Integrative Immunology Training Grant

摘要 德克萨斯大学西南医学中心请求继续支持 免疫学培训计划，培养研究生、医学科学家实习生和博士后 免疫学及相关领域前沿职业研究员。IITP是一个已有40年历史的培训项目 这为6名博士前研究生二年级或以上的两年培训提供了支持 一名博士后研究员在他们的奖学金的第一年或第二年。IITP利用 德克萨斯大学西南医学中心卓越的教育和研究环境，提供 了解与免疫学有关的基本、公共卫生和临床问题，并培养 在生物医学工作中取得成功所需的智力、技术和沟通技能。IITP 超越部门界限，提供反映现代社会跨学科性质的课程 免疫学，它来自并辐射到许多不同的领域。此应用程序描述了一个 面向博士后和博士后实习生的全面招聘、培训和保留计划，结合了 强大的基础科学课程，包括翻译内容，积极参与，高度突出 教师，以及不同免疫学领域的综合培训。这笔培训补助金的桥牌能力 基础和临床免疫学方面的优秀教员的现有基础使它有别于 标准化的普通研究生和研究生教育计划。德克萨斯大学西南分校的IITP是 旨在满足几个目标。首先，学员将了解最重要的原则 以及免疫学方面的问题。其次，受训人员将对基础知识和 免疫学的临床/翻译方面。第三，学员将熟练地进行科学交流。 从专家到外行的各种个人面临的挑战和发现。最后，实习生 将同时具备科学知识和协作能力，能够在跨学科领域共同工作 解决免疫学中复杂而紧迫的问题的团队。IITP加强了现有的 德克萨斯大学西南分校的研究生培训计划为跨学科和 免疫学方面的协作培训。UT Southwest IITP的增值功能包括：(A) 科学写作方面的个性化教学，具体目的是为机会提供资金；(B)科学写作方面的培训 交流；(C)与临床实习生和教职员工接触，目的是促进临床和 翻译免疫学；(D)对实习生教学活动的支持；(E)大学支持和职业生涯 通过与机构间投资信托基金指导委员会接触，提供丰富的机会。综上所述，IITP支持 对于能够解决压力的生物医学劳动力来说，跨学科免疫学培训是必不可少的 全球健康问题，如新出现的传染病和患有代谢性疾病的老龄化人口 和自身免疫性疾病。

ABSTRACT The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center requests continued support for the Integrative Immunology Training Program, which prepares graduate students, medical scientist trainees, and post-doctoral fellows for cutting-edge careers in immunology and related fields. The IITP is a 40-year old training program that supports two-year training periods for six predoctoral students in their second year or later of graduate school, and one postdoctoral fellow in the first or second year of their fellowship. The IITP leverages the outstanding educational and research environment at UT Southwestern Medical Center to provide an understanding of the basic, public health, and clinical problems related to immunology, and to foster the intellectual, technical, and communication skills required to succeed in the biomedical workforce. The IITP transcends departmental boundaries to provide a program that reflects the interdisciplinary nature of modern immunology, which draws from and radiates into many different fields. This application describes a comprehensive recruitment, training, and retention program for pre- and post-doctoral trainees that combines a strong basic science curriculum including translational content, an actively-involved, highly distinguished faculty, and integrated training across diverse areas of immunology. The ability of this training grant to bridge an existing foundation of outstanding faculty in basic and clinical immunology distinguishes it from a standardized general graduate and postgraduate educational program. The IITP at UT Southwestern is designed to meet several objectives. First, trainees will be knowledgeable about the most important principles and problems in immunology. Second, trainees will be knowledgeable about both basic and clinical/translational aspects of immunology. Third, trainees will be skilled in communicating scientific challenges and discoveries to a wide range of individuals, ranging from experts to laypersons. Finally, trainees will possess both the scientific knowledge and collaborative proficiency to work together in interdisciplinary teams to address complicated and pressing questions in immunology. The IITP enhances the existing graduate training programs at UT Southwestern by providing new opportunities for interdisciplinary and collaborative training in immunology. Value-added features of the UT Southwestern IITP include (a) personalized instruction in scientific writing, specifically aimed at funding opportunities; (b) training in scientific communication; (c) engagement with clinical trainees and faculty, aimed at promoting knowledge of clinical and translational immunology; (d) support for trainee teaching activities; and (e) collegial support and career enrichment opportunities through engagement with the IITP Steering Committee. Altogether, the IITP supports interdisciplinary immunology training that is essential for a biomedical workforce that can resolve pressing global health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and an aging population suffering from metabolic and autoimmune disease.