-+*The OHTN is funded by the Ontario taxpayers through the Government of Ontario as part of Ontario’s strategic plan and response to the HIV epidemic. For this reason, the OHTN must ensure its research investments are aligned with the province’s needs and interests. Compared to other HIV research funders, the OHTN is relatively small. Our …
-+*OHTN Policy and Practice Leader Racialized and newcomer communities exhibit incredible ability to cope with adversities and lead healthy and successful lives despite facing disproportionate HIV burden and complex service barriers. Alan Li works with community members to support and enhance this resiliency. Policy Influences: Alan Li’s research work with marginalized communities has led to …
-+*OHTN Policy and Practice Leader Colin Kovacs is a critical bridge between frontline HIV Primary Care and scientists seeking a better understand of HIV infection. He helps engage people living with HIV in research to better treat and ultimately to cure HIV. His work helps ensures that translational research findings are brought back to benefit …
-+*OHTN Applied HIV Research Chair Women are more vulnerable to sexual transmitted infections than men. Charu Kaushic and her research team work to understand the environment of the female genital tract and the mucosal immune system in the reproductive tract. The team’s efforts focus on creating barriers to HIV transmission during heterosexual sex by understanding …
-+*OHTN-University of Toronto Endowed Chair in HIV Research Rupert Kaul studies the mucosal tissues that line the vagina, the penis, the gut and the rectum: tissues that are part of the body’s natural defenses against HIV. Better control of HIV in these areas has the potential to improve the health of people living with HIV …
-+*Your plain language summary should be suitable for publication on OHTN’s website, and should be no more than 500 words. Please respond to the following items when composing your summary: Describe the problem or issue your research attempted to address Briefly describe your research project or program. Describe significant findings and outcomes (expected and unexpected) …
-+*Community-Based Research Award Street Health Research Team: Mary Kay MacVicar, Harm Reduction Coordinator, Street Health; Sabin Mukkath, Regent Park Community Health Centre; Josie Ricciardi What is this project about? This project was a participatory evaluation of the Healthy Initiative for Promoting Safety (HIPS) program at Street Health (and four other partner agencies). This program uses …
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-+*Community-Based Research Award AIDS Committee of Toronto Research Team: Jocelyn Watchorn, Celeste Bilbao-Joseph, Jessica Cattaneo, Scott Bowler; Charlotte Chagoya; Michael Hazelton; James Myslik; Andrew Ross; Andrew Eaton. What is this project about? This project was designed to better understanding the support service needs of serodiscordant couples (one partner living with HIV, the other HIV negative) …
-+*OHTN is committed to impact-focused research that strives to improve the health and lives of people affected by HIV. Impact-focused research, which is rooted in the values of the OHTN: Focuses on the needs of those Ontarians most affected by HIV Involves those most affected and draws on their knowledge Creates evidence for more effective …
-+*OHTN Applied HIV Research Chair Trevor Hart works to develop and test sex-positive, anti-oppressive HIV prevention interventions and psychotherapies for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. His work is both community-based and clinical and relies on a health promotion framework. Research Findings: Analysis of the pilot study of the Gay Poz …
