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Research Funding

Extramural research funding for the EpiModel Research Lab, including NIH and CDC awards on HIV/STI prevention and infectious disease modeling.

The lab has been continuously funded since 2011, mostly by NIH, with awards spanning HIV and STI prevention, respiratory disease modeling, and the methods and software the projects run on. The CV carries the authoritative listing, including dollar amounts and effort.

33Extramural awards14 currently active
6As principal investigator8 more as site PI, 19 as co-investigator
7Funding bodiesNIH, CDC, Industry
Continuity

Awards active each year

Number of funded projects running in each year, counting every award from 2011 onward. Years after 2026 are shaded lighter: they count only awards already made, so they understate rather than forecast.

2011: 2 active 22011 2012: 2 active 2 2013: 2 active 22013 2014: 3 active 3 2015: 3 active 32015 2016: 4 active 4 2017: 8 active 82017 2018: 10 active 10 2019: 12 active 122019 2020: 12 active 12 2021: 11 active 112021 2022: 16 active 16 2023: 18 active 182023 2024: 14 active 14 2025: 16 active 162025 2026: 14 active 142026 2027: 13 active 132027 2028: 4 active 4 2029: 2 active 22029 2030: 1 active 1

NIH 23CDC 4Industry 2Elton John AIDS Foundation 1Gates Foundation 1NSF 1Washington State DOH 1

Active

Current funding

14 awards, ordered by role then by start year.

  • Sexually Transmitted Infection Responses and Recommendations Under PrEP (STIRRUP)

    PI

    NIH R01 MH128130NIH / NIMH2022–2027

    A study using big data combined with epidemic modeling and economic decision analysis methods to optimize screening and treatment for bacterial STIs within comprehensive HIV PrEP care.

  • Over-the-Counter PrEP: Acceptability, Feasibility, and Potential Impact of Access Without a Prescription (OFFSCRIPT)

    Site PI

    NIH R21 MH136855NIH / NIMH2024–2027

    A study to evaluate the impact and feasibility of reducing barriers to initiation of HIV PrEP through removing the need for a medication prescription. Site PI for Emory.

  • SILOS: Structural Inequities across Layers of Social-Context as Drivers of HIV and Substance Use

    Site PI

    NIH R01 DA061247NIH / NIDA2024–2029

    A study of the social and structural factors leading to racial and ethnic differences in HIV transmission and substance use among young MSM and transgender women. Site PI for Emory.

  • Leveraging Big Data Science to Focus the HIV Response in Countries with Generalized HIV Epidemics

    Site PI

    NIH R01 AI170249NIH / NIAID2022–2027

    Novel data integration and transmission modeling to evaluate the impact of key population HIV responses on incidence across generalized epidemic settings in Sub-Saharan Africa.

  • Cabotegravir PrEP: Actionable Robust Evidence for Translation into Practice (CABARET)

    Site PI

    NIH R01 AI174862NIH / NIAID2022–2027

    Evaluation of real-world use, clinical outcomes, and optimal investment of resources for long-acting injectable PrEP, informing implementation strategies to maximize impact. Site PI for Emory.

  • Leveraging Data Synthesis to Identify Optimal and Robust Strategies for HIV Elimination among Substance-Using MSM

    Site PI

    NIH R01 DA055502NIH / NIDA2022–2027

    Network analysis and mathematical modeling to identify and address substance-related drivers of HIV transmission and prevention opportunities among MSM. Site PI for Emory.

  • Infectiousness and Social Mixing in Asymptomatic TB as a Driver of Population-Level Transmission

    Co-I

    NIH R01 AI194318NIH / NIAID2025–2030

    A prospective cohort study to determine the onset of TB infectiousness along the spectrum of TB disease, and to model the proportion of transmission occurring during early-stage, asymptomatic disease.

  • Together Take Me Home: A Direct-to-Consumer HIV Self-Test Distribution Program

    Co-I

    CDC NU62 PS924790CDC2025–2027

    An intervention program to deliver home-based HIV self-test kits nationally, with evaluation and modeling of population impact at varying scale, targeting, and performance metrics.

  • Monthly HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Preferences among U.S. Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Co-I

    Merck & Co.Industry2025–2027

    A study evaluating preferences for, and modeling the population-impact of, a monthly HIV PrEP formulation within the current PrEP daily oral and injectable formulation landscape.

