NIH grant funds the CAPRISA Research Administration and Management Training Programme
We congratulate Dr Cheryl Baxter, CAPRISA Research Associate, on being awarded an NIH training grant to establish the CAPRISA Research Administration and Management Training Program.
This 3-year training programme will provide targeted grant writing and grant administration training through workshops and internships.
An important component of the training programme is the provision of capacity building opportunities for research administration staff at other southern African institutions. CAPRISA has partnered with the Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ). Research administration staff from CIDRZ will complete internships at CAPRISA and will receive ongoing mentorship in grants administration. The programme also aims to build research administration leadership at both organisations and selected staff will be offered the opportunity to complete a Masters in research administration.
“This training programme is an important opportunity to build the capacity of young investigators and research administrators in grant writing and administration at CAPRISA and CIDRZ. I look forward to working with the CIDRZ Chief Executive Officer Dr Izukanji Sikazwe and her team to make this training programme a success.” said Dr Baxter.