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Brown University/TuftsProgram Director - This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it (Bio)
The Miriam Hospital Participating Countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, The Philippines The overall goals for the Brown-Tufts AITRP have been to train and mentor foreign scientists in the conduct of ethically sound and scientifically rigorous laboratory, clinical, and socio-behavioral research. The primary aim has been to foster the development of a cadre of local scientists who can become competent independent researchers and can address critical issues facing their own countries' HIV/AIDS epidemics. Currently the Brown-Tuft AITRP is active in India , Cambodia , the Philippines , Bangladesh and Indonesia . The primary training vehicles for fellows are short-term training focused on development of a specific research project and long-term training through the MPH programs at both Brown and Tufts Universities. |
The AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) began in 1988 as one of the first of a new generation of research training programs sponsored by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These programs provide training for scientists from institutions in low- and middle-income countries to strengthen HIV-related research and public health capacities at their institutions.