Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007

CTC-VIMC: Comprehensive T Cell Vaccine Immune Monitoring Consortium Part of a major international effort to find an AIDS vaccine, the Comprehensive T Cell Vaccine Immune Monitoring Consortium (CTC-VIMC) works to standardize certain laboratory testing practices across clinical trials. This is a key step in speeding and simplifying the testing of new vaccine candidates. Substantial progress was made in 2007. The CTC-VIMC is funded by a $33 million, five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of the Collaboration for AIDS Vaccine Discovery. It is directed by the Vaccine Research Center of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and is administered by the Foundation for NIH. The ability to reliably and consistently measure T Cell responses to vaccine candidates is critical to AIDS vaccine development. The consortium is creating two procedures to do this—initially in four laboratories and then expanding to seven others in key international locations. This will enable the comparison of results of different vaccines from different clinical trials and accelerate the development of effective vaccines against HIV. “With the continual worldwide emergence and re-emergence of deadly infections and their impact on global health, there has never been a greater need for innovation, creativity, and partnership among all those seeking to make the world a healthier place. We at NIAID are deeply grateful to the Foundation for NIH for their efforts in the facilitation of global health research and in propagating new ideas to address global health challenges.” —Anthony Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH 12 | 2007 ANNUAL REPORT

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Foundation for the NIH, Annual Report 2007 Contents Letter from the Chairman and Executive Director Year in Review The Biomarkers Consortium Osteoarthritis Initiative - OAI Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative - ADNI Genetic Association Information Network - GAIN Grand Challenges in Global Health - GCGH Comprehensive T Cell Vaccine Immune Monitoring Consortium - CTC-VIMC Global Health Security Initiative - GHSI Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer Research AVON-NCI Progress for Patients Awards Program Targeted Cancer Therapies Tutorials Measures for Clinical Trials of Treatment of Congnition Clinical Research Training Program - CRTP Program Listing Edmond J. Safra Family Lodge Endowments Fiancial Summary Donors Board of Directors Advisory Boards Staff

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