PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) officials said the university has launched a groundbreaking study, backed by more than $6.7 million from the National Institutes of Health.

The research aims to explore how cannabis use during pregnancy affects outcomes for those with HIV, according to OHSU. The five-year project involves a team led by Jamie Lo, M.D., and Benjamin Burwitz, Ph.D., both from OHSU, and Jennifer Manuzak, Ph.D., from the Tulane National Primate Research Center. They will use a nonhuman primate model to study the effects of THC, the active compound in cannabis, on immune function and fetal outcomes in the context of HIV-like infection.

“This project really brings together Ben’s infectious disease expertise and my work on cannabis and pregnancy,” Lo sa

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