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Blood Research and EnhAnced Training against HIV in South Africa (BREATH-SA)

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Fogarty HIV Research Training

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Blood Research and EnhAnced Training against HIV in South Africa (BREATH-SA)

Principal Institution

University of California San Francisco

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Murphy, Edward; Jentsch, Ute; Verburgh, Estelle

Project Contact Information

Email: murphy@ucsf.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2017-2028

Country

South Africa

Collaborators

University of Cape Town
South African National Blood Service
Vitalant Research Institute

NIH Partners

NHLBI

Project Description

This training program will build upon existing research at our institutions to improve human capacity in HIV- related hematology and transfusion research in South Africa. It aims to improve the academic research stature of the Clinical Hematology division at University of Cape Town and historically disadvantaged partner institutions and to continue to strengthen the Research and Development Academy at the South African National Blood Services. Research will include studies of HIV-positive participants and blood specimens, studies of HIV cure, studies the use novel technologies to detect HIV and implementation science studies directed at HIV-related lymphoma and anemia and exclusion of HIV-infected persons from blood donation.

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