Nothing about us without us: Integrating the voices of people who use drugs into HIV resource allocation using large language models
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
About This Grant
This project will develop and apply a novel, data-driven modeling approach to guide HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevention resource allocation among people who use drugs (PWUD) in the United States. Despite advances in HIV prevention and treatment, including long-acting injectable ART, the United States continues to fail to meet the needs of PWUD, a population central to intersecting HIV, HCV, and overdose crises. A key reason is the absence of a rapid, scalable, and comprehensive way to capture and act on the preferences and behaviors of PWUD. Revolutionary advances in large language models (LLMs) now make it possible to create highfidelity “digital twins” — artificial-intelligence powered simulations of individuals that reflect their intervention preferences and even behaviors. Using a community-based participatory process, we will train an LLM on data from multiple PWUD cohorts to generate PWUD digital twins that simulate locally-specific intervention preferences. These digital twins will be integrated into an epidemic and economic model that simulates HIV and HCV transmission, overdose, and related complications, across numerous jurisdictions in the United States. The integrated modeling framework will be used to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of different HIV/HCV prevention and treatment strategies, including responses to potential funding constraints. Epidemic model outputs will be shared through an interactive dashboard designed in consultation with public health departments. Ultimately, our project aims to improve intervention implementation and reduce HIV, HCV, and overdose. Our project includes the following activities: 1) Co-design, development, and validation of a PWUD-informed LLM. 2) Digital twin simulations within a HIV/HCV transmission and overdose model to inform resource allocation. 3) Dissemination and implementation of the epidemic and resource allocation dashboard to county health departments. The proposed research will enable rapid, data-driven evaluation of prevention strategies and resource allocation options. It aligns with the NIH Office of AIDS Research priority to reduce new HIV infections and address HIV coinfections.
Grant Summary
Nothing about us without us: Integrating the voices of people who use drugs into HIV resource allocation using large language models is a NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse grant providing up to $1.1M for university, nonprofit, healthcare org. Applications are due 2031-03-31 (open). Check eligibility and apply with FindGrants.
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Up to $1.1M
2031-03-31
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