Tri National Training Program in Psychiatric Genetics

描述(由申请者提供)：我们的培训计划将集中在精神分裂症(SZ)和双相I型障碍的遗传学(B首席研究员)。我们的培训将主要在印度和埃及进行，这两个国家的总人口超过12亿。SZ和Bain Investigator是世界范围内常见和实质性的发病率来源，但他们的治疗并不令人满意。SZ和Bain Investigator可能与几种常见的慢性疾病，如肥胖和冠状动脉疾病，共享病因并表现出共病。所有这些疾病都有已证实的遗传病因，具有复杂的遗传。成功的基因图谱绘制工作将需要大量样本。这种样本在发达国家很难确定，而且主要限于高加索人。这样的招聘在发展中国家更可行。的确，可能存在新的致病因素。在发展中国家和发达国家进行的平行研究也可能阐明遗传因素在不同环境背景下的作用。此类研究在发展中国家一直处于滞后状态。我们已经在印度、埃及和匹兹堡大学(匹兹堡)的四个合作地点建立了富有成效的精神遗传学研究。培训/研究基础设施建设也已启动。这项提案又增加了两个地点。我们将继续与正在进行的研究挂钩的培训，每项活动都是相辅相成的。有两个部分：(1)主要部分是对六名候选人的博士(PhD)培训，他们将利用和扩展我们丰富的数据集。培训将主要在海外机构进行，并在PIT进行补充培训。皮特的教职员工将积极监督实习生，并根据需要培训当地教员。(2)我们将在海外场地举办三个专业培训工作坊和公开研讨会。因此，我们将提供基础设施开发，扩大我们的基因图谱工作，并促进三国合作者之间的互动学习和问题解决。目前的提议将为在两个精神障碍普遍但被污名化的大国开展合议性培训和研究的传统奠定基础。公共卫生相关性：精神分裂症和双相I型障碍的治疗和研究在印度和埃及是重要的未得到满足的需求。我们将继续培训，发展基础设施，并扩大我们已经启动的遗传流行病学研究。因此，我们将加强精神病学和遗传学的研究。这项研究将有助于理解两种常见的、严重的、慢性的、致残的疾病的发病机制，从而直接使美国受益。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Our training program will focus on the genetics of schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar I disorder (BPrincipal Investigator). Our training will occur primarily in India and Egypt, which have a combined population of over 1.2 billion. SZ and BPrincipal Investigator are common and substantial sources of morbidity world-wide, yet their treatment is unsatisfactory. SZ and BPrincipal Investigator may share etiological factors and manifest co-morbidity with several prevalent chronic disorders, such as obesity and coronary artery disease. All these diseases have a proven genetic etiology, with complex inheritance. Successful gene mapping efforts will require large samples. Such samples are difficult to ascertain in developed countries and are largely restricted to Caucasians. Such recruitment is more feasible in developing countries. Indeed, novel etiological factors may be present. Parallel studies in developing and developed countries may also clarify the role of genetic factors against diverse environmental backgrounds. Such research has lagged in developing countries. We have established productive psychiatric genetic studies at four collaborating sites in India, Egypt and at the University of Pittsburgh (PITT). Training / research infrastructure building have also been initiated. This proposal adds two more sites. We will continue training linked to ongoing research, each activity complementing the other. There are two components: (1) The primary component is doctoral (PhD) training for six candidates who will exploit and extend our rich dataset. The training will occur primarily at the overseas institutions, with complementary training at PITT. PITT faculty will actively supervise the trainees and train local faculty as needed. (2) We will organize three specialty training workshops and public symposia at the overseas sites. We will thus provide infrastructure development, extend our gene mapping efforts and facilitate interactive learning and problem solving among the tri-national collaborators. The present proposal will lay the groundwork for a tradition of collegial training and research in two large countries where psychiatric disorders are common, but are stigmatized. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Treatment and research for schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder are important unmet needs in India and Egypt. We will continue training, infrastructure development and extend genetic epidemiological research already initiated by us. Thus we will enhance research in both psychiatry and genetics. The research will directly benefit the USA, by helping understand the pathogenesis of two common, severe, chronic, disabling disorders.