Bedside-to-Bench Research Training for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows

描述（由申请人提供）：摘要：我们在这个新的T32提案中的主要目标是“儿科传染病研究员的床边到长凳研究培训”，旨在培养与全球重要性传染病相关的转化研究中的高技能学术医生。该计划的长期目标是培养儿科医生科学家，他们将成为NIH资助的研究人员，擅长多学科研究计划。我们申请的标题反映了将重点放在培养学员成为儿科传染病专家，能够在开始研究培训之前管理复杂的患者群体。这一目标将通过在研究金的第一年为学员提供在双子城儿童医院密集和多样化的住院和门诊临床经验来实现。在第一年之后，将提供两年的研究支助，对病原体和病原体-宿主相互作用进行密集、有指导的调查。指导培训将在最近开放的明尼苏达大学传染病和微生物学转化研究中心（CIDMTR）进行。CIDMTR是一个合作的多部门机构，由来自微生物学，儿科和内科的研究人员组成。微生物学系的CIDMTR附属教师也将成为T32的导师。在被确定为导师或潜在导师的27名研究人员中，有11名是儿科医生或在儿科有主要任命。具有独立NIH资金和培训经验的高级教师核心小组将被指定为该计划的主要导师。CIDMTR的研究人员在对儿童具有全球健康意义的传染病方面拥有强大的转化研究计划，包括疱疹病毒，疟疾，结核病，沙门氏菌和艾滋病毒感染。T32学者将有更多的机会与基因组学，药理学，兽医学，流行病学和临床试验方面的专家进行交流。研究员选择从事翻译轨道或基础科学轨道的研究。在这两个途径，我们已经制定了计划，以确保研究员将获得必要的科学背景和调查技能进行独立的翻译研究。在任何一个轨道，研究员有机会追求研究生课程的工作。研究员可以注册为微生物学研究生课程工作的非录取研究生，或攻读翻译研究计划的新颖硕士学位。保障措施将确保研究生工作不会干扰受保护的时间进行研究。两个MD博士后研究员插槽/年被要求。一个奖学金监督委员会和一个由NIH资助的儿科研究人员组成的外部咨询委员会将监测T32学者的进展。我们预计，我们的学员将在他们的学术研究生涯中为领导儿科传染病的翻译调查项目做好独特的准备。 公共卫生相关性：传染病继续在全球范围内造成婴儿和儿童的大量发病和死亡。目前非常需要将基础研究成果转化为更有效的疾病控制干预措施，包括疫苗等预防战略和新的抗菌干预措施。一组具有丰富研究经验的经验丰富的导师将教育儿科传染病医生如何对世界各地的儿童进行重要的传染病转化研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Abstract: Our primary objective in this new T32 proposal, "Bedside-to-Bench Research Training for Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellows" is to train highly skilled academic physicians in translational research relevant to infectious diseases of global importance to infants and children. The long-term goal of the program is to train pediatric physician-scientists who will become NIH-funded investigators skilled in multidisciplinary research initiatives. The title of our application reflects the emphasis that will be placed on preparing trainees to become pediatric infectious disease experts capable of managing complex patient populations prior to initiation of research training. This goal will be realized by providing trainees in the first year of fellowship with intense and diverse inpatient and outpatient clinical experiences in children's hospitals in the Twin Cities. Following the first year, two years of research support will be provided for intense, mentored investigation of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions. Mentored training will take place at the recently opened Center for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Translational Research (CIDMTR) at the University of Minnesota. The CIDMTR is a collaborative, multi-departmental facility consisting of investigators from the Departments of Microbiology, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine. CIDMTR-affiliate faculty in the Department of Microbiology will also be mentors on the T32. Of the 27 investigators identified as mentors or prospective mentors, 11 are pediatricians or have a primary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics. A core group of senior faculty with independent NIH funding and training experience will be designated as primary mentors for this program. Investigators at the CIDMTR have strong translational research programs in infectious diseases of global health significance to children, including herpesviruses, malaria, tuberculosis, salmonella, and HIV infection. Additional opportunities will be available for T32 scholars to interface with experts in genomics, pharmacology, veterinary medicine, epidemiology, and clinical trials. Fellows elect to pursue research in a translational track, or a basic science track. Within both pathways, we have developed programs to ensure that fellows will acquire the scientific background and investigative skills necessary to conduct independent translational research. In either track, fellows have opportunities to pursue a graduate course work. Fellows may register as nonmatriculated graduate students in microbiology graduate course work, or pursue a novel Master's in Translational Research program. Safeguards will ensure that graduate work does not interfere with protected time to perform research. Two MD post-doctoral fellow slots/year are requested. A Scholarship Oversight Committee and an external advisory committee of NIH-funded pediatric investigators will monitor progress of the T32 scholars. We anticipate that our trainees will be uniquely well prepared to lead translational investigative programs in pediatric infectious diseases in their academic research careers. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Project Narrative Infectious diseases continue to extract considerable morbidity and mortality in infants and children globally. There is a major need to translate basic research findings into more effective disease control interventions, including preventative strategies such as vaccines, and novel antimicrobial interventions. A group of experienced mentors with extensive research experience will educate pediatric infectious diseases physicians in how to conduct translational research on infectious diseases that are of importance to children throughout the world.