Diseases of Public Health Importance Training Grant

 描述（由申请人提供）：培训计划的具体目标是培养研究生和博士后研究员在现代生物技术的原理和理论的应用，以特定的疾病问题。病理生物学计划提供了分子方法和公共卫生之间的联系。这是在我们的研究生课程，其中包括病理生物学的核心课程强调疾病的概念，以及流行病学，免疫学和分子生物学课程的课程要求的支持。将我们的实验室培训与其他公共卫生部门相结合的多项研究合作为对人群疾病进行多学科研究提供了独特的机会。我们的培训计划有几个方面的区别：1）关注与全球健康相关的病原体; 2）对慢性疾病的遗传或传染性贡献者的跨学科方法; 3）与孕产妇预防和干预的相关性; 4）强调新出现和重新出现的全球健康问题; 5）关注预防和干预的新策略;（6）重视生物标志物的鉴定。病理学培训计划有45名培训教员。病理学博士前培训计划于1990年获得华盛顿大学研究生院批准，并于2006年获得跨学科计划地位。自1990年以来，我们已经毕业了102个博士学位。在这102人中，35人自2009年以来获得博士学位。自1990年以来，我们的教师已经培养了560多名博士后研究员。该项目每年将培养3名博士后和3名博士后。多样化的研究和课堂环境的结合提供了一个强大的综合方法，使学员能够准备和最有效地处理疾病对全球公共卫生的影响。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The specific objectives of the training program are to train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the application of principles and theories of modern biotechnology to specific disease problems. The Pathobiology program provides a link between molecular approaches and public health. This is supported by the course requirements in our graduate program which include core courses in Pathobiology emphasizing disease concepts, and courses in epidemiology, immunology, and molecular biology. The multiple research collaborations melding our laboratory-based training with other Public Health Disciplines offer unique opportunities to conduct multidisciplinary studies on diseases in human populations. There are several aspects that distinguish our training program: 1) A focus on pathogens with relevance to global health; 2) An interdisciplinary approach to genetic or infectious contributors to chronic disease; 3) A relevance to maternal prevention and intervention; 4) An emphasis on emerging and re-emerging global health issues; 5) A focus on novel strategies for prevention and intervention; and 6) A focus on identification of biomarkers. The Pathobiology training program has 45 training faculty members. The predoctoral training program in Pathobiology was approved by the University of Washington Graduate School in 1990 and received Interdisciplinary Program Status in 2006. We have graduated 102 PhDs since 1990. Of these 102, 35 have received their PHD degree since 2009. Since 1990, our faculty has trained over 560 postdoctoral fellows. The proposed training program will train 3 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral trainees per year. The combination of diverse research and classroom environments provide a strong integrated approach to enable trainees to prepare for and deal most effectively with the impact of disease on global Public Health.