Research Projects

SUMMER 2016: UTHEALTH-INNOVATION IN CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY (This is a Word table; use Tab to go from one blank to the next)

Faculty Name Kayo Fujimoto

Phone: Office: 713-500-9766 Cell: 310-614-6697

Faculty E-mail [email protected]

School/Campus UTSPH Houston Department: HPBS

Research Projects Each fellow is expected to spend an average of 40 hours/week on their research project, organized seminars and innovation generation course Young’s Men’s Social Network and HIV risk Project. 1 Title: Young Men’s Affiliation Project (YMAP): A study of Funding NIH R01 social networks and HIV among YMSM Source:

NB: Please do not submit more than two projects. Fill out one form per project Project The goal of YMAP is to investigate how the complex interactions between young men who Description: have sex with men (16-29 years old) and the preventive and risk venues they affiliate (100 words with influence (a) their social and sexual networks and (b) their risks of acquiring HIV, max) HPV, and other STIs that may increase the risk of some types of cancer. The trainee will help organize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative social network data, manage and Use this space set up study site, twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. The trainee will also have the to entice opportunity to help in participant recruitment and field-based interviews with YMSM and students to venue representatives. your project. It is meant to be an advertisement. They will select projects they are interested in based off these descriptions.

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Source of CPRIT x trainee Training Preceptor funding: grant

If preceptor funding, the fellow will take part in innovation course, seminars and cancer prevention related research.

NB: Please do not submit more than two projects. Fill out one form per project I. Trainee Activities:

A. All trainees 1. Dr. Ness’s course: Innovation Generation 2. Participate in 1 hour weekly group meetings and seminars in Houston and via ITV 3. Meet with preceptor weekly to discuss training experience and progress (day and time): 4. Complete CITI training and send a copy of the certificate in to [email protected] within the first week.

B. Project specific trainee activities Preceptors, please specify additional trainee activities, e.g., Propose alternative solutions to current project problems 1. Trainee will attend weekly YMAP team meetings 2. Trainee will help input, organize, and/or analyze quantitative data gathered from venue representative and YMSM interviews 3. Trainee will support the recruitment of YMSM and venue representatives for interviews 4. Trainee will support field-based data collection of social network data and biological samples 5.

II. Learning Objectives: By the end of the summer experience, trainees will demonstrate that they can A. All trainees: 1. Describe the skills to increase innovative thinking 2. Describe, in the reflection paper, at least 3 instances of applying an innovative thinking skill 3. Recognize potential conflict(s) of interest in scenarios provided in CITI training 4. Recognize activities that violate UTHealth’s policy on information technology as part of CITI training

B. Project specific learning objectives: Preceptors, please specify additional learning objectives, e.g. Trainee will be able to write instructions for low literacy audiences 1. Trainee will be able to describe basic social network statistics 2. Trainee will be able to write a scientific abstract 3. Trainee will be able to describe quantitative methods for behavioral and social network data collection 4. Trainee will be able to learn conducting large-scale project implementation process

III. End Product(s): A. All Trainees: 1. Mid-course review of training experience (trainee and preceptor) NB: Please do not submit more than two projects. Fill out one form per project 2. Oral presentation at the end of training with appropriate audio/visual accompaniment 3. 3-page reflection paper, describing the summer experience, including instances of applying skills for innovative thinking, and in what way, if any, the experience has affected career plans, goals (due one week before his/her last day) 4. Evaluation of the trainee (preceptor) 5. Final review of training experience (trainee and preceptor)

B. Project specific end products: Preceptors’ please specify, e.g., manuscript to be submitted to xxx, abstract to be submitted to yyy 1. Presentation to a lay or scientific audience about using social networks analysis to study transmission of HIV among young men who have sex with men. 2.

Note to preceptors: Any confidentiality agreements regarding the project or data you are using (e.g. unpublished results) should be arranged between you and your trainee.

IV. Are there special trainee characteristics e.g., major, interests, language, culture or other preferences that would be desirable? Please specify:

Programming language proficiency (in R, Python, or other languages) is desired. Knowledge of managing online social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others are preferred.

V. Preceptor Availability NB: For adequate trainee exposure, the preceptor should not be away for more than 2 weeks.

Will you be Yes No x If yes, when would you be gone and for how long?

Who would serve as preceptor during your absence (name and credentials, please specify)?

Name: Dennis Li

Job title: Project Director

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone number: office: 713-500-9630 Cell: 817-975-8196

NB: Please do not submit more than two projects. Fill out one form per project