  • AIDSvu HIV Prevention and Treatment Modeling for National HIV Policy Decision Support

    Co-I

    Gilead SciencesIndustry2025–2026

    A project to develop a national-level sexual transmission compartmental model and web-based dashboard to estimate the impact of HIV funding and policies over the next decade.

  • Emory Center for Infectious Disease Modeling & Analytics and Training Hub (CIDMATH)

    Co-I

    CDC U38 75279CDC2023–2028

    A Center grant to facilitate rapid understanding of epidemiological situations to guide public health decision-making.

  • LITE Cohort to Identify Determinants of Viral Suppression in MSM and Transfeminine Individuals Living with HIV

    Co-I

    NIH UG3 AI176853NIH / NIAID2023–2028

    A mixed-methods web-based cohort study investigating the drivers of HIV viral non-suppression among key populations in the U.S. and identifying novel approaches to VL monitoring and treatment using modeling.

  • Integrating the Visualization and Use of Stigma Data to Maximize the Impact of the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative

    Co-I

    NIH R01 MH132150NIH / NIMH2022–2027

    A study combining data visualization, implementation research, and epidemic modeling methods to understand the impact of stigma mitigation on EHE pillars and local HIV incidence.

  • Investigation of COVID-19 Disease Parameters for Transmission Models in Low-Resource Settings

    Co-I

    NIH R01 AI161399NIH / NIAID2022–2027

    An empirical mixed-methods study to identify COVID-19-specific parameters for low-income settings to be implemented in mathematical models for prevention and pandemic response.

Record

Completed funding

19 awards. Project descriptions are shown for current funding only; the CV carries the full record.

  • Impact of Improved Employment on HIV, Family Planning, and Mental Health among Adolescents and Young Adults in Nigeria

    PI

    Elton John AIDS Foundation2025

  • Modeling the Impact of Behavioral Feedback on the Transmission of Acute Infectious Diseases (MPI)

    PI

    NSF 2327697NSF2023–2025

  • EpiModel 2.0: Integrated Network Models for HIV/STI Prevention Science

    PI

    NIH R01 AI138783NIH / NIAID2018–2023

  • Modeling Antiretroviral-Based Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men in the US

    PI

    NIH R21 MH112449NIH / NIMH2017–2020

  • Local Models for Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning

    PI

    NIH P30 AI050409NIH2016–2017

  • Expedited Partner Therapy and the HIV Prevention Cascade Among MSM in Peru

    Site PI

    NIH R01 MH118973NIH / NIMH2019–2024

  • Washington State HIV Prevention Models

    Site PI

    WA DOH 23192Washington State DOH2018–2020

  • Modeling the Evolutionary and Public Health Impact of HIV Adaptation in Response to Vaccination

    Site PI

    NIH R01 GM125440NIH / NIGMS2017–2021

  • Surveillance via Wastewater Monitoring and Self-Collection of COVID-19 Samples in Correctional Settings

    Co-I

    Gates Foundation2021–2023

  • GlobalMix: Comprehensive Profiling of Social Mixing Patterns in Resource Poor Countries

    Co-I

    NIH R01 HD097175NIH / NICHD2019–2024

  • CorporateMix: Comprehensive Profiling of Social Mixing Patterns in Workplace Settings

    Co-I

    CDC U01 CK000572CDC2019–2023

  • CONTEXT: The Role of Casual Contact and Migration in XDR Tuberculosis Transmission

    Co-I

    NIH R01 AI38646NIH / NIAID2018–2023

  • Making it Last: An RCT of a Home Care System to Promote Persistence in PrEP Care

    Co-I

    NIH R01 MH114692NIH / NIMH2017–2023

  • Healthmindr: Theoretically Based Mobile App to Increase PrEP Uptake among Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Co-I

    NIH R01 DA045612NIH / NIDA2017–2023

  • ePrEP: An RCT of an Electronic HIV PrEP Care System among Rural Men Who Have Sex with Men

    Co-I

    NIH U19 HD089881NIH / NICHD2017–2022

  • CePIM: Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology

    Co-I

    NIH P30 DA027828NIH / NIDA2016–2018

  • NEEMA: Enhancing Models of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STIs, and Tuberculosis to Inform and Improve Public Health

    Co-I

    CDC U38 PS004646CDC2014–2024

  • Statistical Methods for Network Epidemiology

    Co-I

    NIH R01 HD068395NIH / NICHD2011–2016

  • Peer-Driven Intervention to Seek, Test & Treat for HIV

    Co-I

    NIH R01 DA032083NIH / NIDA2011–2015