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The Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Baylor College of Medicine is one of 23 centers nationally funded by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health as an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP). Partner countries include Romania, Mexico, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland.
The AITRP supports long-term (2-3 years) postdoctoral training in HIV/AIDS research at Baylor College of Medicine for health-professionals from partner countries. Short-term U.S. training of Romanian, Mexican, and southern African health professionals also is conducted. This part of the program supports professionals who might benefit from focused training, usually in pediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment or clinical research. The AITRP also supports clinical elective opportunities in Romania and Botswana for talented U.S. pediatric residents and postdoctoral fellows interested in international HIV/AIDS care and research. Exceptional applicants from any U.S. institution are considered.
For long-term training, each Romanian, Mexican, or southern African postdoctoral trainee is asked to declare a principal interest in one of two training tracks: (1) clinical research or (2) laboratory-based research. Dr. Kline, the Program Director, and program faculty assist each trainee in selecting an area of training and research appropriate to his or her interests and qualifications. In addition to declaring a principal training track, trainees have an opportunity to pursue a graduate degree in public health (M.P.H.) in the Texas Medical Center at the University of Texas School of Public Health.
Specific inquiries about Baylor’s AITRP can be addressed to .
Current AITRP Trainees
 Givans Kay Ateka, MD, MPhil [MCH] is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Maseru, Lesotho. He began his training in August, 2003. Dr. Ateka is pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, with an emphasis in International and Family Health. His specific area of research interest is the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. Before joining us as an AITRP fellow, Dr. Ateka worked as a medical officer for the United Nations in Lesotho.
 Andrea C. Cazacu, MD is originally from Bucharest, Romania. She obtained her medical degree from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. Dr. Cazacu, under the mentorship of Dr. Gail Demmler, recently has evaluated two rapid diagnostic tests for influenza viruses with viral culture, performed in the Diagnostic Virology Laboratory at Texas Children's Hospital. She continues her research under the mentorship of Gail Demmler, MD and Mark Kline, MD studying the outcome of infants and children infected with CMV in both the U.S. and Romania, as well as viral pathogens in HIV positive children and their influence on HIV disease.
 Mark Mugo Kabue, BDS, MS is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Maseru, Lesotho. His Masters of Science degree is in Dental Public Health. He began his training in August, 2003. Dr. Kabue is pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, with an emphasis in Disease Control. His specific area of research interest is the management of HIV treatment and prevention programs. Before joining us as an AITRP fellow, Dr. Kabue worked as a dentist at Queen Elizabeth II Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.
 Harrison Njoroge Kamiru, DDS, MS is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Maseru, Lesotho. His Masters of Science degree is in Dental Public Health. He began his training in August, 2003. Dr. Kamiru is pursuing a Masters in Public Health degree from the University of Texas School of Public Health, with an emphasis in Health Promotion and Health Education. His specific area of research interest is oral manifestations of HIV infection. Before joining us as an AITRP fellow, Dr. Kamiru worked as a dentist at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Maseru, Lesotho.
 Nicoleta Vaseliu, D.D.S. is an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, from Constanta, Romania. She began her training in July, 2002, and joins us from Ovidius University and the Constanta Municipal Hospital. She is pursuing a master's degree in clinical investigation at the Baylor College of Medicine. Her research interests are the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS in children.
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