MACS Scientific Contributions Having published over 1300 publications, the MACS has made significant contributions to understanding the science of HIV, the AIDS epidemic, and the effects of therapy. Many of these MACS publications have guided Public Health Policy. MACS Dossier A compendium of slides to illustrate the MACS study design and provide a description of the cohort. Many of the slides include a reference. For more detail, please direct your attention to this reference in the MACS Archives. MACS Forms Administrative Forms Administrative forms help data management and coordination: data transferred between sites and the data center; proposed research using MACS data and specimens; participants consent for use of specimens. Data Collection Forms Instruments used to collect data from the participants at each visit (including baseline and follow-up) and continuously to capture specific events (including an AIDS, cancer or other reportable diagnosis, death or seroconversion). NIH AIDS Research and Reference Reagent Program To request lymphoblastic cell lines, the NIH AIDS Research and Reference Reagent Program requires all investigators to be registered prior to receiving samples. MACS Manuscript Templates Includes the following: HAART definition MACS acknowledgement Alternative acknowledgement Links to author's instructions for specific journals MACS Public Data Set MACS data for public use permits access to the MACS data to a wide range of scientists and in particular to statisticians and mathematical modelers who would like to use these data to illustrate their different methodological approaches. MACS Study Administration Restricted page, login required. MACS Forum Restricted page, login required. The MACS is funded primarily by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with additional co-funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) [U01-AI35039, U01-AI35040; U01-AI35041; U01-AI35042; and UM1-AI35043], the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Targeted supplemental funding for specific projects was also provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD). MACS data collection is also supported by UL1-TR001079 (JHU ICTR) from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. This page was last updated September 2017