# Mentoring patient-oriented research on the health consequences of polydrug use

> **NIH NIH K24** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2022 · $188,296

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Dr. Elise Riley is a Professor in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at
the University of California, San Francisco. Trained as an epidemiologist, she has mentored 57
postdoctoral fellows and early-career faculty throughout her career while simultaneously leading
research focused on the health consequences of HIV and drug use. She is currently funded by
NIDA to conduct a study regarding the influences of polydrug use, viral load and inflammation
on small vessel disease in people living with HIV. Here she proposes an expansion of the
parent study to include measures of tryptophan catabolism, which will provide a better
understanding of cerebrovascular dysfunction through the consideration of multiple
physiological pathways. Within this expanded investigation, Dr. Riley will continue growing and
improving the content of her individual-level mentoring program. In parallel, she will partner with
the UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) to create a new virtual mentoring module within
the existing CFAR mentoring program. In combination, the proposed activities will provide
multiple opportunities for training in patient-oriented research and career development for early
career investigators.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10438894
- **Project number:** 5K24DA039780-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** ELISE D. RILEY
- **Activity code:** K24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $188,296
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2015-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10438894

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10438894, Mentoring patient-oriented research on the health consequences of polydrug use (5K24DA039780-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10438894. Licensed CC0.

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