Welcome to the HNRP

Three decades of HNRP trainees meet at INS in 2025

Dr. Igor Grant celebrates with some HNRP trainees from the past three decades at the February,...

Congratulations to Dr. David Moore who has agreed to serve as the UC San Diego Co-Director of the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program (JDP)

Dr. David Moore has agreed to serve as the UC San Diego Co-Director of the SDSU/UCSD Joint...

HNRP Investigators presented at the 2024 CROI Conference

HNRP Investigators presented at the 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections...

HNRP investigators and trainees presented at the 2024 INS

The 2024 conference theme was "Culture & Connectivity". This meeting was designed to...

David Moore, PhD - Let’s Kick ASS (AIDS Survivor Syndrome) Palm Springs

Dr. David Moore presented to the Let’s Kick ASS Palm Springs group on November 1st, 2023. Dr....

2023 Trainee Champion of Diversity Award winner, Dafna Paltin

Congratulations to Dafna Paltin for being selected as the 2023 Trainee Champion of Diversity Award...

Congratulations to David Grelotti, MD - Top Ranked Physician

David Grelotti, MD was named a UC San Diego Health top-ranked physician. Physicians with a 4.9+...

HNRP Investigators presented at 2023 CROI

HNRP Investigators presented at the 2023 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections...

HNRP investigators and trainees presented at the 2023 INS

The 2023 conference theme was "Serendipity and Science" and the program content reflected the...

Congratulations to Dr. Mariana Cherner - Faculty co-Director for the FMTP

Mariana Cherner, Ph.D. was appointed as Faculty co-Director for the Faculty Mentor Training...

Investigator Spotlight - Jessica Montoya, PhD

Congratulations to Jessica Montoya, PhD, who was featured in the Spring 2022 Newsletter of The...

Lily Kamalyan 2022 Trainee Champion of Diversity!

Lily Kamalyan was recognized by the Diversity selection committee as the 2022 trainee Champion of...

2021-2022 JDP Award Winners Vanessa Serrano and Maulika Kohli

Congratulations to Vanessa Serrano for receiving the Gerald Rosenbaum Neuropsychology...

Dr. Grant celebrates Wei-Ming Watson’s receiving her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at UC San Diego’s commencement on 6/11/22

With co-mentorship provided by Dr. Grant and his colleague Dr. Erin Morgan, Wei-Ming Watson...

HNRP Investigators presented at the 2022 International Neuropsychological Society (INS)

HNRC Investigators and trainees presented at the 2022 International Neuropsychological Society...

CMCR and HNRP Investigators published a manuscript in JAMA Psychiatry on Driving Performance and Cannabis

In the largest study of its kind - 191 regular cannabis users who smoked as they “would at home...

HNRP investigators and trainees presented at the 2022 INS

The meeting focused on future directions in technology, open science, machine learning, and test...

Congratulations to Dr. Mariana Cherner for receiving a NIDA K24 grant

Mariana Cherner, PhD received a NIDA K24 grant titled, “Mentoring Clinical Researchers at the...

HNRP is back in the community!!

HNRP was represented at the Monthly Community Health & Resource Fair on October 6, 2021 at...

Raeanne Moore & colleagues found that Objective and subjective sleep measures are associated with neurocognition in aging adults with and without HIV

Raeanne C. Moore and colleagues published a paper on "Objective and subjective sleep measures are...

Raeanne Moore & colleagues found that individuals who engaged in cognitively stimulating activities scored better on cognitive performance tests than those who engaged in passive, less mentally taxing pursuits.

Raeanne C. Moore and colleagues published a paper on "Daily Activities Related to Mobile...

HNRP at INS 2021

Several HNRP investigators contributed to the International Neuropsychological Society (INS)...

HNRP at CROI 2021

CROI 2021 was held from March 6 to March 10, 2021. The meeting took place virtually. The HNRP had...

Emily Paolillo & colleagues found high cumulative burden of depression is associated with worsening neurocognition among PWH

Emily Paolillo and colleagues were featured in a NAM-AIDSMap news article on their paper...

HNRP at CROI 2020

CROI 2020 is held from March 8 to March 11, 2020. The meeting took place virtually. The HNRP had a...

New Diagnostic Criteria May Enable Earlier Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Women

Alison Caldwell, UCSD Health News Release, October 9, 2019 Women make up two-thirds of patients...

Dr. Gianella-Weibel receives 2019 UCSD Integrity Award!

Sara Gianella-Weibel, MD, is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the UCSD School of Medicine and an...

UC San Diego Department of Psychiatry 50th Anniversary Symposium

Three days reflecting on the Department's Scientific, Educational, and Clinical achievements...

HNRP at CROI 2019

CROI 2019 is held from March 4 to March 7, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in...

HNRP at INS 2019

The theme for the INS 2019 Annual Meeting in New York City is: Embracing the Biopsychosocial...

HNRP at INS 2020

Several HNRP investigators contributed to the International Neuropsychological Society (INS)...

