Siyakhula: Growing HIV/TB Research Knowledge for Growing Healthy Kids in Eswatini

Siyakhula：为斯威士兰的健康儿童增长艾滋病毒/结核病研究知识

• 批准号: 10595610
• 负责人: ANNA M MANDALAKAS
• 金额: $ 29.97万
• 依托单位: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-12 至 2026-03-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10595610
• 关键词: Adolescent; Affect; Applied Research; Area; Back; Behavioral Sciences; Bioinformatics; Biometry; Child; Child Health; Childhood; Clinical Research; Collaborations; Communities; Country; Doctor of Philosophy; Educational process of instructing; Enrollment; Ensure; Epidemic; Epidemiology; Fogarty International Center; Funding; Future; Goals; HIV; HIV/AIDS; HIV/TB; Health; Health Professional; Health Promotion; Health system; Infant; Institution; Investigation; Knowledge; Lead; Medicine; Mentors; Pediatrics; Policies; Population; Public Health; Public Health Schools; Qualifying; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Methodology; Research Personnel; Research Priority; Scientist; Texas; Training; Training Programs; Translational Research; Tuberculosis; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; behavioral health; cohort; college; comorbidity; education research; environmental enrichment for laboratory animals; mortality; multidisciplinary; next generation; novel; pediatric human immunodeficiency virus; programs; skills; success

Program Summary/Abstract In collaboration with the University of Eswatini and the Eswatini Ministry of Health (including national HIV and TB programs), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) will conduct training in HIV/AIDS research methods with a focus on pediatrics and Tuberculosis (TB) co-morbidity. Other key partners include The University of Texas School of Public Health (UTHealth SPH) who will support and mentor long-term trainees during Public Health Masters and Doctoral level studies. Our collaborative HIV/TB training program will train i) three doctoral candidates to become Independent Investigators in clinical and translational research focusing on HIV/TB in pediatric (infants, children, and adolescents) populations, and ii) two in-country cohorts of public health trainees to become Associate Investigators in child health research. The training capitalizes on a novel Eswatini-US dual mentoring strategy to ensure retention, success, and relevance of research conducted by US-based long-term Siyakhula Scholars. Long-term Siyakhula Scholars will enroll in UTHealth SPH to earn a PhD or DrPH and conduct thesis activities in Eswatini engaging in-country Siyakhula Scholars and mentors. We will employ a "teach-back" approach in which the long-term trainees participate in Eswatini-based training forums to develop teaching skills and strengthen partnerships with in-country scholars. Our goal is to strengthen clinical research capacity in Eswatini while simultaneously producing high-quality researchers who will successfully transition to independence, obtain independent funding and lead national efforts to end the HIV/TB epidemic, now the leading infectious causes of mortality globally. We have developed a training plan that has adapted to today's HIV research priorities appropriately focused on TB specific comorbidity while being aligned with the Eswatini National Research Strategy and priorities of the US NIH and Fogarty International Center. Building on our past successes, we will train the next generation of HIV scientists in four essential programmatic areas including epidemiology, biostatistics and bio-informatics, behavioral science and health promotion, and health systems management and policy. We will develop capacity in these cornerstones of multidisciplinary clinical and translational research by accomplishing the following specific aims: 1) Capitalize on existing pediatric HIV expertise to enhance investigation of HIV/TB co-affected children and provide long-term training to produce Independent Emaswati Investigators in the most recent advances in the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics & bio-informatics, behavioral science & health promotion, and health systems management & policy; 2) Provide intensive in-country training in Child Health Applied Research Methods to well-qualified Siyakhula Scholars from partner institutions in Eswatini; 3) Support local research infrastructure and the existing research community while enriching the environment and capacity to support educational research opportunities for future health professionals.

计划摘要/摘要 与斯威士兰大学和斯威士兰卫生部（包括国家艾滋病毒和 结核病项目），贝勒医学院 (BCM) 将开展艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究方法培训 重点关注儿科和结核病 (TB) 合并症。其他主要合作伙伴包括德克萨斯大学 公共卫生学院 (UTHealth SPH) 将在公共卫生期间支持和指导长期学员 硕士和博士水平的研究。我们的艾滋病毒/结核病合作培训计划将培训 i) 三名博士 候选人成为专注于艾滋病毒/结核病的临床和转化研究的独立研究者 儿科（婴儿、儿童和青少年）人群，以及 ii) 两批国内公共卫生实习生 成为儿童健康研究的副研究员。该培训利用了斯威士兰与美国的新型双轨制 指导策略，以确保美国长期开展的研究的保留、成功和相关性 西亚库拉学者。长期 Siyakhula 学者将入读 UTHealth SPH 以获得博士学位或 DrPH，并且 在斯威士兰开展论文活动，邀请国内的 Siyakhula 学者和导师参与。我们将聘请一名 “回授”方法，长期受训者参加斯威士兰培训论坛，以发展 教授技能并加强与国内学者的伙伴关系。我们的目标是加强临床研究 斯威士兰的能力，同时培养高素质的研究人员，他们将成功过渡到 独立，获得独立资金并领导国家努力结束艾滋病毒/结核病流行，目前是领先的 全球死亡的传染性原因。我们制定了适应当今艾滋病毒的培训计划 研究重点适当关注结核病特定合并症，同时与斯威士兰保持一致 美国国立卫生研究院和福格蒂国际中心的国家研究战略和优先事项。以我们的过去为基础 如果取得成功，我们将在四个重要的规划领域培训下一代艾滋病毒科学家，包括 流行病学、生物统计学和生物信息学、行为科学和健康促进以及卫生系统 管理和政策。我们将发展多学科临床和这些基础的能力 通过实现以下具体目标进行转化研究： 1) 利用现有的儿科艾滋病毒 加强对艾滋病毒/结核病共同感染儿童的调查，并提供长期培训以产生 独立 Emaswati 研究人员在流行病学、生物统计学和 生物信息学、行为科学与健康促进、卫生系统管理与政策； 2）提供 为来自以下国家的合格 Siyakhula 学者提供有关儿童健康应用研究方法的国内强化培训 斯威士兰的合作机构； 3）支持当地研究基础设施和现有研究社区 同时丰富支持未来健康教育研究机会的环境和能力 专业人士。