2011 TREAT Asia Grants and Awards

The projects listed below were awarded amfAR funding during the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.

Pediatric Research

TREAT ASIAS PEDIATRIC HIV OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE (TApHOD)

Saphonn Vonthanak, M.D.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology & STDS / Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
$20,000

Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, M.D., M.B.B.S,
YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, VHS
Chennai, India
$7,500

Ketut Dewi Kumara Wati, M.D.
Udayana University School of Medicine
Bali, Indonesia
$11,250

Nia Kurniati, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$7,500

Revathy Nallusamy, M.B.B.S.
Penang Hospital
Georgetown, Malaysia
$2,500

Nik Khairulddin Nik Yusoff, M.D.
Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Kelantan, Malaysia
$7,500

Fong Siew Moy, M.D.
Hospital Likas
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
$7,500

Kamarul Razali, M.D.
Pediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$7,500

Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$15,000

Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$15,000

Virat Sirisanthana, M.D.
Chiang Mai University-Research Institute for Health Sciences
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$15,000

Rawiwan Hansudewechakul, M.D.

Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiang Rai, Thailand
$20,000

Pagakrong Lumbiganon, M.D.
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
$15,000

Khu Thi Khanh Dung, Ph.D., M.D.

National Hospital of Pediatrics
Hanoi, Vietnam
$36,000

Trương Hữu Khanh 
Children’s Hospital 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$20,000

Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.

University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$246,127


TREAT ASIA STUDIES TO EVALUATE RESISTANCE – PEDIATRIC (TASER-P)

Nia Kurniati, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$47,370


Kamarul Razali, M.D.
Pediatric Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$47,370

Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$47,370

Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$47,370

Tavitiya Sudjartruk, M.D.
Chiang Mai University-Research Institute for Health Sciences
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$47,370

Pope Kosalaraksa, M.D.
Khon Kaen University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
$47,370

Trương Hữu Khanh
Children’s Hospital 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$47,370

Do Chau Viet, M.D.
Children’s Hospital 2
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
$47,370

Our Village: Kondal Province Takhmao District, Cambodia
John Tucker
New Hope for Cambodian Children
Kileen, TX
$82,197

Social Support for Children & Adolescents with HIV by Community AIDS Service Penang (CASP)

Revathy Nallusamy, M.B.B.S.
Penang Hospital
Georgetown, Malaysia
$9,398

Social Support for Children and Adolescents with HIV

Fong Siew Moy, M.D.
Hospital Likas
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
$10,000

Prevalence of HPV and intraepithelial neoplasia biomarkers in adolescents

Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$35,000

Optimizing HIV Treatment for Children In Asia: Developing Strategies for Lifelong Care
Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$178,698

Pharmacokinetics of Abacavir once daily vs twice daily in HIV-infected Thai children
Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., Ph.D.
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$34,138

Interventions to Promote Retention in Formal School System
Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$10,103

Bone Mineral Density Among HIV-Infected Adolescents
Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$20,000 / $5,000 (supplement)

Treatment response of chronic viral hepatitis B to tenofovir and lamivudine-containing antiretroviral regimens in HIV-infected adolescents
Linda Aurpibul, M.D.
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$10,308
 


TREAT Asia Adult Research Projects

TREAT ASIA OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE (TAHOD)

Saphonn Vonthanak, M.D., Ph.D.
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology & STDS / Cambodia National Institute of Public Health
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Fujie Zhang, M.D.
Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Patrick Li, M.B.B.S.
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong, China
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Yi-Ming Chen, M.D., Sc.D.
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, China
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, M.D., M.B.B.S.
YRG Centre for AIDS Research and Education, VHS
Chennai, India
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Sanjay Pujari, M.D.
Institute of Infectious Diseases
Pune, India
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Tuti Parwati Merati, M.D.
Udayana University School of Medicine
Denpasar, Indonesia
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Evy Yunihastuti, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Shinichi Oka, M.D.
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Shinjuku, Japan
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Jun Yong Choi, M.D., Ph.D.
Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Adeeba Kamarulzaman, F.R.A.C.P.
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Christopher Lee, M.B.B.S., M.R.C
Sungai Buloh Hospital
Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Rossana Ditangco, M.D.
Asian Foundation for Tropical Medicine, Inc.
Muntinlupa City, Philippines
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Oon Tek Ng, M.B.B.S. M.R.C.P. M.P.H.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, M.D., M.H.S.
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Thira Sirisanthana, M.D.

Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Pham Thuy, M.D.
Bach Mai Hospital
Hanoi, Vietnam
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)

Bui Vu Huy, Ph.D., M.D.

