African Centre for Biostatistical Excellence

非洲生物统计卓越中心

• 批准号: 9926329
• 负责人: Rhoderick Machekano
• 金额: $ 30.24万
• 依托单位: STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-06-19 至 2022-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9926329
• 关键词: AIDS/HIV problem; Africa; Africa South of the Sahara; African; Area; Biometry; Centers of Research Excellence; Complement; Country; Data Analyses; Development; Educational process of instructing; Environment; Epidemiologist; Grant; Growth; HIV; Health; Institution; Journals; Link; Mentors; Mission; Prevention program; Procedures; Program Development; Publishing; Reporting; Research; Research Activity; Research Design; Research Methodology; Research Personnel; Research Training; Rest; Science; Scientist; Site; South Africa; Staff Development; Strategic Planning; Training; Training Programs; Universities; Writing; academic program; design; experience; improved; literacy; low and middle-income countries; member; multidisciplinary; next generation; pandemic disease; research study; response; skills; social

PROJECT SUMMARY LMIC: South Africa Institution: Stellenbosch University, Cape Town Scientific Area: Biostatistics for HIV research design and methodology Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence: Building Biostatistics Capacity for HIV/AIDS Research This application is in response to the FOA “Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions” under the D43 grant mechanism (FOA PAR-16-279) and requests 5 years of support to build biostatistics capacity for HIV research design and methodology and establish an Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence (ACBE) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. The creation of a sustainable, multidisciplinary health research enterprise in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is of paramount importance for improving health, promoting development and advancing science in the region. SSA continues to experience a disproportionate burden of both HIV/AIDS and TB relative to the rest of the world that has led to increases prevention programs as well as research activities to try and stop the pandemic. The growth in HIV/AIDS and TB research activities has created a demand for well-trained methodologists who can contribute to the design, conduct, analysis and reporting of research studies and provide mentoring and training of the next generation of researchers. Locally trained methodologists, including epidemiologists, social scientists and (to a lesser extent) health economists are now available in many African countries. However, despite various efforts in SSA, there remains a critical shortage of biostatistics expertise. Biostatisticians are integral members of research teams required for their skills in writing competitive grants, executing statistical procedures, conducting advanced data analysis, publishing in high profile journals and teaching biostatistics at the postgraduate level. To meet the demand for biostatistical experts, we propose to setup an Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence (ACBE) at Stellenbosch University with a mission to implementing high quality training programs in biostatistics to meet the HIV research needs and competitiveness of both Stellenbosch University (SU), and SSA region. The specific objectives of this training grant are to: (1) to build biostatistics capacity through a formal Master level academic program at Stellenbosch University; (2) to build biostatistical literacy among biomedical researchers through short courses in Sub-Saharan Africa; (3) to develop biostatistics teaching capacity through specialized seminars and staff development programs; (4) to setup the Africa Center for Biostatistical Excellence; A Center for Biostatistical Excellence is a direct response to one of Fogarty’s strategic plan of building sustainable research environments through centers of research excellence. These research “hubs” are a way to enrich and sustain the research capacity of an institution by linking it to other sites within a country and across a region. Our proposed ACBE will complement training efforts in other areas of HIV/AIDS and TB research across the SSA region.

项目概要 中低收入国家：南非 院校：斯泰伦博斯大学，开普敦 科学领域：艾滋病毒研究设计和方法的生物统计学 非洲生物统计卓越中心：建设艾滋病毒/艾滋病生物统计能力 研究 本申请是为了响应 FOA“针对低收入和中等收入群体的 Fogarty HIV 研究培训计划” 国家机构”根据 D43 拨款机制 (FOA PAR-16-279) 并请求 5 年的支持 建设艾滋病毒研究设计和方法的生物统计能力，并建立非洲中心 南非斯泰伦博斯大学生物统计卓越奖 (ACBE)。 在撒哈拉以南非洲 (SSA) 创建一个可持续的、多学科的健康研究企业至关重要 对于改善该地区的健康、促进发展和推进科学至关重要。 与世界其他地区相比，仍然承受着不成比例的艾滋病毒/艾滋病和结核病负担 这导致了预防计划和研究活动的增加，以试图阻止这一流行病。 艾滋病毒/艾滋病和结核病研究活动的增长创造了对训练有素的方法学家的需求，他们可以 参与研究的设计、实施、分析和报告，并提供指导和培训 下一代研究人员，包括流行病学家、社会科学家。 和（在较小程度上）健康经济学家现在在许多非洲国家都有。 在 SSA 中，生物统计学专业知识仍然严重短缺。 研究团队需要具备撰写竞争性资助、执行统计程序的技能， 高级数据分析，在知名期刊上进行并在该大学教授生物统计学 研究生水平。 为了满足对生物统计专家的需求，我们建议设立非洲生物统计卓越中心 斯泰伦博斯大学 (ACBE) 的使命是实施高质量的生物统计学培训项目 满足斯泰伦博斯大学 (SU) 和 SSA 地区的艾滋病毒研究需求和竞争力。 该培训补助金的具体目标是：(1) 通过正式的硕士学位培养生物统计能力 斯泰伦博斯大学的学术项目；(2) 培养生物医学研究人员的生物统计素养 通过撒哈拉以南非洲的短期课程；(3) 通过专业化培养生物统计学教学能力； 研讨会和工作人员发展计划；(4) 建立非洲生物统计卓越中心； 生物统计卓越中心是对福格蒂建设可持续发展战略计划之一的直接回应 通过卓越研究中心的研究环境，这些研究“中心”是丰富和发展研究的一种方式。 通过将一个机构与一个国家内和跨区域的其他站点联系起来来维持该机构的研究能力。 我们提出的 ACBE 将补充整个艾滋病毒/艾滋病和结核病研究其他领域的培训工作 撒哈拉以南非洲地区。