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Research Training on HIV Prevention and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (UO

Award Number: D43TW012751
ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2028

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Research Training on HIV Prevention and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (UO - ABSTRACT Adolescent girls and young women represent the fastest growing population of persons living with HIV in Kenya, contributing nearly 40% of new HIV infections. This pattern jeopardizes efforts to address HIV in infants and contributes to the sustained epidemic of pediatric HIV. Kenya had impressive gains in preventing vertical HIV transmission in the early years of the epidemic, however these gains have been reversed in recent years and Kenya’s current vertical HIV transmission rate of >8% is unacceptably high. In Kenya, clinician-scientists played a major role in anchoring the early HIV response yet there are limited opportunities for career development in Kenya for individuals with a clinical background who wish to continue in clinical practice and teaching while building a research career in an academic setting. The majority of successful Kenyan clinician-scientists have been trained overseas, highlighting the need to develop and scale-up research-oriented training programs in Kenya. This application therefore seeks to strengthen the research training opportunities in Kenya for clinicians who want to develop careers as independent researchers through the proposed program, “Research Training on HIV Prevention and Treatment in Children and Adolescents.” The program will be led by Drs. Dalton Wamalwa and Ruth Nduati at the University of Nairobi (UoN) and co-directed with Dr. Carey Farquhar at University of Washington (UW), Bernard Awuonda at Maseno University (MU) and Kenneth Ngure at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The program will offer long-term training which includes doctoral-level training in Epidemiology (5 trainees) and in Biostatistics (1 trainee) at UoN (3-4 years) and master’s level training in biostatistics (1 trainee) in Seattle (1.5 years). The program will also offer a 15-week synchronous online Advanced Certificate in Research to clinicians at UoN, MU and JKUAT (doctors, nurses and pharmacists) in master’s programs with an interest in pediatric and adolescent HIV (75 per year, 300 total), as well as a combination of in-person advanced short courses and workshops conducted in collaboration with partner institutions. The Principal Investigators have substantial experience with Fogarty training programs and other training programs based in Kenya. They will work closely with members of a Steering Committee with representatives from all 4 institutions and an external Training Advisory Committee (TAC) to ensure success of each trainee and the overall program. Together, all the partners and the extensive network of faculty will work towards a goal of strengthening evidence-based approaches to prevent and treat pediatric and adolescent HIV and conduct locally relevant research in Kenya.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $382,407 )
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	001	2	12/16/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$282,407
2025	2025	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	000	1	10/15/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$100,000
														Subtotal = $382,407

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $282,238 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	001	1	6/1/2024	NEW	$0
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	002	1	8/27/2024	NEW	$0
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	000	1	3/12/2024	NEW	$282,238
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	004	1	9/23/2024	NEW	-$99,999
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI	UNIVERSITY WAY IN NAIROBI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.	NAIROBI				KEN	International Research and Research Training	003	1	9/20/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$99,999
														Subtotal = $282,238

Grand Total All Awards = $664,645

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Research Training on HIV Prevention and Treatment in Children and Adolescents (UO

Award Number: D43TW012751

ORGANIZATION: FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 04/01/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2028

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