Research Training in the Prevention of Drug Abuse & AIDS in Communities of Color

这个修改后的申请在霍华德大学MIDARP计划描述了研究培训 有色人种社区药物滥用和艾滋病预防方案，旨在增加 教师和学生在霍华德进行严格的和有竞争力的研究，在预防的能力 毒品滥用和艾滋病毒/艾滋病在有色人种社区。该计划将强调跨学科的培训 研究环境压力、生物反应、危险行为与健康之间的关系 成果，并将利用与研究密集型大学的高级研究人员的合作， 霍华德教授的调查员。MIDARP还将与现有的联系霍华德 教师和学生研究培训机会，以（1）增加对药物滥用的知识和兴趣 和艾滋病预防研究的教师和学生在这些计划和（2）利用资源， 这些方案旨在扩大MIDARP调查人员的培训机会范围， 学生霍华德将向学生介绍药物滥用和艾滋病预防的研究和职业 通过增加文理学院和国际药物滥用研究所现有的药物滥用课程， 医学、基础科学、护理和药学专业学生的课程，包括药物滥用的信息 和艾滋病预防研究。我们还将资助博士前论文津贴，并招收学生， 在MIDARP试点研究中担任研究助理。该计划的独特优势包括 有机会（1）将有关药物滥用和艾滋病预防研究的教育纳入现有的 教师和学生的研究培训计划;（2）培训不同学科的个人，如 卫生专业和科学（即，医学、基础科学、药学、护理）， 从事药物滥用和艾滋病预防研究的研究事业;（3）支持跨学科研究 在药物使用和艾滋病预防研究的基础上强大的现有大学研究计划， 遗传学生理学和心理生物学跨学科方法将反映在MIDARP中 领导层，包括一位专门从事环境研究的行为科学家 压力，毒品使用，艾滋病的风险，在社区的颜色和副主任谁是免疫遗传学家 他是微生物学专家，也是霍华德大学人类基因组计划的创始人。

This revised application for a MIDARP program at Howard University describes the Research Training Program in Drug Abuse and AIDS Prevention in Communities of Color which is designed to increase the capacity of faculty and students at Howard to conduct rigorous and competitive research in the prevention of drug abuse and HIV/AIDS in communities of color. The program will emphasize training in transdisciplinary research on relationships between environmental stress, biological responses, risk behaviors and health outcomes and will utilize collaborations with senior investigators in research intensive universities to mentor Howard faculty investigators. The MIDARP will also work closely with existing programs that link Howard faculty and students to research training opportunities to (1) increase knowledge and interest in drug abuse and AIDS prevention research among faculty and students in these programs and (2) utilize the resources of these programs to expand the range of training opportunities available to MIDARP investigators and students. Howard students will be introduced to drug abuse and AIDS prevention research and career development by augmenting existing drug abuse courses in the College of Arts and Sciences and the curriculum for medical, basic science, nursing, and pharmacy students to include information on drug abuse and AIDS prevention research.. We will also fund a pre-doctoral dissertation stipend and recruit students to serve as research assistants in the MIDARP pilot studies. The unique strengths of the program include the opportunity to (1) integrate education regarding drug abuse and AIDS prevention research into existing research training programs for faculty and students;(2) train individuals in diverse disciplines such as the health professions and sciences (i.e., medicine, basic sciences, pharmacy, nursing) who are less likely to pursue research careers in drug abuse and AIDS prevention research; and (3) support transdisciplinary research in drug use and AIDS prevention based on strong existing University research programs in genetics, physiology, and psychobiology. A transdisciplinary approach will be reflected in the MIDARP leadership that includes a Director who is a behavioral scientist specializing in research on environmental stress, drug use, and AIDS risk in communities of color and a Deputy Director who is an immunogeneticist with expertise in microbiology, and founding Director of the Human Genome Project at Howard University.