Interdisciplinary research training: NCD epidemiology and prevention in India

描述（由申请人提供）：印度博士后和初级教师研究能力严重短缺，没有流行病学和非传染性疾病（NCDs）预防的博士后课程。拟议的跨学科培训计划将侧重于整个生命过程中NCD的流行病学和预防，交叉连接的学科领域（儿童健康;营养和生活方式，环境健康，肥胖和糖尿病，中风和其他血管疾病）和人口科学学科（流行病学和生物统计学;临床试验;翻译研究，社会科学和经济学）。这项工作将利用印度和美国合作伙伴（新德里的Ovations慢性病卓越中心）建立的研究合作网络。该计划将有两个组成部分：（1）第一年的短期培训：八名初级教师研究人员将在埃默里大学接受四个月的培训，以获得具体和集中的指导和研究技能。(2)2-5年的长期培训：共有10名博士后研究员（2-3年一批5名，4-5年一批）将接受24个月的培训（第一年在埃默里大学4个月，第二年在埃默里大学6周，其余18.5个月在印度）。培训内容包括指导研究，课程，专业发展（道德，赠款写作，沟通技巧），并强调在卫生计划和研究的特定背景下的创新。与埃默里大学的合作将补充印度的指导和培训，并允许转让特定领域的技能和专业知识。该计划将建立一个NCD研究人员的临界质量，并将他们纳入印度的综合NCD研究计划。我们计划的一个重要创新是强调留住印度有才华的年轻科学家，使他们能够在印度的培训计划中发展世界一流的研究技能，促进国际合作，并提供培训结束赠款以促进国内研究项目。我们预计该计划将产生级联效应，因为18名受训人员中的每一人都将在完成该计划后作为一种资源，向国内机构的其他研究人员传播知识和技能。公共卫生相关性：非传染性疾病对印度来说是一个巨大的、日益严重的、代价高昂的问题。在接下来的十年里，美国预计将因心脏病、中风和糖尿病而损失2370亿美元的国民收入，并占全球CVD负担的40-60%。尽管有这些预测，但研究基础设施仍然缺乏，印度政府和卫生组织明确将培养博士后和初级教师的研究能力作为优先事项。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is an acute shortage of post-doctoral and junior faculty research capacity in India, with no postdoctoral programs in epidemiology and prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The proposed interdisciplinary training program will focus on the epidemiology and prevention of NCD across the life-course, in cross-connecting subject areas (child health; nutrition and lifestyle, environmental health, obesity and diabetes, stroke and other vascular diseases) and population science disciplines (epidemiology and biostatistics; clinical trials; translation research, social sciences, and economics). This effort will leverage an established network of research collaborations involving partners in India and the US (Ovations Center for Excellence in Chronic Diseases, New Delhi). The program will have two components: (1) Short-term training in year 1: Eight junior faculty researchers will receive four months of training at Emory to acquire specific and focused mentoring and research skills. (2) Long-term training in years 2-5: A total of ten post-doctoral fellows (one batch of five in years 2-3 and one batch in years 4-5) will receive 24 months of training (four months at Emory in the first year, six weeks at Emory in the second year, and the remaining 18.5 months in India). Training components include mentored research, coursework, professional development (ethics, grants-writing, communication skills), and an emphasis on context-specific innovation in health programs and research. Collaboration with Emory will compliment India-based mentoring and training, and permit transfer of skills and expertise in specific areas. The program will build a critical mass of NCD researchers and incorporate them within integrated NCD research programs in India. An important innovation of our program is the emphasis on retaining talented young scientists in India, enabling them to develop world-class research skills in an Indian-based training program, facilitating international collaborations, and providing end-of-training grants to promote in-country research projects. We expect the program to have a cascade effect, as each of the 18 trainees will serve as a resource upon completion of the program, disseminating knowledge and skills to other researchers at in- country institutions. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: NCDs are a large, growing, and costly problem for India. Over the next decade, the country is projected to lose $237 billion in national income due to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, and to account for 40-60% of the global CVD burden. Despite these projections, research infrastructure is lacking, and building research capacity at post-doctoral and junior faculty levels is clearly identified as a priority by the Government of India and health organizations.