A Step Forward for a Latin American AIDS Research and Training Program (LAARTP)

描述（由申请人提供）：这D43规划补助金是建立一个拉丁美洲艾滋病研究和培训计划（LAARTP）在秘鲁提供培训和研究的机会，响应区域研究人员和医疗保健提供者在预防和治疗艾滋病毒感染的需要。这是由健康医学研究所与秘鲁的学术和研究机构合作指导的一项联合努力，并得到了华盛顿大学的支持。Jorge Sanchez，美国NIH/NIAID/DAIDS资助的秘鲁临床试验单位（CTU）的首席研究员，和UW IARTP主任Carey Farquhar将担任联合主任。与秘鲁合作的机构包括美国国家科学院。圣马科斯国家市长，美国。德圣马丁德Porres，德美国海军医学研究中心支队和IMPACTA健康和教育，许多前UW IARTP学者目前工作的网站。该提案建立在华盛顿大学和秘鲁机构之间20年的合作基础上，超过10个NIH资助的研究中心与秘鲁CTU，安第斯CIPRA，秘鲁INSIGHT和NISDI赠款有关。LAARTP的总体目标是提供涉及拉丁美洲国家艾滋病毒预防和护理的区域特定培训和研究机会。具体目标是：1）评估美国国立卫生研究院资助的洛杉矶临床研究中心的研究培训需求，2）进一步加强秘鲁和其他洛杉矶研究和学术机构之间的合作关系，以进行艾滋病毒预防，治疗和疫苗研究; 3）为完整的IARTP提案开发应用程序。由秘鲁合作机构代表组成的培训指导委员会，华盛顿大学国际金融中心资助的培训方案将指导该方案的运作。由在洛杉矶工作的美国IARTP主任、美国NIH/NIAID/DAIDS网络（HVTN、HPTN、ACTG）的PI和秘鲁政府代表组成的AH外部咨询委员会将审查和批准进展结果，并就未来发展提出建议。两个业务核心将指导各项活动，其中包括负责制定和实施活动的行政核心，以及由LA PI组成的协调中心将负责在母国的业务。公共卫生相关性：（参见说明）：由许多前国际金融公司受训人员指导的洛杉矶所有NIH资助的研究中心将共同努力，为区域有前途的年轻艾滋病毒研究人员和保健提供者提供培训、研究和技术转让。我们设想这个培训计划将是第一步，以减轻新学员的负担，美国IARTP和形成的专业人员的临界质量，负责从艾滋病预防到护理的连续性，在一个地区与初期艾滋病控制计划和不堪重负的需要新的艾滋病毒研究开发。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This D43 planning grant is to establish a Latin American AIDS Research and Training Program (LAARTP) in Peru to provide training and research opportunities responsive to the need of regional researchers and healthcare providers in the prevention and treatment of HIV infection. This in a joint effort directed by Investigacions Medicas en Salud (INMENSA) in collaboration with academic and research institutions in Peru and supported by the University of Washington (UW). Jorge Sanchez, Principal Investigator of the US NIH/NIAID/DAIDS-funded Peruvian Clinical Trials Unit (CTU), and Carey Farquhar, Director of the UW IARTP will serve as Co-Director. Collaborating Peruvian institutions include the U. Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, the U. de San Martin de Porres, de U.S. Naval Medical Research Center Detachment and IMPACTA Salud y Educacion, sites where many former UW IARTP scholars currently work. This proposal is built upon 20-year collaboration between UW and Peruvian institutions, over 10 NIH-funded research sites associated with the Peruvian CTU, the Andean CIPRA, the Peruvian INSIGHT and the NISDI grants. The overarching goal of the LAARTP is to provide region-specific training and research opportunities involved in HIV prevention and care in Latin American (LA) countries. Specific aims are to: 1) assess the research training needs at U.S. NIH-funded clinical research sites in LA, 2) further strengthen collaborative relationships between research and academic institutions within Peru and other LA for conducting HIV prevention, treatment and vaccine research; and 3) develop an application for a full IARTP proposal. A training Steering Committee composed by representatives from Peruvian collaborating institutions, the UW FIC-funded training programs will direct operations of this program. Ah External Advisory Committee composed by Directors of US IARTP working in LA; PI from US NIH/NIAID/DAIDS network (HVTN, HPTN, ACTG), and a representative of the Peruvian Government will review and endorse progress results and advise on future developments. Two operational cores will direct activities, including and Administrative Core in charge of developing and implementing activities and Focal Points composed by LA PI will be in charge of operation in the home country. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: (See instructions): Join effort of all NIH-funded research sites in LA directed by many former IFC trainees will provide training, research and technology transfer to regional promising young HIV researchers and health providers. We envision this training program will be the first step for reducing the burden of new trainees to US IARTP and forming the critical mass of professionals in charge of the continuum from HIV prevention to care in a region with incipient AIDS Control Program and overwhelmed need of new HIV research development.