HIV/AIDS Resources

• NICHD
  Read more about NICHD’s efforts in preventing perinatal transmission of HIV in Advances in HIV/AIDS Research.
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  NIAID leads NIH research on HIV/AIDS.
• HIV.gov
  HIV.gov collaborates with departments and agencies across the federal government to provide HIV-related information to users.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  CDC maintains information about HIV/AIDS in English and Spanish.
• National Library of Medicine
  The MedlinePlus information page on HIV/AIDS provides a range of information, including material on disease management, alternative therapies, and clinical trials. Many resources are available in Spanish.
• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health provides information about HIV/AIDS, including prevention, testing, treatments, and research.
• HIVinfo.NIH.gov
  A service that provides the latest medical practice guidelines, clinical trials, fact sheets, mobile resources, and other information in English and Spanish for healthcare providers, researchers, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and the general public.
• National HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Testing 
  CDC maintains this resource to allow you to search for nearby testing locations, including locations that offer free testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The site also offers general information about testing and these diseases.
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) manages this program to offer rental assistance or housing to people living with HIV/AIDS. At this site, you can locate HOPWA programs in your area.
• Civil Rights and HIV/AIDS
  Federal law protects people with HIV from discrimination. At this site, you can learn about the civil rights of people with HIV and find out how to file a complaint if you believe these rights have been violated by a medical provider, employer, or other entity.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.

NICHD Branches and Lab Sections

• Contraceptive Research Branch (CRB)
• Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch (MPIDB)
• Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Branch (OPPTB)
• Population Dynamics Branch (PDB)
• Cell and Structural Biology Affinity Group
  • Section on Intracellular Protein Trafficking
• Cell Regulation and Development Affinity Group
  • Section on Eukaryotic Transposable Elements
• Division of Developmental Biology
  • Section on Viral Gene Regulation
• Genomics and Basic Mechanisms of Growth and Development Affinity Group
  • Section on Formation of RNA

NICHD-Supported Networks and Studies

• Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions 
  A network of researchers who conduct research on methods to improve the health and well-being of young people living with or at risk for HIV. This includes studies of medicines and strategies to prevent and treat HIV, among other related topics.
• NICHD Domestic and International Pediatric and Maternal HIV and Other High-Priority Infectious Diseases Clinical Studies Network 
  This group conducts domestic and international clinical trials of treatment for HIV and associated co-infections, as well as complications of HIV and its treatment in pregnant women, infants, children, and adolescents, and prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.
• International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) 
  This international research consortium is formed by regional sites that are collecting and defining key variables, harmonizing data, and implementing methodology. The large data-sets that they create are used to address high-priority research questions and streamline HIV/AIDS research. NICHD funds the pediatric component of IeDEA.
• International Maternal, Pediatric, Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network  
  This group conducts clinical trials in collaboration with the NICHD Network and develops and tests methods to prevent HIV transmission and treat HIV infection in pregnant women, infants, children, and teens.
• Microbicide Trials Network (MTN)  
  A network that conducts clinical trials on microbicides that may prevent sexual transmission of HIV. The MTN collaborates with the Adolescent Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions to conduct microbicide trials in adolescents, and it works with NICHD to develop trials in pregnant women.
• National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health, formerly the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health)  
  This effort examines adolescents' social contexts—including families, friends, peers, schools, neighborhoods, and communities—and their effects on their health and risk behaviors.
• Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics (MPRINT) Hub 
  A project that supports research centers with pharmacological, clinical, and basic components in an effort to advance testing of therapeutic drugs during pregnancy.
• Global Partnerships for Social Science and Behavioral Research on HIV/AIDS 
  NICHD and two other NIH Institutes fund partnerships between organizations in developing and developed countries to increase research capacity at institutions in developing countries.
• Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) 
  A network that studies the long-term safety of anti-HIV drugs in fetuses and infants and the impact of HIV infection and treatment on children and teens who acquired HIV before, during, or shortly after birth.
• Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study/Women's Interagency HIV Study Combined Cohort Study (MACS/WIHS-CCS) 
  This study follows the WIHS cohort, the largest and longest ongoing U.S. study of women with HIV. The study continues to examine the unique ways HIV/AIDS and HIV treatments affect women, the relationships between HIV/AIDS and other diseases in women, and the impact of hormones on HIV disease.

Other Resources

• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 
  NIAID leads research on HIV/AIDS at NIH. It oversees an extensive research portfolio on the disease, its prevention, and its treatments.
• HIV.gov Federal Response 
  This website provides consolidated information about federal policies and research opportunities related to HIV/AIDS.
• HIVinfo.NIH.gov 
  This website provides a variety of resources on federally approved HIV/AIDS medical practice guidelines, links to HIV/AIDS-related resources, information on FDA-approved and investigational HIV/AIDS drugs, a search tool to find HIV/AIDS-related clinical trials, and apps with HIV/AIDS info.
• World Health Organization (WHO)  
  The WHO is involved with international efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS throughout the world.

Please note: Links to organizations and information included on this page do not indicate endorsement from NICHD, NIH, or HHS.