Research Training in Experimental Immunology

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个竞争性的申请，继续支持NIAID赞助的多学科项目，在密歇根大学医学院开始其第20年的“实验免疫学研究培训”。从病理学、内科学、微生物学和免疫学、儿科学、神经学和外科学等系中选出了对免疫学和疾病免疫机制感兴趣的教师。我们的高级导师指导活跃的，高度重视的实验室，具有获得校外资金的模范记录。这些导师在指导研究生和博士后研究员方面有着出色的记录。此外，我们还增加了一些备受推崇的新调查员，并建立了机制，以确保这些新的导师在成为成功的导师方面有充分的指导。该计划由Steven Kunkel博士指导，他在过去10年中一直领导该计划。从今年开始，共同主任将是贝瑟尼摩尔博士，他也是密歇根大学免疫学研究生项目的主任。Kunkel和摩尔博士将与T32咨询委员会和免疫学研究生事务委员会密切合作，为学员提供建议，监测课程并解决出现的任何问题。T32将继续赞助几项主要活动：1）每周一次的研讨会，学生和博士后研究员提出期刊俱乐部或正在进行的工作，2）访问教授每月一次的研讨会，邀请演讲嘉宾介绍他们的研究，并花一天的时间与计划教师和学员互动，3）提供实验免疫学和转化免疫学专题的深入训练的研究研讨会课程;以及4）新的“i-club”为学员提供更多的期刊俱乐部，职业发展和网络交流的机会。此外，该计划还提供研究责任和道德方面的培训，并致力于继续从代表性不足的人群中招募和培训有才华的学员，以促进为下一代创建多元化且才华横溢的研究人员库。要求为6名博士前和2名博士后受训人员提供支助，与以前支助的情况相同。这个T32计划一直是必不可少的免疫学研究生课程在密歇根大学的形成，我们的成功是最好的衡量我们最近的学员和优秀的博士后和学术职位，他们赚他们进步的优秀出版物和演示记录。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing application for continued support of an NIAID sponsored multi-disciplinary program for "Research Training in Experimental Immunology" at the University of Michigan School of Medicine beginning its 20th year. Faculty preceptors with interests in immunology and immunological mechanisms of disease have been selected from the Departments of Pathology, Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Surgery. Our senior preceptors direct active, highly regarded laboratories with exemplary records of securing extramural funding. These preceptors have outstanding records in mentoring graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. In addition, we have added some highly regarded new investigators and have established mechanisms to ensure that these new preceptors have ample guidance in becoming accomplished mentors themselves. The program is directed by Dr. Steven Kunkel who has led the program for the last 10 years. Beginning this year, the co-director will be Dr. Bethany Moore who also serves as the Director of the Immunology Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. Drs. Kunkel and Moore will work closely with the T32 advisory committee and the Immunology graduate student affairs committee to advise trainees, monitor curriculum and resolve any issues that arise. The T32 will continue to sponsor several major activities: 1) a weekly seminar for students and post-doctoral fellows to present journal club or works-in progress, 2) a visiting professor monthly seminar where invited guest speakers present their research and spend a day interacting with program faculty and trainees, 3) research colloquium courses which provide in depth training in experimental immunology and special topics relating to translational immunology and 4) a new "i-club" which will provide additional journal club, career development and networking opportunities for our trainees. In addition, the program provides training in research responsibility and ethics and is committed to continuing to recruit and train talented mentees from underrepresented populations to facilitate the creation of a diverse and talented pool of researchers for the next generation. Support is requested for 6 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral trainees, the same as has been supported previously. This T32 program has been essential to the formation of the Immunology graduate program at the University of Michigan and our success is best measured by the outstanding publication and presentation records of our recent trainees and the excellent post-doctoral and academic positions they earn as they progress.