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的研究能力严重短缺，没有流行病学和非传染性疾病预防（NCDs）的博士后项目。拟议的跨学科培训方案将侧重于非传染性疾病在整个生命过程中的流行病学和预防，涉及交叉学科领域（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、转化研究、社会科学和经济学）。这项工作将利用印度和美国的合作伙伴（新德里的Ovations慢性病卓越中心）建立的研究合作网络。该项目将由两个部分组成：(1)第一年的短期培训：8名初级教师研究人员将在埃默里大学接受4个月的培训，以获得具体和专注的指导和研究技能。(2) 2-5年长期培训：共有10名博士后（2 -3年一批5人，4-5年一批5人）将接受24个月的培训（第一年4个月在Emory，第二年6周在Emory，其余18.5个月在印度）。培训内容包括指导研究、课程作业、专业发展（道德规范、拨款写作、沟通技巧），并强调卫生项目和研究中的具体情况创新。与埃默里大学的合作将补充印度的指导和培训，并允许在特定领域转移技能和专业知识。该项目将培养一批临界数量的非传染性疾病研究人员，并将他们纳入印度的非传染性疾病综合研究项目。我们项目的一个重要创新是强调将有才华的年轻科学家留在印度，使他们能够在印度的培训项目中发展世界级的研究技能，促进国际合作，并提供培训结束时的资助，以促进国内的研究项目。我们希望该项目产生连锁效应，因为18名学员中的每一位都将在项目完成后成为一种资源，向国内机构的其他研究人员传播知识和技能。

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.