Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship in NeuroAIDS

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是神经艾滋病跨学科研究奖学金（IRFN）的第一次再竞争，隶属于加州圣地亚哥大学（UCSD）的艾滋病毒神经行为研究计划（HNRP）。这个教育计划的动力是由这样一个想法驱动的，即我们未来在解决neuroAIDS中遇到的复杂临床疾病方面的成功取决于面向临床的研究人员的可用性，这些研究人员接受了相关研究学科的培训。为此，我们遵循跨学科的研究培训模式，旨在弥合单一学科方法留下的差距。我们提出的计划将作为一个以neuroAIDS为主题的特别研究所，通过三个主要的计划组成部分强调跨学科和转化neuroAIDS研究：学术教学计划，研究组成部分，以及该领域专家的密切指导，使临床前和临床导向neuroAIDS研究人员的人才在UCSD和Sanford-Burnham医学研究所。IRFN为每个人提供了一个明确的独立进程，以巩固他们未来的成功。临床培训的个人将接受教育，从跨学科和翻译的角度与潜在的临床应用作为他们的工作的一个重要终点接近neuroAIDS研究问题。此外，在这次更新中，我们计划通过为寻求进入临床神经艾滋病研究的基础神经科学家试点临床培训部分来服务于我们的翻译目标。IRFN研究员的研究经验将在高素质，国际公认的神经艾滋病研究人员的实验室。该计划的特点：（1）优秀的教师谁有指导研究人员成为独立调查员的悠久历史，（2）研究经验，是针对每个研究员的需求，包括访问外部专家在他们的实验室或邀请到校园，（3）固定和灵活的教学经验，以及（4）积极评估和监督程序。评估将包括制定明确的目标和成果，并将在内部和外部小组审查伊斯兰复兴基金会的业绩，以不断改进该方案。更新期的创新包括：（1）针对神经生物学家和神经科学家的神经艾滋病临床知识试点培训模块;（2）加强学员选择和个性化的选修课程;（3）通过利用约翰霍普金斯大学和内布拉斯加大学的NIMH神经艾滋病中心的专业知识扩大培训资源;（4）在合作实验室的小型实习;（5）扩大基于网络的通信和组织。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for the first recompetition of the Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship in NeuroAIDS (IRFN), affiliated with the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Programs (HNRP) at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). The impetus for this educational program is driven by the idea that our future success in tackling the complex clinical disorders encountered in neuroAIDS depends on the availability of clinically-oriented researchers with training across relevant research disciplines. To this end, we have followed an interdisciplinary model of research training aimed at bridging the gaps left by single discipline approaches. Our proposed program will function as a neuroAIDS-themed Special Institute emphasizing interdisciplinary and translational neuroAIDS research through three main programmatic components: an academic didactic program, a research component, and close mentoring by experts in the field, making available the talents of preclinical and clinically oriented neuroAIDS researchers at UCSD and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute. The IRFN provides a clear progression for each fellow toward independence in order to consolidate their future success. Clinically trained individuals will be educated to approach neuroAIDS research questions from an interdisciplinary and translational perspective with potential clinical applications as an essential end point of their work. Additionally, in this renewal, we plan to serve our translational goals by piloting a clinical training component for basic neuroscientists seeking to move into clinical neuroAIDS research. The research experiences of IRFN fellows will be in the laboratories of high-caliber, internationally recognized neuroAIDS researchers. The program features: (1) outstanding faculty who have a long history of mentoring researchers to become independent investigators, (2) research experiences that are tailored to each fellow's needs including access to external experts in their laboratories or invited onto campus, (3) both fixed and flexible didactic experiences, and (4) active evaluation and oversight of the program. The evaluation will include setting clear goals and outcomes, and the performance of the IRFN will be reviewed internally and by an external panel so as to constantly improve the program. Innovations for this the renewal period include (1) Pilot training module on NeuroAIDS Clinical Literacy for neurobiologists and neuroscientists; (2) Electives Program to enhance trainee choice and individuation; (3) Expanded training resources via leveraging expertise of the NIMH neuroAIDS centers at Johns Hopkins University and University of Nebraska; (4) Mini-placements in collaborating laboratories; and (5) Expansion of web-based communications and organization.