CHIMERA
Capacity development for HIV and mental health research in Asia
CHIMERA is an HIV, mental health, and implementation science research training program funded by the Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Mental Health of the US NIH.
CHIMERA aims to address the critical need to build capacity among Asia-Pacific clinicians and researchers to study the intersection between HIV and mental health utilizing implementation science approaches. We recruit separate classes of Fellows from our four participating countries (Cambodia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) who receive training on research methods, clinical service delivery strategies, responsible conduct of research, and other topics over a three-year period.
Program Fellows
Cambodia
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Narom Prak (Class 3)
Dr. Narom Prak is the Deputy Chief of the National Clinic for AIDS, Dermatology and STD of the National Center for AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS) of the Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
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Ouk Vichea (Class 2)
Dr. Ouk Vichea is the Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology, and STD (NCHADS).
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Bora Ngauv (Class 1)
Dr. Bora Ngauv is the Deputy Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS) of the Ministry of Health of Cambodia.
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Somanythd Chhay Meng (Class 1)
Dr. Somanythd Chhay Meng is a Vice Chief of the Research Unit of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology and STD (NCHADS).
Malaysia
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Lim Quan Hziung (Class 3)
Dr. Lim Quan Hziung is an Endocrinologist and Medical Lecturer at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre.
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Preethi Raghavan (Class 3)
Preethi Raghavan is an HIV pharmacist and state preceptor for training other Malaysian HIV pharmacists at Hospital Sungai Buloh.
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Kejal Hasmukharay (Class 2)
Dr. Kejal Hasmukharay is a geriatrician at the University Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia.
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Anjanna Kukreja (Class 2)
Dr. Anjanna Kukreja is an Infectious Diseases Physician and Medical Lecturer at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia.
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Meng Li Chong (Class 1)
Meng Li Chong is a counselling psychologist in the Infectious Disease Unit of the University of Malaya Medical Center (UMMC), Malaysia.
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Pui Li Wong (Class 1)
Dr. Pui Li Wong is an Infectious Diseases physician at the University of Malaya Medical Centre in Malaysia.
Philippines
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Ruth Anne B. Hechanova-Cruz (Class 3)
Dr. Ruth Hechanova is Medical Officer IV at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.
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Aripa G. Alonto (Class 2)
Aripa G. Alonto is a Social Worker in the Medical Social Work Department at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine in Manila, Philippines.
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Karmia Pakingan (Class 2)
Karmia Pakingan is an assistant professorial lecturer at the Department of Psychology of De La Salle University, Philippines, and is a practicing clinical psychologist.
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Anna Maureen B. Dungca-Lorilla (Class 1)
Dr. Anna Maureen Dungca-Lorilla is a primary HIV care physician at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines.
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Timothy John R. Dizon (Class 1)
Dr. Tim Dizon is Chief Science Research Specialist at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine’s Advanced Molecular Technologies Laboratory.
Thailand
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Nadvadee Aungkawattanapong (Class 3)
Dr. Nadvadee Aungkawattanapong is an Adolescent Medicine pediatrician and clinical instructor in the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University.
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Mayteewat Chiddaycha (Class 3)
Dr. Mayteewat Chiddaycha is an Adjunct Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI).
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Linda Aurpibul (Class 2)
Dr. Linda Aurpibul is a pediatrician and clinical researcher at the Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
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Akarin Hiransuthikul (Class 2)
Dr. Akarin Hiransuthikul is a neurologist and epidemiologist at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University in Thailand.
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Pongkwan Yimsaard (Class 2)
Dr. Pongkwan Yimsaard is a psychiatrist at the Department of Psychiatry, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
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Rena Janamnuaysook (Class 1)
Rena Janamnuaysook is Program Manager at the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI), Bangkok, Thailand.
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Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin (Class 1)
Dr. Natalie Songtaweesin is a pediatrician and clinical researcher at the Center of Excellence in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccines at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Principal Investigator Trainees
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Mark Pasayan
Dr. Mark Pasayan is the Head of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine AIDS Research Group Clinic, Philippines.
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Reena Rajasuriar
Dr. Reena Rajasuriar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, and an Honorary Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Melbourne University, Australia.
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Wipaporn Natalie Songtaweesin
Dr. Natalie Songtaweesin is a pediatrician and clinical researcher at the Center of Excellence in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccines at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ouk Vichea
Dr. Ouk Vichea is the Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology, and STD (NCHADS) of the Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
Program mentors
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Ouk Vichea
Dr. Ouk Vichea is the Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology, and STD (NCHADS) of the Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
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Reena Rajasuriar
Dr. Reena Rajasuriar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, University of Malaya, and an Honorary Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Melbourne University, Australia.
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Rossana A. Ditangco
Dr. Rossana A. Ditangco is the HIV Research Program Lead and the Chief of the Clinical Research Division of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Department of Health, the Philippines.
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Nittaya Phanuphak
Dr. Nittaya Phanuphak is the Executive Director of the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation (IHRI) in Bangkok, Thailand.
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