Translational Research Training on Leishmaniasis & Emerging Infectious Diseases

描述（由申请人提供）：这项全球传染病培训计划的总体目标是提高研究能力，以确定、评估和实施阻断哥伦比亚和拉丁美洲地区利什曼病和其他病媒传播疾病和新发传染病的传播和发病机制的战略。培训计划建立在现有的国家和地区生物医学和健康科学研究生项目的基础上，并通过一系列培训模式赋予其权力，并强调使用通信技术来持续地阐明国家和地区机构的优势，并将他们与耶鲁大学和其他国际机构的科学领袖联系起来。这一战略与有指导的研究培训、教员和学生交流以及开发和传播创新培训工具（使人们能够获得研究技能建设）一起，将解决传染病研究能力方面的重大差距，并将研究成果转化为实践和政策。针对不断变化的培训需求和机会，这一应用将战略性地将正在进行的转化研究培训扩展到与哥伦比亚有关的创新生物技术战略和基于社区的疾病诊断、监测和管理。新的研究领域包括临床研究设计和评估以及流动保健战略和技术的实施。这将通过机构间网络和将研究技能培训和国际选修课程纳入国家和区域生物医学和健康科学研究生课程来实现。网络课程与实时会议讲座有效地将教师（耶鲁大学，国内和国际）和学生聚集在一个动态的论坛上，进行机构间的学习和分享国际专业知识。教师将参与指导学生，研究合作，开发课程内容和研讨会，以加强广泛的研究技能。哥伦比亚和该地区的现场培训将由哥伦比亚科学家和学生协调和推动，从而促进参与机构创新学习策略的实施和可持续性。具体目标是：1)加强CIDEIM和国家及地区生物医学研究生项目网络的转化研究培训能力和研究成果的临床应用与实施。2)将临床研究设计和评估能力整合到利什曼病、媒介传播疾病和新发传染病的多学科干预策略中。3)加强利用信息和通信技术支持研究和研究培训计划的能力，特别是在服务不足的社区进行研究。4)在国家生物医学科学和卫生项目中扩大以网络为基础的研究生课程和研究技能培养讲习班和教程，并扩大到该地区的机构。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall objective of this Global Infectious Disease Training Program is to increase research capacity to identify, evaluate and implement strategies to interrupt the transmission and pathogenesis of leishmaniasis and other vector-borne and emerging infectious diseases in Colombia and the Latin American Region. The Training Program builds upon and empowers existing national and regional post graduate programs in biomedical and health science through a portfolio of training modalities and emphasizes the use of communication technologies to sustainably articulate the strengths of national and regional institutions, and connect them with scientific leaders in Yale University and other international institutions. This strategy together with mentored research training, faculty and student exchange, and the development and dissemination of innovative training tools that enable access to research skill building, will address critical gaps in research capacity in infectious disease, and the translation of research results to practice and policy. In response to evolving training needs and opportunities, this application will strategically extend ongoing training in translational research to innovative biotechnological strategies and community based diagnosis, surveillance and management of diseases relevant to Colombia. New areas of research include clinical study design and evaluation and implementation of mobile health strategies and technologies. This will be accomplished through inter- institutional networks and the integration of training in research skills and international elective courses into the curricula of national an regional post graduate programs in biomedical and health sciences. Web-based courses with real-time conferencing of lectures effectively bring together faculty (Yale, national, and international) and students in a dynamic forum for inter-institutional learning and sharing of international expertise. Faculty will participate in mentoring students, research collaboration, developing course content and workshops to strengthen a broad range of research skills. Onsite training in Colombia and the region will be coordinated and driven by Colombian scientists and students, thereby promoting implementation and sustainability of innovative learning strategies by the participating institutions. Specifically the program aims are: 1) To strengthen translationa research training capacity and the clinical application and implementation of research findings by CIDEIM, and the network of national and regional post graduate biomedical sciences programs. 2) To integrate clinical research design and evaluation capacity into multidisciplinary intervention strategies for leishmaniasis, vector-borne and emerging infectious diseases. 3) To strengthen capacity to utilize information & communication technologies in support of research and research training programs, particularly for research in underserved communities. 4) To expand the outreach of web based postgraduate courses and research skill building workshops and tutorials within national programs in biomedical science and health and to institutions in the region.