# Global Health Research Training in HIV and Tuberculosis

> **NIH NIH K24** · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · 2022 · $180,647

## Abstract

The goals of this K24 proposal are to train physician scientists in the conduct of patient -oriented research in
Haiti and in Tanzania and to conduct a new study on urine metabolites for tuberculosis diagnosis in HIV-
infected adults in Haiti (Aim 1). The training also leverages four currently funded projects in Haiti (Aims 2 - 4)
and two funded projects in Mwanza, Tanzania (Aims 5-6). United States trainees will spend ~60% of their time
at international research sites in Haiti or Tanzania, which have on-site Weill Cornell faculty, long-standing
international collaborators, and outstanding environments for research training. The common theme is that all
the projects have patient-oriented research on AIDS and TB as the focus and will serve as vehicles for
mentored research training. The projects include:
1. Urine metabolites for the diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected adults in Haiti
2. Translational studies of TB latency, persistence, and antituberculous drugs
3. A randomized trial of cohort care for HIV infected adolescent girls
4. HIV therapeutic clinical trials in adults, adolescents, and children
5. Female genital schistosomiasis and HIV interactions
6. The epidemiology of HIV related cardiovascular disease
The focus of research-training will be on physician-scientists who have completed their clinical training. Dr.
Fitzgerald serves in a leadership role on two Weill-Cornell fellowship programs: the Global Health Research
Fellowship in General Internal Medicine and the T32 training program for Infectious Diseases Fellows.
Trainees from these programs will be mentored by Dr. Fitzgerald and will participate in research projects in
Haiti (Aims 1-4) or Tanzania (5-6). These six projects have both clinical and laboratory aspects and offer
trainees broad research experience. Trainees learn through the conduct of their mentored research project and
the opportunity to interact with colleagues working on studies other than their own.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10327303
- **Project number:** 5K24AI098627-10
- **Recipient organization:** WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
- **Principal Investigator:** Daniel W Fitzgerald
- **Activity code:** K24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $180,647
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2012-04-01 → 2024-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10327303

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10327303, Global Health Research Training in HIV and Tuberculosis (5K24AI098627-10). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10327303. Licensed CC0.

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