The New York State International Training and Research Program (NYS-ITRP) is focused on building the capacity for research on HIV and infectious diseases in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It is cooperatively administered by the State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, and the State University of New York School of Public Health at Albany. The program is supported the NIH’s Fogarty International Center.

Since its inception in 1993, the ITRP has trained over 150 researchers in eleven countries, who have authored over 1700 publications.

OUR MISSION

The NYS-ITRP mission is to train the next generation of research scientists to confront the challenges of HIV disease in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. 

TRAINING AREAS​
  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistics
  • Behavioral Intervention
  • Implementation Science
 
 
Topic Areas
  • HIV Prevention and Treatment
  • HIV-related Co-morbidities
  • Viral Hepatitis
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • Substance Use Prevention and Treatment
GRANTS

 We have active Fogarty International Center grants in: 

  • Ukraine 
  • Kazakhstan
  • Georgia

The training for each participant is tailored according to their interests within the parameters of the program. It is our aim that each trainee, upon returning to their home institution, will create their own research program, develop and implement epidemiologic/laboratory studies, spearhead improvements in diagnostics, and/or enhance existing and implement new public health programs focused on HIV prevention and management. Once a trainee returns to their home country, they are also eligible for advanced research support from the Fogarty International Center and will continue to be supported by the NYS-ITRP.

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