Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection

描述(由申请者提供)：我们建议更新HIV临床和行为研究中心的培训计划“HIV感染中的行为科学研究”，以提供应用于HIV预防科学的性、性别和心理健康研究方面的创新博士后培训。该项目由NIMHT32基金在设立，旨在培训学者从事独立的研究事业，在这种职业中，他们跨学科合作，应对不断演变的艾滋病毒/艾滋病流行带来的挑战。我们的培训强调理论严谨、方法创新和实际应用，以解决艾滋病毒/艾滋病疫情带来的复杂的心理、社会和公共卫生困境。我们的计划采用了三种相辅相成、相辅相成的学习策略。(1)在导师指导下的研究经验。研究员在其科学和职业导师的支持下从事研究活动(有独立资助、跨学科合作和指导受训人员的经验丰富的高级调查人员)。(2)研究员接受实质性问题的指导，包括性、性别和精神健康的交叉，以及与艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防、治疗和护理有关的健康促进、流行病学、生物统计学和医学的基本知识。(3)研究员接受关键学术和专业技能方面的培训，包括负责任地进行研究，这将使他们能够在NIH以及其他PHS和私人资助者的校外资助下脱颖而出，成为有竞争力的研究人员。这一培训计划建立在20年来成功培训博士后研究员的基础上。事实证明，我们把重点放在艾滋病毒/艾滋病预防科学研究的强化培训和公共卫生课程上，这一点在本提案中得以保持。该方案将继续通过艾滋病毒中心和整个哥伦比亚大学医学中心提供的大量教育资源和培训机会，更广泛地说，得到丰富。纽约市。我们建议保留7名研究员，每人的任期为3年。我们建议作出两项改变。首先，该计划的主任将由现任培训主任担任，他在过去六年中成功地管理了该计划；他将得到两名计划联合主任的支持，他们是公认的具有互补专业知识的资深科学家。其次，为了加强培训并更好地服务于我们研究员的需求，我们建议用必要的每两周一次的研讨会取代生物统计学硕士学位课程，该研讨会将提供有关性、性别和心理健康的核心知识以及关于艾滋病毒/艾滋病的一系列学科观点。 公共卫生相关性：艾滋病毒/艾滋病疫情带来的复杂心理、社会和公共卫生挑战需要一支训练有素、多元化的科学家队伍，他们能够在美国的生物医学、行为和临床研究议程中担任领导角色。正如我们许多毕业生出色的职业生涯所表明的那样，我们的项目在这一领域做出了重大贡献。通过为下一个周期提出的计划，我们将继续为培养能够实现这一目标的下一代杰出的行为科学艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究人员做出贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose the renewal of the Training Program, "Behavioral Sciences Research in HIV Infection" at the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies to provide innovative postdoctoral training in sexuality, gender, and mental health research applied to HIV prevention science. The goal of the Program, which was established in 1989 with an NIMH T32 grant, is to train scholars to assume independent research careers in which they collaborate across disciplines to address challenges posed by the evolving HIV/AIDS epidemic. Our training emphasizes theoretical rigor, methodological innovation, and practical application to address the complex psychological, social, and public health dilemmas posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Our Program employs three complementary and mutually reinforcing learning strategies. (1) In the mentored research experience. Fellows engage in research activities supported by their Scientific and Career Mentors (experienced senior investigators with histories of independent funding, interdisciplinary collaboration, and mentoring trainees).(2) Fellows receive instruction in substantive issues including the intersection of sexuality, gender, and mental health and fundamental knowledge of health promotion, epidemiology, biostatistics, and medicine as they relate to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care. (3) Fellows receive training in critical academic and professional skills, including responsible conduct of research, which will enable them to excel as competitive researchers with extramural grant support from NIH as well as other PHS and private funders. This Training Program builds on 20 years of success in training postdoctoral research Fellows. Our focus on intensive training in HIV/AIDS prevention science research with coursework in public health has proven to be successful and is maintained in this proposal. The Program will continue to be enriched by the numerous educational resources and training opportunities offered at the HIV Center and throughout the Columbia University Medical Center and, more generally. New York City. We propose to maintain a cohort of seven Fellows, each with a three-year appointment. We propose two changes. First, the directorship of the Program would be assumed by the current Training Director, who has successfully managed the Program over the last six years; he will be supported by two Program Co-Directors who are recognized senior scientists with complementary expertise. Second, to enhance training and better serve the needs of our Fellows, we propose to replace the Biostatistics MS degree program with a required biweekly Seminar that will provide a core body of knowledge in sexuality, gender, and mental health as well as a range of disciplinary perspectives on HIV/AIDS. PUBLIC HEALTH RELAVENCE: The complicated psychological, social, and public health challenges posed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic require a highly trained, diverse cadre of scientists who cani assume leadership roles in the U.S. biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research agenda. As illustrated by the outstanding careers of many of our graduates, our Program has made a major contribution in this area. Through the Program proposed for the next cycle, we will continue to ribute to the development of the next generation of outstanding behavioral sciences HIV/AIDS researchers, capable of meeting this goal.