D:A:D Steering Committee: Names marked with *, Chair with #
Members of the D:A:D SC from the Oversight Committee: S. Collins, N. Shortman, D. Butcher, R. Rode;
D:A:D Central Coordination: S.W. Worm, C.A. Sabin*, Alime Kamara, N. Friis-Møller, J. Tverland, J.D. Lundgren#;
D:A:D data managers: R. Salbøl Brandt (coordinator), M. Rickenbach, L. Fanti, E. Krum, L.Gras, S Geffard, A. Sundström, M. Delforge, E. Fontas, F. Torres, H. McManus, S. Wright, J. Kjær.
Verification of Endpoints: A. Sjøl (CVD primary endpoint), P. Meidahl (oncology, new endpoint), J. Larsen (hematology, new endpoint), J. Schmidt Iversen (nephrology, new endpoint)

The members of the 11 Cohorts are as follows:

ATHENA (AIDS Therapy Evaluation Project Netherlands):
Central coordination: F. de Wolf, S. Zaheri, L. Gras;
Participating physicians (*Site coordinating physicians): Academisch Medisch Centrum bij de Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam: J.M. Prins*, T.W. Kuijpers, H.J. Scherpbier, K. Boer, J.T.M. van der Meer, F.W.M.N. Wit, M.H. Godfried, P. Reiss, T. van der Poll, F.J.B. Nellen, J.M.A. Lange, S.E. Geerlings, M. van Vugt, S.M.E. Vrouenraets, D. Pajkrt, M. van der Valk. Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, Maastricht: G. Schreij*, S. Lowe, A. Oude Lashof. Catharina-ziekenhuis, Eindhoven: M.J.H. Pronk*, B. Bravenboer. Erasmus Medisch Centrum, Rotterdam: M.E. van der Ende*, T.E.M.S. de Vries-Sluijs, C.A.M. Schurink, M. van der Feltz, J.L. Nouwen, L.B.S. Gelinck, A. Verbon, B.J.A. Rijnders, L. Slobbe. Erasmus Medisch Centrum–Sophia, Rotterdam: N.G. Hartwig, G.J.A. Driessen. Flevoziekenhuis, Almere: J. Branger*. HagaZiekenhuis, Den Haag: R.H. Kauffmann*, E.F. Schippers. Isala Klinieken, Zwolle: P.H.P. Groeneveld*, M.A. Alleman, J.W. Bouwhuis. Kennemer Gasthuis: R.W. ten Kate*, R. Soetekouw. Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden: F.P. Kroon*, P.J. van den Broek, J.T. van Dissel, S.M. Arend, C. van Nieuwkoop, M.G.J. de Boer, H. Jolink. Maasstadziekenhuis, Rotterdam: J.G. den Hollander*, K. Pogany. Medisch Centrum Alkmaar, Alkmaar: G. van Twillert*, W. Kortmann. Medisch Centrum Haaglanden, Den Haag: R. Vriesendorp*, E.M.S. Leyten. Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede: C.H.H. ten Napel*, G.J. Kootstra. Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam: K. Brinkman*, W.L. Blok, P.H.J. Frissen, W.E.M. Schouten, G.E.L. van den Berk. Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Tilburg: J.R. Juttmann*, M.E.E. van Kasteren, A.E. Brouwer. Sint Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam: J. Veenstra*, K.D. Lettinga. Slotervaartziekenhuis, Amsterdam: J.W. Mulder*, E.C.M. van Gorp, P.M. Smit, S. Weijer. Stichting Medisch Centrum Jan van Goyen, Amsterdam: A. van Eeden*, D.W.M. Verhagen*. Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Groningen: H.G. Sprenger*, R. Doedens, E.H. Scholvinck, S. van Assen, C.J. Stek. Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud, Nijmegen: P.P. Koopmans*, R. de Groot, M. Keuter, A.J.A.M. van der Ven, H.J.M. ter Hofstede, M. van der Flier, A.M. Brouwer, A.S.M. Dofferhoff. Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht: A.I.M. Hoepelman*, T. Mudrikova, M.M.E. Schneider, C.A.J.J. Jaspers, P.M. Ellerbroek, E.J.G. Peters, L.J. Maarschalk-Ellerbroek, J.J. Oosterheert, J.E. Arends, M.W.M. Wassenberg, J.C.H. van der Hilst. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam: S.A. Danner*, M.A. van Agtmael, J. de Vocht, R.M. Perenboom, F.A.P. Claessen, W.F.W. Bierman, E.V. de Jong, E.A. bij de Vaate. Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Utrecht: S.P.M. Geelen, T.F.W. Wolfs. Ziekenhuis Rijnstate, Arnhem: C. Richter*, J.P. van der Berg, E.H. Gisolf. Ziekenhuis Walcheren, Vlissingen: M. van den Berge*, A. Stegeman. Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden: D.P.F. van Houte*, M.B. Polée, M.G.A. van Vonderen. Sint Elisabeth Hospitaal, Willemstad - Curaçao: C. Winkel, A.J. Duits.