National Hospital of Tropical Diseases
Hanoi, Vietnam
$20,000 / $5,000 (Supplemental Operations Support)
 



AUSTRALIA HIV OBSERVATIONAL DATABASE (AHOD) 

William Donohue, M.B.B.S.
O’Brien Street Practice
Adelaide, Australia
$2,100

Mark Kelly, M.B.B.S.
The Prince Charles Hospital, AIDS Medical Unit
Brisbane, Australia
$5,775

Darren Russell, M.D.
Cairns Sexual Health Service
Cairns, Australia
$6,600

Tim Read
Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
Carlton, Australia
$5,100

Andrew Carr, M.D.
St. Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited ABN 77 054 038 872
Darlinghurst, Australia
$7,275

Anuja Kulatunga
Northern Territory Dept. of Health & Community Services, Sexual Health & Blood Borne Virus Program
Darwin, Australia
$1,575

Debbie Allen, M.B.Ch.B., Dip. Med.
Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Services, Holden Street Clinic
Gosford, Australia
$1,650

Eva Jackson, M.B.B.S.
Blue Mountains Sexual Health and HIV Clinic
Katoomba, Australia
$1,425

David Smith
Sexual Health and AIDS Services (SHAIDS)
Lismore, Australia
$6,600

David Templeton, Ph.D.
RPA Sexual Health Clinic
Marrickville, Australia
$675

Jennifer Hoy, M.B.B.S.
Victorian HIV Service, Infectious Diseases Department, The Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
$6,525

Ian Woolley, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.P.
Monash Medical Centre – Clayton
Melbourne, Australia
$4,725

David Sowden, M.B.B.S
Nambour General Hospital
Nambour, Australia
$7,500

David Nolan
Royal Perth Hospital
Perth, Australia
$5,500

Norman Roth, M.B.B.S., F.A.Ch.S.H.M
Prahran Market Clinic Pty Ltd
Prahran, Australia
$6,525

Lynne Wray, M.B.B.S.
Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital
Sydney, Australia
$5,625

Rick Varma, M.B. Ch.B.
Nepean Sexual Health Clinic
Sydney, Australia
$1,200

Sharon Taylor, C.N.C.
Hunter New England Health, Bligh Street Clinic, Tamworth Sexual Health Service
Tamworth, Australia
$825

Katherine Brown, M.D.
Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
Wollongong, Australia
$1,425

Asia Pacific HIV Research Collaboration: TAHOD and AHOD
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$270,472



MULTIDISCIPLINARY SERVICES TO ENHANCE HIV TESTING AND LINKAGE TO CARE AMONG MSM 

Tuti Parwati Merati, M.D.
Udayana University School of Medicine
Denpasar, Indonesia
$132,897

Evy Yunihastuti, M.D.
Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital
Jakarta, Indonesia
$128,597

Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$176,248


TREAT ASIA STUDIES TO EVALUATE RESISTANCE (TASER)

Tuti Parwati Merati, M.D.
Udayana University School of Medicine
Denpasar, Indonesia
$14,500

Mahiran Mustafa, M.D.
Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II
Kota Bharu, Malaysia
$21,500

Adeeba Kamarulzaman, F.R.A.C.P.
University of Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
$15,500

Christopher Lee, M.B.B.S., M.R.C
Sungai Buloh Hospital
Sungai Buloh, Malaysia
$27,500

Rossana Ditangco, M.D.
Asian Foundation for Tropical Medicine, Inc.
Muntinlupa City, Philippines
$27,500

Praphan Phanuphak, M.D., Ph.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$15,500

Somnuek Sungkanuparph, M.D.
Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$29,100

Winai Ratanasuwan, M.D.
Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University
Bangkok, Thailand
$19,500

Thira Sirisanthana, M.D.
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, Thailand
$28,500

Pacharee Kantipong, M.D
Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital
Chiang Rai, Thailand
$32,500

Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$57,265

Community Based Treatment Support (Bridge Funding)
Tao Cai
AIDS Care China
Hong Kong, China
$10,000

Clinical epidemiology of cancer among PLHA in Taiwan
Yi-Ming Chen, M.D., Sc.D.
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, China
$35,000 (year 6) / $13,637 (year 5 supplement)

Clinical epidemiology of tuberculosis infection among PLWHA in Taiwan
Yi-Ming Chen, M.D., Sc.D.
National Yang-Ming University
Taipei, China
$104,447

Identifying biomarkers of anal intraepithelial neoplasia in Thai MSM
Nittaya Phanuphak, M.D.
HIV-NAT / Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$100,000

Adam’s Love Indonesia
Jintanat Ananworanich, M.D., Ph.D.
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$30,000

Immunological characterization of the neo-vagina in the context of antiretroviral pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection in transgender women
Jintanat Anaworanich, M.D., Ph.D.; Frits van Griensven, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center
Bangkok, Thailand
$27,195

Asia Pacific HIV Research Collaboration: Cancer Studies
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$26,655

Asia Pacific HIV Research Collaboration: Tuberculosis Studies
Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$68,033

A randomized open-label study of second-line ART
David Cooper, M.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$100,000



TREAT ASIA NETWORK RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT 

Matthew G. Law, Ph.D.
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
$116,501