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research training programs, includ-ing immigration, fiscal manage-ment, cultural considerations, leadership and contractual agree-ments. The meeting has grown in signifi-cance as one of the primary mech-anisms for creating efficient capaci-ty building in the area of research administration with a focus on recruitment, fiscal management, core facility building and interna-tional travel components that are a part of each of the Fogarty pro-grams. This year’s meeting will focus on the role of FIC Administrators in propelling FIC-funded programs and trainees to success. The Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is dedicated to advancing the mission of the NIH by support-ing and facilitating global health research conducted by building partnerships between health re-search institutions in the U.S. and abroad while training the next generation of scientists to address global health needs. Some of the sessions of this year’s

The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Scienc-es is pleased to host the 12th Annual Fogarty International Center (FIC) Administrators Meeting on Decem-ber 1-3, 2013. This international meeting, expected to draw a targeted group of administrators and coordi-nators from more than a dozen coun-tries around the globe, is made possi-ble by a supplemental award from the National Institutes of Health to the University at Buffalo (UB) University of Zimbabwe (UZ) AIDS Interna-tional Training & Research Program (AITRP). This annual international meeting, which has been hosted by various FIC-funded institutions, was created by and for individuals responsible for the administration of FIC-funded programs. FIC administrators began this meeting over a decade ago be-cause there are a myriad of issues specific to the administration of glob-al research training programs. The primary venue for the meeting is the New York State Center of Excel-lence in Bioinformatics at the Univer-sity at Buffalo, SUNY. The Center is a hub for the newly established Buffa-lo Niagara Medical Campus and provides an exciting, integrated envi-

ronment that will enable the at-tendees to have an outstanding meeting in the home of the UB-UZ AITRP. The Center is also a key partner in the UB Clinical and Translational Research Consorti-um, directly connected to the NCI Designated Cancer Center, Ro-swell Park Cancer Institute. This meeting’s program provides a platform that supports learning for new and seasoned FIC Adminis-trators and Program Coordinators, and provides participants with the knowledge and tools necessary to support global health research and the mission of the FIC. The agen-da will explore key topics in the administration of international

UB to host research professionals from around the globe UB Selected for 12th Annual Fogarty International Center Administrators Meeting December 1-3, 2013

Newsletter Summer/Fall 2013 Volume 3 Issue 1

UB-UZ AIDS International Training and Research Program

(AITRP) Inside this issue: Fellow Receives NIH Funding Award………….…1

UB Hosts FIC Meeting…1-2

Dr Maponga Receives Life-time Achievement Award…2

UB-UZ AITRP builds train-ing capacity in Zimbabwe...2

Implementation Science Committee formed………...2

Fellows build Nanotechnolo-gy program in Zimbabwe….3

Fellow to lead workshop at WCP2014…………………..3

Photo Gallery……………4-5

UB-UZ AITRP helps launch two National programs in Zimbabwe………………..6-7

Fellow and Mentor receives WHO Fellowship………….8

Fellow presents at ICASA..8

Fellow presents research to CFAR leadership…………..8

Fellow presents research at UB SPHHP series………….8

Recent Publications……….1

Contact Us………..……….8

Recent Publications

Dube A, Lemmer Y, Hayeshi R, Balogun M, Labuschagne P, Swai H, Kalombo L. State of the art and future directions in nanomedicine for tubercu-losis. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2013 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print] Dube A, Reynolds J, Law WC, Maponga CC, Prasad PN and Morse, GD. Multi-modal Nanoparticles that Provide Immunomodulation and Intracellular Drug Deliv-ery for Infectious Diseases. Accepted for publication in Nanomedicine [in press].

“We are honored to be selected by the Fogarty International Center and the meeting will highlight the experiences at UB through years of building international programs."

