Training in Molecular Virology and Viral Pathogenesis

分子病毒学和病毒发病机制培训

• 批准号: 7693057
• 负责人: RICHARD J ROLLER
• 金额: $ 10.07万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7693057
• 关键词: Molecular Virology; Training; Viral Pathogenesis

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a continuing and urgent need for greater understanding of virus infections and, consequently, a need for a robust virology research community in the U.S and the world. The purpose of the Virology Training Program at the University of Iowa is to train young scientists to be productive members of that research community. The Virology Training Grant at the University of Iowa helps in two ways. First, it fosters the rigorous training of PhD students in the study of virology. Second, it promotes interaction among students and faculty interested in virology across the University of Iowa. By providing stipend support and travel funds for graduate students, the Training Grant will facilitate the recruitment of students who are interested in virology. By establishing curriculum requirements that include research and literature seminars for the virology community and the collaborative teaching of virology training courses the Training Grant will promote interaction in the larger virology community at the University of Iowa and beyond. There are ten Virology Training Grant faculty members who represent a wide variety of research interests from study of very basic processes in the molecular and cellular biology of virus replication, to study of host animal responses to virus infection, to study of the most efficient mechanisms for gene delivery by viruses. We seek support for five predoctoral graduate students for two years between their second and fourth years of study. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Virus infections have critical public health relevance because: (i) They are a major cause of human disease, (ii) Their intimate relationship with host cells makes them useful tools for studying normal cellular functions, (iii) They are vehicles for gene delivery in remedial gene therapy and vaccine development. There is a need to train scientists who can meet the public health threat and exploit opportunities presented by viruses.

描述（由申请人提供）：人们一直迫切需要更好地了解病毒感染，因此美国和世界各地都需要一个强大的病毒学研究团体。爱荷华大学病毒学培训计划的目的是培训年轻科学家成为该研究界富有成效的成员。爱荷华大学的病毒学培训补助金有两个方面的帮助。首先，它促进了对病毒学研究博士生的严格训练。其次，它促进了爱荷华大学对病毒学感兴趣的学生和教师之间的互动。通过为研究生提供津贴支持和旅费，培训补助金将有助于招收对病毒学感兴趣的学生。通过制定课程要求，包括病毒学界的研究和文献研讨会以及病毒学培训课程的协作教学，培训补助金将促进爱荷华大学及其他地区更大的病毒学界的互动。病毒学培训基金的十名教职人员代表了广泛的研究兴趣，从病毒复制的分子和细胞生物学的非常基本过程的研究，到宿主动物对病毒感染的反应的研究，再到病毒基因传递最有效机制的研究。我们为五名博士前研究生寻求第二年和第四年学习之间两年的支持。 相关性（参见说明）：病毒感染具有重要的公共卫生相关性，因为：(i) 它们是人类疾病的主要原因，(ii) 它们与宿主细胞的密切关系使其成为研究正常细胞功能的有用工具，(iii) 它们是治疗性基因治疗和疫苗开发中基因传递的载体。需要培训能够应对公共卫生威胁并利用病毒带来的机会的科学家。