Basic Immune Mechanisms

描述(由申请者提供)：这是我们目前免疫学培训计划的竞争性延续，自1984年以来一直得到资助。该项目是免疫学的博士后和博士后综合培训项目。博士前学员将在培训结束时获得博士学位。由于师资的增加，我们相信我们既有申请者，也有培训机会来支持5名博士生。此外，我们还要求增加1个名额，由北卡罗来纳大学提供资金。该培训计划主要设在微生物学和免疫学系，实验室设在莱恩伯格综合癌症中心、皮肤科、神经学系、牙科研究中心(口腔生物学计划)、遗传学和分子生物学、神经科学中心和医学系。对博士后和博士后研究员的培训将在这些实验室进行。这一培训计划在免疫遗传学和免疫反应调节方面特别强大。受训人员的研究费用由受训教员的研究补助金承担，受训人员进行的研究通常与受训教员共同撰写。其他学科的医生、兽医和博士将被招募为博士后实习生。将认真努力通过在内科和风湿病培训计划中进行宣传来吸引医生实习生。博士后培训将是个人的，根据受训者的不同，可能包括课程工作和实验室研究的结合。培训可以在多个实验室进行。 相关性：我们正在申请继续培训免疫学家的资金。这项提议的一个独特之处是与NC A&T密切合作，招募少数族裔科学家进入博士项目。这一计划不仅将有助于培养下一代科学家，还将促进未来科学的多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Is a competing continuation for our current training program in immunology that has been continuously funded since 1984. The program is a combined pre- and postdoctoral training program in immunology. Predoctoral students will receive the Ph.D. at the end of the training. Since the faculty have increased we believe that we have both the applicant pool and the training opportunity to support 5 predocs. In addition we are requesting 1 additional slot, to be funded at NC A&T. This training program is primarily based in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and laboratories are located in the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Department of Dermatology, Department of Neurology, the Dental Research Center (Oral Biology Program), Genetics and Molecular Biology, the Neurosciences Center and the Department of Medicine. The training for both pre- and postdoctoral fellows will take place in those laboratories. This training program is particularly strong in the areas of immunogenetics and regulation of the immune response. The research costs of the trainees are born by the research grants of the training faculty and research performed by the trainees normally appears as a joint author with the training faculty members. Physicians, veterinarians, and Ph.D.s in other disciplines will be recruited as postdoctoral trainees. Serious effort will be made to attract physician trainees by publicity among training programs in internal medicine, and in rheumatology. Postdoctoral training will be individual and, depending on the trainee, may consist of a combination of course work as well as laboratory research. Training may occur in more than a single laboratory. RELEVANCE: We are requesting funds to continue training of immunologists. A unique feature of this proposal is the close partnership with NC A&T for the recruitment of minority scientists into PhD programs. This program will aid in not only development of the next generation of scientists and furthers the future diversity of science.