Infectious Diseases and Inflammatory Disorders Training Program

摘要 这是传染病和炎症跨部门培训计划的更新申请 精神失常。它旨在培养优秀医学生对生物医学研究的兴趣。在 在目前的资助期（2014-2019年），该方案共为47名受训人员提供了培训机会， 导致在国家/区域一级出版/提交了14份经同行审查的手稿和19份海报奖 科学会议。重要的是，这个丰富的计划结合了教师的创新研究专长， 在医学生教育方面具有独特的机构优势。实践培训将由 来自UTMB七个基础科学和临床部门的23名教师。研究主题将是 以感染和炎症为中心，特别是病原体的传播， 神经炎症，调节病原体进入部位（气道、皮肤和 粘膜），调节血液、肝、脑和其他器官中的白细胞迁移，以及疫苗/药物 开发用于控制病原体和组织损伤。受训人员（每年9人，共45人）将全身心投入- 在为期十周的研究期间的时间参与，并将获得深入的生物知识 现代研究领域和工具。他们将有机会选择基础，临床， 翻译或行为研究项目。该计划将匹配有才华的医学生与NIH资助的 教师导师，结合日常经验与正在进行的一系列课程，夏季研究研讨会， 正在进行的研究讨论，口头报告，并从教师的监督。具体 目标是1）让医学生在职业生涯的早期接触到医学的兴奋和技术 研究和培养他们的调查和分析能力; 2）鼓励医学生追求一个 从事传染病和炎症性疾病领域的基础和临床研究;以及3） 为希望寻求额外研究培训的学生提供宝贵的经验和参考， 未来的资金。建立了适当的跟踪系统，以监测 学员和这个培训计划的持续成功。我们的最终目标是促进专业 为我们的医学生的发展，提高他们的研究，口头/书面陈述和 领导力

ABSTRACT This is renewal application for an interdepartmental training program in Infectious Diseases and Inflammatory Disorders. It is designed to foster the interests of outstanding medical students in biomedical research. In the current funding periods (2014-2019), this program has offered training opportunities for a total of 47 trainees, leading to publication/submission of 14 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 19 poster awards at national/regional scientific meetings. Importantly, this enrichment program combines the faculty’s innovative research expertise with unique institutional strengths for the education of medical students. Hands-on training will be provided by 23 faculty members from seven basic science and clinical departments at UTMB. The research themes will be centered on infections and inflammation, especially on transmission of pathogens, the pathogenesis of neuroinflammation, regulation of host inflammatory responses at the sites of pathogen entry (airway, skin, and mucosa), regulation of leukocyte migration in the blood, liver brain and other organs, and vaccine/drug development for the control of pathogens and tissue damage. Trainees (9 per year, 45 in total) will devote full- time participation during a ten-week research period and will gain an in-depth knowledge of biological concepts, modern research areas and tools. They will have the opportunity to choose basic, clinical, translational, or behavior research projects. The program will match talented medical students with NIH-funded faculty mentors, coupling the daily experience with an ongoing series of courses, summer research seminars, research-in-progress discussions, oral presentations, and monitoring from faculty members. The specific objectives are 1) to expose medical students early in their career to the excitement and technology of medical research and to foster their investigative and analytical skills; 2) to encourage medical students to pursue a career in basic and clinical research in the areas of infectious diseases and inflammatory disorders; and 3) to provide valuable experience and references for students who wish to seek additional research training and funding in the future. An adequate tracking system is in place for monitoring the career development of trainees and the continued success of this training program. Our ultimate goal is to promote the professional development for our medical students, enhancing their skills in research, oral/written presentations and leaderships.