Training in Child/Adolescent Biobehavioral HIV Research

描述(申请人提供)：儿童/青少年生物行为艾滋病毒研究培训：未来十年需要训练有素的研究人员来应对艾滋病毒/艾滋病的挑战，特别是在儿童和青少年中。预防艾滋病毒和干预那些感染艾滋病毒的人都需要有效的方案。这项研究培训计划是针对博士和医学博士研究员，为他们进行独立研究做准备。布拉德利/孩之宝儿童研究中心拥有在艾滋病毒预防、其他危险行为、规范发展、精神病理学和身体疾病青年心理学方面的专业知识。布朗大学的其他教员(通过艾滋病研究中心)在艾滋病毒感染的青少年和成年人的医疗保健、艾滋病毒检测、疫苗开发、性传播感染、药物滥用和国际卫生方面拥有专业知识。NIH资助研究的良好教员记录确保了受训者将接触到蓬勃发展的项目研究领域。学员将从积累的和多样化的专业知识中受益，因为他们有两个导师，每个导师都有不同的重点。导师将专注于1)儿童/青少年行为健康，发展或心理健康问题，或2)艾滋病毒研究的医学方面。培训将涉及跨学科和翻译元素，以使受训者准备好整合医学、精神病学和发育问题，并为生物行为艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究提供信息。该项目每年共招收5名博士后实习生和2名暑期实习生。预计每年将有两名新的心理学实习生参加为期两年的奖学金，每隔一年将招收一名新的医学博士。根据每个受训者的个人需求，设计了渐进式独立研究的毕业计划。正式的培训课程以具体的学习目标为目标，旨在培养下一代艾滋病毒研究所需的技能。学习的核心领域包括行为模式及其改变、行为评估、精神/物质滥用障碍、艾滋病毒生物学和当前的抗逆转录病毒治疗。课程需求可以通过专门针对艾滋病毒的研讨会、一般研究设计研讨会以及布朗大学或附近大学的正规课程之外的辅导来满足。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Training in Child/Adolescent Biobehavioral HIV Research: Well-trained researchers are needed in the next decade to address the challenge of HIV/AIDS especially among children and adolescents. Effective programs are needed for both the prevention of HIV, as well as intervention for those infected by HIV. This research training program is directed at Ph.D. and M.D. fellows to prepare them to carry out independent research. The Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center has faculty with expertise in HIV prevention, other risk behaviors, normative development, psychopathology, and the psychology of physically ill youth. Additional faculty at Brown (through the Center for AIDS Research) have expertise in the medical care of HIV infected youth and adults, HIV testing, vaccine development, STIs, substance abuse, and international health. The strong faculty record of NIH funded research ensures that trainees will be exposed to thriving areas of programmatic research. Trainees will benefit from the accumulated and diverse expertise by having two mentors, each with a different focus. Mentors will focus on either 1) child/adolescent behavioral health, developmental or mental health issues or 2) medical aspects of HIV research. Training will involve interdisciplinary and translational elements to prepare trainees for the integration of the medical, psychiatric, and developmental issues and as it informs Biobehavioral HIV/AIDS Research. The program will have a total of five postdoctoral trainees and two summer trainees each year. It is anticipated that two new psychology trainees will be enrolled every year for a two-year fellowship and one new M.D. will be enrolled in alternate training years. Consistent with each trainee's individual needs, a graduated program for progressive independent research is designed. A formal training curriculum targets specific learning objectives aimed at skills needed for the next generation of HIV research. Core areas of learning include models of behavior and its change, behavioral assessment, psychiatric/substance abuse disorders, biology of HIV, and current antiretroviral treatment. Curriculum needs can be satisfied by HIV - specific seminars, general research design seminars, and by tutorial in addition to formal courses at Brown or nearby universities.