TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRAINING GRANT

热带传染病培训补助金

• 批准号: 6937190
• 负责人: Edgar M Carvalho
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-12 至 2009-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6937190
• 关键词: Brazil; clinical research; continuing education; curriculum; disease /disorder prevention /control; educational resource design /development; epidemiology; ethics; health care personnel education; health education; host organism interaction; human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1; immune response; immunotherapy; international cooperation; leishmaniasis; medical education; outcomes research; pathologic process; postgraduate education; schistosomiasis; training; tropical medicine

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Immunology Service of the Federal University of Bahia has ongoing research programs on endemic tropical diseases (leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, HTLV-1) in collaboration with US and other Brazilian institutions aimed at: 1) Characterizing the immune response to these pathogens, 2) Correlating immunological response with clinical manifestations of these diseases, 3) Studying genetic contributions to disease outcome, 4) Identifying new forms of therapy and control measures, and 5) Identifying pathogen components that interfere in disease outcome. The Federal University of Bahia has taken advantage of its collaboration with Cornell University in the past, through training of young investigators in Fogarty-sponsored Training Programs. Although the Immunology Service receives support for research (including a TMRC, NIH grant), there is no specific support for addressing training needs required to implement these projects. The present proposal will use needs identified in the studies of leishmaniasis to address the following specific aims: 1) To create training opportunities in areas such as genetics, disease pathogenesis, clinical investigation and ethics, 2) To disseminate training to other investigators from Bahia and other universities of Brazil. To address the first aim this program emphasizes collaboration with foreign universities (Cornell University, University of Iowa, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, Cambridge University) for longterm training of post-doctoral fellows (total of 5) and short-term advanced training for young and senior investigators (total of 5) to address the specific needs in expertise within the specified areas. The second aim will be addressed by using the in-country expertise and resources and the advanced trained mentors to provide training for graduate, post-graduate students, young investigators, physicians and technicians in areas such as basic and clinical immunology, immunotherapy, molecular and clinical epidemiology, as well as in the new areas specified above after the training of the Brazilian mentors.

描述（由申请人提供）：巴伊亚联邦大学免疫学服务部正在与美国和其他巴西机构合作开展地方性热带病（利什曼病、血吸虫病、HTLV-1）研究项目，旨在：1）表征免疫反应对这些病原体的研究，2) 将免疫反应与这些疾病的临床表现联系起来，3) 研究遗传对疾病结果的贡献，4) 确定新的治疗形式和控制措施，以及5) 识别干扰疾病结果的病原体成分​​。巴伊亚联邦大学过去曾利用与康奈尔大学的合作优势，通过福格蒂赞助的培训项目对年轻研究人员进行培训。尽管免疫学服务部门获得研究支持（包括 TMRC、NIH 拨款），但没有具体支持来解决实施这些项目所需的培训需求。本提案将利用利什曼病研究中确定的需求来实现以下具体目标：1）在遗传学、疾病发病机制、临床研究和伦理学等领域创造培训机会，2）向巴伊亚和其他研究人员传播培训巴西的其他大学。针对第一个目标，该项目强调与国外大学（康奈尔大学、爱荷华大学、约翰·霍普金斯大学、宾夕法尼亚大学、剑桥大学）合作，开展博士后长期培养（共5名）和短期进修培训。年轻和高级研究人员（共 5 名），以满足特定领域内专业知识的具体需求。第二个目标将通过利用国内的专业知识和资源以及训练有素的高级导师，为基础和临床免疫学、免疫治疗、分子和免疫学等领域的研究生、研究生、青年研究者、医生和技术人员提供培训。临床流行病学，以及巴西导师培训后上述新领域。