Research Training Programs at the NIH
Marya Levintova, Ph.D.
International Program Officer for Russia, Eurasia and Arctic Affairs
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
January 31, 2011
Francis
Collins, M.D.
Elias Zerhouni,
M.D.
DirectorNIH
Director,
National
National Institute
Institute
on
on Aging
Aging
National
National Institute
Institute
on
on Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
Abuse
and
and Alcoholism
Alcoholism
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Allergy
Allergy and
and
Infectious
Infectious Diseases
Diseases
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Arthritis
Arthritis and
and
Musculoskeletal
Musculoskeletal
and
and Skin
Skin Diseases
Diseases
National
National Cancer
Cancer
Institute
Institute
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Child
Child Health
Health
and
and Human
Human
Development
Development
National
National Institute
Institute on
on
Deafness
Deafness and
and Other
Other
Communication
Communication
Disorders
Disorders
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Dental
Dental and
and
Craniofacial
Craniofacial
Research
Research
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Diabetes
Diabetes and
and
Digestive
Digestive and
and
Kidney
Kidney Diseases
Diseases
National
National Institute
Institute
on
on Drug
Drug Abuse
Abuse
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Environmental
Environmental
Health
Health Sciences
Sciences
National
National Eye
Eye
Institute
Institute
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of General
General
Medical
Medical Sciences
Sciences
National
National Heart,
Heart,
Lung,
Lung, and
and Blood
Blood
Institute
Institute
National
National Human
Human
Genome
Genome Research
Research
Institute
Institute
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Mental
Mental Health
Health
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Neurological
Neurological
Disorders
Disorders and
and
Stroke
Stroke
National
National Institute
Institute
of
of Nursing
Nursing Research
Research
National
National Institute
Institute of
of
Biomedical
Biomedical Imaging
Imaging
and
and Bioengineering
Bioengineering
National
National Center
Center
for
for Complementary
Complementary
and
and Alternative
Alternative
Medicine
Medicine
Fogarty
Fogarty
International
International
Center
Center
National
National Center
Center
for
for Research
Research
Resources
Resources
National
National Library
Library
of
of Medicine
Medicine
National
National Center
Center on
on
Minority
Minority Health
Health and
and
Health
Health Disparities
Disparities
Clinical
Clinical Center
Center
Center
Center for
for
Information
Information
Technology
Technology
Center
Center for
for
Scientific
Scientific Review
Review
= Institutes and Centers that award grants
NIH budget
Total FY 2011 Budget: $32.4 Billion
$4.8
84% Outside NIH
> 325,000 Scientists
> 3,000 Organizations Worldwide
16% Inside NIH
Intramural Research (10%)
Staff & Buildings (4%)
Other (2%)
$27.6
Spending at NIH
Spending Outside
NIH Grant Programs
NIH funds grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts
that support the advancement of fundamental knowledge
about the nature and behavior of living systems to meet the
NIH Mission
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Research Grants
Career Development Awards
Institutional Research Training Grants
Fellowships
Educational Student Loan Repayment Awards
Small Business Awards (SBIR/STTR)
NIH Research Grants in Georgia
• NIAID – AIDS research
 University of North Caroline Chapel Hill + Union of Alternative Georgia
– David Otiashvili
• NIDA – Drug abuse treatment
 University of Pennsylvania + Uranti Methanode Program, Addiction
Research Center – David Otiashvili
 Research Triangle Institute + Addiction Research Center and Union
Alternative Georgia – Irma Kiradze
• FIC – Bioethics
 Union Graduate College + Tbilisi State Medical University – George
Kamakamidze
FIC Training Grants in Georgia
• AIDS International Training Research Program (AITRP)
 SUNY Downstate Medical Center (USA)/Infectious Diseases, AIDS and
Clinical Immunology Research Center (Georgia)
 Funded since 1993
 Training includes:
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US Masters of Science in Epidemiology, Biostats, and Health Policy
Short-term in-country annual infectious disease workshops
Blood banking/transfusion medicine
Research training in socio-behavioral aspects of substance abuse and
HIV/AIDS
FIC Training Grants in Georgia cont.
• AIDS International Training Research Program (AITRP)
 Emory University School of Medicine (USA)/Georgia AIDS &
Clinical Immunology Research Center (Georgia)
 Funded since 1998
 Training includes:
• Long, medium and short-term training
HIV/AIDS research
• Development of collaborative research projects
• In-country capacity building
FIC Training Grants in Georgia cont.
• Global Infectious Diseases (GID)
 Emory University (USA)/National Center for Tuberculosis and
Lung Diseases (Georgia)
 Funded since 2005
 Training includes:
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Clinical research
Translational research
Laboratory research
Treatment
Prevention
Control
NIH
Transforming Medicine
Through Discovery