The mission of the Substance Use Scientific Working Group (SU SWG) is to support research to understand current patterns of substance and polysubstance use (inclusive of opioids, stimulants, sedatives, cannabis, alcohol, and nicotine), among persons with HIV and those at risk, and to elucidate how they impact HIV disease transmission and outbreaks. The SU SWG brings together CFAR investigators from varied backgrounds with a shared interest in tackling the unique issues facing persons with substance use disorders living with, or at risk for, HIV, particularly people who inject drugs (PWID).<\/p>\n
The SU SWG addresses a key NIH HIV priority area furthering \u201cresearch that examines health and social issues, such as other infectious or non-infectious conditions and substance use or mental health disorders\u201d. We aim to create and support a multi-disciplinary network of UW researchers to develop substance use research and receive critical feedback on projects and grants.<\/p>\n
Judith Tsui, MD, MPH; Scientific Working Group Director; Professor, UW Dept of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), University of Washington<\/p>\n
Sara Glick, PhD, MPH; Scientific Working Group Co-Director; Associate Professor, UW Dept of Medicine (Allergy and Inf Diseases), University of Washington<\/p>\n
Geetanjali Chander, MD, MPH; Professor, UW DOM (General Internal Medicine), University of Washington<\/p>\n
Shireesha Dhanireddy, MD; Professor, UW DOM (Allergy and Inf Diseases), University of Washington<\/p>\n
Mary Hatch, PhD; Associate Professor, UW DOM (Psychiatry and Behav Sciences), University of Washington<\/p>\n
Joanne Stekler, MD, MPH; Professor, UW DOM (Allergy and Inf Diseases), University of Washington<\/p>\n
Emily Williams, PhD, MPH; Professor, UW SPH (Health Systems and Population Health), University of Washington<\/p>\n
The Substance Use Scientific Working Group will:<\/p>\n
The Substance Use SWG meets every other month for our Work-In-Progress (WIP) meetings. For more information, and to be added to the WIP listserv, please contact: Giada Szanyi<\/strong> (g0201@uw.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n Judith Tsui, Substance Use SWG Director, tsuij@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\nContact<\/h3>\n