Research Training in Experimental Immunology

描述(由申请者提供)：这是一份申请继续支持NIAID赞助的密歇根大学医学院实验免疫学研究培训的多学科项目的竞争申请，该项目已开始20年。从病理学、内科、微生物学和免疫学、儿科、神经病学和外科等系中挑选了对免疫学和疾病免疫机制感兴趣的教员。我们的资深教师指导着活跃的、备受尊敬的实验室，这些实验室在获得外部资金方面有着堪称楷模的记录。这些导师在指导研究生和博士后方面有着突出的记录。此外，我们增加了一些备受尊敬的新调查人员，并建立了机制，以确保这些新的导师在成为有成就的导师方面有足够的指导。该项目由史蒂文·昆克尔博士指导，他在过去10年里一直领导着该项目。从今年开始，联合主任将是贝瑟尼·摩尔博士，他也是密歇根大学免疫学研究生项目的主任。昆克尔博士和摩尔博士将与T32咨询委员会和免疫学研究生事务委员会密切合作，为学员提供建议，监督课程安排，并解决出现的任何问题。T32将继续赞助几项主要活动：1)为学生和博士后研究员举办每周研讨会，介绍期刊俱乐部或正在进行的工作；2)客座教授每月研讨会，特邀嘉宾讲者介绍他们的研究，并花一天时间与项目教职员工和学员互动；3)研究座谈会课程，提供实验免疫学和与翻译免疫学相关的专题的深入培训；4)新的“i-俱乐部”，将为学员提供更多的期刊俱乐部、职业发展和网络机会。此外，该计划提供研究责任和道德方面的培训，并致力于继续从代表性不足的人群中招聘和培训有才华的导师，以促进为下一代培养多样化和有才华的研究人员队伍。请求为6名博士后和2名博士后实习生提供支助，与以前提供的支助相同。这个T32项目对密歇根大学免疫学研究生项目的形成至关重要，我们的成功最好的衡量标准是我们最近学员出色的发表和演讲记录，以及他们在进步过程中获得的优秀博士后和学术职位。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competing application for continued support of an NIAID sponsored multi-disciplinary program for "Research Training in Experimental Immunology" at the University of Michigan School of Medicine beginning its 20th year. Faculty preceptors with interests in immunology and immunological mechanisms of disease have been selected from the Departments of Pathology, Internal Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, Neurology and Surgery. Our senior preceptors direct active, highly regarded laboratories with exemplary records of securing extramural funding. These preceptors have outstanding records in mentoring graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. In addition, we have added some highly regarded new investigators and have established mechanisms to ensure that these new preceptors have ample guidance in becoming accomplished mentors themselves. The program is directed by Dr. Steven Kunkel who has led the program for the last 10 years. Beginning this year, the co-director will be Dr. Bethany Moore who also serves as the Director of the Immunology Graduate Program at the University of Michigan. Drs. Kunkel and Moore will work closely with the T32 advisory committee and the Immunology graduate student affairs committee to advise trainees, monitor curriculum and resolve any issues that arise. The T32 will continue to sponsor several major activities: 1) a weekly seminar for students and post-doctoral fellows to present journal club or works-in progress, 2) a visiting professor monthly seminar where invited guest speakers present their research and spend a day interacting with program faculty and trainees, 3) research colloquium courses which provide in depth training in experimental immunology and special topics relating to translational immunology and 4) a new "i-club" which will provide additional journal club, career development and networking opportunities for our trainees. In addition, the program provides training in research responsibility and ethics and is committed to continuing to recruit and train talented mentees from underrepresented populations to facilitate the creation of a diverse and talented pool of researchers for the next generation. Support is requested for 6 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral trainees, the same as has been supported previously. This T32 program has been essential to the formation of the Immunology graduate program at the University of Michigan and our success is best measured by the outstanding publication and presentation records of our recent trainees and the excellent post-doctoral and academic positions they earn as they progress.