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The primary objective of the Arizona Approaches to Pandemics, Lung & Sleep (AAPLS) program is to provide advanced research training experiences and long-term mentoring in an interprofessional environment to qualified candidates -- junior faculty and transitioning postdoctoral scientists from various backgrounds in the biomedical sciences. AZ-PRIME will nationally recruit eligible and qualified individuals and provide them with advanced training experiences and long-term mentoring that will enable them to develop a research program and work with their home institution to obtain NIH funding and develop their career and gain leadership skills.

AAPLS Mentees will receive training that facilitates successful team science career development.
Training will include Didactic instruction in:

• Grantsmanship (NIH Style writing, and reviewing grants)

• Scientific Writing, Presentations, and Bioethics

• Advanced Research Methodology (Tailored to trainee needs) in the following content areas:

  • Community-Based Participatory Research, Design & Analysis of Health Outcomes & Effectiveness Research, Basic and Advanced Epidemiological/Bio-statistical Methods, Transomics and Biomarker discovery, Data-science and machine learning, Wearables and devices

• Interprofessional Career/Leadership Development

• Structured Mentoring by a team of content experts

• Research experience with mentor/instructor support in:

  • Conceptualization, Design, Implementation, Analysis, Reporting
    Writing workshops:

  • Abstract/Poster/Audiovisual content writing, Scientific publications, Research report composition, Dissemination strategies