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Programmes/ Projects Supported by ATF

2010

Programmes / Projects supported by the AIDS Trust Fund in January 2010

MSS 179 R
Application: Identifying predictors for progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients in Hong Kong
(Executive Summary submitted by the applicant)
Applicant: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Objectives: The objectives of this programme are:-
  1. to evaluate the progression of atherosclerosis in HIV-infected patients in Hong Kong;
  2. to examine clinical and biological risk factors associated with atherosclerosis;
  3. to evaluate the role of inflammatory biomarkers in predicting progression of atherosclerosis in this patient group.
Project Duration: April 2010 to March 2013
Contact Person: Dr. LUI Chung-yan, Grace
Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Telephone: 2632 1464
Fax: 2637 3852