Cross-disciplinary Training in Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease

摘要 免疫学、炎症和传染病的跨学科研究影响着广泛的人类 并通过一项全校范围的研究计划在犹他大学培育了这种疾病。在连接中 通过这些努力，免疫学、炎症和传染病(III)培训方案寻求带来 在犹他大学健康校园内联合教职员工和实习生，促进合作研究 基础免疫学和翻译免疫学。这项申请获得了大量的机构支持和 请求支持4名博士后和2名博士后实习生。第三期培训的主要组成部分 该项目是在9个基础和临床的30名教职员工的指导下进行的个性化研究培训 校园里的各个部门。完成资格考试的博士前实习生有资格获得 长达2年的支持。博士后实习生也有资格获得2年的支持。这两组人都是 由指导委员会从大量竞争激烈的候选人中根据先前的 研究成果、研究计划书和推荐信。预计作为他们计划的一部分 正常的研究生教育，学员将完成他们的课程，参加研讨会和务虚会， 在部门背景下展示他们的研究，撰写论文提案，进行论文研究，发表论文 结果并为自己的论文研究辩护。此外，培训计划将加强研究生教育 通过以下活动：1)在ARUP进行为期一个月的临床免疫学轮换，国家病理学 犹他大学附属参考实验室；2)赠款撰写方面的正式培训，导致 提交一份外部赠款提案；3)支持在科学会议上提出数据的旅费；4) 经常在午餐时间与其他培训计划学员讨论研究进展；5)与 特邀研讨会演讲者；6)在第三次务虚会上的年度研究报告；7)有效指导 利用博士前和博士后个人发展计划(IDPs)；8)在 使用与免疫学研究有关的生物统计学；以及9)一个博士后指导委员会，以提供 个性化的职业指导。鉴于我们教职员工出色的培训记录，可用的资源 为了支持研究和强有力的机构支持，III培训方案将提供一个理想的平台，以 培养下一代专注于人类疾病的免疫学家。

Abstract Interdisciplinary research in Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease affects a wide variety of human diseases and has been fostered at the University of Utah via a campus-wide research initiative. In connection with these efforts, the Immunology, Inflammation and Infectious Disease (III) Training Program seeks to bring together faculty and trainees across the University of Utah Health campus to foster collaborative research in basic and translational immunology. This application is the recipient of substantial institutional backing and requests support for 4 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral trainees. The main component of the III Training Program is individualized research training under the guidance of 30 faculty members in 9 basic and clinical departments across campus. Pre-doctoral trainees who have completed their qualifying exam are eligible for up to 2 years of support. Post-doctoral trainees are also eligible for 2 years of support. Both groups are selected by the Steering Committee from a large and highly competitive pool of candidates based on prior research excellence, a research proposal and letters of recommendation. It is anticipated that as part of their normal graduate education, trainees will complete their coursework, participate in seminars and retreats, present their research in departmental settings, write a thesis proposal, perform thesis research, publish results and defend their thesis research. In addition, the Training Program will enhance graduate education through the following activities: 1) a one-month clinical immunology rotation at ARUP, the national pathology reference laboratory affiliated with the University of Utah; 2) formal training in grant-writing, leading to submission of an extramural grant proposal; 3) support for travel to present data at scientific meetings; 4) regular lunchtime discussions of research progress with other Training Program trainees; 5) interaction with invited seminar speakers; 6) annual presentation of research at the III retreat; 7) guidance in the effective utilization of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral Individual Development Plans (IDPs); 8) formal mentoring in the use of biostatistics related to immunological research; and 9) a post-doctoral mentoring committee to provide individualized career guidance. Given the exceptional training track record of our faculty, available resources to support research and robust institutional support, the III Training Program will provide an ideal platform to train the next generation of human disease-focused immunologists.