Minority Populations Prevention Researcher Training

摘要 本申请旨在继续资助少数群体预防研究员 培训（MPPRT）计划。MPPRT解决了对具有文化能力的科技创新的迫切需求， 在少数种族和族裔社区开展预防研究，提供研究教育， 为具有文化专业知识并正在发起的社会和行为预防科学家提供指导 创新的研究项目。这个为期五年的项目将提供教育、指导和技术援助， * 提供援助，以促进发展和继续开展预防性传播感染/艾滋病毒的创新研究， 种族和少数民族人口，扩大目前成功的方案：1）培训MPPRT 研究方法的科学家（如行为测量，人种学，GIS制图，结构 方程建模和社会网络分析），以建立科学家进行跨学科研究的能力。 影响种族STI/HIV危险行为的结构和个体因素的STI/HIV预防研究 2）为试点研究提供资金，以产生初步数据， 多年赠款提案; 3）在编写和提交多年期赠款提案方面提供教育和指导， 4）为MPPRT科学家提供持续的技术援助和指导， 继续开展研究项目，以预防少数种族和族裔人口中的性传播感染/艾滋病毒。目标1， 2和3将通过为期六周的密集夏季研讨会和一对一的课程来满足 会议将在UCSF艾滋病预防研究中心举行，并提供资金， 开展试点研究。从2009年夏天开始，来自美国的两名新科学家。 2009年和2010年，每年夏季都将有大学和研究机构加入该计划， 2011.这些科学家将设计试点研究，他们将在以下学术会议期间进行 第二个夏天回到CAPS，分析他们的试点研究数据。第三 夏天，他们将回到CAPS写一个更大的赠款提案，将提交给联邦或 非联邦机构。目标4将通过为前科学家提供继续获得个性化信息的机会来实现。 MPPRT导师的建议和支持，包括同行评审和科学咨询 与科学家的研究计划有关的问题。这些合作伙伴提供的指导 研究经验和跨学科网络的机会将导致大量的 研究美国少数民族人口的科学家进行的高质量性传播感染预防研究增加。

Abstract This application seeks continuation of funding for the Minority Populations Prevention Researcher Training (MPPRT) program. The MPPRT addresses the urgent needs for culturally-competent STI- prevention research in racial and ethnic minority communities by offering research education and mentoring for social and behavioral prevention scientists who have cultural expertise and are initiating innovative programs of research. This five-year project will provide educational, mentoring and technical assistance to facilitate the development and continuation of innovative STI/HIV-prevention research in racial and ethnic minority populations by expanding the currently successful program to: 1) Train MPPRT scientists in research methods (such as behavioral measurement, ethnography, GIS mapping, structural equation modeling, and social network analysis) to build scientists' capacity to conduct interdisciplinary STI/HIV-prevention research of structural and individual factors affecting STI/HIV-risk behavior in racial and ethnic minority populations; 2) Provide funding for pilot research that will yield preliminary data for multi-year grant proposals; 3) Provide education and mentoring in the writing and submission of multi- year grant proposals; and 4) Provide ongoing technical assistance and mentoring to MPPRT scientists to continue their programs of research to prevent STI/HIV in racial and ethnic minority populations. Aims 1, 2, and 3 will be met through an intensive six-week summer program of seminars and one-on-one meetings to be held at the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies as well as provision of funds to conduct a pilot research study. Beginning in the summer of 2009, two new scientists from U.S. universities and research institutions will be added to the program each summer in 2009, 2010, and 2011. These scientists will design pilot studies, which they will conduct during the following academic year, and return to CAPS for a second summer to analyze data from their pilot studies. In the third summer they will return to CAPS to write a larger grant proposal that will be submitted to a federal or non-federal agency. Aim 4 will be met by providing former scientists continued access to individualized advice and support from MPPRT mentors, including peer review and consultation regarding scientific questions related to the scientist's research program. The guidance provided by these collaborative research experiences and opportunities for interdisciplinary networking will result in a substantial increase in high quality STI-prevention research by scientists studying minority populations in the U.S.