HIV Co-morbidities Research Training in Ghana (HIV-ComRT)

加纳艾滋病毒合并症研究培训 (HIV-ComRT)

• 批准号: 10348779
• 负责人: ELIJAH PAINTSIL
• 金额: $ 29.55万
• 依托单位: YALE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-15 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10348779
• 关键词: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Biomedical Research; Clinical; Communities; Consultations; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Ensure; Exposure to; Faculty; Foundations; Funding; Funding Opportunities; Ghana; Grant; HIV; Health; Health Services; Institution; Instruction; Knowledge; Laboratories; Leadership; Life; Mentors; Mentorship; NCI Scholars Program; Needs Assessment; Postdoctoral Fellow; Publishing; Research; Research Design; Research Methodology; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Science; Scientist; Site; Techniques; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Writing; base; career; career development; co-infection; cohort; comorbidity; design; experience; faculty research; graduate student; interest; low and middle-income countries; multidisciplinary; programs; recruit; research and development; research study; skills; tool

Project Summary The proposed HIV Comorbidities Research Training (HIV-ComRT) in Ghana builds and expands on our ongoing successful short-term (8 weeks) summer intensive mentored-research training—the Ghana Research Scholar Program—at Yale for trainees from Ghana since 2007. The aim of the Ghana Research Scholar Program is to build and strengthen biomedical research capacity in Ghana; this aim dovetails with the overarching aim of the Funding Opportunity Announcement (PAR-19-283; Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for LMIC Institutions). The components and content of the training program were informed by a consultative need assessment with faculty and leadership at the University of Ghana (UG) and other stakeholders in Ghana (Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, and National AIDS Control Program). We will recruit trainees with MD, Master's, or PhD degrees and equip them with theoretical and applied knowledge in research methods, skills in designing and conducting research studies, and life-long career coaching to be successful investigators in HIV-associated comorbidities and coinfections in Ghana. The formal program of each trainee will vary, depending on his/her prior training and current career plans. The predominant site for training, either at UG or Yale, will depend on the needs of the trainee, however, all trainees will be exposed to resources at both institutions. We will provide trainees with: (1) a strong foundation in both research design and analytic techniques appropriate for clinical, translational, and laboratory-based research; (2) the ability to conceptualize and analyze research problems critically and with increasing independence; (3) experience in scientific writing, presenting and publishing research findings; (4) instruction in management of laboratory and clinical projects; and (5) mentorship in research and career development. These will be achieved through three Specific Aims: (1) to provide trainees and other junior faculty at UG with theoretical and applied knowledge in research methods; (2) to equip trainees with research skills through a two-year intensive and mentored postdoctoral research training in HIV; and (3) to establish and maintain a mentorship plan for trainees at UG to become independently funded investigators. During the 5-year grant period, we expect to enroll 14 trainees in advanced degrees (four PhDs and ten Master's (MSc or MPH)) and provide a two-year intensive postdoctoral research training for five postdocs/junior faculty. In addition, about 200 graduate students, postdoc fellows, junior faculty, and research scientists at UG will benefit from the research and career development workshops. The cohort of trainees will have diverse research interests to ensure that we build capacity in team science in executing cross- and inter-disciplinary research in HIV-associated comorbidities and coinfections. The skills that they gain through our program of focused didactic training, interactions with a diverse group of scholars in a multidisciplinary academic community, and a mentored research experience with outstanding scientists (at UG and Yale) will provide them with the tools for successful research careers in HIV-associated comorbidities.

项目摘要 加纳拟议的HIV合并症研究培训（HIV-COMRT）建立并扩展了我们 正在进行的成功短期（8周）夏季密集型研究培训 - 加纳研究 学者计划 - 自2007年以来的耶鲁大学为来自加纳的学员而言。加纳研究学者的目的 计划是在加纳建立和强大的生物医学研究能力；这个目标与 资助机会公告的总体目标（Par-19-283； Fogarty HIV研究培训 LMIC机构的计划）。培训计划的组成部分和内容由 加纳大学（UG）和其他人的教师和领导层的咨询需求评估 加纳的利益相关者（卫生部，加纳卫生服务部和国家艾滋病控制计划）。我们 将招募医学博士，硕士或博士学位，并为他们配备理论和应用知识 在研究方法，设计和进行研究的技能以及终身职业教练中 加纳的艾滋病毒相关合并症和共同感染的成功研究者。正式计划 每个学员将根据他/她的先前培训和当前职业计划而有所不同。主要的地点 在UG或耶鲁大学的培训将取决于学员的需求，但是，所有受训者都将接触到 这两个机构的资源。我们将为培训提供：（1）两种研究设计的强大基础 以及适合临床，转化和基于实验室的研究的分析技术； （2）能够 概念化和分析研究问题，并随着独立性的增加； （3）经验 科学写作，介绍和出版研究结果； （4）实验室管理和 临床项目； （5）研究和职业发展方面的精神。这些将通过三个 具体目的：（1）为UG提供学员和其他初级教师，并提供理论和应用知识 研究方法； （2）通过为期两年的密集和指导，为学员配备研究技能 艾滋病毒的博士后研究培训； （3）为UG制定和维护针对学员的指导计划 成为独立资助的调查员。在5年的赠款期内，我们预计将注册14名学员 高级学位（四个博士学位和十个硕士学位（MSC或MPH）），并提供两年的强化博士后 五个博士后/初级教师的研究培训。此外，大约200名研究生，博士后研究员， UG的初级教师和UG的研究科学家将从研究和职业发展研讨会中受益。 学员的同伙将具有潜水员的研究兴趣，以确保我们在团队科学中建立能力 在与HIV相关的合并症和共同感染中执行跨学科研究和跨学科研究。技能 他们通过我们集中的教学培训计划获得了收获，与潜水者的互动 一个多学科学术界，以及与杰出科学家的心理研究经验（AT UG和耶鲁大学）将为他们提供与HIV相关合并症成功研究职业的工具。