Gene D. Morse, PharmD Principal Investigator, UB-UZ AITRP

UB-UZ AITRP Fellow, Tinashe Mudzviti, Receives NIH Funding for Research in Zimbabwe

Tinashe Mudzviti, a PhD candidate at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) , and a fellow and mentor for the UB-UZ AITRP, successfully competed for a research award that was submitted in collaboration with the University of Rochester Center for AIDS (CFAR).

Dr. Gene Morse, the UB AITRP PI is

also a senior investigator in the CFAR and will be the primary mentor for the project along with Dr. Charles Maponga, the Direc-tor of the AITRP at UZ.

The research award is titled “Neonatal Measurement of

Tenofovir Concentrations as an Indicator of Intrauterine Expo-sure.”

Mr. Mudzviti entered the UB-UZ AITRP Program in 2009 as a train-ee and has been a mentor for the program since 2012.

meeting are: “Building Partnerships to Facilitate Progress and Sus-tainability,” “Leadership in the Research Administration Environ-ment” and “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Training Program and Disseminating Outcomes.” The program will also include work-shops and training sessions for newer FIC Administrators. Partial funding for this meeting has been received through a supple-mental award from the National Institutes of Health Fogarty Inter-national Center to an award first received in 2009 by Dr. Morse for an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP).

“The meeting was conceived more than 12 years ago to bring together Fogarty award administrators and program coordinators to share their collective experiences in building research programs around the world.”

Gene D. Morse, PharmD Principal Investigator, UB-UZ AITRP

UB-UZ AITRP Forms Joint Committee on Implementation Science

Dr. Gene Morse announced the formation of a joint “Committee on Implementation Science” that will bridge the capacity building and implementation efforts between the AITRP and the UZ Medi-cal Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) that is supported by the Presidents Emergency Program For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Fogarty International Center (FIC). In addition to Dr Morse, members of the newly formed committee include: Gibson Mandozana, MSc, BSc, Biostatistician at the University of Zimbabwe Clinical Research Centre

Kusum J Nathoo, MBChB, MRC, DCH, MSc, Professor, Depart-ment of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Health Sci-ences at the University of Zimbabwe

James G. Hakim, MD, FRCP, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences

Zvavahera Mike Chirenje, MD FRCOG, Professor in the Depart-ment of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Health Scienc-es at the University of Zimbabwe

Charles Maponga, PharmD, MHPE, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Zimbabwe The first meeting of this new committee will occur during the 2014 AITRP workshop at UZ.

Dr Maponga receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe

Professor Charles Chiedza Maponga, PharmD, MHPE, MPS, has been hon-ored with a Life Time Achievement

Award from the Pharmaceutical Society of Zimbabwe (PSZ) in recog-nition of his persistent contribution towards professional development over the past 30 years in pharmacy

practice. The award was presented at this year’s Annual Pharmaceuti-cal Society Conference held in Bulawayo from 3 – 5 October, 2013.

Professor Maponga has been teaching, researching and provid-ing professional service based within the University of

Zimbabwe’s School of Pharmacy since 1988 after joining the profes-sion in 1983.

Excerpted from UZ Weekly Vol 2 Iss 35 ; 11 Oct 2013

“Perhaps up to 90% of the Pharmacists attending this Conference, including the President of the Society, have passed through the hands of Professor Maponga.”

Mr. Dothan Moyo, President of PSZ

UB-UZ AITRP Builds Train-ing Capacity in Zimbabwe Adds Toxicology Laboratory to Training Environment Resources in Harare Dr. Dexter Tagwireyi, UZ Faculty and AITRP Mentor, has made available his toxicology laboratory in Harare as a resource to support UB-UZ AITRP Fellows’ research and training.

Dr Tagwireyi is the inaugural president of the Zimbabwe Young Academy of Sciences, whose primary focus is the mentoring and development of young and able scientists. Dr Tagwireyi mentors young faculty in the UZ School of Pharmacy, and has mentored more than 50 honors research students, as well as MPhil and PhD candi-dates.

