Strengthening Research Administration and Management for Critical HIV Research in Kenya (STRAM-CHR)

加强肯尼亚关键艾滋病毒研究的研究行政和管理 (STRAM-CHR)

• 批准号: 10472812
• 负责人: James Machoki M'Imunya
• 金额: $ 10.15万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-05-02 至 2025-01-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10472812
• 关键词: AIDS prevention; Administrator; Award; Basic Science; Businesses; Clinical Research; Collaborations; Communication; Country; Development; Ensure; Epidemic; Ethical Review; Evaluation; Extramural Activities; Faculty; Funding; Funding Opportunities; Goals; Grant; Guidelines; HIV; HIV Infections; HIV therapy; Human Resources; Incidence; Infection; Infrastructure; Institution; International; Investments; Kenya; Knowledge; Medical Education; Mentorship; Monitor; Occupational activity of managing finances; Office of Administrative Management; Outcome; Play; Policies; Practice Management; Prevention; Process; Research; Research Activity; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Project Grants; Research Support; Research Training; Role; Scientist; Strategic Planning; Targeted Research; Technology; Training; Training Programs; Translational Research; United States National Institutes of Health; Universities; Update; Washington; Work; burden of illness; human subject protection; implementation research; improved; innovation; institutional capacity; mortality; next generation; programs; skills; systems research

ABSTRACT Kenya remains one of the countries in the world with high HIV disease burden with approximately 1.6 million Kenyans living with HIV, and 46,000 new infections annually. Though appreciable progress has been made towards epidemic control, impact is patchy: the incidence of new HIV infections, HIV-related mortality, and severe illness remain unacceptably high. More than 75% of financing for HIV prevention and treatment activities is through external donor funds. From the earliest onset of the HIV epidemic, the University of Nairobi has played an important role in the prevention and control of the HIV epidemic through basic, translational, clinical, and implementation research. However, most of the research projects have been led by international collaborators with fewer local faculty and scientists originating high impact HIV-related research. A major barrier has been insufficient human resources with requisite knowledge and skills to support in the application, management and administration of funded research projects and this has contributed significantly to the paucity of locally initiated high impact HIV research. Over the years, the UoN has made efforts to enhance research administration and management leading to the establishment of the Center for Research, Innovation and Grants Advancement (CERIGA). This Center is an outcome of investments by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the International Extramural Associates Development Award (IEARDA) and the Medical education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is mandated to support researchers at the University of Nairobi throughout the grant management cycle by identifying funding opportunities, supporting researchers through the application process, management during implementation and closeout in compliance with donor requirements. In partnership with the University of Washington (UW), we propose to implement a project entitled “Strengthening Research Administration and Management for Critical HIV Research in Kenya (STRAM-CHR)” aimed at enhancing local capacity for administrative and financial management required for the research infrastructure support functions at the University of Nairobi (UoN) and local partner institutions. Through this project, first, we aim to provide additional and updated knowledge and skills to research administration personnel working at CERIGA, other funded projects within the UoN, the UoN Finance Department and other institutions collaboratively implementing research projects to build their capacity to support investigators and researchers who are conducting critical HIV research. Secondly, we plan to develop key policies and guidelines for Research Administration and Management at the UoN and develop new ones where they do not exist. Thirdly, we aim to review, update and convert existing relevant training programs to e-format with specific focus on: Research administration and management; Research integrity oversight; Ethical review of research; Information and communications technology systems (ICT) for research and Monitoring and Evaluation. These courses will be accessed by the larger team of research administrators within UoN and all its partners. By the end of the three years of this project, we believe that the UoN will have increased capacity to support application and implementation of donor funded projects and CERIGA will emerge as a Center of Excellence in Research Administration and Management supporting several institutions in Kenya and beyond. Page 1 of 77

抽象的 肯尼亚仍然是世界上拥有高艾滋病毒疾病的国家之一，约有160万 患有艾滋病毒的肯尼亚人，每年有46,000个新感染。尽管已经取得了可观的进步 为了控制流行病，影响是斑驳的：新的HIV感染，与HIV相关的死亡率和 严重疾病仍然很高。超过75％的预防艾滋病毒和治疗融资 活动是通过外部捐助资金。从艾滋病毒流行的最早开始，大学 内罗毕在通过基本的艾滋病毒流行中的预防和控制中发挥了重要作用， 翻译，临床和实施研究。但是，大多数研究项目已被领导 由国际合作者拥有较少的当地教职员工和科学家，起源于HIV相关的高影响力 研究。主要的障碍是人力资源不足，具有必要的知识和技能 支持资金研究项目的应用程序，管理和管理，这 对局部发起的高影响HIV研究的匮乏做出了重大贡献。多年来，UON 已努力加强研究管理和管理，从而建立 研究，创新和赠款进步中心（CERIGA）。这个中心是 美国国家卫生研究院（NIH）通过国际校外员工进行投资 发展奖（IEARDA）和医学教育伙伴关系倡议（MEPI）被授权 通过确定资金，在整个赠款管理周期中为内罗毕大学的研究人员提供支持 机会，通过申请过程支持研究人员，实施过程中的管理 并符合捐助者的要求。与华盛顿大学（UW）合作， 我们建议实施一个名为“加强研究管理和管理的项目 对于肯尼亚的关键艾滋病毒研究（Stram-CHR）”，旨在增强当地的行政能力 和研究基础设施支持功能所需的财务管理 内罗毕（UON）和当地合作伙伴机构。首先，通过这个项目，我们旨在提供其他和 在Ceriga工作的研究管理人员的最新知识和技能，其他资助的项目 在UON中，UON财务部和其他机构合作实施研究 旨在建立支持艾滋病毒关键艾滋病毒的调查人员和研究人员的能力的项目 研究。其次，我们计划制定研究管理的关键政策和准则， 在UON的管理并开发不存在的新的。第三，我们旨在审查，更新 并将现有的相关培训计划转换为E-Format，以特别关注：研究管理 和管理；研究完整性监督；研究道德综述；信息和通信 用于研究，监测和评估的技术系统（ICT）。这些课程将由 UON及其所有合作伙伴中较大的研究管理员团队。到三年结束时 这个项目，我们认为UON将具有支持应用和实施的能力 捐助者资助的项目和Ceriga将成为研究管理卓越的中心， 管理支持肯尼亚及其他地区的几个机构。 第1页，共77页