Updated July 2002

Contact Information for Current AITRP Program Directors and Their Major Collaborating Countries

Major Collaborating Countries and Programs

Under AITRP, scientists are trained to address the global HIV/AIDS and related TB epidemic through research. AITRP helps to: (1) establish critical biomedical and behavioral science expertise in developing countries affected by HIV/AIDS and TB; (2) facilitate new prevention research efforts which supplement or complement NIH and other U.S. AIDS and TB research; (3) establish long-term cooperative relationships between U.S. and foreign research groups; and (4) support cooperation between U.S. academic research centers and foreign scientists.

Types of Training

1. Training in biomedical and behavioral HIV/AIDS-related prevention and related TB research disciplines as well as data management and analysis in support of that research which may lead to a M.S. or Ph.D. degree for individuals with previous research experience. Duration of training is estimated from about two to four years. Academic courses will be taken in the United States. Research could be conducted in the United States, but is encouraged to take place in the trainees’ home country.
2. Training (generally two years in duration) in biomedical and behavioral HIV/AIDS-related prevention and related TB research disciplines, which may lead to a M.S. degree for individuals without prior research experience. Academic courses will be taken in the United States; research would ordinarily be conducted in the trainees' home country.
3. Postdoctoral research experiences (generally two years in duration) for foreign health scientists (in the United States) and for U.S. health scientists overseas.
4. Training (approximately three to six months in duration) conducted in the United States in laboratory procedures and research techniques in support of specific HIV/AIDS prevention and related TB research (for example, development of pilot biomedical and behavioral studies); for individuals with M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
5. In-country, practical and applied short-term training (up to three weeks) in support of HIV/AIDS prevention and related TB research for professionals, technicians and allied health professionals, including training to support local participation in institutional review boards (research ethics committees), data and safety monitoring boards and community advisory boards.
6. Advanced research training (approximately one to two years in duration) for current and/or former trainees, including re-entry grants for in-country prevention research projects such as interventions to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS and to prevent and treat TB.
7. Support to enable U.S. faculty to be involved in advanced research training activities conducted in-country.
8. Support to enable new and minority U.S. health science students (including medical students and residents) to receive overseas health research experiences (generally of three to twelve months duration).

Trainees

Trainees shall be individuals involved in or expected to be involved in HIV/AIDS prevention and related TB research activities upon completion of training in their home country. The following categories of individuals are eligible for training:

1. Foreign health professionals (M.D., D.D.S./D.M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent);
2. Foreign professionals with a bachelors or masters degree in a basic or health science;
3. Medical technicians and health care workers;
4. Allied health professionals such as behavioral scientists, nurses, nurse midwives and social workers;
5. Current or former AITRP trainees involved in advanced research training in their home countries; and
6. U.S. health science students, medical residents and postdoctoral researchers (participating in collaborative research and research training with foreign colleagues).

Decisions about whom to accept for training are made by the program directors. All program directors have developed collaborative activities with specific countries. Please contact the relevant U.S. program director for country-specific information, necessary qualifications, eligibility, and application procedures. 

Scientists from the participating countries are eligible to apply for these training programs. Scientists from countries other than those listed may wish to contact the AITRP program staff (see list below) for further information and suggestions as to which programs may be able to accommodate their interests.

For additional information about the AITRP, please contact:

Kenneth Bridbord, MD, MPH
Director
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-2516 
Fax: 301-402-0779
E-mail: bridbord@nih.gov

or

Jeanne McDermott, CNM, MPH, PhD
Program Officer
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-496-1492 
Fax: 301-402-0779
E-mail: mcdermoj@mail.nih.gov

or

Mildred E. Hatton
Senior International Health Program Specialist
Division of International Training and Research
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive, MSC 2220
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-402-6681 
Fax: 301-402-0779
E-mail: hatton@nih.gov

Other programs which may be of interest to HIV/AIDS researchers is the Fogarty International Center's International Clinical, Operational, and Health Services Research and Training Award for AIDS and Tuberculosis (ICOHRTA-AIDS/TB) and  HIV/AIDS and Related Illnesses Collaboration Award.

Archive

The most recent announcement for this program appeared in the NIH Guide December 14, 1999: AITRP RFA TW-00-003.  There was also an Addendum to the AITRP RFA.

Click here for the most recent review of the AITRP.

News Release - October 23, 2000: Fogarty International Center Announces New AIDS International Research and Training Program Grants