Strengthening Research Administration Infrastructure for HIV Research in Nigeria

节目概要 尼日利亚是世界上艾滋病毒流行最严重的国家之一，有180万人感染艾滋病毒。的 美国政府在尼日利亚的艾滋病毒护理和研究方面进行了巨额投资， 总统艾滋病紧急救援基金（PEPFAR）支持的项目和国家艾滋病研究所（NationalInstitutesforAIDS Relief） 国家卫生研究院的研究培训赠款支持了尼日利亚大学研究人员的培训。 尼日利亚的艾滋病毒研究为艾滋病毒的管理、治疗和预防做出了重大贡献 在国内以及在世界范围内制定国际准则。尼日利亚恩苏卡大学 (UNN)医学院实施了多个艾滋病毒研究项目，主要是作为一个次级获奖者。结果 从我们对84名联合国研究人员和研究管理人员的快速需求评估来看， 研究人员表示有兴趣提交资助申请，包括艾滋病毒研究，但只有28%的人知道 谁联系的建议和提交的支持在联合国。联合国网络成功提交和管理赠款 作为一个主要的机构，有必要加强其科研行政和管理 基础设施演进本建议的目标是：1）进一步确定研究管理方面的需求和差距 2）提高赠款管理和提案制定的知识和技能 联合国网络研究管理人员和艾滋病毒实施研究人员; 3）加强联合国网络的能力 研究管理人员和艾滋病毒实施研究人员提交和管理成功的艾滋病毒赠款 通过提供指导，持续的辅导和UCSD计划讲师的在线课程来申请。UC 圣地亚哥的研究管理和赠款管理专家将实施的目标， 基础设施建设培训计划。该计划将由格雷戈里·阿伦斯博士领导， 加州大学圣地亚哥分校教授和主任奥特曼临床和转化研究所传播和 执行科学中心（DISC）作为项目主任，和博士Echeeleezeanolue，教授和 联合国翻译和实施研究中心（CTAIR）主任担任联合主任。亚伦斯博士和 Ezeanolue在尼日利亚机构中有现有的关系和丰富的能力建设经验 通过尼日利亚实施科学联盟（NISA）。一个研究管理和资助团队 来自加州大学圣地亚哥分校的管理专家将为研究管理人员提供培训和持续指导 和赠款管理工作人员在联合国网络在3年期间。在基础设施开发培训结束时， 计划，12 UNN研究管理员和赠款经理将能够成功提交和管理 美国国立卫生研究院，疾病控制和预防中心（CDC）和其他资助的艾滋病毒赠款。

Program Summary Nigeria has one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world with 1.8 million people living with HIV infection. The United States government has made huge investments in HIV care and research in Nigeria, through the Presidents Emergency Funds for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported programs and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) research training grants that have supported the training of researchers in Nigerian universities. Research on HIV in Nigeria has contributed significantly to the management, treatment, and prevention of HIV in the country as well to the development of international guidelines worldwide. The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) College of Medicine has implemented multiple HIV research projects mostly as a sub-awardee. Findings from our rapid needs assessment with 84 UNN researchers and research administrators indicated that 93% of researchers expressed interest in submitting grant applications, including for HIV research, but only 28% knew who to contact for proposal and submission support at UNN. For UNN to successfully submit and manage grant applications as a prime institution, there is need to strengthen its research administration and management infrastructure. The objectives of this proposal are to: 1) further identify needs and gaps in research administration and management at UNN; 2) improve the grants management and proposal development knowledge and skills of UNN research administrators and HIV implementation researchers; and 3) strengthen the ability of UNN research administrators and HIV implementation researchers to submit and manage successful HIV grant applications by providing mentorship, ongoing coaching and online courses from UCSD program instructors. UC San Diego experts in research administration and grant management will implement the objectives of the proposed infrastructure development training program. The proposed program will be led by Dr. Gregory Aarons, Professor and Director of UC San Diego Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute Dissemination and Implementation Science Center (DISC) as Program Director, and Dr. Echezona Ezeanolue, Professor and Director of UNN Centre for Translation and Implementation Research (CTAIR) as Co-Director. Drs. Aarons and Ezeanolue have an existing relationship and extensive experience building capacity in Nigerian institutions through the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance (NISA). A team of research administration and grant management experts from UC San Diego will train and provide ongoing mentoring to research administrators and grant management staff at UNN over a 3-year period. By the end of this infrastructure development training program, 12 UNN research administrators and grant managers will be able to successfully submit and manage NIH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other funded HIV grants.