# Implement TransPrEP

> **NIH NIH R01** · HEKTOEN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH · 2021 · $132,996

## Abstract

Summary
The purpose of this award is to provide research and training support for Christopher Balthazar,
a Black and gay-identified predoctoral graduate student who wants to obtain a career as a
community-health implementation science researcher. This learning experience will afford him
with the opportunity to be fully involved in all aspects of scientific inquiry including, the planning,
implementation, analysis and dissemination phases of research and will ultimately provide him
with the skills necessary to further his career contributing to the body of science. Mr. Balthazar
will seek to increase competence in both quantitative and qualitative data analysis and will learn
to conduct research that contributes to the implementation science literature. As part of his
dissertation, Mr. Balthazar will conduct focus groups exploring implementation strategies of
interest for the TransPrEP intervention, the parent award intervention that is being developed
and assessed for preliminary efficacy and acceptability among transgender participants.
Increased competence in qualitative methods will be achieved through conducting focus groups
and through regular meetings with mentors. Mr. Balthazar will also increase his quantitative
analysis skills by adding an implementation questionnaire to the parent grant’s existing
quantitative survey. He will later conduct quantitative analysis of the survey responses while
being mentored by an epidemiologist and biostatistician. Additionally, the findings from the focus
groups and surveys will be used to inform future research including his application for a K01 or
F32 award. Mr. Balthazar will also write and submit two manuscripts as first author and will
present study information at two national conferences.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10402645
- **Project number:** 3R01MH114753-04S1
- **Recipient organization:** HEKTOEN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
- **Principal Investigator:** Sybil Hosek
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $132,996
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-07-02 → 2022-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10402645

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10402645, Implement TransPrEP (3R01MH114753-04S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10402645. Licensed CC0.

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