Translational Research Training on Leishmaniasis & Emerging Infectious Diseases

描述（由申请人提供）：该全球传染病培训计划的总体目标是提高研究能力，以确定，评估和实施战略，以中断哥伦比亚和拉丁美洲地区利什曼病和其他媒介传播和新出现的传染病的传播和发病机制。该培训计划建立在现有的国家和区域生物医学和健康科学研究生课程的基础上，并通过一系列培训模式赋予其权力，强调利用通信技术可持续地阐明国家和区域机构的优势，并将其与耶鲁大学和其他国际机构的科学领导者联系起来。这一战略与指导性研究培训、教师和学生交流以及开发和传播能够获得研究技能建设的创新培训工具一起，将解决传染病研究能力方面的关键差距，并将研究成果转化为实践和政策。为了应对不断变化的培训需求和机会，该应用程序将战略性地将转化研究的持续培训扩展到创新的生物技术战略和社区诊断，监测和管理与哥伦比亚有关的疾病。新的研究领域包括临床研究设计以及移动的保健战略和技术的评估和实施。这将通过机构间网络以及将研究技能培训和国际选修课程纳入国家和区域生物医学和健康科学研究生课程来实现。基于网络的课程与实时会议的讲座有效地汇集教师（耶鲁，国家和国际）和学生在一个动态的论坛机构间学习和国际专业知识的共享。教师将参与指导学生，研究合作，开发课程内容和研讨会，以加强广泛的研究技能。哥伦比亚和该区域的现场培训将由哥伦比亚科学家和学生协调和推动，从而促进参与机构创新学习战略的实施和可持续性。具体而言，该方案的目标是：1）加强预防性研究培训能力和CIDEIM研究成果的临床应用和实施，以及国家和区域研究生生物医学科学方案网络。2)将临床研究设计和评估能力纳入针对利什曼病、媒介传播和新发传染病的多学科干预战略。3)加强利用信息和通信技术的能力，以支持研究和研究培训计划，特别是在服务不足的社区进行研究。4)在生物医学科学和卫生国家方案范围内，扩大基于网络的研究生课程和研究技能建设讲习班和辅导班的覆盖面，并扩大到该区域的机构。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this Global Infectious Disease Training Program is to increase research capacity to identify, evaluate and implement strategies to interrupt the transmission and pathogenesis of leishmaniasis and other vector-borne and emerging infectious diseases in Colombia and the Latin American Region. The Training Program builds upon and empowers existing national and regional post graduate programs in biomedical and health science through a portfolio of training modalities and emphasizes the use of communication technologies to sustainably articulate the strengths of national and regional institutions, and connect them with scientific leaders in Yale University and other international institutions. This strategy together with mentored research training, faculty and student exchange, and the development and dissemination of innovative training tools that enable access to research skill building, will address critical gaps in research capacity in infectious disease, and the translation of research results to practice and policy. In response to evolving training needs and opportunities, this application will strategically extend ongoing training in translational research to innovative biotechnological strategies and community based diagnosis, surveillance and management of diseases relevant to Colombia. New areas of research include clinical study design and evaluation and implementation of mobile health strategies and technologies. This will be accomplished through inter- institutional networks and the integration of training in research skills and international elective courses into the curricula of national an regional post graduate programs in biomedical and health sciences. Web-based courses with real-time conferencing of lectures effectively bring together faculty (Yale, national, and international) and students in a dynamic forum for inter-institutional learning and sharing of international expertise. Faculty will participate in mentoring students, research collaboration, developing course content and workshops to strengthen a broad range of research skills. Onsite training in Colombia and the region will be coordinated and driven by Colombian scientists and students, thereby promoting implementation and sustainability of innovative learning strategies by the participating institutions. Specifically the program aims are: 1) To strengthen translationa research training capacity and the clinical application and implementation of research findings by CIDEIM, and the network of national and regional post graduate biomedical sciences programs. 2) To integrate clinical research design and evaluation capacity into multidisciplinary intervention strategies for leishmaniasis, vector-borne and emerging infectious diseases. 3) To strengthen capacity to utilize information & communication technologies in support of research and research training programs, particularly for research in underserved communities. 4) To expand the outreach of web based postgraduate courses and research skill building workshops and tutorials within national programs in biomedical science and health and to institutions in the region.