Scientific Publications

From Midwest D-CFAR investigators, collaborators, and friends.

A randomized controlled trial to unveil the influence of an exercise intervention on brain integrity and gut microbiome structure in individuals with HIV
Neuroscience, Aging April Houston Neuroscience, Aging April Houston

A randomized controlled trial to unveil the influence of an exercise intervention on brain integrity and gut microbiome structure in individuals with HIV

An article in the AIDS journal.

Authors: Sarah A. Cooley, Aura Ferreiro, Brittany Nelson, Kimberley Sukhum, Elizabeth Westerhaus, Kalen Petersen, June Roman Fox, Alex Rosenow, Christopher Sorenson, Florin Vaida, Dominic N. Reeds, Phillip I. Tarr, Gautam Dantas, Beau M. Ances

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Rural providers’ attitudes toward integrating harm reduction strategies and PrEP prescribing into rural primary care settings in the US, Southeast and Midwest
HIV Prevention April Houston HIV Prevention April Houston

Rural providers’ attitudes toward integrating harm reduction strategies and PrEP prescribing into rural primary care settings in the US, Southeast and Midwest

An article in Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 

Authors: Phillip L. Marotta, Miryam Biaid, Robert Heimer, Debbie Humphries, Katie Wang, Nithya Narayanan, Zach Lynch, Virginia McKay, Hilary Reno, Rachel Winograd, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, Lindsey Filiatreau, Kristi Stringer, Kaileigh Backes, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg

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International application of an optimized harmonization approach for longitudinal cognitive data in people with HIV
Neuroscience April Houston Neuroscience April Houston

International application of an optimized harmonization approach for longitudinal cognitive data in people with HIV

An article in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Authors: Lang Lang, Leah H. Rubin, Beau M. Ances, Aggrey Anok, Sarah Cooley, Raha M. Dastgheyb, Rebecca E. Easter, Donald R. Franklin Jr., Robert K. Heaton, Scott L. Letendre, Gertrude Nakijozi, Thomas Marcotte, Robert Paul, Eran F. Shorer, Stephan Tomusange, David E. Vance, Yanxun Xu

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Stimulating Training and Access to HIV Research Experiences (STAR): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program
HIV Prevention, Capacity Building April Houston HIV Prevention, Capacity Building April Houston

Stimulating Training and Access to HIV Research Experiences (STAR): a protocol for a crowdsourced, project-based, implementation science training program

An article in Frontiers in Public Health

Authors: Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Joseph D. Tucker, Idia Thurston, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, Rhonda BeLue, Weiming Tang, Chisom Obiezu-umeh, Onyekachukwu Anikamadu, Khadijah Ameen, Christian Herrera, Alexis Engelhart, Tochukwu Patrick, Ujunwa Onyeama, David Oladele, Bryce Puesta Takenaka, Olufunto A. Olusanya, Temitope Ojo, Juliet Iwelunmor

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Identifying care gaps along the HIV treatment failure cascade: A multistate analysis of viral load monitoring, re-suppression, and regimen switches in Zambia
Retention in Care April Houston Retention in Care April Houston

Identifying care gaps along the HIV treatment failure cascade: A multistate analysis of viral load monitoring, re-suppression, and regimen switches in Zambia

An article in PLoS Medicine

Authors: Kombatende Sikombe, Noelle Le Tourneau, Brian Rice, Jake M. Pry, Sandra Simbeza, Laura K. Beres, Anjali Sharma, Njekwa Mukamba, Alison Wringe, James R. Hargreaves, Jacob Mutale, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Izukanji Sikazwe, Elvin Geng, Aaloke Mody 

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