NIH grant: Integrating Systems of Care to End the HIV Epidemic SWG (1P30AI191337-01A1)

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NIH grant 1P30AI191337-01A1: Integrating Systems of Care to End the HIV Epidemic SWG
Institute: {'code': 'AI', 'abbreviation': 'NIAID', 'name': 'National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases', 'admin_org_id': '12500003', 'admin_funding_url': ''}. PI: MILTON L WAINBERG. Award: $110093.
Start: 2026-06-18T00:00:00.
PROJECT SUMMARY: SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP 
Untreated mental health (MH) and substance use (SU) issues drive both persistent HIV incidence and poor HIV 
treatment outcomes as poor uptake of and retention in MH and SU services are associated with lower rates of 
HIV testing, prevention uptake, and viral suppression. Fragmented systems of care for HIV, MH, and SU, as 
well as low awareness and few partnerships among researchers, clinicians, communities, and policy experts to 
address care integration are significant barriers to achieving EHE goals in NYC and the nation. Thus, integration 
of systems of care for HIV and its comorbidities (like MH and SU) is essential to address siloed service delivery 
that leads to missed diagnoses, fragmented treatment, and poor health outcomes. NYC’s complex healthcare 
ecosystem offers a unique opportunity to apply Columbia University (CU)-Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) CFAR 
expertise in HIV, MH, SU, and data science to understand and address fragmented HIV, MH, and SU care. The 
Integrating Systems of Care Scientific Working Group (SWG) will leverage the expertise of CU and WCM, their 
shared major affiliated hospital (NYPH), affected communities, and policy experts to create multi-sector 
partnerships that identify priority research questions and develop innovative, testable, evidence-based strategies 
for integrating HIV-relevant care systems. In collaboration with CU-WCM CFAR Cores, early career investigators 
(ECIs), and other stakeholders, the SWG will promote cross-disciplinary, intra- and inter-institutional participatory 
research and expand the pipeline of researchers focused on integrated, person-centered HIV, MH, and SU 
care.18 The SWG Aims are to (1) galvanize multi-sector collaborations leverage both stakeholder-informed and 
cutting-edge data science approaches to identify gaps in integration of HIV, MH, and SU care systems in NYC; 
(2) develop a dynamic, responsive annual research agenda that addresses integration of HIV, MH, and SU 
systems of care to meet EHE goals; and (3) stimulate new collaborative research that identifies innovative 
approaches – including data science and implementation science – to advance integration of HIV, MH, and SU 
care systems investigation in annual priority areas. The SWG, led by Drs. Milton Wainberg and Kristen Marks, 
will leverage the CU WCM CFAR’s access to large health systems datasets and our expertise in application of 
bioinformatics to their analyses. Engaging early career investigators (ECIs) and new HIV investigators at every 
stage of the SWG’s work will stimulate bidirectional innovations, promote connections with data scientists to 
analyze large observational datasets, spark innovation, and guide new funding applications to tackle the 
challenges of HIV, MH, and SU care fragmentation.

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