Aquitaine (France):
Scientific committee: R. Salamon (chair), J. Beylot, M. Dupon, M. Le Bras, J.L. Pellegrin, J.M. Ragnaud;
Central coordination: F. Dabis*, G. Chêne, H. Jacqmin-Gadda, R. Thiébaut, S. Lawson-Ayayi, V. Lavignolle, E. Balestre, M.J. Blaizeau, M. Decoin, A.M. Formaggio, S. Delveaux, S. Labarerre, B. Uwamaliya, E. Vimard, L. Merchadou, G. Palmer, D. Touchard, D. Dutoit, F. Pereira, B. Boulant;
Participating physicians (city): J. Beylot, P. Morlat, N. Bernard, M. Bonarek, F. Bonnet, B. Coadou, P. Gelie, D. Jaubert, C. Nouts, D. Lacoste, M. Dupon, H. Dutronc, G. Cipriano, S. Lafarie, I. Chossat, J.Y. Lacut, B. Leng, J.L. Pellegrin, P. Mercié, J.F. Viallard, I. Faure, P. Rispal, C. Cipriano, S. Tchamgoué, M. Le Bras, F. Djossou, D. Malvy, J.P. Pivetaud, J.M. Ragnaud, D. Chambon, C. De La Taille, T. Galperine, S. Lafarie, D. Neau, A. Ochoa, C. Beylot, M.S. Doutre, J.H. Bezian, J.F. Moreau, J.L. Taupin, C. Conri, J. Constans, P. Couzigou, L. Castera, H. Fleury, M.E. Lafon, B. Masquelier, I. Pellegrin, P. Trimoulet, F. Moreau, C. Mestre, C. Series, A. Taytard (Bordeaux).

AHOD (Australian HIV Observational Database, Australia):
Central coordination: M. Law * , K. Petoumenos, H. McManus, S. Wright (Sydney, New South Wales);
Participating physicians (city, state): R. Moore, S. Edwards, J. Hoy, K. Watson, N. Roth, J. Nicholson (Melbourne, Victoria); M Bloch, T. Franic, D. Baker, R. McFarlane, A. Carr, D. Cooper (Sydney, New South Wales); J. Chuah, W. Fankhauser (Gold Coast, Queensland), D. Nolan, C. Forsdyke (Perth, Western Australia).

BASS (Spain):
Central coordination: G. Calvo*, F. Torres, S. Mateu (Barcelona);
Participating physicians (city): P. Domingo, M.A. Sambeat, J. Gatell, E. Del Cacho, J. Cadafalch, M. Fuster (Barcelona); C. Codina, G. Sirera, A. Vaqué (Badalona).

The Brussels St Pierre Cohort (Belgium): N. Clumeck, S. De Wit*, M. Gerard, K. Kabeya, D. Konopnicki, A. Libois, M.C. Payen, Y. Van Laethem.

CPCRA (USA):
Central coordination: J. Neaton, G. Bartsch, W.M. El-Sadr*, E. Krum, G. Thompson, D. Wentworth;
Participating physicians (city, state): R. Luskin-Hawk (Chicago, Illinois); E. Telzak (Bronx, New York); W.M. El-Sadr (Harlem, New York); D.I. Abrams (San Francisco, California); D. Cohn (Denver, Colorado); N. Markowitz (Detroit, Michigan); R. Arduino (Houston, Texas); D. Mushatt (New Orleans, Louisiana); G. Friedland (New Haven, Connecticut); G. Perez (Newark, New Jersey); E. Tedaldi (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); E. Fisher (Richmond, Virginia); F. Gordin (Washington, DC); L.R. Crane (Detroit, Michigan); J. Sampson (Portland, Oregon); J. Baxter (Camden, New Jersey).

