This project is an extension of I-TAPS through a partnership with the Centro de Estudos de AIDS do Rio Grande do Sul (CEARGS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil and with the Universidade Federale do Bahia (UFBA) in Salvador. It is funded by the Fogarty International Center. The main goal of the program is to provide self-sufficiency for research scientists in Brazil, to ensure that they are capable of designing and implementing AIDS intervention research, independently or in collaboration with U.S. investigators.
Brazilian scientists are accepted into the ITAPS program at PPHG/CAPS as described above. Trainings in the host country take place at CEARGS and UFBA and are conducted in Portuguese. Brazilian collaborators work in conjunction with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, UNAIDS, CDC, and other partners to identify trainees in Brazil.
Last modified: November 18, 2010