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: 10543440
• 负责人: ELIJAH PAINTSIL
• 金额: $ 29.84万
• 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 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10543440
• 关键词: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Biomedical Research; Clinical; Communities; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational workshop; Enrollment; Exposure to; Faculty; Foundations; Funding; Funding Opportunities; Ghana; Grant; HIV; Health; Health Services; Institution; Instruction; Interdisciplinary Study; Knowledge; Laboratories; Leadership; Mentors; Mentorship; Needs Assessment; Postdoctoral Fellow; Publishing; Research; Research Design; Research Methodology; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Scholars Program; Science; Scientist; Site; Techniques; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Writing; career; career development; co-infection; cohort; comorbidity; design; experience; 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 拟议的加纳艾滋病毒合并症研究培训（HIV-ComRT）建立并扩展了我们的 正在进行的成功的短期（8周）夏季强化指导研究培训-加纳研究 奖学金计划-自2007年以来在耶鲁为来自加纳的学员提供奖学金。加纳研究学者的目的 该方案旨在建立和加强加纳的生物医学研究能力;其目标与 资助机会公告的总体目标（PAR-19-283; Fogarty HIV研究培训 LMIC机构计划）。培训方案的组成部分和内容是由一个 与加纳大学（UG）和其他大学的教师和领导层进行咨询需求评估 加纳的利益攸关方（卫生部、加纳卫生局和国家艾滋病控制方案）。我们 将招收具有医学博士、硕士或博士学位的学员，并为他们提供理论和应用知识 研究方法，设计和进行研究的技能，以及终身职业指导， 加纳艾滋病毒相关合并症和合并感染的成功研究者。正式程序 每个受训人员的情况各不相同，取决于他/她以前的培训和目前的职业计划。主要地点为 培训，无论是在UG或耶鲁大学，将取决于学员的需要，但是，所有学员将接触到 两个机构的资源。我们将为学员提供：（1）在研究设计和 和分析技术适用于临床，转化和实验室为基础的研究;（2）能力， 概念化和分析研究问题的批判性和日益独立;（3）经验， 科学写作，介绍和出版研究成果;（4）实验室管理指导， 临床项目;（5）研究和职业发展方面的导师制。这将通过三个方面来实现 具体目标：（1）为学员和其他初级教师提供理论和应用知识， 研究方法;（2）通过为期两年的强化和指导，让学员具备研究技能 （3）为大学的学员设立及维持师友计划， 成为独立资助的调查员。在五年的资助期内，我们预计将招收14名学员， 高级学位（四个博士学位和十个硕士学位（MSc或MPH）），并提供为期两年的密集博士后 为五名博士后/初级教员提供研究培训。此外，大约200名研究生，博士后研究员， 初级教师和研究科学家在UG将受益于研究和职业发展研讨会。 学员的队列将有不同的研究兴趣，以确保我们建立团队科学的能力， 在艾滋病毒相关合并症和合并感染方面开展跨学科和跨学科研究。的技能 他们通过我们的重点教学培训计划，与不同群体的学者互动， 一个多学科的学术社区，以及与杰出科学家的指导研究经验（在 UG和耶鲁大学）将为他们提供在艾滋病毒相关的合并症成功的研究生涯的工具。