CAPT Network Fellowships & Mentorships
Next cycle of award competitions to be announced in 2009.
Fellowships
The purpose of the CAPT Network postdoctoral fellowship programme is to increase the number of trained scientists who are committed to developing and conducting HIV prevention studies in Africa in conjunction with the CAPT Network. The supervisor must be an experienced scientist with an appointment at an affi liated CAPT Network institution. The supervisor must be willing to provide the applicant with a formal experiential learning program, including involvement in the development and management of at least one HIV prevention study. Applicants must have completed a medical degree or PhD. Medical applicants must have either completed or becurrently enrolled in an accredited medical residency programme. Non-medical applicants must have completed their PhD. The value of this award will be $30,000 (USD). During the tenure of award the fellow must devote at least 75 percent of her/his time to the fellowship. She/he is not permitted to simultaneously hold a second major scholarship. The adjudication will favour applicants with high potential for developing into future principal investigators of HIV prevention studies. Priority areas for adjudication are: (i) strength of the applicant; (ii) strength of the proposed training and supervision, and (iii) strength of the proposed research to be developed or undertaken. Women are highly encouraged to apply.
Mentorships
The purpose of CAPT Network mentorship awards is to provide new Master’s or PhD level academics with ‘hands on’ work-learning experience in HIV research, under the guidance of an appropriate mentor. Candidates may ask for two to six months of support. The amount awarded will range from $2,500 to $7,000 (USD), based on the time needed to complete the project. Two to four mentorships will be awarded during 2008, depending on the number of qualified applicants. Applicants must partner with an experienced HIV clinical investigator or other professional working at a CAPT Network site. Mentors do not need to have an appointment within the Network. However, the proposed programme of work must be relevant to CAPT Network’s research objectives. Applicants may submit to this programme if they intend to do work or build skills in any area of HIV research (clinical, basic or behavioural sciences). Priority areas for adjudication are: (i) strength of the applicant; (ii) strength of the proposed supervision, and (iii) strength of the proposed training or research to be undertaken. Women are highly encouraged to apply.
June 2008 Awards
- Langa Ngubane MBChB
Research Study: Evaluating the WHO’s new guidelines for HIV infected inpatients with smear negative pulmonary TB.
Fellowship Supervisors: D.P. Wilson, MBChB, FCP (SA), Principal Specialist and Head of Medicine, Edendale Hospital. Gonzalo G. Alvarez, MD, MPH, FRCPC Divisions of Respirology and Infectious Diseases, University of Ottawa at The Ottawa Hospital.
Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa - John Irige MBChB, MSc
Research Study: Acceptability of male circumcision for prevention of HIV infection in Mbarara.
Mentor: Muyindike Winnie, MBChB, MMed, Satellite Director, CAPT Network – ISS/MUST Collaboration.
Location: Mbarara, Uganda - Andrew Kiboneka MBChB
Research Study: Evaluation of the psychosocial needs and functioning of adolescents living with HIV at TASO Uganda.
Mentor: Edward Mills, PhD, MSc, Research Scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
Location: Uganda - Peter Kivunike MBChB, MMed (OBS/GYN)
Research Study: HIV related Gynecological admissions in the era of HAART at Mbarara University Teaching Hospital; seizing the missed opportunity for prevention.
Mentor: Muyindike Winnie, MBChB, MMed, Satellite Director, CAPT Network – ISS/MUST Collaboration.
Location: Mbarara, Uganda - Shambu Maharajh MBChB
Research Study-
Risk factors and theraputic options following Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NRTI) Associated Hyperlactataemia and Lactic acidosis syndrome.
Mentor: Halima Dawood, FCP, MBBCh, BSc, DTM & H, Dip HIV Man, Principal Specialist: Infectious Diseases, Greys Hospital.
Location: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa - Enoch Muyanja BMLS
Research Study: Application of DNA microarrays to establish yellow fever immune response profiles in healthy Ugandan adults.
Mentors: Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, PhD, Director, Laboratory of Immunology, Université de Montréal. Pontiano Kaleebu, MBChB, PhD, Assistant Director, Uganda Virus Research Institute.
Location: Montréal, Canada - Christine Nabiryo, MBChB, MMed
Research Study: Cell phone reminders to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Uganda. A randomized trial.
Mentor: Edward Mills, PhD, MSc, Research Scientist, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS.
Location: Uganda - Peter Ssebutinde MBChB
Research Study: To study the presence and percentage ratios of specific receptors on the CD4-T cell membranes in the blood sample of a seronegative spouse in a serodiscordant relationship.
Mentors: Muyindike Winnie, MBChB, MMed, Satellite Director, CAPT Network – ISS/MUST Collaboration. Pontiano Kaleebu, MBChB, PhD, Assistant Director, Uganda Virus Research Institute. Walter F. Schlech III, MD, FACP, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University.
Location: Mbarara, Uganda
February 2008 Awards
- Catherine Riou, PhD
Research Study: Establishing a novel immune monitoring platform for understanding correlates of protection in HIV-1 infection: measuring the association of cytokine-induced signaling pathway networks and target genes in HIV-specific and non-specific T cell subsets with viral control.
Fellowship Supervisor: Clive Gray, PhD Chief Specialist Scientist and Head of Department, AIDS Research Unit: Immunology National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa. - Kumakech Edward MPH, MScN, PGDDS, BScN
Research Study: The prevalence and impact of malnutrition on CD4 count response of AIDS patients receiving anti-retroviral therapy over 6 months period.
Mentor: Vanja Berggren, PhD Guest Lecturer, Department of Nursing Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Location: Mbarara, Uganda - Muganzi Alex Muganga, MBChB, MPH
Research Study: Contraceptive use among HIV discordant couples attending Infectious Diseases Institute: knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices, challenges and implications for HIV prevention
Mentors: Walter F. Schlech, III MD, FRCPC, FACP Professor of Medicine Attending Staff Physician - Division of Infectious Diseases Professor-In-Residence, Infectious Disease Institute, Makarere University. Andrew Kambugu, MBChB, MMED Head, Clinical Services, Infectious Diseases Institute Faculty of Medicine, Makerere University
Location: Kampala, Uganda - Fred Collins Semitala, MBChB
Research Study: Availability and uptake of prevention interventions targeting sexual transmission among HIV sero-discordant couples in a clinical setting
Mentors: Walter F. Schlech, III MD, FRCPC, FACP Professor of Medicine Attending Staff Physician - Division of Infectious Diseases Professor-In-Residence, Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University. Moses R. Kamya, MBChB, MMed, MPH Associate Professor, Department of Medicine Medical School, Mulago Hospital
Location: Kampala, Uganda
