Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease

传染病的分子基础

• 批准号: 7480278
• 负责人: STEVEN J. NORRIS
• 金额: $ 11.4万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-15 至 2010-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7480278
• 关键词: Communicable Diseases; Molecular; base

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease (MBID) is a research training program consisting of 18 faculty mentors from four Houston educational institutions: the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, the Texas A&M University Institute for Biosciences and Technology, and the University of Houston, College Park. In this initial application, training support is requested for four Ph.D. students and four undergraduate summer research students. The overall purpose of the MBID training program is to provide the trainees 1) an optimal environment for training new scientists in the latest concepts and techniques in microbiological research; 2) a better understanding of current challenges in clinical infectious diseases; and 3) the knowledge and tools to 'bridge the gap' between basic research and clinical applications. The basis of this training grant is the Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease group, which was first formed in 1996. MBID has developed into highly interactive group of over 100 faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and staff from the Houston area whose primary interest is in the molecular pathogenesis of bacterial infections. The 16 faculty members that form the core of this training grant have a record of high research productivity and extensive collaborations. They have mentored over 200 predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees over the past ten years and currently are mentoring 25 Ph.D. students and 29 postdoctoral fellows. Nineteen current predoctoral trainees are eligible for an NRSA. The training program will be based on strong core curricula, 10 advanced courses in pathogenesis, an intensive and interactive research experience, monthly MBID meetings and retreats, seminars and journal clubs, and experience in translational research and clinical infectious diseases. A network of universities serving underrepresented minorities has been established to aid in the recruitment of promising undergraduate students into the summer research program and the MBID Ph.D. program. A goal of the planned activities supported by this training grant is to provide predoctoral microbiology candidates additional knowledge in clinical infectious diseases and translational research, thereby promoting the redirection of research toward the more rapid resolution of important infectious disease problems.

描述（由申请人提供）：传染病分子基础 (MBID) 是一项研究培训计划，由来自四个休斯顿教育机构的 18 名教师导师组成：休斯顿德克萨斯大学健康科学中心、贝勒医学院、德克萨斯农工大学大学生物科学与技术研究所和休斯顿大学学院公园分校。在此初始申请中，请求为四名博士提供培训支持。学生和四名本科生暑期研究生。 MBID 培训计划的总体目的是为学员提供： 1） 为新科学家培训微生物研究最新概念和技术的最佳环境； 2）更好地了解当前临床传染病面临的挑战； 3）“弥合基础研究和临床应用之间差距”的知识和工具。该培训资助的基础是传染病分子基础小组，该小组成立于 1996 年。MBID 已发展成为由来自休斯顿地区的 100 多名教员、博士后研究员、研究生和工作人员组成的高度互动的小组，他们的主要兴趣是细菌感染的分子发病机制。构成本次培训资助核心的 16 名教职人员拥有高研究生产力和广泛合作的记录。他们在过去十年中指导了 200 多名博士前和博士后学员，目前正在指导 25 名博士生。学生和29名博士后研究员。目前有 19 名博士前实习生有资格获得 NRSA。培训计划将基于强大的核心课程、10门发病机制高级课程、密集和互动的研究经验、每月MBID会议和务虚会、研讨会和期刊俱乐部，以及转化研究和临床传染病方面的经验。已经建立了一个为代表性不足的少数群体提供服务的大学网络，以帮助招募有前途的本科生参加夏季研究项目和 MBID 博士项目。程序。该培训补助金支持的计划活动的目标是为博士前微生物学候选人提供临床传染病和转化研究方面的更多知识，从而促进研究方向转向更快速地解决重要的传染病问题。