Epidemiology Research Training for Public Health Impact in Nigeria (Epi-Nigeria)

尼日利亚公共卫生影响流行病学研究培训（Epi-Nigeria）

• 批准号: 9256557
• 负责人: Alash'le G. Abimiku
• 金额: $ 30.09万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-04-06 至 2021-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9256557
• 关键词: AIDS/HIV problem; Achievement; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Address; Africa South of the Sahara; Area; Baltimore; Budgets; Centers of Research Excellence; Complement; Country; Diagnosis; Doctor of Philosophy; Epidemic; Epidemiology; Faculty; Foundations; Funding; Geography; Goals; HIV; HIV Infections; Health Sciences; Hybrids; Incidence; International; Leadership; Link; Low Prevalence; Maryland; Master of Science; Mentors; Mentorship; Methodology; Nigeria; Nigerian; Persons; Population; Productivity; Public Health Education; Reporting; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Training; Risk; Schools; Training; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Viral; base; epidemiology study; low and middle-income countries; man; member; next generation; online course; programs; response; training project

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With sub Saharan Africa's largest population (over 160 million) and 3.5 million infected with HIV, second in the world for HIV/AIDS, Nigeria is the country whose HIV response will make or break the achievement of UNAIDS "Fast Track to end the AIDS Epidemic by 2030" goals of 90% diagnosed, 90% on treatment and 90% virally suppressed (90-90-90) by 2020. In the context of the UNAIDS "Gap Report" (Identifying Populations at Greatest Risk of HIV Infection - Geographic Hotspots and Key Populations) Nigeria's mixed epidemic - low prevalence general epidemic and concentrated high incidence key population epidemic - frames a research training agenda for the current proposal. Epidemiology Research Training for Public Health Impact in Nigeria (Epi-Nigeria) engages a singular focus: building research capacity of IHV-Nigeria a well-qualified LMIC research organization with a current $7.5M research and $66M programmatic budget to impact Nigeria's response. Building upon the 15 year track record of the UM-IHV AITRP that has been foundational to building IHV-Nigeria's International Research Center of Excellence (IRCE), Epi-Nigeria targets two overarching goals - 1) Building capacity of IRCE to rapidly engage in addressing barriers to Fast Track through a certified on line Master of Science in Health Science (MSHS); 2) Investing in the next generation of IHV-Nigeria scientific leaders for long-term scientific impact through targeted PhD training in advanced translational epidemiology. To achieve this goal Specific Aim 1 engages hybrid distance and in-person mentored research training to matriculate 7 MSHS degree candidates employing a Quality Matters certified asynchronous online course available through the University of Maryland Baltimore Graduate School. Specific aim 2 matriculates 3 PhD candidates in the UMB Graduate School Epidemiology Program for advanced methodologic training. Specific Aim 3 engages all trainees in focused research training projects linked to strengthening IHV-Nigeria's research capacity for immediate Fast Track impact (MSHS trainees) and PhD thesis research that advances the capacity of next generation leaders to engage cutting edge approaches to emerging challenges. Research training topic areas that trainees develop benefit from access to funded research and programmatic infrastructure. Epi-Nigeria leadership engages Multi-PD Man Charurat PhD and Alash'le Abimiku PhD. Dr. Charurat brings a stellar track record of NIH funded research and research training in Nigeria based at the University of Maryland to complement IHV-Nigeria- based Dr. Abimiku who is internationally recognized for her research and highly regarded leader as Executive Director of IHV-Nigeria's IRCE. The Mentor-to-Mentor paradigm engages international expert faculty to partner with Nigerian academic Adjunct Members of IHV-Nigeria as mentorship teams to guide trainee researchers and to form long-term collaborative partnerships for sustained impact and engagement of trainees on their path to independent scientific productivity.

 描述(申请人提供)：尼日利亚是撒哈拉以南非洲最大的人口(超过1.6亿)和350万艾滋病毒感染者，在艾滋病毒/艾滋病方面位居世界第二。尼日利亚的艾滋病毒应对措施将决定联合国艾滋病规划署“到2030年结束艾滋病流行的快车道”目标的实现，即到2020年90%的确诊、90%的治疗和90%的病毒抑制(90-90-90)。在联合国艾滋病规划署“差距报告”(确定艾滋病毒感染风险最大的人群--地理热点和重点人群)的背景下，尼日利亚的混合流行病--低流行率的一般流行病和集中的高发病率重点人群流行病--为当前的提案制定了一个研究培训议程。尼日利亚公共卫生影响流行病学研究培训(EPI-Nigia)致力于一个单一的重点：建设IHV-Nigia的研究能力，这是一个资质良好的LMIC研究组织，目前拥有750万美元的研究和6600万美元的方案预算，以影响尼日利亚的应对措施。在UM-IHV AITRP 15年来对建立IHV-尼日利亚国际卓越研究中心(IRCE)具有基础性作用的记录的基础上，EPI-尼日利亚制定了两个总体目标-1)建设IHV-尼日利亚国际卓越研究中心的能力，通过认证的在线健康科学硕士(MSHS)迅速参与消除快车道障碍；2)通过有针对性的高级翻译流行病学博士培训，投资培养下一代IHV-尼日利亚科学领导者，以产生长期的科学影响。为了实现这一目标，具体目标1采用混合远程和面对面指导研究培训，以录取7名MSHS学位候选人，他们使用通过马里兰大学巴尔的摩研究生院提供的质量问题认证的异步在线课程。特殊目标2在UMB研究生院流行病学项目中录取3名博士生，以进行高级方法学培训。具体目标3让所有受训人员参加重点研究培训项目，这些项目与加强IHV-尼日利亚的即时快速通道影响研究能力(MSHS受训人员)和博士论文研究有关，以提高下一代领导人采用尖端方法应对新挑战的能力。学员开发的研究培训专题领域受益于获得资助的研究和方案基础设施。EPI-尼日利亚领导层聘用多名PD Man Charurat博士和Alash‘le Abimiku博士。Charurat博士在位于马里兰大学的NIH资助的尼日利亚的研究和研究培训方面有着出色的记录，以补充IHV-尼日利亚的Abimiku博士，她的研究得到国际认可，并作为IHV-尼日利亚IRCE的执行主任而备受推崇。导师对导师模式聘请国际专家教师与IHV-Nigia的尼日利亚学术助理成员合作，作为指导小组，指导见习研究人员，并形成长期合作伙伴关系，使受训人员在获得独立科学生产力的道路上产生持续影响和参与。