# LA Basin CSU MHRT Program

> **NIH NIH T37** · CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON · 2020 · $261,713

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
 A consortium of seven California State University campuses and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine
and Science proposes to continue a training program at prestigious Universities, Centers, and Research
Institutes in Thailand, Argentina, and the United States. The different locations provide outstanding
opportunities for training in diverse aspects of health disparities. The objectives of this program are: 1. To
increase the numbers of individuals belonging to groups underrepresented in biomedical, behavioral, clinical
and social sciences research that pursue advanced degrees and careers in these fields. Our training program
is committed to developing a cadre of researchers that possess a deep understanding of health disparities
issues, passion for resolving them, and potential to be the future leaders that will spearhead new solutions; 2.
To make these trainees aware of health problems that disproportionally affect the most disadvantaged and
underserved sectors of the society, and to prepare them to seek novel approaches to address them; 3. To
show these trainees the importance of national and international research collaboration in addressing health
issues and health disparities; 4. To make them aware of the existing opportunities for research collaboration to
address health issues, and reduce health disparities; and 5. To contribute to the reduction, and eventual
elimination of health disparities among racial and ethnic minority groups in the U.S. To achieve these goals we
will offer a wide variety of training opportunities in U.S. and international locations, using as common model
HIV/AIDS, a paradigm of health disparities. It is well established that in spite of concerted efforts and advances
in HIV prevention and care, people belonging to minority groups remain at significantly higher risk of acquiring
HIV, are more likely to be unaware if they are infected, have less knowledge about prevention, and are less
likely to seek care or comply with treatment. A group of 8 to 10 students/year will participate in 10-12 weeks
research experiences in which they will: a. Receive training in experimental research, design, data collection,
analysis and interpretation of data, use of current literature and the different venues to publish results; b. Be
provided with opportunities to communicate their research results in the form of publications or submissions to
scientific conferences (oral or poster presentations), c. Have opportunities to interact with members of the
scientific community in the place of training as well as in scientific meetings and other related forums like
workshops; d. Become familiar with the cultural characteristics affecting the scientists and population in the
different training locations; e. Be mentored to ensure that they complete the degree they are pursuing at the
time the training takes place and pursue advanced degrees or other health-related careers. The training
locations have been carefully s...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9978124
- **Project number:** 5T37MD001368-23
- **Recipient organization:** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON
- **Principal Investigator:** MARCELO E TOLMASKY
- **Activity code:** T37 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $261,713
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1994-09-01 → 2023-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9978124

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9978124, LA Basin CSU MHRT Program (5T37MD001368-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9978124. Licensed CC0.

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