Nutritional antecedents of chronic diseases and disorders in low-income populatio

描述（由申请人提供）：加州大学戴维斯分校国际和社区营养计划慢性病和非传染性疾病终身培训奖：拟议培训方案的目标是加强和维持三个发展中国家（加纳、马拉维和孟加拉国）开展母婴健康和营养问题及其与整个生命周期非传染性疾病关系研究的能力，并将这些知识应用于改善低收入人口的健康和其他功能结果。这将通过以下方式实现：1)对来自三个合作伙伴国家的6名学生进行博士前培训，使其获得营养生物学或流行病学博士学位；2)对来自三个合作伙伴国家的选定候选人进行中期（6个月）在加州大学戴维斯分校的培训；3)在三个合作伙伴课程中进行短期课程；4)合作研究项目，包括在新博士返回本国时为其提供一次性研究支持。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): UC Davis Program in International and Community Nutrition Proposal Chronic and Non-communicable Diseases Across the Lifespan Training Award: "Nutritional antecedents of chronic diseases and disorders in low-income populations" The objective of the proposed training program is to strengthen and sustain the capability of three developing countries (Ghana, Malawi and Bangladesh) to conduct research on maternal and child health and nutrition issues and their relation to non-communicable diseases across the lifespan, and to apply this knowledge to improve health and other functional outcomes in low-income populations. This will be accomplished through 1) pre-doctoral training leading to a PhD in Nutritional Biology or Epidemiology for 6 students from the three partner countries, 2) medium-term (6 month) training at UC Davis for selected candidates from the three partner countries, 3) short courses within each of the three partner courses, and 4) collaborative research projects, including one-time research support for new PhDs at the time of reentry into their home countries. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed training grant will increase the number of well-trained investigators with the knowledge and skills to initiate and conduct rigorous research on the nutritional antecedents of chronic diseases and disorders in low-income populations. This program will help to fill a critical need for qualified scientists who are able to investigate the relationships between nutrition in early life and non-communicable diseases across the lifespan, and to apply this knowledge to improve long-term health and other functional outcomes in low-income populations.