Training in emerging infectious diseases

新发传染病培训

• 批准号: 7504391
• 负责人: Robert W. Doms
• 金额: $ 23.47万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7504391
• 关键词: Emerging Communicable Diseases; Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application represents the first competitive renewal for our Training in Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) T32 program. Of the more than 60 faculty at the University of Pennsylvania whose primary affiliation is with the microbiology program, a select group of 14 well-funded faculty are trainers in this program. All of the trainers have significant research programs in emerging infectious diseases, more than half are funded in part by the Middle Atlantic Regional Center of Excellence (MARCE) in Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, and all participate in training activities and minority recruitment efforts. During its first 4 years, this T32 provided support for 3 predoctoral and 2 postdoctoral trainees per year who could work in any one of 14 different laboratories directed by investigators who study a variety of emerging and re-emerging pathogens. To date, a total of 14 trainees have been supported by this T32, virtually all for 2 years, including 7 Ph.D. students, 1 M.D./Ph.D. student, 1 VMD/Ph.D. student and 5 Ph.D. postdoctoral fellows. These 14 trainees have worked in the labs of 9 different trainers. Of the 14 current and past trainees, 8 are women, 6 are men, and 2 are minorities. Of the 3 postdoctoral fellows who have completed their training and left Penn, one is an Assistant Professor, one is a staff scientist at the NIH where he studies Ebola virus, and one is in industry developing viral vaccines. Of the 3 students who have left Penn, two are postdoctoral fellows where they continue to study infectious diseases, and one is a scientist in industry. Two additional students who will graduate soon will be undertaking postdoctoral fellowships at USAMRIID and the Special Pathogens Branch of the CDC, respectively. The EID T32 program has served to unite our investigators and trainees, who study many different pathogens, in ways that would not otherwise have occurred. After the T32 was funded, the trainers developed what is now a popular graduate level course on emerging infectious diseases, started a monthly Zoonotic Diseases Seminar series that is attended by our faculty and trainees, and began an initiative in which all of our trainees receive extensive BSL3 training. We have started a Certificate Program in Public Health in response to the fact that so many of our trainees are interested in emerging infectious diseases and global health issues, and this summer launched a 3-week long summer biostatistics course to betaken by our trainees, recognizing that much of the EID literature consists of epidemiological studies coupled with the belief that a stronger background in statistics and quantitative methods will help prepare our trainees for careers in science. We also send our trainees to the regional MARCE meetings, held twice each year, and this in turn has led to new collaborations for our trainees as well as training opportunities. In light of the need to continue to train young scientists to work in emerging infectious diseases, we propose to renew this successful program. Due to the difficult funding climate for T32 grants, we propose to maintain this program at its present size of 3 students and 2 postdocs per year.

描述（由申请人提供）：此应用程序代表了我们在新兴传染病（EID）T32计划培训的第一次竞争性更新。在宾夕法尼亚大学的60多名教师中，他们的主要联系是微生物学项目，一个由14名资金充足的教师组成的精选小组是该项目的培训师。所有的培训师都在新兴传染病方面有重要的研究项目，其中一半以上由中大西洋地区生物防御和新兴传染病卓越中心（MARCE）资助，所有培训师都参加培训活动和少数民族招募工作。在最初的4年里，这个T32每年为3名博士前和2名博士后学员提供支持，他们可以在研究各种新兴和重新出现的病原体的研究人员指导的14个不同实验室中的任何一个工作。到目前为止，共有14名学员得到了T32的支持，几乎所有人都在2年内，其中包括7名博士。学生，1 M.D./博士学生，1个VMD/博士学生和5名博士博士后这14名受训人员在9个不同培训师的实验室工作。在14名目前和过去的受训人员中，8名妇女，6名男子，2名少数民族。在完成培训并离开宾夕法尼亚大学的3名博士后研究员中，一名是助理教授，一名是NIH的科学家，他在那里研究埃博拉病毒，还有一名在开发病毒疫苗。在离开宾夕法尼亚大学的3名学生中，有两名是博士后研究员，他们继续研究传染病，一名是工业科学家。另外两名即将毕业的学生将分别在USAMRIID和CDC特殊病原体分支获得博士后研究金。EID T32计划有助于团结我们的研究人员和学员，他们研究许多不同的病原体，以其他方式不会发生。在T32获得资助后，培训师开发了现在流行的关于新兴传染病的研究生课程，开始了由我们的教师和学员参加的每月人畜共患病研讨会系列，并开始了一项倡议，我们所有的学员都接受了广泛的BSL 3培训。我们已经开始了一个公共卫生证书课程，以回应我们的许多学员对新兴传染病和全球卫生问题感兴趣的事实，并在今年夏天推出了为期三周的暑期生物统计学课程，供我们的学员参加，认识到大部分EID文献由流行病学研究组成，并相信更强的统计学和定量方法背景将有助于为我们的学员在科学领域的职业生涯做好准备。我们还派学员参加每年两次的区域MARCE会议，这反过来又为我们的学员带来了新的合作和培训机会。鉴于需要继续培训年轻科学家从事新兴传染病的工作，我们建议延长这一成功的计划。由于T32赠款的资金环境困难，我们建议将该计划维持在目前每年3名学生和2名博士后的规模。