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

描述(由申请人提供)：这笔D43计划赠款是为了在秘鲁建立一个拉丁美洲艾滋病研究和培训计划(LAARTP)，以响应地区研究人员和医疗保健提供者在预防和治疗艾滋病毒感染方面的需求，提供培训和研究机会。这是由医疗和医疗调查(INMENSA)与秘鲁的学术和研究机构合作指导并得到华盛顿大学(UW)支持的联合努力。美国NIH/NIAID/DAIDS资助的秘鲁临床试验单位(CTU)首席研究员豪尔赫·桑切斯和UW IARTP主任凯里·法夸尔将担任联席主任。与秘鲁合作的机构包括圣马科斯大学国家市长、圣马丁大学波雷斯分校、美国海军医学研究中心支队和教育研究所，目前许多前威斯康星大学IARTP学者都在这些地方工作。这项提议建立在威斯康星大学和秘鲁机构之间20年的合作基础上，NIH资助的10多个研究地点与秘鲁CTU、安第斯CIPRA、秘鲁洞察力和NISDI赠款有关。LAARTP的总体目标是在拉丁美洲国家提供针对区域的艾滋病毒预防和护理方面的培训和研究机会。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地区在进行艾滋病毒预防、治疗和疫苗研究方面的研究和学术机构之间的合作关系；以及3)开发IARTP完整提案的申请。由秘鲁合作机构的代表组成的培训指导委员会将指导这一计划的运作。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和秘鲁政府的一名代表组成的外部咨询委员会将审查和批准进展结果，并就未来的发展提出建议。两个业务核心将指导活动，包括负责制定和实施活动的行政核心，由LA PI组成的协调中心将负责在本国的业务。与公共卫生相关：(见说明)：由许多前IFC学员指导的洛杉矶所有由NIH资助的研究网站的共同努力，将为地区有前途的年轻艾滋病毒研究人员和卫生服务提供者提供培训、研究和技术转让。我们预计，这一培训计划将成为减轻美国IARTP新学员负担的第一步，并形成关键的专业人员群体，负责从艾滋病预防到护理的整个过程，该地区拥有初步的艾滋病控制计划，对新的艾滋病毒研究开发的需求不堪重负。

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.