Spring 2011 IDRP Competition

Applicant
Institution

Supervisor

Project Title

Track

Year 1 Amount

Total Amount (# of Years)

Studentship Award

Jessica Prodger
University of Toronto

Rupert Kaul

Immune correlates of HIV-1 acquisition in the foreskin (RENEWAL)

Basic Science
Clinical Science

$22,000

$44,000      
(2)

Tae Joon Yi
University of Toronto

Rupert Kaul

Deciphering the immune impact of type 2 herpes on HIV susceptibility and pathogenesis

Basic Science
Clinical Science

$22,000

$44,000
(2)

Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Tony Antoniou
Women’s College Research Institute

Mona Loutfy

Help seeking experiences of heterosexual men living with HIV

Social / Behavioural Science
Community-Based Research

$55,000

$110,000
(2)

Darrell Tan
St. Michael’s Hospital

Sharon Walmsley

Inflammation and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Co-Infection in HAART-Treated HIV: An Opportunity for Intervention?

Clinical Science

$55,000

$165,000
(3)

Junior Investigator Development Award

Brad Jones
University of California, San Francisco (Postdoc)
University of Toronto (Junior Investigator)

Douglas Nixon (UCSF)

Human Endogenous Retroviral Antigens as Novel HIV-1 Vaccine Targets: Towards Non-Human Primate Testing

Basic Science

$45,000

$240,000
(5)

OHTN Spring 2011 Competition Total :

$199,000

$603,000


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