J. Craig Venter Institute Scientists to Investigate Role of Opioid Abuse in HIV and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders Pathogenesis through $4.7M NIDA Grant
Opioid misuse is a route of contracting HIV and a barrier to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- Opioid misuse is a route of contracting HIV and a barrier to effective antiretroviral therapy (ART).
- However, it is unclear whether opioid misuse changes the course of HIV pathogenesis, especially on HAND.
- Funding for this work is provided by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), grant 7UM1DA051411-02.
- The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) is a not-for-profit research institute in Rockville, Maryland and La Jolla, California.