Training for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/AIDS Health Disparities

摘要 这项申请寻求继续资助“培训科学家进行研究， 减少艾滋病毒/艾滋病健康差距”在加州旧金山弗朗西斯科大学（UCSF）。这个程序 解决了减少边缘化社区与艾滋病毒有关的健康差距的迫切需要， 受艾滋病毒感染。我们的培训计划为早期职业社会和行为 艾滋病毒研究人员（以下简称客座教授或副教授）谁表现出文化专长， 致力于改善受艾滋病毒影响的社区的健康，并正在启动创新方案， 研究，以推进艾滋病研究办公室年度战略计划和方案的目标 NIMH艾滋病研究部（DAR）的优先事项。该五年计划的目标是：1）支持 副总裁将创新的想法、概念和理论转化为明确阐述和可行的艾滋病毒健康 根据国家男女卫生研究所/残疾人发展研究所的优先事项，对边缘化社区进行差异研究; 2）资助个性化的 应用研究经验（ARE），以加强VP的研究能力，以传播成果，这将 加速他们的职业轨迹，并用于NIH拨款提案; 3）提供教育，指导和 在NIH的概念化、编写、提交、修订和重新提交方面向副总裁提供技术援助 通过使用个人发展计划（IDP），指导会议，研讨会， 网络研讨会和同行网络;以及4）提供持续的个性化技术援助和指导 专注于研究和职业发展，通过撰写务虚会和同行评议，以副总裁谁拥有 完成了程序。我们将通过研究教育和指导计划来实现这些目标 UCSF艾滋病预防研究中心（CAPS）该计划的核心是一个夏天， 培训机构，其中访问教授，谁还没有获得R 01级的资金，参加一个 在三年的时间里，强化计划。每一位客座教授在CAPS居住六周， 连续三个夏天。在第一个夏天，该计划帮助访问教授发展他们的想法， 可行的研究和设计方案，并实施由资助的应用研究经验， 程序.在第二个夏天，副总裁开始一项NIH拨款提案。第二个夏天，他们 完成他们的拨款申请并提交给NIH。在第三个夏天，他们修改并重新提交他们的建议 到NIH。通过安排网络研讨会和与教师导师的会议，这些活动得到了进一步加强 在学年期间。校友获得额外的支持，以保持在艾滋病毒研究管道，通过 校友同行评议，写作务虚会，并作为校友导师参加暑期学院。的 拟议中的计划将充分利用CAPS独特的环境，提供量身定制的研究 在社会/行为艾滋病毒研究方面的教育和指导，帮助计划参与者取得成功 独立的研究人员，同时增加艾滋病毒科学家的多样性。

ABSTRACT This application seeks continuation of funding for the program “Training for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV/AIDS Health Disparities” at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). This program addresses the urgent need to reduce HIV-related health disparities in the marginalized communities most affected by HIV. Our training program provides education and mentoring to early-career social and behavioral HIV researchers (hereafter Visiting Professors or VPs) who have demonstrated cultural expertise, a commitment to improving the health of communities affected by HIV, and are initiating innovative programs of research to advance the objectives of the Office of AIDS Research Annual Strategic Plan and program priorities of the NIMH Division of AIDS Research (DAR). The aims of this five-year project are to: 1) Support VPs in refining innovative ideas, concepts, and theories into clearly articulated and feasible HIV health disparities research with marginalized communities in line with NIMH/DAR priorities; 2) Fund an individualized applied research experience (ARE) to strengthen VPs' research capacity to disseminate results, which will accelerate their career trajectories and be used in NIH grant proposals; 3) Provide education, mentoring and technical assistance to VPs in the conceptualization, writing, submission, revision, and resubmission of NIH research proposals through use of an individual development plan (IDP), mentoring meetings, seminars, webinars, and peer networking; and 4) Provide ongoing individualized technical assistance and mentoring focused on research and career development through writing retreats and peer reviews to VPs who have completed the program. We will accomplish these aims through a research education and mentoring program at UCSF's Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS). The centerpiece of the proposed program is a summer training institute in which visiting professors, who have not yet obtained R01-level funding, participate in an intensive program over a three-year period. Each visiting professor is in residence at CAPS for six weeks for three consecutive summers. In the first summer, the program helps visiting professors develop their ideas into feasible programs of research and design and implement an applied research experience funded by the program. During the second summer VPs begin an NIH grant proposal. Following the second summer, they finalize their grant proposal and submit it to NIH. In the third summer, they revise and resubmit their proposals to NIH. The activities are additionally enhanced through webinars and meetings with faculty mentors scheduled during the academic year. Alumni receive additional support to remain in the HIV research pipeline through alumni peer reviews, writing retreats, and participation as alumni mentors in the summer institutes. The proposed program is well positioned to leverage CAPS' unique environment to provide tailored research education and mentoring in social/behavioral HIV research, assist program participants to become successful independent investigators, and simultaneously increase the diversity of HIV scientists.