Introduction

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.

Grants for full research training programs are awarded to U.S. institutions with strong HIV- related research training experience and with HIV-related research collaborations with institutions in low- and middle- income countries. The grantees, in partnership with their foreign collaborating institutions, identify foreign health scientists, clinicians, and allied health workers from the foreign countries to participate in their joint research training programs. Beginning in 2007, foreign institutions in low-and middle-income countries are eligible to apply for two-year planning grants. The primary goal of this program is to build multi-disciplinary biomedical, behavioral and social science research capacity for the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS and HIV-related conditions for those adults and children affected by HIV/AIDS in the collaborating country. AITRP makes provisions for training in the United States, in other countries, and in the home countries.

Trainees shall be individuals involved in or expected to be involved in HIV-related research activities in their home country. Decisions about whom to accept for training are made by the directors of the grants. All directors have developed collaborative activities with specific countries. Please contact the relevant U.S. director for country-specific information, necessary qualifications, eligibility, and application procedures.

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University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health
Department of Epidemiology
Box 951772
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
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(310) 825-9303
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Participating Countries: Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

The UCLA AITRP was initiated in 1988 with the objective of training health professionals from developing countries in multidisciplinary research for prevention of HIV infection, transmission and disease progression, and effective clinical management of HIV-infected individuals. The initial collaborating countries were Thailand and China . In 1993, the UCLA AITRP focused on countries in Asia with high HIV prevalence, and added Myanmar , Vietnam , India , Indonesia , Laos , and Cambodia . The UCLA AITRP provides multidisciplinary master's and doctoral level training to health professionals in the area of HIV/AIDS, maintains research relationships with former trainees, and assists collaborating countries in developing and implementing independent local research on HIV prevention. One of the strengths of the UCLA AITRP is the use of a liaison in each of their collaborating countries. The liaison selects trainees for the UCLA/ AITRP and assists the trainee in the selection of an appropriate thesis or dissertation topic. UCLA AITRP also has a three-month intensive training program at UCLA intended for health professionals already working in the field of HIV/AIDS control. These postdoctoral fellows learn about the latest developments in HIV/AIDS research, as well as epidemiologic methodologies. In addition, they provide 6-12-month postdoctoral training in immunology and virology in situations where it is essential to strengthen the resources in the collaborating country. Another purpose of the UCLA AITRP is to train and encourage graduates of the program to develop proposals for grants. These include UCLA AITRP pilot studies, as well as successfully applying to other funding agencies such as the World AIDS Foundation, NIH, CDC, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the University of California Pacific Rim Program, University of California's Office of AIDS Research, the World Bank, Saliva Diagnostic Systems, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

University of Illinois at Chicago

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University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Health Policy and Administration
1603 West Taylor (MC 923)
Chicago, IL 60612
ph: (312) 996-7825
fax: (312) 996-5356
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(312) 413-8386

Participating Countries: Chile, China, Indonesia, Malawi

The AIDS International Training and Research Program at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC-AITRP) is designed to build long-term scientific capacities that help to address the AIDS epidemic in Chile, China, Indonesia, and Malawi. It involves collaboration between the UIC School of Public Health, the UIC College of Nursing, and key institutional partners in the four countries: Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile, Peking University Health Science Center, Atma Jaya Catholic University-Jakarta, and The University of Malawi. The specific aims of the program are:

1. To provide bio-medical and behavioral science training in HIV/AIDS prevention at the MS, Ph.D., and post-doctoral levels in Public Health and/or Nursing for students and practicing professionals from Chile, China, Indonesia, and Malawi;

2. To strengthen the capacity for HIV/AIDS research and training at the four AITRP collaborating universities and in their country by helping to build a critical core of university faculty and research scientists with an expertise in AIDS research and its successful application to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care; and

3. To foster multi-disciplinary training and research on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care in Chile, China, Indonesia, and Malawi by establishing and maintaining long-term cooperative scientific relationships between the program's collaborating partners, UIC, and other AIDS-relevant educational institutions and research communities.

The UIC-AITRP offers a mix of long (graduate degree), medium (12 month) and short-term training experiences at UIC and in the host countries. Country and institutional research capacity building is undertaken to help create the supportive infrastructure needed to produce high-quality AIDS research. In meeting its aims, the UIC-AITRP's overall goal is to train a new generation of HIV/AIDS scientific investigators, working within highly synergistic and supportive institutional environments, who will produce the innovative research needed to inform and guide national priorities for successful HIV prevention, treatment and care in their home country.

Brown University/Tufts

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The Miriam Hospital
164 Summit Ave.
2nd Floor Koefler Building
Providence, RI 02906
ph: (401) 793-4711/4710
fax: (401) 793-4709
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(401) 793-4859

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.