NYS International Research Training Program

描述(由申请人提供)：纽约州卫生局(NYSDOH)/奥尔巴尼大学、公共卫生学院(SPH)、纽约州立大学布鲁克林下州医学中心和乔治亚共和国合作机构，寻求全球传染病研究培训计划的支持。该计划的目标是：1)培训格鲁吉亚的基础和应用研究科学家、流行病学家、临床医生和公共卫生官员，对影响本国的肝炎和其他传染病进行诊断、监测和控制；2)向格鲁吉亚科学家和机构转让培训和技术，以提高他们进行科学研究的能力。主要的学习目标是证明多学科的贡献对新出现的传染病研究的重要性，最初的重点是肝炎。该培训计划将增强医疗专业人员在佐治亚州实施最先进的研究、诊断和流行病学调查的能力。综合计划将在流行病学和生物医学科学的核心领域提供。拟议的培训计划包括长期学位(硕士、博士)和非学位博士后实验室计划；在佐治亚州以研讨会形式的短期培训计划；以及在美国对新发感染的研究和实验室技术的培训。博士后课程允许学员专注于分析宿主-病原体相互作用的基本机制，了解疾病传播和病理，并开发新的干预措施、预防措施或诊断方法。传染病流行病学学位课程旨在培养流行病学和监测方法应用于新出现的感染(如肝炎)的实践、研究和教学方面的技能和能力。完成课程后，毕业生将对生物医学和公共卫生科学有大致的了解。这将包括在最先进的实验室技术方面的经验；改进现有实验室技术和开发新算法的更强能力；实施和解释基本流行病学措施并评估疾病暴露水平的能力；建立独立研究计划的能力；以及获得资金支持未来研究的能力。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)/University at Albany, School of Public Health (SPH), SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and Republic of Georgia collaborating institutions, seek support from the Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program. The goals of the program are to 1) train basic and applied research scientists, epidemiologists, clinicians and public health officials, from Georgia, in the diagnosis, surveillance and control of hepatitis and other infectious diseases that impact their country and to 2) transfer training and technology to Georgian scientists and institutions to enhance their capability to conduct scientifically sound research. The primary learning objective is to demonstrate the importance of multidisciplinary contributions to the study of emerging infectious diseases with an initial emphasis on hepatitis. The training program will enhance the ability of medical professionals to implement state of the art research, diagnostic, and epidemiologic investigations in Georgia. The integrated program will be offered in the core areas of epidemiology and biomedical sciences. The training program proposed includes long term degree (MS, PhD ) and non-degree post doctoral laboratory programs; short term training programs in the form of workshops in Georgia; and US-based training in research and laboratory techniques in emerging infections. The post doctoral program allows trainees to focus on analyzing the basic mechanisms of host-pathogen interaction, understanding disease transmission and pathology, and developing new interventions, prevention measures or diagnostic methods. Degree programs in infectious disease epidemiology are designed to develop skills and capabilities in the practice, research, and teaching of epidemiologic and surveillance methods as they apply to emerging infections such as hepatitis. Upon completion of the program, graduates will have a general understanding of biomedical and public health sciences. This will include, experience in state-of-the-art laboratory techniques; greater ability to improve existing laboratory techniques and develop new algorithms; the ability to implement and interpret fundamental epidemiologic measures and assess levels of disease exposure; the ability to establish independent research programs; and the ability to obtain funding to support future research.