EuroSIDA (multinational):
Central coordination: O. Kirk*, A. Mocroft, M. Ellefson, A.N. Phillips*, J.D. Lundgren*#
Participating countries and physicians: Argentina: (M Losso), C Elias. Austria: (N Vetter), (R Zangerle). Belarus: (I Karpov), A Vassilenko, VM Mitsura, O Suetnov. Belgium: (N Clumeck) S De Wit, B Poll, R Colebunders; (L Vandekerckhove). Bosnia: (V Hadziosmanovic). Bulgaria: (K Kostov). Croatia: (I Begovac). Czech Republic: (L Machala) H Rozsypal, D Sedlacek. Denmark: (J Nielsen) G Kronborg,T Benfield, M Larsen, J Gerstoft, T Katzenstein, A-B E Hansen, P Skinhøj, C Pedersen, L Oestergaard. Estonia: (K Zilmer), Jelena Smidt. Finland: (M Ristola). France: (C Katlama), J-P Viard, P-M Girard, JM Livrozet, P Vanhems, C Pradier, F Dabis, D Neau. Germany: (J Rockstroh), R Schmidt, J van Lunzen, O Degen, HJ Stellbrink, S Staszewski, J Bogner, G. Fätkenheuer. Greece: (J Kosmidis) P Gargalianos, G Xylomenos, J Perdios, G Panos, A Filandras, E Karabatsaki, H Sambatakou. Hungary: (D Banhegyi). Ireland: (F Mulcahy). Israel: (I Yust) D Turner, M Burke, S Pollack, G Hassoun, S Maayan. Italy: (A Chiesi), R Esposito, I Mazeu, C Mussini, C Arici, Ospedale Riuniti, Bergamo, R Pristera, F Mazzotta, A Gabbuti, V Vullo, M Lichtner, A Chirianni, E Montesarchio, M Gargiulo, G Antonucci, F Iacomi, P Narciso, C Vlassi, M Zaccarelli, A Lazzarin, R Finazzi, M Galli, A Ridolfo, A d’Arminio Monforte. Latvia: (B Rozentale) P Aldins. Lithuania: (S Chaplinskas). Luxembourg: (R Hemmer), T Staub. Netherlands: (P Reiss). Norway: (J Bruun) A Maeland, V Ormaasen. Poland: (B Knysz) J Gasiorowski, A Horban, E Bakowska, D Prokopowicz, R Flisiak, A Boron-Kaczmarska, M Pynka, M Beniowski, E Mularska, Chorzow; H Trocha, (E Jablonowska) E Malolepsza, K Wojcik. Portugal: (F Antunes) E Valadas, K Mansinho, F Maltez. Romania: (D Duiculescu). Russia: (A Rakhmanova), E Vinogradova, S Buzunova. Serbia: (D Jevtovic). Slovakia: (M Mokráš) D Staneková. Slovenia: (J Tomazic). Spain: (J González-Lahoz) V Soriano, L Martin-Carbonero, P Labarga, (S Moreno), B Clotet, A Jou, R Paredes, C Tural, J Puig, I Bravo, JM Gatell, JM Miró, P Domingo, M Gutierrez, G Mateo, MA Sambeat. Sweden: (A Karlsson), PO Persson, L Flamholc. Switzerland: (B Ledergerber) R Weber, Francioli, M Cavassini, B Hirschel, E Boffi, H Furrer, M Battegay, L Elzi. Ukraine: (E Kravchenko) N Chentsova, (G Kutsyna), (S Servitskiy), (S Antoniak), (M Krasnov) . United Kingdom: (S Barton), AM Johnson, D Mercey, A Phillips, MA Johnson, A Mocroft, M Murphy, J Weber, G Scullard, M Fisher, C Leen.

HivBivus (Sweden):
Central coordination: L. Morfeldt*, G. Thulin, A. Sundström.
Participating physicians (city): B. Åkerlund (Huddinge); K. Koppel, A. Karlsson (Stockholm); L. Flamholc, C. Håkangård (Malmö).

The ICONA Foundation (Italy):
Governing Body: M. Moroni (Chair), A. Antinori, G. Carosi, R. Cauda, F. Chiodo, A. d’Arminio Monforte, G Di Perri, M Galli, F. Ghinelli, R Iardino, G. Ippolito, A. Lazzarin, F. Mazzotta, R. Panebianco, G. Pastore, C.F. Perno
Scientific Secretary: A. d’Arminio Monforte
Steering Committee: A. Ammassari, A. Antinori, C. Balotta, P. Bonfanti, M.R. Capobianchi, A. Castagna, F. Ceccherini-Silberstein, A. Cozzi-Lepri, A. d’Arminio Monforte, A. De Luca, C. Gervasoni, E. Girardi, S. Lo Caputo, F Maggiolo, R. Murri, C. Mussini, M. Puoti, C. Torti
Statistical and monitoring team: A Cozzi-Lepri, I Fanti, T Formenti
Participating physicians and centres: M. Montroni, A. Giacometti, A Costantini, A. Riva (Ancona); U. Tirelli, F. Martellotta (Aviano-PN); G. Pastore, N. Ladisa, (Bari); F. Suter, F. Maggiolo (Bergamo); F. Chiodo, G. Verucchi, C. Fiorini (Bologna); G. Carosi, G. Cristini, C. Torti, C. Minardi, D. Bertelli (Brescia); T. Quirino, C Abeli (Busto Arsizio); P.E. Manconi, P. Piano (Cagliari); J Vecchiet, M. Farenga (Chieti); G Carnevale, S Lorenzotti (Cremona); F. Ghinelli, L. Sighinolfi (Ferrara); F. Leoncini, F. Mazzotta, M. Pozzi, S. Lo Caputo (Firenze); G. Pagano, G. Cassola, G Viscoli, A. Alessandrini, R. Piscopo, G Mazzarello (Genova); F. Soscia, L. Tacconi (Latina); A. Orani, R. Rossotto (Lecco); D Tommasi, P Congedo (Lecce); A. Chiodera, P. Castelli (Macerata); M Galli, A. Lazzarin, G. Rizzardini, I Schlacht, A. d’Arminio Monforte, AL Ridolfo, A Foschi, A Castagna, S Salpietro, S. Merli, S. Melzi, M.C. Moioli, P Cicconi, T Formenti (Milano); R. Esposito, C. Mussini (Modena); A Gori (Monza), N. Abrescia, A. Chirianni, CM Izzo, M. De Marco, R. Viglietti, E Manzillo (Napoli); C. Ferrari, P. Pizzaferri (Parma); F Baldelli, G Camanni (Perugia); G. Magnani, M.A. Ursitti (Reggio Emilia); M. Arlotti, P. Ortolani (Rimini); R. Cauda, M Andreoni, A. Antinori, G. Antonucci, P. Narciso, V Tozzi, V. Vullo, A. De Luca, M. Zaccarelli, R. Acinapura, P. De Longis, M.P. Trotta, M. Lichtner, F. Carletti, (Roma); M.S. Mura, G Madeddu (Sassari); P. Caramello, G. Di Perri, G.C. Orofino, (Torino); E. Raise, F. Ebo (Venezia); G. Pellizzer, D. Buonfrate (Vicenza).