Rowan Saloner received a Blue Ribbon Award!

Rowan Saloner received a Blue Ribbon Award at the 126th Annual Convention of the American...

Erin Sundermann Promotes the Need for Sex-Specific Cut Scores in Alzheimer’s Diagnoses

Several studies presented at the 2018 Alzheimer's Association International Conference focused on...

Caitlin Wei-Ming Watson & CMCR colleagues found that cannabis exposure is linked to a lower odds of neurocognitive impairment in people living with HIV

Caitlin Wei-Ming Watson and CMCR colleagues were featured in a San Francisco AIDS Foundation news...

Pride and Research! San Diego Pride 2018

Staff from the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program will co-host a booth with the AntiViral...

HNRP at the ISNV

In 2018 the 15th International Symposium on NeuroVirology is a joint meeting with the 24th...

2018 UC Global Health Day

David Grelotti, MD, HNRP investigator and UCSD Department of Psychiatry faculty, was an...

HNRP at CROI 2018

Several HNRP affiliated investigators contributed to the Conference on Retroviruses and...

HNRP at INS 2018

Several HNRP affiliated investigators contributed to the 46th Annual Meeting of the International...

HIV Survivors Give Their ‘Last Gift’ In A New San Diego Study

September 11, 2017 Dr. Davey Smith and Susanna Concha-Garcia spoke with KPBS about The Last Gift,...

Emily Paolillo’s Article Highlighted as an Article of Public Interest

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research chose Ms. Paolillo’s article “At-Risk Alcohol...

Announcing the UCSD STAHR Program First Annual Workshop

The first annual UCSD Sustained Training on Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) workshop took place on...

PrEP in the Transgender Population: A 2-Part Series

Dr. Sara Gianella on behalf of Infectious Disease Advisor in Part 1 of the series interviews Dr....

HNRP Staff and Investigators at San Diego March for Science!

The March for Science took place on April 22, 2017 in cities all over the United States and the...

Congratulations to Dr. Raeanne Moore on Receiving a Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program Award

Dr. Moore received a Gilead Sciences Research Scholars Program award entitled, "Remote Sensing...

Dr. Sundermann Selected for the Sustained Training on Aging and HIV Research (STAHR) Program

Congratulations to Erin Sundermann on being selected as a STAHR scholar! This award will sponsor...

Mariam Hussain Received Blue Ribbon Award at APA

Ms. Hussain received a Blue Ribbon Award at the 125th Annual Convention of the American...

CROI 2017

The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) occurs from February 13,...

Dr. Elizabeth Pasipanodya Receives a UCSD Frontiers of Innovation Scholars Program Award

Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Elizabeth Pasipanodya, Ph.D. for receiving a UCSD...

INS Annual Meeting in 2017

HNRP affiliated investigators presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the International...

Congratulations to Igor Grant, MD on receiving a 2016 HIV Community Service Award from the San Diego LGBT Community Center!

Congratulations to Igor Grant, MD on receiving a 2016 HIV Community Service Award from the San...

Dr. Sara Gianella Highlighted in HIV/AIDS Advisor Article

Sara Gianella, MD participated in a Q&A interview exploring sex and gender bias in the realm...

HNRP Investigator Collaborates on PrEP study for Transgender Persons

Dr. David Moore works with the AVRC to conduct focus groups including transgender persons as part...

Study Shows that HIV Infection Contributes to Pre-Mature Aging

A study published in Molecular Cell (Methylome-wide Analysis of Chronic HIV Infection Reveals...

Welcome to the Newest HNRP Recruiter!

Robert Bryan has joined the study participant recruiting team at the HNRP. He brings with him...

Igor Grant Received 2016 Paul Satz–International Neuropsychological Society Career Mentoring Award

The Paul Satz Award recognizes Dr. Grant’s career contributions to the mentorship of doctoral...

2016 Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

The following were presentations/posters originating from HNRP research presented at the 2016...

INS Meeting 2016 - Neuropsychology: Spanning the World and Disciplines

The following were posters originating from HNRP research presented at the International...

David Moore Quoted in “Insights on the Pathogenesis of Neurocognitive Impairments in the Era of Combined ART”

An article by Dr. Carole Chrvala covers the known complication of neurocognitive disorders...

“UC San Diego Health Joins Leading National Network Targeting Depressive Illnesses,” features Igor Grant, MD.

Dr. Grant through his work as Director of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Center Program (HNRP),...

HIV Infection in Aging Individuals the Main Perpetrator of Cognitive Decline

Recently published results from an HNRP HIV and Aging study reported that HIV infection...

2015 AIDS Walk & Run San Diego

On Saturday, September 26 the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program will join other UCSD programs...

HNRP Staff Participate in San Diego Pride 2016

As in years past the staff of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program will host a booth at the...

Erica Weber and Jordan Cattie awarded their PhDs on June 14, 2015

Dr. Igor Grant, Director of the HNRP congratulates Erica Weber and Jordan Cattie who were awarded...

