Resources for Network Investigators

Below are links to network resources for investigators. The resources are for current and future network investigators as they propose new studies, request data sets for additional analyses, and apply for scholar programs.

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AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)

The mission of the AIDS clinical trials group (ACTG) network is to cure HIV and reduce the burden of disease due to HIV infection and its complications, including tuberculosis and viral hepatitis.

HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN)

The HPTN is open to receiving concept proposals at any time. Consideration will be given based on available resources and research needs. 

HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)

The HVTN’s mission is to fully characterize the safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy of HIV vaccine candidates with the goal of developing a safe, effective vaccine as rapidly as possible for prevention of HIV infections globally. As such, we welcome the ideas of the scientific community regarding new proposals for HIV vaccine studies that are not currently being planned or pursued. 

International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT)

Proposals for new IMPAACT studies may be submitted by internal or external investigators in the form of a study concept any time.


Scholars Programs

The New Investigators Programs offer opportunities for independent research along with structured mentoring, training, and professional development activities.

ACTG HIV Mentoring Program Awards

The ACTG Mentoring HIV Investigator Mentoring Program (MHIMP) Award and the James Hakim International HIV Investigator Mentoring Program (IHIMP) Award provide mentored opportunities for conducting advanced clinical research in the virology, immunology, pharmacology, or other aspects of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and TB for investigators from racial backgrounds that have historically been underrepresented in biomedical research for investigators from racial backgrounds that are underrepresented in biomedical research. The James Hakim International HIV Mentoring Program Award (IHIMP) expands the MHIMP to support international investigators to participate in ACTG research and mentoring.

ATN Diversity Scholars Program

The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) scholar program seeks to increase opportunities for scientists from groups under-represented in HIV research. Successful applicants will be investigators who have received their terminal degree (MD, PhD, etc.).

HPTN Scholars Program

The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) Scholars Program seeks to provide scholar recipients with the knowledge, skills and connections to further their careers as independent investigators in the HIV prevention research field. The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is proud to offer two scholarship programs for early-career investigators funded through a supplement from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

HVTN Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP)

The Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP) provides structured mentorship and project funding for African American/Black, Hispanic/Latinx, Native American/American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Islander medical students to forge the next generation of HIV prevention researchers with opportunities for independent research, salary funding, training, and professional development activities.

IMPAACT Early Career Investigator Mentored Research Programs

The IMPAACT Early Career Investigator Mentored Research program aim is to support early career investigators in the completion of a project using data or samples generated by IMPAACT Network studies to build research skills in the field of maternal/child HIV research and advance the mission of the IMPAACT Network.


Data and Specimen Repositories

For researchers, new investigators and scholars looking for data and biological specimens to conduct research, the Division of AIDS (DAIDS) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) offers the HIV Specimen Repository Programs aimed at providing the scientific community with research resources for multidisciplinary investigation.  

Specimen Repository (ACTG, HVTN, IMPAACT)

The specimen repositories are a collaboration between several clinical trial networks to make the larger body of specimens collected for HIV research available to investigators.

ATLAS Science Portal (CoVPN, HVTN, HPTN, IDCRC, MTN, VISC, VISP, MHRP)

The Statistical Center for HIV & AIDS Research and Prevention (SCHARP) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Fred Hutch) created the Atlas Science Portal to serve as a data integration and operational hub for multiple HIV research networks. Atlas helps these networks gain a wider view of their projects by bringing together disparate sources and types of information, opening the door to novel scientific insights and smoother operations. 

NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH)

The NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) is a centralized resource that allows researchers to share and access de-identified data from studies funded by NICHD. DASH also serves as a portal for requesting biospecimens from selected DASH studies.

 

International Clinical Research Regulations

NIAID's page ClinRegs, is an online database of country-specific clinical research regulatory information designed to assist in planning and implementing international clinical research. Countries are included based on NIAID's international clinical research priorities.