Immunology of Infectious Disease

传染病免疫学（IID）研究培训计划的主要目标是培养前沿微生物学和免疫学的年轻科学家，学习连接这两个学科，并在经典微生物学和免疫学的界面上进行研究。传染病是全球发病率和死亡率最高的疾病，要解决这一问题，科学家们必须精通微生物和宿主两方面的问题。IID培训计划汇集了来自匹兹堡大学的教师，包括医学院，公共卫生研究生院和艺术与科学本科学院，以各种方法培训学生和博士后研究宿主-病原体相互作用。微生物从病毒到细菌到寄生虫到真菌都有代表性，免疫学领域包括先天免疫，适应性免疫，免疫逃避和疫苗开发的毒力策略。重点放在新兴疾病，全球传染病和生物防御生物的研究。在分子病毒学和微生物学和免疫学研究生课程的研究生，跨学科生物医学研究生课程的保护伞下，在IID教职员工的实验室进行论文研究有资格获得支持，一旦他们已经提前到候选人资格。这些实验室的博士后研究员也有资格获得支持。支持4名博士前的学生，每两年，要求;博士后奖是一年，有机会竞争性更新的第二年。两个博士后插槽，在1-3年的学位后的水平，每年要求。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The primary objective of the Immunology of Infectious Disease (IID) research training program is to train young scientists in cutting edge microbiology and immunology, to learn to connect these two disciplines, and to do research at the interface of classic microbiology and immunology. Solving the problem of infectious disease, which is responsible for overwhelming morbidity and mortality worldwide, requires scientists well versed in both the microbial and host sides of the equations. The IID training program brings together faculty from throughout the University of Pittsburgh, including the School of Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health and the undergraduate Faculty of Arts and Sciences, to train students and post-docs in a variety of approaches to the study of host-pathogen interactions. Microbes from viruses to bacteria to parasites to fungi are represented and immunologic areas including innate immunity, adaptive immunity virulence strategies for immune evasion and vaccine development. Emphasis is placed on the study of emerging diseases, global infectious diseases, and biodefense organisms. Graduate students in the Molecular Virology and Microbiology and the Immunology graduate programs, under the umbrella of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Graduate Program, performing dissertation research in the lab of an IID faculty member are eligible for support, once they have advanced to candidacy. Post-doctoral fellows in these labs are also eligible for support. Support for 4 pre-doctoral students each for two years, is requested; post-doctoral awards are for one year, with the opportunity for competitive renewal for a second year. Two post-doctoral slots, at a level of 1-3 years post-degree, per year are requested.