Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (BEID)

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的生物防御和新发传染病（BEID）培训计划的目的是培养能够维持与A - C类制剂或新发疾病制剂合作的生产性研究计划的独立研究人员。这开始于博士前水平，在感染性病原体的生物学和这些病原体在动物模型中引起疾病的机制方面进行广泛，严格的研究培训。拟议培训计划的主要优势包括：1）来自佛罗里达大学（UF）中央管理部门的强大机构智力和财政支持，以及来自三个组成学院的额外独立支持（医学、牙科和兽医学）; 2）在微生物发病机理和人类疾病动物模型的基础领域建立并认可具有生产性研究计划的教师;以及3）培训目前正在生物防御和新兴病原体领域进行研究的学生的记录。该计划包括11名教师导师（细菌学家，病毒学家和寄生虫学家），来自3所学院的5个部门。该计划的教师包括临床科学家，提供应用于人类传染病的动物模型的整合。博士前学员将被招募，并与生物医学科学UF跨学科计划（IDP）合作进行初步培训。对于BEID学员，将针对A、B和C类制剂和新兴疾病病原体的科学、法律的和监管方面进行专门培训。博士前培训包括大约5年，包括从UF支持的第一年，平均2年的支持从培训补助金和支持导师的研究补助金或其他外部来源的其余部分。该计划的重点将是增强UF的现有优势，并为学员提供必要的额外背景和技能，以进行针对生物防御和新兴疾病的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The aim of the proposed Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (BEID) training program is to produce independent investigators capable of sustaining productive research programs working with class A - C agents or agents of emerging diseases. This begins at the predoctoral level with broad, rigorous research training in the biology of infectious agents and the mechanisms by which these agents cause disease in animal models. Key strengths of the proposed training program include: 1) strong institutional intellectual and fiscal support for biodefense training from the central administration of the University of Florida (UF) plus additional, independent support from the three component colleges (Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine); 2) established and recognized faculty with productive research programs in fundamental areas of microbial pathogenesis and animal models of human disease; and 3) a track record of training students who are currently conducting research in the areas of biodefense and emerging pathogens. The program comprises 11 faculty preceptors (bacteriologists, virologists, and parasitologists) from 5 departments within 3 colleges. The program faculty includes clinician scientists, providing integration of animal models as applied to human infectious disease. Predoctoral trainees will be recruited and initially trained in collaboration with the UF Interdisciplinary Program (IDP) in Biomedical Sciences. For BEID trainees, specialized training will be tailored to the scientific, legal, and regulatory aspects of working with Class A, B, and C agents and emerging disease pathogens. Predoctoral training encompasses approximately 5 years, including a first year of support from UF, an average of 2 years of support from the training grant and the remainder of support from the mentor's research grant or other external sources. The focus of the program will be to augment existing strengths at UF and provide trainees with additional background and skill sets necessary to conduct research directed towards biodefense and emerging diseases.