# NC HIV Prevention SWG: UNC CFAR

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2020 · $74,274

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – NC HIV PREVENTION SCIENTIFIC WORKING GROUP
HIV-1 is a preventable infection. Biomedical and combination prevention interventions and antiretroviral
treatment of infected persons have demonstrated substantial reduction in HIV-1 transmission in clinical studies.
Despite these tools HIV-1 transmission continues unabated across the globe and here in North Carolina. The
overriding goal of the North Carolina Prevention Scientific Working Group is to develop research that will
ultimately reduce HIV-1 infections in North Caroline. We will do this by engaging investigators with expertise in
public health practice, state-of-the-art epidemiologic methods, mathematical modeling, behavioral science,
HIV-1 phylogenetic analysis and molecular virology to develop research teams and multi-level projects to
better understand drivers of HIV-1 transmission in North Carolina and develop interventions targeted at
reducing of HIV-1 incidence. We are incorporating multilevel public health and client level data from state
surveillance systems, from academia and from industry partners to provide comprehensive infrastructure for
CFAR investigators. The SWG focuses on high risk groups including young MSM of color and individuals with
acute and recent infection. The NC HP SWG is led by Heidi Swygard MD, a UNC faculty member and
Infectious Diseases specialist, working hand-in-hand with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), HIV/AIDS branch. She is partnered with Jacquelyn Clymore, MS, who is the Director of the
State HIV/AIDS branch, and together they will continue to engage an array of young investigators from diverse
disciplines committed to reducing HIV-1 transmission in NC. The investigators come from each of the three
UNC CFAR institutions, the NC DHHS and Duke. The SWG supports regular meetings, invited speakers with
pertinent expertise, open dialog and collaborative grant proposals. Measures of success include funded grant
proposals, published manuscripts and ultimately a reduction in new HIV-1 infections in North Carolina.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9990649
- **Project number:** 5P30AI050410-23
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** HEIDI SWYGARD
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $74,274
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2001-08-20 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9990649

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9990649, NC HIV Prevention SWG: UNC CFAR (5P30AI050410-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9990649. Licensed CC0.

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