Expanding the Pool of Independent Investigators in Implementation Science in Nigeria through HIV Research training - EXPAND Nigeria: Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (EXPAND) EXPAND Nigeria seeks to increase local expertise in responding to Nigeria’s HIV epidemic by addressing research leadership gaps among investigators, program…
EXPAND Project
Expanding the Pool of Independent Investigators in Implementation Science in Nigeria through HIV Research training - EXPAND Nigeria: Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (EXPAND)
EXPAND Nigeria seeks to increase local expertise in responding to Nigeria’s HIV epidemic by addressing research leadership gaps among investigators, program evaluation and knowledge translation gaps among implementers and policymakers.
The study aims are:
Aim 1: To launch a 12-month, soft and hard skills Implementation Science-integrated HIV research training curriculum at the International Research Center of Excellence of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, delivered on a hybrid virtual and in-person platform.
Aim 2: To mentor and develop a cohort of five early career MD and/or PhD scientists trained with the Aim 1 curriculum, to compete for independent research funding that addresses HIV research priorities relevant to Nigeria.
Aim 3: To transition skilled early career investigators from Aim 2 into active and productive research positions at the International Research Center of Excellence of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria and collaborating academic and public health institutions in Nigeria.
Aim 4: Using the hard skills modules from the Aim 1 curriculum, provide short-term, six-month training for a multidisciplinary cohort of 40 program implementers and policymakers to design and conduct IS-informed priority HIV program evaluations and translate evidence into policy and practice.
The project, which is funded by the US National Institutes of Health, runs from 2022 to 2027.