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AIMS OF THE CENTER

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). Since 2007, a total of 14 projects affiliated with CIRAR have been externally funded. In 2007 and 2008, five projects affiliated with CIRAR were funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH and two were funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (Click here to download the funding announcement). In 2009, four additional CIRAR-affiliated projects have been funded: an AHRQ Conference Grant, an IICTR CaMPR award funded by the NCRR, a 5-year R01 funded by the NIAID, and a 2-year RC1 Challenge Grant funded by the NCHMD. CIRAR continues to prepare biomedical researchers and others in interdisciplinary research with a focus on the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance.

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:

  1. Implement a new paradigm of interdisciplinary research to reduce antimicrobial resistance.
  2. Build and sustain a community of interdisciplinary scholars who contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the prevention of antimicrobial resistance.
  3. Provide an infrastructure and coordination to support interdisciplinary research teams.
  4. Provide mentorship and support for investigators and trainees for conducting interdisciplinary research.
  5. Foster regular interaction with the broader academic community, the public, media and policy makers regarding interdisciplinary research and the global problem of antimicrobial resistance.
  6. Share research results and resources from CIRAR investigations and disseminate widely among scientific and lay communities through seminars, electronic media, etc.
  7. 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.

See affiliated funded projects at Columbia University Medical Center under the rubric of CIRAR
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