# Blood Research and EnhAnced Training against HIV in South Africa (BREATH-SA)

> **NIH NIH D43** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · 2023 · $150,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
Collaborative biomedical research training is needed in the Southern African region to raise up and equip a
diverse yet inclusive scientific research corps in HIV hematological malignancy, with focus on HIV lymphoma
research. The Hematology Division at the University of Cape Town (UCT) holds an existing D43 Fogarty grant
focused on HIV-related Transfusion Medicine and Hematology together with the University of California San
Francisco (UCSF) and is applying for this supplement opportunity. UCT has been building research
collaborations in the field of HIV-related hematological malignancy with two historically disadvantaged institutions
(HDI) - the University of the Free State (UFS) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). There
is a critical need for young African leaders to be trained and capacitated in an integrated and collaborative
research setting.
We have identified six Masters students and four PhD graduates from the three institutions, all from
underrepresented groups, who will be supported with specific training and mentored research. The proposed
program is closely aligned with the scope of the parent award and will focus on clinical research methods
workshops, laboratory skills and methods workshops, data analysis, data registries and specimen repositories.
For this supplement, we propose the following specific aims which support the aims of our parent grant: 1) The
continued establishment of UCT as a South African center of excellence in HIV hematology research by reaching
out to HDIs and by addressing inequities in research opportunity. 2) To establish a three-way collaborative
biomedical research training network with CPUT and UFS to train the next generation of clinical researchers in
HIV hematological malignancies and lymphoma, to become independent researchers who will address emerging
health challenges in the regions they serve.
This supplement grant will expand the research training network between UCT, UFS and CPUT. Additionally, it
offers an opportunity for us to train underrepresented scientists from HDIs and strengthen biomedical training in
HIV hematology in South Africa

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10875043
- **Project number:** 3D43TW010345-06S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** EDWARD L MURPHY
- **Activity code:** D43 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $150,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2017-08-15 → 2024-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10875043

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10875043, Blood Research and EnhAnced Training against HIV in South Africa (BREATH-SA) (3D43TW010345-06S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10875043. Licensed CC0.

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