International Research Collaboration in Russia

Drs. Igor Grant (University of California, San Diego) and Evgeny Krupitsky (Pavlov State Medical...

13th Annual International Symposium on NeuroVirology

The 13th International Symposium on NeuroVirology (ISNV) was held on June 2-6, 2015 at The Westin...

Major Depressive Episodes and Apathy in HIV Infection

Dr. Rujvi Kamat conducted the first study to investigate the longitudinal relationship between...

Jessica Montoya Announced as Society of Behavioral Medicine Meritorious Student Winner

Jessica Montoya's abstract submission for this year’s Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) annual...

HNRP Investigators Present at CROI 2015

The 22nd Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) occurs from...

HNRP Investigators Present at INS 2015

The 43nd Annual Annual Meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society occurs February...

Brookie Best Appointed to Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council

HNRP Investigator Brookie M. Best, PharmD, MAS, Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and...

HNRP Doctoral Student Receives Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Kaitlin Blackstone, who has been granted a dissertation award from the...

David Moore Featured in UC Social Media Campaign Video "PrEParing for HIV"

UC researchers, including Dr. David Moore of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program, are...

HNRP Investigators Participated in the 2014 Chennai ART Symposium

Drs. Ajay Bharti, Igor Grant, Scott Letendre and Davey Smith presented at the Chennai...

Igor Grant Announced as New Chair of the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego

This message was sent on behalf of Dr. David Brenner, Vice Chancellor, UC San Diego Health...

Kaitlin Blackstone Announced as Society for Clinical Neuropsychology Blue Ribbon Award Winner

Kaitlin Blackstone’s Division 40 abstract submission for this year’s Society for Clinical...

Dilip Jeste Appointed as First Associate Dean for Healthy Aging and Senior Care

Dr. Dilip V. Jeste, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurosciences, has been appointed...

CHARTER Manuscript Highlighted in Neurology

Dr. Igor Grant and the CHARTER Group have a featured article in the June 2014 issue of Neurology, ...

CHARTER Longitudinal Neurocognitive Data Unveiled at AIDS 2014

Dr. Robert Heaton presents the longitudinal data from the CNS HIV Anti-Retroviral Therapy Effects...

Newly Funded Grant - Endocannabinoids, Cannabis, and Neurocognitive Deficits in HIV

Dr. Brook Henry received notice of funding for his study that will examine dose response...

The First HIV/AIDS Generation Reaches Retirement Age

Newsweek published an article by Erika Hayasaki on September 18, 2014, "The First HIV/AIDS...

Teens turn to text messages for AIDS advice in Zambia

In an article by Stephanie Findlay HNRP investigator Dr. David Moore weighs in on how mobile...

Study Assesses Functional Deficits Due to HIV and Methamphetamine Use

The National Institute on Drug Abuse published an article by investigator Dr. Steven Paul Woods...

HNRP Poster Awards at NAN

UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology students Kaitlin Blackstone and Erica...

Dr. Erin Morgan Received the 2013 Nelson Butters Award!

The HNRP’s Erin Morgan, PhD, received the Nelson Butters Award from the National Academy of...

Carla Ingle Recognized by the UC San Diego Chancellor's Call to Service Program

Carla Ingle has been an integral member of the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program for the last...

HNRP Presentations at NAN 2013

Researchers representing the work of multiple studies (HNRC/TMARC/CNTN) within the HIV...

HNRP Investigators Participated in "Neuroscience and HIV-Infection" International Conference in Russia

Drs. Igor Grant and Scott Letendre participated in the first neuroAIDS focused HIV meeting in...

Increased Risk of Neurological, Cognitive Deficits in Youth with HIV

UCSD professor and HNRP investigator Dr. Steven Woods co-authored a paper recently published in...

UC San Diego Ranked the 20th Best in the World

UC San Diego fared well in a new global ranking of universities developed by the Center for the...

Physical Exercise is Associated with Less Cognitive Impairment

HNRP researchers Catherine Dufour and David Moore published findings in the Journal of...

POZ Magazine Highlights the Research of Several CHARTER Investigators

In the May 1, 2013, edition of POZ Benjamin Ryan presents CHARTER research on aging and HIV in his...

Erica Weber Wins the 2013 APF Benton-Meier Scholarship

Erica Weber has been awarded the highly competitive 2013 American Psychological Foundation...

TMARC Represented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence

TMARC investigators presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the College on Problems of Drug...

Neuropsychological Performance in Mainland China: The Effect of Urban/Rural Residence and Self-Reported Daily Aacademic Skill Use.

Age, education, and gender are the most common covariates used to define normative standards...

Dr. Igor Grant Comments on the Fascinating Research Findings of Fellow AIDS Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Is it the Astrocytes?

Findings reported in the manuscript Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of Human Astrocytes...

The AIDS BEACON Features the CHARTER Publication "Lifetime suicidal ideation and attempt are common among HIV+ individuals"

"Depression Is Still Common In People With HIV" by April Clayton and Courtney McQueen of The AIDS...