Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease

传染病的分子基础

• 批准号: 7480278
• 负责人: STEVEN J. NORRIS
• 金额: $ 11.4万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7480278
• 关键词: Communicable Diseases; Molecular; base

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) is a research training program consisting of 18 faculty mentors from four Houston educational institutions: the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas A&M University Institute for Biosciences and Technology, and the University of Houston, College Park. In this initial application, training support is requested for four Ph.D. students and four undergraduate summer research students. The overall purpose of the MBID training program is to provide the trainees 1) an optimal environment for training new scientists in the latest concepts and techniques in microbiological research; 2) a better understanding of current challenges in clinical infectious diseases; and 3) the knowledge and tools to 'bridge the gap' between basic research and clinical applications. The basis of this training grant is the Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease group, which was first formed in 1996. MBID has developed into highly interactive group of over 100 faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and staff from the Houston area whose primary interest is in the molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infections. The 16 faculty members that form the core of this training grant have a record of high research productivity and extensive collaborations. They have mentored over 200 predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees over the past ten years and currently are mentoring 25 Ph.D. students and 29 postdoctoral fellows. Nineteen current predoctoral trainees are eligible for an NRSA. The training program will be based on strong core curricula, 10 advanced courses in pathogenesis, an intensive and interactive research experience, monthly MBID meetings and retreats, seminars and journal clubs, and experience in translational research and clinical infectious diseases. A network of universities serving underrepresented minorities has been established to aid in the recruitment of promising undergraduate students into the summer research program and the MBID Ph.D. program. A goal of the planned activities supported by this training grant is to provide predoctoral microbiology candidates additional knowledge in clinical infectious diseases and translational research, thereby promoting the redirection of research toward the more rapid resolution of important infectious disease problems.

描述（由申请人提供）：传染病的分子基础（MBID）是一项研究培训计划，由四家休斯顿教育机构的18位教师导师组成：德克萨斯大学健康科学中心，休斯敦，休斯敦，贝勒医学院，德克萨斯州A＆M大学生物科学和技术研究所，生物科学和技术研究所，以及休斯顿大学公园。在此最初的申请中，请求四个博士学位的培训支持。学生和四个夏季研究生。 MBID培训计划的总体目的是为受训者提供1）在微生物研究中最新概念和技术中培训新科学家的最佳环境； 2）更好地了解临床传染病的当前挑战； 3）在基础研究和临床应用之间“弥合差距”的知识和工具。这项培训赠款的基础是传染病组的分子基础，该基础于1996年首次成立。MBID已发展为高度互动的组，该组由100多名教职员工，博士后研究员，研究生和休斯顿地区的员工，其主要兴趣是细菌感染分子发病机制。构成该培训赠款核心的16名教职员工具有高度研究生产力和广泛合作的记录。在过去的十年中，他们指导了200多名专业和博士后学员，目前正在指导25博士学位。学生和29个博士后研究员。目前有十九名候选人有资格获得NRSA。该培训计划将基于强大的核心课程，10个发病机理的高级课程，深入互动的研究经验，每月的MBID会议和务虚会，研讨会和期刊俱乐部以及转化研究和临床感染疾病的经验。已经建立了一个服务不足少数群体的大学网络，以帮助招募有前途的本科生进入夏季研究计划和MBID博士学位。程序。这项培训补助金支持的计划活动的目标是为临床传染病和翻译研究的额外知识提供候选前微生物学的知识，从而促进将研究重定向到更快地解决重要的传染病问题。