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

霍华德大学MIDARP项目的修订申请描述了研究培训 有色人种社区药物滥用和艾滋病预防计划，旨在增加 霍华德大学教职员工和学生在预防艾滋病方面进行严谨和竞争性研究的能力 有色人种社区的药物滥用和艾滋病毒/艾滋病。该计划将强调跨学科的培训 环境应激、生物反应、危险行为与健康的关系研究 结果，并将利用与研究密集型大学的高级研究人员的合作来指导 霍华德学院的调查人员。MIDARP还将与现有计划密切合作，这些计划将霍华德 教职员工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；和(2)利用 这些计划旨在扩大MIDARP调查人员和 学生们。将向霍华德学生介绍药物滥用和艾滋病预防的研究和职业生涯 通过增加文理学院现有的药物滥用课程和 为医学、基础科学、护理和药学专业学生开设的课程应包括有关药物滥用的信息 和艾滋病预防研究..我们还将资助博士后论文津贴和招收学生 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)将有关药物滥用和预防艾滋病的教育纳入现有研究 为教师和学生提供研究培训计划；(2)培训不同学科的个人，如 健康专业和科学(即医学、基础科学、药学、护理)，他们不太可能 从事药物滥用和艾滋病预防研究方面的研究；以及(3)支持跨学科研究 基于强大的现有大学研究项目在药物使用和艾滋病预防方面的研究 遗传学、生理学和心理生物学。跨学科的方法将反映在MIDARP中 领导力，包括一名专门从事环境研究的行为科学家 有色人种社区的压力、药物使用和艾滋病风险 拥有微生物学专业知识，也是霍华德大学人类基因组项目的创始主任。

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.