TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE BIOLOGY OF DISEASE VECTORS

描述（由申请人提供）：认识到需要遏制媒介传播疾病的传播，加州大学戴维斯分校最近批准了媒介传播疾病生物学的指定重点，其目标是培养研究生和研究生研究员在人类和动物疾病的媒介传播病毒，细菌和寄生虫及其节肢动物媒介的生物学。要求提供资金，以加强这一新的培训方案，每年为两名博士前和两名博士后学员提供支助，供资期为5年。此外，加州大学戴维斯分校还提供了机构配套资金，以支持两个额外的博士学位。学生多学科培训计划将由Gregory Lanzaro博士指导，将设在病媒传播疾病中心，并将涉及来自兽医学院和医学院以及农业和环境科学学院的高素质，资金充足的培训教师。博士预科生将从六个附属博士中招募。该研究所设有昆虫学系、生物化学与分子生物学研究生组、比较病理学研究生组、流行病学研究生组、免疫学研究生组和微生物学研究生组。学员将由一个咨询和招生委员会根据学术卓越和表现出对病媒传播疾病生物学的兴趣进行选择，并从代表性不足的种族和族裔群体，残疾人和弱势背景的个人中进行特别招聘。将在培训课程中为学员提供微生物学、免疫学、流行病学、遗传学、病原体和节肢动物传病媒介的群体基因组学、传病媒介生态学和控制、疾病病理学和诊断等方面的教学课程。此外，受训人员将参加关于负责任地进行研究的课程，以及通过研究办公室和研究生办公室提供的一系列关于研究道德的讲座讨论和特邀演讲者研讨会。受训人员将被要求参加研究研讨会和讨论小组的主题相关的培训计划，并提出他们的研究在年度研究务虚会。每个学员的学业进展将每年由咨询和招生委员会审查。 相关性：最近的医学研究所（lOM）的报告，包括2003年，2006年和2008年，都强调了在媒介传播的疾病在美国的专业知识的缺乏，然而，媒介传播的疾病仍然是最重要的人类和兽医健康问题，在国内和国际。这个修订后的T32培训补助金申请的重点是培训博士前和博士后学者在人类和动物疾病的节肢动物媒介生物学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recognizing the need to curb the spread of vectorborne diseases, the University of California at Davis has recently approved a Designated Emphasis in the Biology of Vectorborne Diseases, the goal of which is to train graduate and postgraduate fellows in the biology of vectorborne viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents of human and animal diseases and their arthropod vectors. Funds are requested to enhance this new training program by providing support for two pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral trainees per year for a 5-year funding period. In addition, UC Davis has provided institutional matching funds to support two additional Ph.D. students. The multidisciplinary training program, which will be directed by Dr. Gregory Lanzaro, will be based in the Center for Vectorborne Diseases, and will involve a highly qualified, well-funded training faculty from the Schools of Veterinary Medicine and Medicine and the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The pre-doctoral trainees will be recruited from six affiliated Ph.D. programs, namely the Department of Entomology, and the Graduate Groups in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Comparative Pathology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Microbiology. Trainees will be selected by an Advisory and Admissions Committee based upon academic excellence and demonstrated interest in the biology of vectorborne diseases, with special recruitment effort from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Didactic courses in microbiology, immunology, epidemiology, genetics, population genomics of pathogens and arthropod vectors, vector ecology and control, disease pathology and diagnosis will be offered in the curriculum for trainees. In addition, trainees will attend courses on responsible conduct of research as well as a series of lecture-discussion and guest-speaker seminars on research ethics offered through the Office of Research and Office of Graduate Studies. Trainees will be required to attend research seminars and discussion groups on topics relevant to the training program and present their research at an annual research retreat. Each trainee's academic progress will be reviewed annually by an Advisory and Admissions Committee. RELEVANCE: Recent Institute of Medicine (lOM) reports, including 2003, 2006, and 2008, all emphasize a deficiency of expertise in vectorborne diseases in U.S.A. Yet, vectorborne diseases remain among the most important human and veterinary health problems, both nationally and internationally. This revised T32 Training Grant application focuses on training pre-doctoral and post-doctoral scholars in the biology of arthropod vectors of human and animal diseases.