SUB-STUDIES
As a platform for HIV and substance use-related research, mSTUDY features sub-studies that address scientific questions beyond the scope of our primary aims. Below, please find a list of our approved and active concepts. If you would like to propose a sub study, please contact aeragsdale@mednet.ucla.edu for more information.
| Name | Title | |
| Hilary | Aralis | Chaotic Lifestyle Factors and Achievement of Viral Suppression among HIV-Positive Men in Los Angeles |
| Stephan | Baral | Assessing the relationship between stigma and engagement in HIV prevention and treatment |
| Susie | Cassels | Associations between migration, sexual risk behavior, and HIV testing behavior, and HIV care among mSTUDY participants |
| Jesse | Clark | PAREDES: A Comprehensive Partner-Based Approach to HIV and STI Case-Detection for Latino MSM |
| Stephanie | Clavijo | Beginning of chronic health conditions in young MSM of color in Los Angeles |
| Ryan | Cook | BMI-SUB study: The Bodyweight, Microbiome, Inflammation, and SUBstance use study |
| Jennifer | Fulcher | Recent methamphetamine use is associated with increased rectal mucosal inflammatory cytokines, regardless of HIV-1 serostatus |
| Pamina | Gorbach | Behavior change following HIV diagnosis: findings from a Cohort of Los Angeles MSM |
| Pamina | Gorbach | Sexual Behavior Difference within Main Partnerships by Drug Use |
| Pamina | Gorbach | Predictors of transmission risk in HIV-positive mSTUDY participants |
| Pamina | Gorbach | Predictors of incarceration within the mSTUDY Cohort |
| Pamina | Gorbach | Associations Between Cannabis Use, Sexual Behavior, and STIs/HIV In a Cohort of Young MSM |
| Pamina | Gorbach | Self-report and biomarkers of drug use |
| Nina | Harawa | HIV intervention models for criminal justice involved Black MSM |
| Jennifer | Hsia | Cigarette and E-Cigarette Use Among MSM of Color in Los Angeles |
| Jennifer | Hsia | Syndemic trends in tobacco use, other substance use, risky sexual behaviors, and mental health among MSM based on HIV serostatus |
| Shehnaz | Hussain | Biomarkers and Bugs: Microbiome and cytokine biomarkers in meth using mSTUDY participants |
| Marjan | Javanbakht | Transactional Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Differences by Substance Use and HIV Status |
| Hayoun | Lee | Defining HIV-1 infection specific cellular pathways using single-cell RNA sequencing |
| Michael | Li | Longitudinal associations between minority stress, sexual risk behaviors, and risk of STI infection in MSM |
| Emeka | Okafor | Associations of mood disorder diagnosis, marijuana and drug use and inflammatory cytokines |
| Emeka | Okafor | Correlates of preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Los Angeles, California |
| Brendan | Quinn | Needs Assessment of HIV Prevention Efforts: Geospatial analysis of HIV risk behaviors among men of color who have sex with men (MCSM) in Los Angeles county |
| Brendan | Quinn | Health and syndemic factors among MSM of Color in Los Angeles |
| Brendan | Quinn | Alcohol use and HIV clinical health outcomes |
| Steve | Shoptaw | Methamphetamine dose response in mSTUDY cohort |
| Chelsea | Shover | Methamphetamine use trajectory and HIV treatment outcomes in young minority MSM |
| Sae | Takada | Social capital and stigma and risk factors in engagement in care |
| Janine | Trevilliyan | Impact of methamphetamine use and HIV infection on periodontal disease, metabolic disease and cardiovascular risk |