Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases and Bioterr

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议通过指导，实际应用和基础流行病学，生物统计学和分子流行病学的研究，在新兴传染病和生物恐怖主义的当代流行病学方面培养MD，MD/PhD和博士前研究人员。对于一些受训人员，将提供生物信息学或医学信息学方面的额外培训。受训人员将从斯坦福大学流行病学博士研究生课程录取的人员和成人或儿童传染病博士后研究员中抽取。指导委员会将对受训申请人进行评估，并根据学习成绩、教师面试和对流行病学表现出的兴趣提供培训补助金。将尽一切努力吸引少数族裔候选人。培训计划将是跨学科的，涉及来自斯坦福大学流行病学（医学（传染病））和儿科学（传染病）部门以及加州/伯克利大学公共卫生学院的教师。博士预科生将完成斯坦福大学流行病学博士课程的要求。MD或MD/PhD传染病博士后研究员可以选择获得流行病学硕士学位，尽管这不是必需的。该方案的重点是传染病和生物恐怖主义流行病学的研究培训。学员将在至少一名培训计划教师的指导下进行研究;大多数将由培训计划的两名成员共同指导。因此，大多数研究项目将是跨学科的，以利用教师的优势。为了促进学员和教师之间的互动，学员进行的研究研讨会，每周传染病流行病学跨学科研讨会，每周传染病大轮，传染病和生物恐怖主义讲座由教师提出，每年为期一天的研究务虚会将举行。每个受训者将由一个研究委员会提供咨询和指导，该委员会由导师和其他几位专业领域与项目相关的科学家组成。学员将定期向委员会汇报其研究进展。一个博士预科生和两个MD（MD/PhD）博士后学员每年将由培训计划支持。鼓励所有学员申请独立支助。受训人员有望毕业后担任学术职务或公共卫生领导职务。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to train MD, MD/PhD and pre-doctoral investigators in contemporary epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases and bioterrorism through instruction, practical application, and research in fundamental epidemiology, biostatistics and molecular epidemiology. For some trainees, additional training in bioinformatics or medical informatics will be offered. Trainees will be drawn from the pool of those accepted into the PhD graduate program in epidemiology at Stanford and from postdoctoral fellows in adult or pediatric infectious diseases. Trainee applicants will be evaluated by the Steering Committee and offered training grant slots on the basis of academic records, faculty interviews and demonstrated interest in epidemiology. Every effort will be made to attract minority candidates. The training program will be interdisciplinary, involving faculty from the Division of Epidemiology (Medicine (Infectious Diseases), and Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) at Stanford and the School of Public Health, University of California/Berkeley. Predoctoral students will complete the requirements of the Stanford PhD program in epidemiology. MD or MD/PhD infectious diseases postdoctoral fellows may elect to obtain the MS degree in epidemiology, although this is not a requirement. The emphasis of the program is on research training in epidemiology of infectious diseases and bioterrorism. Trainees will conduct research under the mentorship of at least one training program faculty member; most will be co-mentored by two members of the training program. Thus, most research projects will be cross-disciplinary to take advantage of the strengths of the faculty. To promote interaction among trainees and faculty, research seminars conducted by trainees, weekly interdisciplinary seminars in infectious diseases epidemiology, weekly infectious diseases grand rounds, infectious diseases and bioterrorism lectures presented by faculty, and an annual 1-day research retreat will be held. Each trainee will be counseled and directed by a Research Committee comprised of the mentor(s) and several other scientists whose area of expertise is relevant to the project. The trainee will present his/her research progress to the committee at regular intervals. One PhD predoctoral and two MD (MD/PhD) post-doctoral trainees are to be supported by the Training Program each year. All trainees will be encouraged to apply for independent support. Trainees are expected to graduate to academic appointments or public health leadership positions.