Current Research Projects - Blog Style
Current Research Projects - Blog Style
Agency: NIH/NIMH/NINDS
Agency Award Number: N01MH22005
To assess the long-term effects of potent anti-retroviral therapy on HIV-induced disease of the nervous system.
Agency: NIH/NIDA/U of Nebraska
Agency Award Number: 5P01DA026146-02
This initiative works to understand gene and protein related changes to help lead to new biomarkers that will guide clinical research and interventions for co-occurring conditions of substance abuse and HIV/AIDS.
Agency: NIH/NIMH
Agency Award Number: 5R01MH73433-05
To develop assessment instruments and norms to measure neurocognitive status in the Chinese population infected with HIV.
Agency: NIH/NIMH
Agency Award Number: 5R01MH79752-03
To use multimodal imaging techniques to examine the effects of HIV and HCV in the white matter of a well characterized cohort being studied longitudinally at the CHARTER San Diego site.
Agency: NIH/NIMH
Agency Award Number: 5R21MH085610-02
This study will compare ART-induced immune recovery in cerebral-spinal fluid (CSF) and blood to changes in neuropsychological (NP) performance.
Agency: NIH/NIMH
Agency Award Number: 5R01MH078748-04
To determine the prevalence and nature of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment (HNCI) in HIV-infected individuals who are not on antiretroviral (ARV) therapy.
Agency: NIH/NIMH
Agency Award Number: 5U13MH081676-04
A series of three meetings in the U.S. over five years to address scientific opportunities and perceived methodological hurdles to international neuroAIDS research in resource-limited settings.




Dr. Scott Letendre, MD, presented at the HIV and Aging Symposium 2026.