PROFESSIONAL and SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES

American Society for Microbiology
Infectious Disease Society of America
Society for General Microbiology
International AIDS Society
American Federation for Clinical Research

GRANTS AND AWARDS

1982-Principal Investigator. Pathogenesis of Acute and Latent MCMV in Splenic Macrophages. June 1982 - May 1984. Veterans Administration Career Development Award.

1983-Co-investigator.  Epidemiology of Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections. Jan 1983 - December 1984. Veterans Administration Research Project.

1984-Principal Investigator.  Molecular Pathogenesis of Varicella Zoster Virus. October 1984 - October 1985. Minnesota Medical Foundation.

1985-Principal Investigator.  A Murine Model of Graft Versus Host Disease and CMV Infection. January 1985 - December 1985. Minnesota Medical Foundation.

1985-Principal Investigator.  Retrovirus Cultures in AIDS. March 1985 - February 1986. Minnesota Hospital Foundation.

1986-Principal Investigator.  Characterization of T-lymphotrophic Retrovirus Infection in Zimbabwe. July 1986 - June 1987.  University of Zimbabwe Research Council.

1992-Principal Investigator.  Preparation for AIDS/HIV Vaccine Evaluation in Zimbabwe.Sponsor: Division of AIDS, NIAID, R21 AI33868. 
Project: 9/30/92 – 8/31/95.     

1992-Principal Investigator.  Investigation of VaxSyn versus ZDV in asymptomatic HIV infected individuals. Sponsor: Wyeth-Ayrst Pharmaceuticals. Project: 6/01/92 – 5/31/94.     

1992-Project Director.  Virology Core and Developmental,  AIDS Clinical Trials Unit. Sponsor: NIAID, U19 AI27666.   (Thomas C. Merigan - principle investigator) Project: 3/1/92-12/31/95.       

1994-Principal Investigator.  Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project / Peer Intervention HIV transmission. Sponsor: Family Health International, NIAID, NOL AI35173-129. Project: 9/01/94-9/29/98.           

1995-Principal Investigator. Perinatal Transmission of HIV Infection in Zimbabwe. Sponsor: NIAID, NICHD, DAIDS, R01 AI39013.
Project: 9/30/95-8/31/2003.   

1996-Principal Investigator. Virology Advanced Technology Laboratories, Adult AIDS Trials Group.  Sponsor: NIAID, U19 AI27666. 
Project: 1/1/96 –12/31/99.      

1996-Principal Investigator, Silver Ion Therapeutics in HIV, Sponsor: Arrow International.

2000-Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award. Affordable Feasible Treatment for HIV infected Women in Southern Africa. Doris Duke Charitable Trust. Project:12/15/00-12/14/2005.