AIDS Malignancies Training and Research International Program (AMTRIP)
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Funding Fogarty Program
Fogarty HIV Research Training
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
AIDS Malignancies Training and Research International Program (AMTRIP)
Principal Institution
LSU Health Sciences Center
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Wood, Charles; Kanaska, Chipepo
Project Contact Information
Email:
cwoo12@lsuhsc.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2022–2026
Country
Zambia
Collaborators
Cancer Diseases Hospital
University of Zambia School of Medicine
University Teaching Hospitals
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
NIH Partners
NCI
Project Description
While AIDS-associated cancers are a major cause of death around the globe, those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, are much more likely to die from cancer due to shortages of trained cancer researchers, oncologists, and support staff and a lack of healthcare infrastructure and expertise for diagnosing and treating cancers.
The AIDS Malignancies Training and Research International Program (AMTRIP) seeks to address these challenges by training a cadre of Zambian basic biomedical researchers and practitioners from the Cancer Diseases Hospital (the main LMIC institution) and partnering organizations in the skills necessary to further the country's research agenda in cancer biology and genomics, which will translate to better clinical care for cancer patients.
Upon completion of master's and doctoral training, program fellows will be provided employment in Zambian medical institutions in order to begin addressing these challenges in-country.
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