CORE--VISITING SCIENTIST EXCHANGE PROGRAM

我们的疟疾项目包括寄生虫学家、免疫学家、 流行病学家、分子生物学家、免疫遗传学家、人口学家， 和临床医生。这种多学科的组合提供了一种特殊的 提供协作和培训的机会。来访的科学家 交换计划将允许我们1)让其他协作者参与 在该项目中，ii)鼓励美国年轻科学家进行研究 在发展中国家，以及iii)帮助培训喀麦隆年轻人 免疫学和分子生物学技术的研究人员。至 招聘合格的个人，我们将公布我们的描述 美国有关部门通讯中的项目和资金可获得性 并写信给这些地区的学术同仁 国家。我们对确定博士生特别感兴趣， 博士后研究员和住院医生/实习生参与，但高级 正在进行项目的科学家也受到鼓励。感兴趣 个人将被要求提交一份3-4页的研究总结 计划。美国将成立一个科学顾问委员会，成员包括 Quakyi博士担任主席，Same-Ekobo博士担任咨询委员会主席 (系主任寄生虫学)将在雅温得设立。对美国政府的指控 委员会的职责是：i)帮助确定合格的合作者；ii) 审查提交的提案，以及iii)提供建议，特别是 如果其中一个项目出现问题。资金也将用于 提供免疫学或分子生物学方面的高级培训 积极参与该项目的卡梅鲁尼亚科学家。他们 Too将提交一封简短的关于性质和 他们需要接受哪些培训。如果必要的话 产生，资金也可以用来支持美国和喀麦隆的旅行 参加国际会议或培训项目的科学家。这个 访问科学家交流计划将允许更多的个人 参与项目，提高项目的整体科学性 生产力。

Our project on malaria includes parasitologist, immunologists, epidemiologists, molecular biologists, immunogeneticists, demographers, and clinicians. This multidisciplinary composition provides a special opportunity for collaboration and training. The Visiting Scientist Exchange program will allow us to 1) have other collaborators participate in the project, ii) encourage young U.S. scientists to conduct research in a developing country, and iii) help train young Cameroonian researchers in immunologic and molecular biological techniques. To recruit qualified individual, we will publish a description of our project and availability of funds in the newsletters of relevant US and West African societies and write to academic colleagues in these countries. We are especially interested in identifying PHD candidates, post-doctoral fellows, and residents/interns to participate, but senior scientists with on-going projects are also encouraged. Interested individuals will be asked to submit a 3-4 page summary of their research plan. A Scientific Advisory Board will be established in the U.S. with Dr. Quakyi as chair, and an Advisory Committee chaired by Dr. Same-Ekobo (Chair, Dept. Parasitology) will be set-up in Yaounde. The charge of the committees will be to i) help identify qualified collaborators, ii) review proposals that are submitted, and iii) provide advice, especially if problems develop with one of the projects. Funds will also be used to provide advanced training in immunology or molecular biology for Camerounian scientists who are actively involved in the project. They too will submit a brief letter of explanation concerning the nature and need for the training they which to receive. If the necessity should arise, the funds may also be used to support travel of US and Camerounian scientists to international meetings or training programs project. The Visiting Scientist Exchange Program will allow more individuals to participate in the project, increasing its overall scientific productivity.