CWRU-Kenya Infectious Diseases Research Training Program

描述(申请人提供)：申请全球传染病研究培训计划是为了继续支持凯斯西储大学、肯尼亚卫生部媒介传播疾病司和肯尼亚医学研究所合作开展的传染病研究国际联合培训计划。这一培训项目的总体目标是进一步扩大媒介传播疾病司(DVBD)的研究和管理技能，并提高DVBD的基础研究能力。CWRU-DVBD-KEMRI全球传染病研究培训计划的具体目标是：1.为肯尼亚的研究人员、研究人员和其他相关个人提供新发传染病研究方法的强化培训；2.加强与肯尼亚研究人员的科学和行政联系；3.增进疟疾、血吸虫病、丝虫病和虫媒病毒的流行病学、分子发病机制和遗传流行病学的知识；4.培训美国同行，了解与发展中国家传染病流行病学和控制相关的研究方法；以及5.协助肯尼亚合作研究中心的基础设施建设。为了实现这些目标，该项目将在CWRU和肯尼亚卫生部之间提供一个持续的教育项目和合作研究项目。培训方案将包括硕士和博士级别的研究生学位培训、博士后培训、针对现有研究人员的重点短期培训，以及在肯尼亚举办的传授具体研究技能的短期课程研讨会。根据参加培训的学员的需要，培训可能在美国或肯尼亚的机构进行。受训人员的选择和项目监督将由一个培训咨询小组提供，该小组由项目主任、项目校友以及当地的肯尼亚和国际研究科学家组成。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application for a Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program is for continuing support of an international joint training program in Infectious Disease research operated in partnership between Case Western Reserve University, the Division of Vector Borne Diseases of the Ministry of Health (Kenya) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. The overall goal of this training project is to further expand the research and management skills of the Division of Vector Borne Diseases (DVBD) and to enhance DVBD's capacity for basic research. The specific aims of the proposed CWRU-DVBD-KEMRI Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program are: 1. To provide intensive training in the research methodology of emerging infectious diseases to investigators, research staff, and other relevant individuals from Kenya; 2. To strengthen the scientific and administrative ties with researchers in Kenya; 3. To advance knowledge in the epidemiology, molecular pathogenesis, and genetic epidemiology of malaria, schistosomiasis, filariasis and arboviruses; 4. To train US counterparts to foreign scientists in the research methods relevant to the epidemiology and control of Infectious Diseases in developing countries; and, 5. To assist in the infrastructure development of collaborating research centers in Kenya. In order to achieve these goals, the program will provide a continuing program of education and collaborative research projects between CWRU and the Kenya Ministry of Health. Training options will include graduate degree training at the Masters and PhD level, post-doctoral training, focused short-term training for established investigators, and short-course seminars in Kenya for transfer of specific research skills. Depending on the needs of participating trainees, training may occur either at U.S. or Kenyan institutions. Selection of trainees and program oversight will be provided by a Training Advisory Group comprised of the program directors, program alumni, and local Kenyan and international research scientists.