Southern HIV and Alcohol Data Hub
Southern HIV and Alcohol Research Consortium Biomedical Data Repository
This project builds a secure, shared data resource combining medical records, wearable and lab data to help people living with HIV who drink alcohol.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Florida NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Gainesville, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11170670 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
Researchers will combine medical records, survey responses, lab tests, and wearable/mHealth data from partner sites across the southern United States. They will standardize and harmonize these different datasets and merge them into a secure online platform with privacy protections and controlled access. The platform will support virtual data-sharing communities, streamlined data access, and tracking of research activities while providing statistical support to junior investigators. The goal is to uncover links between alcohol use and HIV outcomes to guide future care and interventions.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are people living with HIV—especially those who drink alcohol—who receive care at participating clinics in the southern United States or whose clinical and survey data can be shared by partner sites.
Not a fit: People without HIV or those not represented in the participating sites or datasets (for example, outside the southern U.S. or lacking linked alcohol-use or clinical data) may not directly benefit from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could speed up discoveries about how alcohol affects HIV care and lead to better ways to reduce alcohol-related harms and improve treatment outcomes for people with HIV.
How similar studies have performed: Other data-sharing consortia have produced useful findings linking behavior and outcomes, but combining multi-omics, imaging, mHealth, and clinical data specifically for HIV and alcohol is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
Gainesville, United States
- University of Florida — Gainesville, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Cook, Robert L — University of Florida
- Study coordinator: Cook, Robert L
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.