PR-CCHD: PUERTO RICO COMPREHENSIVE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF HIV-AIDS DISPARITIES

这个子项目是许多利用资源的研究子项目之一 由NIH/NCRR资助的中心拨款提供。子项目的主要支持 而子项目的主要调查员可能是由其他来源提供的， 包括其它NIH来源。 列出的子项目总成本可能 代表子项目使用的中心基础设施的估计数量， 而不是由NCRR赠款提供给子项目或子项目工作人员的直接资金。 该项目为艾滋病毒/艾滋病领域健康差异研究综合中心建立了业务和研究基础设施。这是独特而重要的，因为这是第一次在PR三个认可的医学院（UPR医学院，UCC医学院和Ponce医学院）将合作伙伴在一个共同的追求。 该中心的一些具体目标是： 1)通过这三所学校之间的合作，加强临床和转化研究 2)为未来建立这种传统或“合作文化”， 3)制定针对波多黎各人口的可持续、可复制和文化上适当的预防和/或干预研究方案，以减少疾病负担 4)开发和验证一系列文化上适当的工具，以测量各种变量，例如但不限于：社会人口学、艾滋病毒风险行为、合并症、依从性、耻辱、暴力和虐待史;并将其提供给感兴趣的调查人员和卫生保健提供者 5)为初级研究人员建立一个导师计划，利用当地和国外（公共关系和美国机构）的资源，并创造激励性的学术环境，鼓励学生和研究员从事健康差异研究，特别是艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究， 6)加强岛屿机构与美国大陆更成熟的研究计划之间的多学科研究合作的机会。 在第一阶段，将建立中心的业务基础设施，并为每个机构的一个试点项目提供支助。在第二阶段，这些试点项目将成为研究项目，新的年轻研究人员将通过试点项目加入中心。一个强大的教师发展的核心组件将确保该中心的研究人员的增长和生产力。其他核心活动将是一个数据中心，一个实验室，一个CRC，一个出版物办公室与作家/编辑的协助下，并招聘三名健康差距调查员。

This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. Primary support for the subproject and the subproject's principal investigator may have been provided by other sources, including other NIH sources. The Total Cost listed for the subproject likely represents the estimated amount of Center infrastructure utilized by the subproject, not direct funding provided by the NCRR grant to the subproject or subproject staff. This project established the operational and research infrastructure for a Comprehensive Center for the study of Health Disparities in the area of HIV/AIDS. It is unique and important because for the first time the three accredited Medical Schools in PR (UPR School of Medicine, UCC School of Medicine, and Ponce School of Medicine) will collaborate as partners in a common pursuit. Some of the specific aims of the center are: 1) the enhancing of clinical and translational research through collaboration among these three schools 2) to establish this tradition or "culture of collaboration" for the future 3) to develop sustainable, replicable and culturally appropriate prevention and/or intervention research programs targeted to the Puerto Rican population to decrease the burden of disease 4) to develop and validate a series of culturally appropriate instruments to measure diverse variables such as but not limited to: sociodemographic, HIV risk behaviors, co-morbidities, adherence, stigma, history of violence and abuse; and to make them available to interested investigators and health care providers 5) to establish a Mentorship Program for juniors investigators with resources from both local a abroad (PR and US institutions)and to create the stimulating academic environment that will encourage students and fellows to pursue a career in health disparities research and in particular, HIV/AIDS research and 6) to enhance the opportunities for multidisciplinary research collaborations between the Island institutions and those with a more established research programs in the US mainland. During a Phase I the operational infrastructure of the Center will be established and one pilot project per institution will be supported. During the Phase II, these pilot project will become research projects and new young investigators will join the Center through pilot projects. A strong Core componenet of faculty development will assure the growth and productivity of the center's investigators. Other Core activities will be a Data Center, a Lab, a CRC, a publications office with the assistance of a writer/editor, and the recruitment of three health disparities investigators.