Recently, Dr Tagwireyi received an award for his presentation, “From Poison to Medicine,” at the Univer-sity of Zimbabwe’s Annual Research and Intellectual Expo. Dr Tagwireyi (left) discussed his research in the areas of applied toxicology and neurobehavioural phar-macology and toxicology of Zimbabwean medicinal plants with the Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe, Professor Levi Martin Nyagura (right).

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Building on the AITRP Nanomedicine re-search program, the Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center (ZINC), originally announced at the spring 2013 UB-UZ AITRP workshop in Harare, received initial seed fund-ing in the amount of $40,000 from the govern-ment of Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Science and Technology to seed projects in nanoformulations. Two UB-UZ AITRP fellows, Faithful Chingombe and Tariro Sithole, visited UB’s Institute for Lasers Photonics and Biophoton-ics during 2013, completed Nanomedicine training, and these individuals are facilitating the collaborative effort between UB and UZ in the ZINC.

UB UZ AITRP Fellows Key to Collaborative Development of Zimbabwe International Nanotechnology Center

UB UZ AITRP at 17th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology (WCP) UB UZ AITRP Fellow & Mentor, Tinashe Mudzviti, chairs workshop on traditional & herbal medicines Tinashe Mudzviti will chair a workshop ses-sion titled, “Regulatory challenges for herbal and traditional medicines,” at the upcoming 17th World Congress of Basic & Clinical Phar-macology (WCP), to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. The session will be co-chaired by

Dr. Charles Maponga, and include HRTP mentors Dr Dexter Tagwireyi and Ms. Tsitsi Monera-Penduka (a UB-UZ AITRP Fellow) as speakers.

The speakers will give lectures closely linked to their ongoing research activities. Lectures will be looking at the challenges and solutions that have/are being faced by researches in the field of herbal and traditional medicines and its regulation. The lectures will put into perspec-tive the Zimbabwean experience which has generated a significant amount of data, includ-

ing data on toxicities of some commonly used herbal medicines and some in vitro models have been used to evaluate herbal medicine properties.

Lectures will also focus on how animal models have been used to generate data on traditional and herbal medicines and discuss implications for human use. Finally, lectures will include the regulatory challenges that have been faced by researchers in transitioning traditional medi-cines to conventional medicines.

UB-UZ AITRP presented at the 2013 Universi-ty of Zimbabwe Research and Intellectual Expo (RIE). UB-UZ AITRP Fellow Dexter Chagwena presented a poster on Capacity Building for HIV Implementation Research.

During his oral presentation at the RIE, Dexter explained the AITRP program and his own experience as a fellow in the program to the public and to the University of Zimbabwe community.

Dexter's presentation to the judges was superb, and the judges noted that they appreciated the great work being done by our Fellows. Dexter focused on the national HIV eradication imple-mentation science project, Evidence to Action (ETA) to be led by UZ in collaboration with the Ministry of Health & Child Care. He ex-

plained the design of the project and how it will have a nation-wide impact on the HIV epidemic.

Miss Primrose Jaravani, the UB-UZ AITRP coordinator in Zimbabwe, provided RIE goers with the program’s newsletters, as well as fliers packaged with information about UB-UZ AITRP Fellows’ publications and research projects.

"It was impressive watching a Fellow describe their research work to the RIE judges in a pas-sionate way and breaking down all the tech-nical issues of clinical pharmacology and HIV patient management into every day life's eco-nomics and social perspective,” said Jaravani.

UB UZ AITRP Fellow Impresses Judges at 2013 Research & Intellectual Expo

UB UZ AITRP Fellow Mr. Dexter Chagwena in the program’s display booth at the 2013 University of Zimbabwe Research & Intellectual Expo.

UB-UZ AITRP Fellow presents at ICASA

Dexter Chagwena will present an abstract titled, “Survey To Identify The Sources Of Traditional Medicines Used By HIV Infected Patients At An Opportunistic Infections Clinic In Harare,” at the 17th International Confer-ence on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infec-tions in Africa (ICASA), a major international AIDS conference being held in Cape Town, South Africa.

