Infectious Diseases and Inflammatory Disorders Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求继续支持传染病和炎症性疾病的跨部门培训计划。它旨在培养优秀医学生对生物医学研究的兴趣。在目前的资助期内（2009-2013年），该方案提供了培训机会， 培训了32名受训人员，导致在国家/区域科学会议上出版/提交了10份同行评审的手稿和14份海报奖。重要的是，这个丰富的计划结合了教师的创新研究专业知识与独特的机构优势，为医学生的教育。实践培训将由来自UTMB六个基础科学和临床部门的18名教师提供。研究主题将集中在感染和炎症，特别是病原体的传播，病原体进入部位（气道，皮肤和粘膜）宿主炎症反应的调节，血液，肝脏和其他器官中白细胞迁移的调节，以及用于控制病原体和组织损伤的疫苗/药物开发。受训人员（每年9人，共45人）将在为期10周的研究期间全职参与，并将深入了解生物学概念，现代研究领域和工具。他们将有机会选择基础，临床，转化或行为研究项目。该计划将有才华的医学生与NIH资助的教师导师相匹配，将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，口头演示和教师的监督相结合。具体目标是：（1）让医科学生在职业生涯早期接触医学研究的兴奋和技术，培养他们的调查和分析技能;（2）鼓励医科学生从事传染病和炎症性疾病领域的基础和临床研究;及（三）为有意寻求额外研究训练及资助的学生提供宝贵的经验及参考。已建立适当的跟踪系统，以监测受训人员的职业发展和该培训方案的持续成功。我们的最终目标是促进医学生的专业发展，提高他们在研究，口头/书面陈述和领导方面的技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests continued support 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. During the current funding period (2009-2013), this program has offered training opportunities for a total of 32 trainees, leading to publication/submission of 10 peer-reviewed manuscripts and 14 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 o medical students. Hands-on training will be provided by 18 faculty members from six basic science and clinical departments at UTMB. The research themes will be centered on infections and inflammation, especially on transmission of pathogens, regulation of host inflammatory responses at the sites of pathogen entry (airway, skin, and mucosa), regulation of leukocyte migration in the blood, liver 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.