Social and Behavioral Sciences

杜克大学CFAR社会和行为科学(SBS)核心(核心G)是大学范围内就设计和实施与艾滋病毒感染有关的社会和行为研究进行科学咨询的主要中心。根据CFAR的总体使命，该核心提供“增值”服务，以加强和进一步发展杜克大学的社会和行为科学艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究。核心有四个目标：1)通过在整个拨款开发和研究过程中提供科学咨询，提高杜克大学社会和行为艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究的质量和数量；2)通过吸引和支持新的研究人员，提供指导和培训，并促进杜克大学研究人员之间以及杜克大学和其他CFAR之间的网络，建设杜克大学SBS研究人员的个人和集体能力；3)通过协助研究人员向研究社区和更大的科学界传播他们的研究结果，并通过协助研究人员参与社区参与进程，以优先考虑反映社区需求的研究，提高杜克大学SBS研究的覆盖范围和影响；以及4)通过建立心理社会变量的临床数据库，加强杜克传染病诊所的SBS研究，该数据库可用于支持新的赠款申请，并招募患者参加SBS和临床研究。在杜克大学研究人员的优势和专业知识的基础上，Core正在帮助促进四个主要领域的研究创新：艾滋病毒感染的社会决定因素；药物滥用和心理健康；干预试验；以及生物行为研究。

The Duke University CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) Core (Core G) is the primary hub for university wide scientific consultation on the design and conduct of social and behavioral studies related to HIV infection. In line with the overall mission for a CFAR, this Core provides "value-added" services to enhance and further develop the conduct of social and behavioral science HIV/AIDS research at Duke. The Core has four aims: 1) Enhance the quality and quantity of social and behavioral HIV/AIDS research at Duke, through the provision of scientific consultations throughout the grant development and research process; 2) Build the individual and collective capacity of Duke SBS researchers, by attracting and supporting new investigators, providing mentorship and training, and facilitating networking among investigators at Duke and between Duke and other CFARs; 3) Enhance the reach and impact of Duke SBS studies by assisting researchers in the dissemination of their findings to the study community and the larger scientific community, and by assisting researchers with the community engagement process in order to prioritize research that reflects community need; and 4) Enhance the conduct of SBS research in the Duke Infectious Diseases Clinic by building a clinic database of psychosocial variables, which can be used to support new grant applications and to recruit patients into SBS and clinical studies. Building on the strengths and expertise of Duke investigators, the Core is helping to promote research innovation across four main areas: social determinants of HIV infection; substance abuse and mental health; intervention trials; and biobehavioral studies.