The conference promotes inter-sectoral achievements in the AIDS response and aims to strengthen the partnership among govern-ments, civil society, and development partners.

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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO RESEARCH TEAM PARTICIPATES IN LAUNCH OF TWO ZIMBABWE NATIONAL PROGRAMS

A research team from UB recently traveled to Zimbabwe to participate in a week-long program that included the launch of two Zimbabwe National Programs: the Zimbabwe Internation-al Nanotechnology Center (ZINC) and the Zimbabwe Evidence-To-Action (ETA), an implementation project to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. The events were jointly sponsored by the Zimbabwe Ministry of Science and Technology Develop-ment (MSTD); Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare; University at Buffalo (UB)-University of Zimba-bwe (UZ) AIDS International Train-ing and Research Program (AITRP); and the UZ-UB International Phar-macotherapy Education and Research Initiative (IPERI). The week began with the 2nd Zimba-bwe National Nanotechnology Con-sultative Meeting on March 18-19. Hosted by the MSTD, the two-day meeting launched the ZINC, a na-tional program led by UZ and Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT), along with the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and African University. Background and details of ZINC were provided during presentations from the Minister for MSTD, the Honora-ble Professor Heneri Dzinotyiweyi, Professor Chiedza Maponga, Tech-nical Director for Nanotechnology (MSTD) and Director of the UZ School of Pharmacy, and Dr. Josi-phat Zimba, Technical Consultant to the MSTD on Nanotechnology. Additional presentations from Profes-sor Levi Nyagura, UZ Vice Chancel-lor, and Professor David Simbi, CUT

Vice Chancellor, described the leader-ship roles for their universities. UB is an international partner in ZINC. Dr. Paras Prasad, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Execu-tive Director of UB’s Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics gave the keynote address. Dr. Prasad will direct the international nanotech-nology contributions for ZINC. Dr. Gene Morse of the UB Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences (CoE) and Principal Investi-gator of the UB-UZ AITRP presented the role that UB and the CoE will play in ZINC. Dr. Morse will direct the international nanomedicine com-ponent of ZINC. Other participating UB faculty included Dr. Stanley Schwartz, SUNY Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Dr. Peter Horvath, Associate Professor of Exercise Physiology and Nutrition. The week continued with a two-day workshop on March 20-21 for the ETA Project. Hosted by the Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, the event was moderated by Professor James Hakim (UZ) and Professor Chiedza Maponga (UZ) and officially opened by Professor Midion Chidzonga, Dean of the UZ College of Health Sciences. The workshop was introduced by the Honorable Minister of Health and Child Welfare Dr. Henry Madzorera. The first day summarized recent compelling data that provide the rationale for prevent-ing HIV transmission through Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Treatment as Prevention (TaSP). Dr. Angela Mushavi summarized the

national statistics for prevention of mother to child transmission and pediatric HIV infection. Professor Hakim reviewed HPTN 052 and the dramatic results obtained in discord-ant couples when the HIV-infected partner was treated early after infec-tion leading to a reduced transmission rate. Dr. David Parirenyatwa, current Chair of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on Health and former Minister of Health and Child Wel-fare, summarized the need for a strategy to provide treatment to key populations with HIV infection in-cluding high risk groups such as prisoners, MSM, commercial sex workers and pregnant women. The afternoon session focused on Patient Retention and Adherence, co-chaired by Dr. Morse and Dr. Mela-nie Abas, senior lecturer from the Kings College London Institute of Psychiatry and Co-Investigator in the UZ Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and Initiative for Mental Health Education and Re-search in Zimbabwe (IMHERZ). The meeting focused on developing multi-disciplinary teams that will contribute to ETA and, through an integrated approach with MEPI, train health professionals in retention and adher-ence strategies centered at the Parirenyatwa Hospital Opportunistic Infection Clinic. In a concurrent daily workshop, Ms. Robin DiFrancesco, manager of the UB Clinical Pharmacology Quality Assurance Program (CPQA) and an AITRP mentor, provided lectures focused on building laboratory skills and bioanalytical method develop-

