• Research issues in vaginitis, genital herpes, PID, other HIV-associated OIs

• STD/HIV interactions

• Microbicides

Our focus

This session focuses on

• Antiretroviral therapy

• Drug resistance

• Breastfeeding

• Ethics

……………..in relation to research on HIV transmission and control

47.7 m?

Antiretroviral Therapy Research

Got-Nanga – Naikonda

Human subjects issues

Why?

As long as all the above are attended to we’ll all……

Your additions? Subtractions ?