Training in Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense

新发传染病和生物防御培训

• 批准号: 8127714
• 负责人: Arthur Clinton White
• 金额: $ 33.37万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-08-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8127714
• 关键词: Emerging Communicable Diseases; Training; biodefense

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.

描述（由申请人提供）：请求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，该计划每年支持 6 名学员，并为他们在该领域的临床、流行病学、应用或基础研究职业做好准备。培训将由德克萨斯大学医学分部 (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 名项目教员和 15 名副项目教员提供。教师中包括一些前实习生。 UTMB 可用于培训计划的其他资源包括生物防御和新发传染病中心、生物防御和新发传染病西部区域中心、人类感染和免疫研究所、肝炎研究中心、疫苗开发中心、凯克病毒成像中心、结构生物学中心、加尔维斯顿国家实验室、世界卫生组织/泛美卫生组织 热带病合作中心和加尔维斯顿全球健康联盟。目前缺乏训练有素的研究科学家，他们拥有处理新出现的传染病病原体或 NIAID A、B 和 C 类优先病原体所需的知识和经验。 UTMB 现在拥有一批在该领域工作的优秀教职人员和支持人员，包括处理高致病性生物体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，使学员成为新兴传染病和生物防御广泛领域的独立研究人员。 相关性：新出现的感染和生物防御是重要的研究领域，但这些领域训练有素的研究人员不足。这笔赠款将通过在动态培训环境中培训优秀的研究人员来解决这一短缺问题。