ment. The presentations occurred at the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) under the auspi-ces of the Harare International Phar-macology Specialty Laboratory (HIPSL). HIPSL is funded by the NIH-supported AIDS Clinical Trials Group at the UZ Clinical Trials Unit. The lectures were accompanied by mentored training in the HIPSL facilities to develop skills needed to conduct bioanalytical procedures consistent with Good Laboratory Practice. HIPSL is poised to serve as a national Bioequivalence Reference Laboratory in an effort to promote the manufacture of generic medications in Zimbabwe. In a second afternoon workshop, Ms. Kathleen (Kelly) Tooley, Education and Operations Administrator for CPQA and AITRP, and an AITRP mentor, moderated a group at the UZ

UB AITRP Mentor Robin DiFrancesco (front) with AITRP Fellows Dexter Chagwena (left), Nyasha Bepe (right) and Technician Alfred Tarumbwa during a workshop at the HIPSL in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Professor Maponga introducing ETA to the PARI Support Group Members in Harare, Zimbabwe.

The UB UZ AITRP Team in Harare, Zimbabwe.

attended included Drs. Prasad, Schwartz and Horvath. The second half of the morning pro-gram was chaired by Professor Morse and focused on Bioinformatics and Health Information Technology (HIT) required for the ETA infra-structure in collaboration with the Zimbabwean health care system. Dr. Tariro Makadzange, OI Clinic Medi-cal Director, presented the status of the medical records system in the Parirenyatwa Hospital, recent imple-mentation of an electronic medical record and discussed that the majority of the legacy records for the 16,000 patients are in paper charts. Dr. Makadzange indicated the need to establish integrated digital systems between the Parirenyatwa Hospital laboratories and the OI clinic so that HIV viral loads, CD4 cell counts and other laboratory results could be accessed by the clinic. Professor

College of Health Sciences to address challenges in Research Ethics and Research Administration for faculty and students who will conduct re-search within ETA. The AITRP will continue to mentor graduate research projects, expanding research teams to include MEPI faculty and graduate students and offer courses in Respon-sible Conduct of Research, Research Design, Biostatistics and Epidemiolo-gy in collaboration with the Zimba-bwe-based, Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI). This group discussed plans for capacity building and training future research and fiscal administrators to support manage-ment, operations and fiscal planning. The second day of the ETA Work-shop was chaired by Dr. Gene Morse who provided a presentation on the progress of the UB-UZ AITRP. High-lights included a review of the Train-ing Advisory Group and the recently established Scientific Advisory Board. New research programs, including Nanomedicine and Drug Develop-ment (in collaboration with ZINC), Nutritional and Traditional Medicine Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacolo-gy and Healthcare Informatics. A summary of the 15 AITRP fellows, their research projects and plans for renewal in July 2013 were provided. Professor Hakim’s presentation pro-vided a background and progress on the MEPI award, a Novel Education Clinical Trainees and Researchers (NECTAR) program and two supple-ments that are focused in IMHERZ and a Cerebrovascular, Heart Failure and Rheumatic Heart Disease Inter-ventions Strategy (CHRIS). Discus-sion followed describing opportunities for AITRP and MEPI to build capaci-ty for health professionals and con-tribute to ETA. Dr. Isaac Shadreck Dombo gave an overview from the community practitioner perspective and suggested mechanisms that physi-cians can contribute to early HIV treatment. UB AITRP mentors who

Morse presented an overview of approaches to conduct implementa-tion research using HIT within ETA that would provide education and research opportunities for AITRP and MEPI faculty to investigate clinical and economic outcomes. Dr. Morse also described the handwriting recog-nition software developed by UB’s Center for Unified Biometrics that converts legacy records into a digital format, and could allow the OI Clinic to establish multiple patient cohorts within ETA. PSMI, a local health care company, provided a summary of their organization’s health system and informatics programs that foster communication among hospital, clinics, pharmacies and administra-tion. Considerable discussion and extensive audience participation followed with comments and ques-tions for the presenters.

