Training in Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biodefense

描述（由申请人提供）：申请资助新发传染病和生物防御方面的博士后培训计划，每年将支持6名学员，为该领域的临床、流行病学、应用或基础研究做好准备。培训将由德克萨斯大学医学分部（UTMB）病理学、内科、微生物学和免疫学、儿科、生物化学和分子生物学、预防医学和社区卫生部门的21名项目教员和15名副项目教员提供。教师中包括一些以前的学员。UTMB可用于培训计划的其他资源包括生物防御和新发传染病中心、西部生物防御和新发传染病区域中心、人类感染和免疫研究所、肝炎研究中心、西利疫苗开发中心、凯克病毒成像中心、西利结构生物学中心、加尔维斯顿国家实验室、世卫组织/泛美卫生组织热带病合作中心、以及加尔维斯顿全球健康联盟。目前缺乏训练有素、具备处理新发传染病病原或NIAID a、B和C类重点病原体所需知识和经验的研究科学家。UTMB现在拥有在这一领域工作的优秀教师和支持人员的临界数量，包括处理高致病性生物体所需的最先进的控制设施。该计划的目标是利用UTMB丰富而充满活力的研究环境，使受训者成为新兴传染病和生物防御广泛领域的独立研究者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Support is requested for continuation of a postdoctoral training program in emerging infectious diseases and biodefense that would support 6 trainees annually and prepare them for clinical, epidemiological, applied or basic research careers in this field. Training will be provided by 21 Program Faculty and 15 Associate Program Faculty in the departments of Pathology, Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Preventive Medicine and Community Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Faculty include a number of former trainees. Other resources available at UTMB for the training program include the Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Western Regional Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, the Center for Hepatitis Research, the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, the Keck Center for Virus Imaging, the Sealy Center for Structural Biology, the Galveston National Laboratory, the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, and the Galveston Global Health Consortium. There is currently a shortage of trained research scientists with the knowledge and experience necessary to work with emerging infectious disease agents or NIAID category A, B, and C priority pathogens. UTMB now has a critical mass of outstanding faculty and support personnel working in this area, including state-of-the-art containment facilities needed to work with highly pathogenic organisms. The program's goal is leverage the rich and vibrant research environment at UTMB to enable trainees to become independent investigators within the broad field of emerging infectious diseases and biodefense. RELEVANCE: Emerging infections and biodefense are important areas of research and there are not enough trained investigators in these fields. This grant will address this shortage by training outstanding investigators in a dynamic training environment.