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

描述（由申请人提供）：D43计划赠款用于在秘鲁建立拉丁美洲艾滋病研究和培训计划（LAARTP），以提供培训和研究机会，以满足区域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。这项工作由医疗卫生调查组织（INMENSA）与秘鲁的学术和研究机构合作指导，并得到华盛顿大学的支持。美国NIH/NIAID/艾滋病规划署资助的秘鲁临床试验小组（CTU）首席研究员Jorge Sanchez和UW IARTP主任Carey Farquhar将担任联席主任。与秘鲁合作的机构包括美国国立圣马科斯市长、美国圣马丁大学、美国海军医学研究中心分队和IMPACTA Salud y教育，许多前华盛顿大学IARTP学者目前都在这些地方工作。该提案建立在华盛顿大学与秘鲁机构之间20年的合作基础上，这些机构包括10多个由美国国立卫生研究院资助的研究地点，这些研究地点与秘鲁CTU、安第斯CIPRA、秘鲁INSIGHT和NISDI的资助有关。该计划的总体目标是在拉丁美洲国家提供针对特定区域的艾滋病毒预防和护理培训和研究机会。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基地的研究培训需求；2)进一步加强秘鲁和其他洛杉矶研究机构和学术机构之间的合作关系，开展艾滋病毒预防、治疗和疫苗研究；3)开发一个完整的IARTP提案的应用程序。由秘鲁合作机构代表组成的培训指导委员会将指导该计划的运作，该委员会由威斯康星大学国际工商联合会资助的培训项目组成。一个由在洛杉矶工作的美国国际artp主任组成的外部咨询委员会；来自美国NIH/NIAID/艾滋病网络（HVTN、HPTN、ACTG）的PI和秘鲁政府的一名代表将审查和核准进展结果，并就未来发展提供咨询意见。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和由LA PI组成的协调中心将负责在本国的业务。公共卫生相关性：（见说明）：由许多前国际金融公司学员领导的美国国立卫生研究院资助的洛杉矶所有研究地点的共同努力，将向区域有前途的年轻艾滋病毒研究人员和保健提供者提供培训、研究和技术转让。我们设想，这一培训计划将是减轻美国国际抗逆转录病毒药物计划新学员负担的第一步，并在一个艾滋病控制项目刚刚起步、新的艾滋病研究发展需求巨大的地区，形成负责从艾滋病毒预防到护理的关键专业人员队伍。

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.