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HIV & Drug Use Fellowship
International AIDS Society (IAS) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) joint fellowship programme encouraging HIV and drug use research
With the support of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the International AIDS Society (IAS) has established a research fellowship programme focusing on HIV and drug use, with the goal of contributing to advances in the scientific understanding of drug use and HIV, while fostering multinational research on HIV and drug use.
This fellowship programme consists of two types of awards: US$75,000 to be awarded to a junior scientist for 18-months for post-doctoral training and US$75,000 to be awarded to a well-established HIV researcher for eight-month long professional development training, both at leading institutes excelling in research in the HIV-related drug use field.
While applications from across the globe are welcomed, scientists from Eastern Europe and Central Asia are strongly encouraged to submit their applications.
Eligibility Criteria
- Junior investigators with a doctoral degree (e.g. Ph.D., M.D.) in the field of behavioral and social sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, medicine, physics, or public health.
- Well-established HIV researchers not currently active in the field of HIV-related drug use research, with a minimum of seven years’ experience beyond post-doctoral level, and with a documented scientific record that includes peer-reviewed publications.
Application Process
Fellowship applications for 2011 must be submitted by the prospective fellow through the online application that will be available on the IAS website from 8 December 2010 to 10 February 2011 (until midnight CET). Applicants must present documentation that verifies their qualifications. The applicant will be asked to articulate his or her fellowship goals, provide a brief project proposal abstract, and write a research plan for conducting HIV research related to drug use.
Applicants must have an appropriate mentor who holds an established post for the duration of the fellowship and has a track record in research and training in HIV and drug use. Applicants must confirm that the host institute and the mentor can guarantee that space and facilities will be made available for the prospective fellow should he/she be successful in obtaining the fellowship.
After the applicant submits his/her application, the mentor must then complete her/his portion of the application, articulating the support that he/she will provide to the applicant, and assess the impact that the fellowship will have on the applicant’s future.
All applications will be peer-reviewed through a robust assessment process, which will focus on the maximum impact each fellowship would bring to the treatment and/or prevention of HIV/AIDS and drug use, as well as to collective capacity building in the recipient’s home country. While applications from across the globe are welcomed, scientists from Eastern Europe and Central Asia are strongly encouraged to submit their applications.
Any questions may be directed to .
2010 Recipients of the International AIDS Society and National Institute on Drug Abuse Fellowship Encouraging HIV and Drug Use Research
In 2010, five fellowships were awarded on 23 July 2010 in conjunction with the XVIII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2010) in Vienna, Austria.
Elena Dukhovlinova
Dr Dukhovlinova (Researcher at the Biomedical Centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia) will complete a research project, entitled "A study of genetic divergence of transmitted HIV-1 strains among newly and recently infected injecting drug users of St. Petersburg, Russia", under the guidance of Prof Ronald Ivar Swanstrom (Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA). This study will impact our understanding of injecting drug use transmission and contribute to vaccine design.
Jonathan Ipser
Dr Ipser (PhD at the University of Cape Town, South Africa) will complete a research project, entitled "Executive function and frontostriatal deficits in HIV and methamphetamine", under the guidance of Prof Igor Grant (Distinguished Professor at the University of California in San Diego, USA). He will investigate the influence of HIV diagnosis and methamphetamine abuse on cognitive function, as well as on the association between brain abnormalities and deficits in executive functioning.
Shusen Liu
Dr Liu (Research Fellow at the National Centre for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, China CDC) will complete a research project, entitled "An evaluation of AIDS/STD transmission risks among urine-testing positive patients in methadone maintenance treatment clinics in China", under the guidance of Prof Zunyou Wu (Director of the National Center for AIDS/STDs Control and Prevention in Beijing, China). His post-doctoral project will investigate heroin use among patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment in China to assess their high-risk activities.
Brandon Marshall
Dr Marshall (Analytic Coordinator at the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS in Vancouver, Canada) will complete a research project, entitled "Examining structural vulnerabilities to injection drug use and HIV infection among marginalized young people: an approach using complex systems modelling and social epidemiology", under the guidance of Prof Sandro Galea (Anna Cheskis Gelman and Murray Charles Gelman Professor and Chair at the Mailman School of Public Health in New York, USA). The objective of this fellowship is to gain a deeper understanding of social epidemiologic approaches to examining drug use and HIV risk in marginalized populations.
Adhi Nurhidayat
Dr Nurhidayat (Director of the Addiction and AIDS Research Centre of Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia) will complete a research project, entitled "Risky behaviours and psychiatric symptoms among HIV-infected drug users at three hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia", under the guidance of Prof David Metzger (Director of the HIV Prevention Research Division, University of Pennsylvania, USA). This study’s specific aims are to assess sexual behaviours, psychiatric disorders and psychosocial support, as well as to analyze prevention activities directed at injecting drugs users and their sexual partners, and those who are already infected.
 
2009 IAS-NIDA Fellowship Programme
The two initial fellowships were awarded at the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2009), which took place in Cape Town, South Africa, on 19-22 July 2009.
More information available here.
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Key dates
8 December 2010
2011 application opens
10 February 2011
2011 application closes
Spring 2011
Fellows selection
17-20 July 2011
New fellows and mentors invited to the 6th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2011) in Rome
IAS-NIDA 2010 Award Ceremony
23 July 2010, 11:00-12:30
Fellowship ceremony at AIDS 2010, during the session, Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS among Drug Using Populations: a Global Perspective
To see the webcast, click here.
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