Training in Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense

申请者描述(由申请人提供)：申请支持继续开展新发传染病和生物防御方面的博士后培训计划，每年支持6名受训人员，为他们在该领域的临床、流行病学、应用或基础研究生涯做好准备。培训将由德克萨斯大学医学院分校(UTMB)病理学、内科、微生物学和免疫学、儿科、生物化学和分子生物学以及预防医学和社区健康系的21个计划学院和15个副计划学院提供。教职员工中包括一些以前的实习生。UTMB为培训计划提供的其他资源包括生物防御和新发传染病中心、西部地区生物防御和新发传染病中心、人类感染和免疫研究所、肝炎研究中心、西里疫苗开发中心、凯克病毒成像中心、西里结构生物学中心、加尔维斯顿国家实验室、世卫组织/泛美卫生组织热带疾病合作中心和加尔维斯顿全球卫生联盟。目前缺乏训练有素的研究科学家，他们具有与新出现的传染病病原体或NIAID A、B和C类优先病原体合作所需的知识和经验。UTMB现在拥有一大批在这一领域工作的优秀教职员工和支持人员，包括处理高致病性生物所需的最先进的遏制设施。该项目的目标是利用UTMB丰富而充满活力的研究环境，使学员能够成为新兴传染病和生物防御广泛领域的独立调查人员。 相关性：新发感染和生物防御是重要的研究领域，在这些领域没有足够训练有素的研究人员。这笔赠款将通过在动态的培训环境中培训优秀的调查人员来解决这一短缺问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for continuation of a postdoctoral training program in emerging infectious diseases and biodefense that would support 6 trainees annually and prepare them for clinical, epidemiological, applied or basic research careers in this field. Training will be provided by 21 Program Faculty and 15 Associate Program Faculty in the departments of Pathology, Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Faculty include a number of former trainees. Other resources available at UTMB for the training program include the Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Western Regional Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, the Center for Hepatitis Research, the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, the Keck Center for Virus Imaging, the Sealy Center for Structural Biology, the Galveston National Laboratory, the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, and the Galveston Global Health Consortium. There is currently a shortage of trained research scientists with the knowledge and experience necessary to work with emerging infectious disease agents or NIAID category A, B, and C priority pathogens. UTMB now has a critical mass of outstanding faculty and support personnel working in this area, including state-of-the-art containment facilities needed to work with highly pathogenic organisms. The program's goal is leverage the rich and vibrant research environment at UTMB to enable trainees to become independent investigators within the broad field of emerging infectious diseases and biodefense. RELEVANCE: Emerging infections and biodefense are important areas of research and there are not enough trained investigators in these fields. This grant will address this shortage by training outstanding investigators in a dynamic training environment.