# Principles of STI/HIV Research and Public Health Practice Course

> **NIH NIH R13** · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · 2021 · $20,000

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
The annual “Principles of STI and HIV Research and Public Health Practice” course was launched by the
University of Washington in 1993 to provide an intensive overview of skills and foundational knowledge needed
to pursue a research career in the field of STI/HIV. Since then, ~3,150 trainees have attended this annual course.
The proposed R13 is for partial support of the 2021 course, as a training conference. Course objectives are to:
(1) Describe the biologic, clinical, epidemiological and social/behavioral aspects of STI of contemporary public
 health importance;
(2) Identify outstanding scientific questions and develop a research design or program evaluation to answer
 these scientific questions;
(3) Gain experience applying different strategies from research and/or public health program evaluation to
 answer emerging questions in the field of HIV/STI;
(4) Gain experience working on a multidisciplinary teams of STI/HIV researchers and practitioners and provide
 opportunities for social interaction and networking;
(5) Discuss the different opportunities and career paths available in STI/HIV research and practice fields for US
 domestic and international public health; and
(6) Provide opportunities for professional networking with peers and course faculty
To meet these objectives, the course takes an interdisciplinary approach and provides early stage investigators
with tools for continued learning, collaboration in multidisciplinary teams, and maintaining a broad scope of
investigative possibilities. This course offers a unique opportunity for state-of-the-art introductory training in
behavioral, clinical, epidemiologic, statistical, implementation, and basic science research on STI/HIV through a
practically-oriented overview of concepts and skills common to these broad disciplines. Course proceedings are
disseminated on a UW website, which contains speakers' slides, lecture recordings, and key references. The
course is evaluated each year, and updates to subsequent course agendas are informed by participant feedback
and discussions among course Curriculum Committee members to ensure the course is up-to-date, relevant,
and employs active learning techniques. The 28th annual course in currently underway in 2020 (in a virtual
format), and participant feedback remains extremely positive, demonstrating that the “Principles Course” remains
a critical resource for training the next generation of HIV/STI researchers and public health practioners.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10233157
- **Project number:** 2R13AI118167-07
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
- **Principal Investigator:** Renee A. Heffron
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $20,000
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2015-05-18 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10233157

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10233157, Principles of STI/HIV Research and Public Health Practice Course (2R13AI118167-07). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10233157. Licensed CC0.

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