MALARIA RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM IN ZIMBABWE

津巴布韦疟疾研究和培训方案（MRTPZ）将把约翰霍普金斯大学公共卫生学院分子微生物学和免疫学系的研究和教育机会与国际知名的布莱尔研究所和生物医学研究和培训研究所联系起来，以振兴津巴布韦现有的疟疾防治基础设施。长期目标将是在非洲疟疾流行的环境中加强和维持一个卓越中心。该项目将把对MMI两名博士预科生和两名硕士研究生的综合研究培训与疟疾传播控制免疫学方面的本国教育培训、耐药性模式的表征、病媒控制战略、社区参与疟疾控制和研究方法培训结合起来。BRI是负责管理津巴布韦卫生问题科学研究和培训的主要政府机构。控制疟疾是国家卫生战略的三个优先领域之一。MMI系在传染病和宿主反应的基本机制方面开展研究并培训科学家，其基本理念是公共卫生学院采用最先进的科学方法解决具有全球意义的公共卫生问题。疟疾研究项目由MMI发起，但在津巴布韦进行，将提供一种结构，以便将从分子生物学、微生物学、免疫学、生态学和人口遗传学等综合课程获得的理论知识应用于与疟疾流行病学、媒介生物学、免疫学和疫苗、抗疟疾药物、发病机制和保健系统以及业务方法有关的问题。培训计划的一个重要方面包括要求参加研讨会、研究论坛、期刊俱乐部、国家和国际科学会议，并参加由霍普金斯大学、BRI和BRI的教师在津巴布韦联合提供的各种培训课程。培训计划的结构将满足项目目标，并由MRTPZ咨询委员会密切监督。

The Malaria Research and Training Program in Zimbabwe (MRTPZ) will link the research and educational opportunities of the Molecular Microbiology and Immunology (MMI) Department of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health with the internationally known Blair Research Institute (BRI) and the Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI) for the purpose of invigorating the existing malaria prevention and control infrastructure of Zimbabwe. The long-term objective will be to fortify and sustain a center of excellence in an African malaria endemic setting. The MRTPZ will knit comprehensive research training of two pre-doctoral and two masters level students at MMI with home country education training in immunologic aspects of malaria transmission control, characterization of drug resistance patterns, vector control strategies, community involvement in malaria control and research methods training. The BRI is the lead government agency charged with management of scientific research and training on Zimbabwe health problems. Malaria control is one of the three priority areas in the national health strategy. The Department of MMI conducts research and trains scientists in the basic mechanisms of infectious diseases and host responses with the underlying School of Public Health philosophy that employs state-of-the-art scientific approaches to public health problems of global significance. The malaria research projects, initiated at MMI but conducted in Zimbabwe will provide a structure for the application of theoretical knowledge gained from comprehensive courses in molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, ecology and-population genetics to the issues related to malaria epidemiology, vector biology, immunology and vaccines, anti malaria drugs, pathogenesis and health systems and operational methods. An essential aspect of the training program, includes a requirement to participate in seminars, research forums, journal clubs, national and international scientific meetings and to participate in the various training courses to be offered in Zimbabwe jointly by the faculty from Hopkins, BRI and BRTI. The training program will be structured to meet the program goals and closely supervised by the MRTPZ advisory committee.