Molecular Basis of Infectious Diseases Training Grant

传染病分子基础(MBID)研究培训计划以22名教职员工为中心 来自休斯顿三所教育机构的导师：休斯顿大学。得克萨斯健康科学中心的 休斯顿，贝勒医学院和德克萨斯A&M大学生物科学和 技术。MBID培训计划的总体目的是为学员提供1)最佳的 培养新科学家掌握微生物学最新概念和技术的环境 研究；2)更好地了解当前临床传染病的挑战；以及3) 基础研究和临床应用之间“弥合差距”的知识和工具。的基础 这项培训补助金是传染病分子基础小组，成立于1996年。 MBID已发展成为由400多名教职员工、博士后研究员、研究生组成的高度互动的小组 来自休斯顿地区的学生和工作人员，他们主要对霍乱的分子发病机制感兴趣 细菌感染。构成这项培训拨款核心的22名教职员工的记录是 高研究效率，广泛的合作，研究生和博士后研究员 训练。在过去的十年里，他们已经指导了76名博士前实习生，目前 指导21名博士生。培训计划包括新修订的核心课程--强化课程 和互动研究体验、每月MBID会议、年度务虚会、每周研讨会和 杂志俱乐部，以及翻译研究和临床传染病方面的专门培训。这个 MBID项目在招聘、培训和职业发展方面有着良好的记录 代表不足的群体。在下一个赠款期间，增强成功的MBID 改进课程设置的博士前计划和启动新的研究学者计划 关于招聘优秀的任职人数偏低的团体，拟聘用受训人员。

The Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) research training program is centered on 22 faculty mentors from three Houston educational institutions: the University. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, and the Texas A&M University Institute for Biosciences and Technology. The overall purpose of the MBID training program is to provide trainees 1) an optimal environment for training new scientists in the latest concepts and techniques in microbiological research; 2) a better understanding of current challenges in clinical infectious diseases; and 3) the knowledge and tools to `bridge the gap' between basic research and clinical applications. The basis of this training grant is the Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease group, which was first formed in 1996. MBID has developed into highly interactive group of over 400 faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and staff from the Houston area whose primary interest is in the molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infections. The 22 faculty members that form the core of this training grant have a record of high research productivity, extensive collaborations, and graduate student and postdoctoral fellow training. They have mentored 76 predoctoral trainees during the past ten years, and currently are mentoring 21 Ph.D. students. The training program includes a newly revised core curriculum, intensive and interactive research experiences, monthly MBID meetings, annual retreats, weekly seminars and journal clubs, and specialized training in translational research and clinical infectious diseases. The MBID program has a strong track record in terms of the recruitment, training, and career advancement of underrepresented groups. For the next grant period, enhancement of the successful MBID predoctoral program with an improved curriculum and the initiation of a new Research Scholar Program for the recruitment of outstanding underrepresented group trainees are proposed.