The afternoon program was at the Perseverance, Adherence, Respect and Integrity (PARI) Support Group at the St. Joseph Community Center. Members of PARI described the role of the group in sustaining their indi-vidual motivation to battle HIV infection, maintain adherence to ARVs and encourage others in the community to take medications and participate in UZ-sponsored clinical research projects. A mini-play that emphasized the complicated social challenges that face couples in their attempt to remain together and limit HIV transmission was enacted. Dr. Morse gave a welcome presentation on behalf of UB, introduced the AITRP fellows in attendance and updated the group on AITRP re-search projects and community initia-tives. In the HIV Nutrition Pharmacology working group, Dr. Peter Horvath and faculty and graduate students from the Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry discussed nutrition-al considerations for the ETA project. Dr. Horvath provided a seminar on March 25 for the UZ Departments of Pediatrics and Biochemistry titled “Nutritional Aspects of HIV Infection and Treatment.” In summary, the UB team’s visit accomplished many goals, contribut-ed to two Zimbabwean national initiatives and conducted numerous sessions, workshops and small group meetings. The outcome created a new level of collaboration, reaching be-yond university campuses to the highest levels of government minis-tries as well as community programs. This extensive spectrum of research and education programs has been built on the strong AITRP link be-tween UZ and UB.

UB AITRP Mentor Professor Peter Horvath with AITRP Fellow and Mentor Tinashe Mudzviti during the ETA launch session in Harare, Zimbabwe.

UB AITRP Principal Investigator Dr Gene D. Morse (left) with the Honorable Professor Heneri Dzinotyiweyi, Zimbabwe Minister of Science and Technology Development (center) and Dr Paras N. Prasad (left) during the ZINC launch in Harare, ZImbabwe.

UB AITRP Mentor Robin DiFrancesco (center) with AITRP Fellows Faithful Chingombe (right) and Tariro Sithole (left) during a HIPSL planning session in Harare, Zimbabwe.

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Fellows in the Spotlight Martin Zende presents at UB’s OGHI seminar series

Takudzwa J. Mtisi Receives WHO Fellowship

Takudzwa Mtisi, a UB–UZ AITRP fellow and mentor, received a fellowship award in Tropical Disease Research from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Dexter Chagwena presents PhD proposal to CFAR at University of Rochester

Dexter Chagwena, a PhD candidate at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and mentor for the HRTP, presented his PhD research plan to the University of Rochester Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) leadership during his recent training visit to UB in September. Mr. Chagwena’s research, “Effect of nutritional status on therapeutic outcomes of highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-1 and TB co-infected children,” will compare the response to cART among malnourished and well-nourished paediatric patients.

Martin Zende, a UB-UZ AITRP fellow, presented his research, “Patient centered microeconomic projects for retention in HIV care and treatment,” on November 20, 2013 at the University at Buffalo Office of Global Health Initiatives Seminar Series titled, “Women’s Health is Global Health.”

Dexter Chagwena presents at Global Implementa-tion Conference in Washington, DC

UB-UZ AITRP Fellow Dexter Chagwena with his poster, “Zimbabwe Capacity Building for HIV Implementation Research,” at the 2013 Global Implementation Conference in Washington, DC. As an outcome of this meeting, Dexter has begun work on the newly developed Majority World Implementation Practice Group to plan a similar meeting in Africa in 2016. The group has already initiated preparations via email and will schedule a teleconference to facilitate further planning.

Dexter Chagwena Receives SACORE Scholarship Funding

Dexter Chagwena, a UB-UZ AITRP fellow and mentor, received a scholarship award from the Southern Africa Consortium for Research Excellence (SACORE). SACORE unites 5 of the 13 medical schools in the region (3 of the 6 outside South Afri-ca) in a network to strengthen research ca-pacity.

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