Administrative Core

Director: Kenneth C. Rich, M.D.

Department of Pediatrics

University of Illinois Chicago

Clinical Core

Director: Mardge H. Cohen, M.D.

Department of Medicine

Cook County Hospital

Laboratory Core

Director: James W. Bremer, Ph.D.

Department of Immunology/Microbiology

Rush Medical Labs

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Project I: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and HIV in the Female Genital Tract

PI: Gregory T. Spear, Ph.D.

Department of Immunology/Micorobiology

Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center

Project II: Female Genital Tract Immunity and HIV Vaccine Responses

PI: Richard M. Novak

Department of Medicine

University of Illinois Chicago

Project III: HIV-1 Susceptibility Factors in Cervical Secretions

PI: Bruce K. Patterson, M.D.

Department of Pediatrics

Children’s Memorial Hospital