The Mount Sinai Institute for NeuroAIDS Disparities

描述（由申请人提供）：随着艾滋病毒/艾滋病中少数种族和少数民族（REM）人口的过度代表，需要招募和指导参与神经艾滋病研究的REM科学家。西奈山神经艾滋病差异研究所（MSINAD）将鼓励在神经艾滋病差异领域工作的快速眼动和非快速眼动科学家的进入和保留。暑期学院将开设多学科课程，涵盖神经病学、神经心理学、精神病学、神经病理学和神经科学等领域。被录取的学者将获得教学研讨会和研究实习；教学将涵盖特定于神经艾滋病疾病的主题，以及学术成功的一般工具，包括应用程序开发。学者们将得到一名科学导师和一名发展导师的匹配，并有机会获得一个由艾滋病差异研究领域的资深科学家和初级教师组成的多学科小组的指导，作为榜样。到夏季结束时，学者们将在快速眼动社区进行高质量、多学科转化性神经艾滋病研究所必需的主题方面打下坚实的基础。在计划的中期，将举行为期两天的研讨会，汇集一组神经艾滋病疾病专家，并允许现任和过去的MSINAD学者介绍他们的研究概念和进展。MSINAD将以两个项目的基础设施为基础。曼哈顿HIV脑库是一个多学科的研究资源，它维持着一个HIV阳性的REM队列，这些队列接受纵向神经学、神经心理学和精神病学评估。它经常与各种研究HIV表现和神经发病机制的神经科学家进行互动和支持，对神经艾滋病的差异进行了初步分析，并成功招募和培训了正在进入神经艾滋病研究工作队伍的少数研究者。西奈山多元文化和社区事务中心是少数民族健康卓越中心，致力于通过发展更多的医疗保健工作人员多样性，并在各种教育培训和实践水平上提供支持服务，减少快速眼动期健康结果的差异。它的教师发展计划在各种研究和临床职业道路上支持少数民族。通过结合这两个项目的优势，MSINAD将帮助培养高质量的REM研究人员，他们的长期职业生涯将为神经艾滋病领域的差异做出持久的贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With the over-representation of racial and ethnic minority (REM) populations in HIV/AIDS, there is a need to recruit and mentor REM scientists involved in neuroAIDS investigations. The Mount Sinai NeuroAIDS Disparities Institute (MSINAD) will stimulate entry and retention of REM and non-REM scientists working in the field of neuroAIDS disparities. A summer institute will be created with a multi-disciplinary curriculum spanning the fields of neurology, neuropsychology, psychiatry, neuropathology, and neuroscience. Scholars accepted into the program will be given both didactic seminars and a research practicum; didactics will cover both topics specific to neuroAIDS disorders, and general tools for academic success, including application development. Scholars will be matched with both a scientific and a development mentor, and have access to a multi-disciplinary panel of senior scientists as well as junior faculty in AIDS disparities research as role models. By summer's end, scholars will have a strong grounding in topics necessary to conduct high quality, multi-disciplinary translational neuroAIDS research in REM communities. At the midpoint of the program, a 2 day symposium will be held to bring together a group of experts in neuroAIDS disorders, and to allow current and past MSINAD scholars to present their research concepts and progress. The MSINAD will build upon the infrastructures of two programs. The Manhattan HIV Brain Bank is a multi-disciplinary research resource that maintains an HIV-positive REM cohort that undergoes longitudinal neurologic, neuropsychologic, and psychiatric assessments. It routinely interacts with and supports a variety of neuroscientists investigating HIV manifestations and neuropathogenesis, has conducted pilot analyses of neuroAIDS disparities, and has successfully recruited and trained minority investigators who are entering the neuroAIDS research work force. The Mount Sinai Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs is a Center of Excellence for Minority Health, focused on reducing REM health outcome disparities by developing increased health care work force diversity, and providing support services at a variety of educational training and practice levels. Its Faculty Development Programs support minorities in a variety of research and clinical career pathways. By combining the strengths of these two programs, the MSINAD will help create high quality, REM researchers whose long term careers will make a lasting contribution to the area of neuroAIDS disparities.