Nice HIV Cohort (France):
Central coordination: C. Pradier, E. Fontas, C. Caissotti.
Participating physicians: P. Dellamonica, L. Bentz, E. Bernard, E. Cua, F. De Salvador-Guillouet, J. Durant, R. Farhad, S. Ferrando, V. Mondain-Miton, I. Perbost, B. Prouvost-Keller, P. Pugliese, V. Rahelinirina, P.M. Roger, M. Vassallo.
Clinical research assistant: E. Baëz.

SHCS (Swiss HIV Cohort Study, Switzerland): M. Battegay, E. Bernasconi, J. Böni, H. Bucher, Ph. Bürgisser, S. Cattacin, M. Cavassini, R.Dubs, M. Egger, L.Elzi, P. Erb, M. Fischer, M. Flepp, A. Fontana, P. Francioli (President of the SHCS), H.J. Furrer, M. Gorgievski, H. Günthard, B. Hirschel, L. Kaiser, C. Kind, Th. Klimkait, U. Lauper, B. Ledergerber, M. Opravil, F. Paccaud, G. Pantaleo, L. Perrin, J.-C. Piffaretti, M. Rickenbach, C. Rudin P. Schmid, J. Schüpbach, R. Speck, A. Telenti, A. Trkola, P. Vernazza, R. Weber*, S. Yerly.

Financial acknowledgements:
Supported by the Oversight Committee for The Evaluation of Metabolic Complications of HAART, a collaborative committee with representation from academic institutions, the European Agency for the valuation of Medicinal Products, the Food and Drug Administration, the patient community, and all pharmaceutical companies with licensed anti-HIV drugs in the U.S. market: Abbott, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer, and Hoffman-LaRoche.
Supported by a grant (CURE/97-46486) from the Health Insurance Fund Council, Amstelveen, the Netherlands, to the AIDS Therapy Evaluation Project Netherlands (ATHENA); by a grant from the Agence Nationale de Recherches sur le SIDA (Action Coordonnée no.7, Cohortes), to the Aquitaine Cohort; The Australian HIV Observational Database (AHOD) is funded as part of the Asia Pacific HIV Observational Database, a program of The Foundation for AIDS Research, amfAR, and is supported in part by a grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (Grant No. U01-AI069907) and by unconditional grants from Merck Sharp & Dohme; Gilead; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Boehringer Ingelheim; Roche; Pfizer; GlaxoSmithKline; Janssen-Cilag. The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research is funded by The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales. The content of this publication is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of any of the institutions mentioned above; by grants from the Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria (FIS 99/0887) and Fundación para la Investigación y la Prevención del SIDA en Espanã (FIPSE 3171/00), to the Barcelona Antiretroviral Surveillance Study (BASS); by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (grants 5U01AI042170-10 and 5U01AI046362-03), to the Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA);  by grants from the BIOMED 1 (CT94-1637) and BIOMED 2 (CT97-2713) programs and the fifth framework program (QLK2-2000-00773)of the European Commission and grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Roche, to the EuroSIDA study; by unrestricted educational grants of Abbott, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead, GSK, Pfizer, Janssen-Cilag to the Italian Cohort Naive to Antiretrovirals (The ICONA Foundation); and by a grant  from the Swiss National Science Foundation, to the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS).

Updated: 08 Jun 2010