AIMS
The Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial
Resistance (CIRAR) was originally funded in 2004 with a planning grant
from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH (Grant number:
P20 RR020616). In 2007, four projects affiliated with CIRAR have
been
funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, and one
has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Click
here to download the funding announcement).
What Does CIRAR Do?
The overall mission of CIRAR is to reduce antimicrobial resistance
through innovative interdisciplinary research. CIRAR serves as an
umbrella coordinating center to foster and sustain a community of
interdisciplinary scholars engaged in such research.
In addition to the aims of specific CIRAR projects, the
Center SPECIFIC AIMS are to:
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Implement a new paradigm of interdisciplinary
research to reduce antimicrobial resistance. |
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Build and sustain a community of
interdisciplinary scholars who contribute to the body of
knowledge regarding the prevention of antimicrobial resistance. |
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Provide an infrastructure and coordination to
support interdisciplinary research teams. |
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Provide mentorship and support for investigators
and trainees for conducting interdisciplinary research. |
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Foster regular interaction with the broader
academic community, the public, media and policy makers
regarding interdisciplinary research and the global problem of
antimicrobial resistance. |
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Share research results and resources from CIRAR
investigations and disseminate widely among scientific and lay
communities through seminars, electronic media, etc. |
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Develop new
proposals to continue funded interdisciplinary research related
to reducing antimicrobial resistance. |
Researchers from all disciplines as well as trainees committed to
developing research skills congruent with the aims of CIRAR are
encouraged to become involved in the activities of the Center.
Activities include monthly symposia, interdisciplinary courses, and
training opportunities. CIRAR also provides infrastructure to
researchers committed to developing interdisciplinary research teams
and preparing grant proposals for funding. We encourage graduate
students to develop theses and dissertation projects in collaboration
with our funded, senior researchers and/or to seek consultation from
core staff for interdisciplinary projects related to the reduction of
antimicrobial resistance.
Affiliated funded projects at
Columbia University Medical Center under the rubric of CIRAR currently
include the following:
R21 NR010823,
Electronic Communication for Antimicrobial
Management (ECAM)
PI: Leanne
Currie, RN, DNSc, Columbia University School of Nursing
T90 NR010824,
Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce
Antimicrobial Resistance (TIRAR)
Program Co-Directors: Kristine Gebbie, RN, DrPH, Columbia University
School of Nursing and Aaron Mitchell, PhD, Department of Microbiology,
College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
R01 NR010822,
Distribution of the Costs of Antimicrobial
Resistant Infections
PI: Sherry Glied, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management,
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Thrasher Research Fund--New Researcher Award,
Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance Organisms in the Gastrointestinal
Tract of Neonates: A Pilot Study
PI: Sameer J.
Patel, MD, Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of
Infectious Diseases,
Columbia
University
Medical
Center;
Mentor:
Lisa
Saiman, MD, MPH, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Department of
Pediatrics,
College of
Physicians & Surgeons of
Columbia
University
R01 CI000537,
Applied Research in Antimicrobial
Resistance: Studies of Susceptibility Testing on Gram-negative
Multidrug Resistant Organisms
PI: Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, College of
Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University
R01 NR010107 Prevention of Nosocomial Infections
and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (P-NICE)
PI: Patricia W. Stone, RN, PhD, MPH, Columbia University School of
Nursing
Visit the P-NICE Web Site |