Joint Clinical Research Centre

JCRC - PharmAccess Foundation Research Collaboration

Collaborations with the. JCRC is also part of the PharmAccess foundation studies, which are investigating development of resistance to antiretroviral medication among African patients initiating antiretroviral therapy. Currently, three trials are being implemented in three JCRC Regional Centres of Excellence: Kampala, Mbale and Fort Portal under this collaboration:

Creating an International Network on HIV Drug Resistance in Africa - Monitoring.
Monitoring Antiretroviral Resistance in Children (MARCH).
The Saliva study seeking to Validate Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) for the Measurement of Nevirapine(NVP) in the Saliva of Ugandan Patients on NVP Containing Regimens .
Field Evaluation of Affordable Resistance Testing in African Laboratory Settings (ARTA)

JCRC - University of San Fransco Research Collaboration

Collaborations with the University of San Fransco, California. JCRC has also conducted several immunology laboratory-based studies in collaboration with USF, some of which are detailed below:

Validation of CTL assays, for the evaluation of HIV-1 specific cellular responses in Ugandan patients. Implemented as a laboratory-based study at JCRC.
Predictors of ART Outcome in HIV Positive Ugandan Children. An observational study conducted in preparation of an HIV vaccine study
A Phase IB-Therapeutic Vaccine: Safety and Immunogenicy of LFn-P24C in HIV Infected Adult Ugandan Volunteers who undergo Monitored Treatment Interruption. A vaccine trial implemented between 2009 and 2010 at the JCRC immunology research laboratory.

JCRC - Ugandan Instututions collaborations

JCRC has also enjoyed healthy collaborative interactions with several Ugandan NGOs, including the following:

Academic Alliance.
Catholic Relief Services
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee in Katakwi.
Collaboration with UPDF has also been strengthened.
Compassion International has requested for JCRC partnership in its efforts to fight HIV among OVCs and other vulnerable groups.
Hospice Uganda
International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Makerere University College of Health Sciences
Makerere University John Hopkins University Project (MU-JHU).
Mbarara University of Science and Technology.
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Mildmay and JCRC exchange trainees for hands on experience.
NUMAT (Northern Uganda Malaria and Tuberculosis Programme)
Plan International in Tororo district
The AIDS Support Organization (TASO)
The German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) is referring PMTCT clients to JCRC ART clinic in Fort Portal.
Uganda Virus Research Institute
Volunteer Efforts for Development Concerns (VEDCO), an agricultural CBO for food security, with 7 branches in Uganda.

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