USA-Cardibbean Conf.: Drug Abuse & HIV/AIDS Progression

美国-加勒比会议：药物滥用

• 批准号: 6887922
• 负责人: CLEMENTE DIAZ
• 金额: $ 2.5万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-03-01 至 2007-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6887922
• 关键词: AIDS; human immunodeficiency virus; meeting /conference /symposium; pathologic process; substance abuse related disorder; travel

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Drug abuse and AIDS are overlapping important problems for Puerto Rico and the USA. Despite the almost explosive growth in knowledge of determinants of drug addictive behavior there are still substantial gaps on the interaction between drugs of abuse and disease progression in HIV infected individuals. This proposal seeks resources to hold a conference in Puerto Rico that will join key, cutting edge researchers in the fields of dug abuse and AIDS with a community of Puerto Rican investigators who are interested in the dynamics of drug abuse and AIDS. The objectives of this meeting are: 1. To bring together island and mainland speakers and participants from multiple disciplines essential to the proper study of the drug-abuse/AIDS connection. An outstanding group of program chairs from the disciplines represented have been called on to conduct the symposia. The program will feature discussion groups concluding each session aimed at fostering free flow of ideas and highlighting of problem areas in drug-abuse/AIDS research that demand specific research attention. 2. To provide a training experience for young graduate and postdoctoral students, and young investigators in the area of drug-abuse/AIDS research. Individuals in these categories from the islands and the mainland will be encouraged to submit abstracts for brief talks and poster sessions. They will also have access to a separate session planned to explain the grant-writing process and the funding resources and processes in the area. 3. To disseminate the information generated in this symposium via publication of the science presented. We have the support to accomplish this objective from editors of at least two appropriate journals. The long term objective of this conference proposal is to foster the preparation of inter-collaborative research proposals that join mainland and Puerto Rican investigators in efforts designed to better utilize the island's unique clinical and animal research resources to address important unresolved issues in the area of drug abuse/AIDS research while furthering, also, the capabilities of island investigators and students in this vital area of research.

描述（由申请人提供）： 对于波多黎各和美国来说，药物滥用和艾滋病是两个重叠的重要问题。尽管对吸毒成瘾行为决定因素的了解几乎呈爆炸性增长，但在滥用药物与艾滋病毒感染者疾病进展之间的相互作用方面仍然存在很大差距。该提案寻求资源在波多黎各召开一次会议，会议将与药物滥用和艾滋病领域的关键、前沿研究人员以及对药物滥用和艾滋病动态感兴趣的波多黎各调查人员群体联合起来。这次会议的目标是： 1. 汇集岛屿和大陆的发言者以及来自多个学科的参与者，这对于正确研究药物滥用/艾滋病之间的联系至关重要。来自各学科的杰出项目主席被邀请主持研讨会。该计划将以讨论小组为特色，在每场会议上进行总结，旨在促进思想的自由交流，并强调药物滥用/艾滋病研究中需要特别研究关注的问题领域。 2. 为药物滥用/艾滋病研究领域的年轻研究生和博士后以及年轻研究者提供培训经验。我们将鼓励来自岛屿和大陆的这些类别的个人提交摘要以进行简短的演讲和海报会议。他们还将有机会参加计划举行的单独会议，以解释拨款申请流程以及该领域的资助资源和流程。 3. 通过出版所提出的科学来传播本次研讨会产生的信息。我们得到了至少两个适当期刊的编辑的支持来实现这一目标。本次会议提案的长期目标是促进大陆和波多黎各研究人员共同制定相互合作研究提案，旨在更好地利用该岛独特的临床和动物研究资源，解决药物领域尚未解决的重要问题虐待/艾滋病研究，同时还进一步提高了岛屿调查人员和学生在这一重要研究领域的能力。