Training in Molecular Virology and Viral Pathogenesis

分子病毒学和病毒发病机制培训

• 批准号: 8317613
• 负责人: RICHARD J ROLLER
• 金额: $ 10.44万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-01 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8317613
• 关键词: Molecular Virology; Training; Viral Pathogenesis

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a continuing and urgent need for greater understanding of virus infections and, consequently, a need for a robust virology research community in the U.S and the world. The purpose of the Virology Training Program at the University of Iowa is to train young scientists to be productive members of that research community. The Virology Training Grant at the University of Iowa helps in two ways. First, it fosters the rigorous training of PhD students in the study of virology. Second, it promotes interaction among students and faculty interested in virology across the University of Iowa. By providing stipend support and travel funds for graduate students, the Training Grant will facilitate the recruitment of students who are interested in virology. By establishing curriculum requirements that include research and literature seminars for the virology community and the collaborative teaching of virology training courses the Training Grant will promote interaction in the larger virology community at the University of Iowa and beyond. There are ten Virology Training Grant faculty members who represent a wide variety of research interests from study of very basic processes in the molecular and cellular biology of virus replication, to study of host animal responses to virus infection, to study of the most efficient mechanisms for gene delivery by viruses. We seek support for five predoctoral graduate students for two years between their second and fourth years of study. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Virus infections have critical public health relevance because: (i) They are a major cause of human disease, (ii) Their intimate relationship with host cells makes them useful tools for studying normal cellular functions, (iii) They are vehicles for gene delivery in remedial gene therapy and vaccine development. There is a need to train scientists who can meet the public health threat and exploit opportunities presented by viruses.

描述（由申请人提供）：持续而迫切需要对病毒感染的更多了解，因此需要在美国和世界上建立强大的病毒学研究界。爱荷华大学病毒学培训计划的目的是培训年轻科学家成为该研究社区的生产成员。爱荷华大学的病毒学培训补助金有两种帮助。首先，它促进了在病毒学研究中对博士生的严格培训。其次，它促进了爱荷华大学对病毒学感兴趣的学生和教师之间的互动。通过为研究生提供津贴支持和旅行资金，培训补助金将有助于招募对病毒学感兴趣的学生。通过建立课程要求，包括病毒学社区的研究和文献研讨会以及病毒学培训课程的协作教学培训补助金将促进爱荷华大学及其他地区大型病毒学社区的互动。有十个病毒学培训授予的教职员工，他们从对病毒复制的分子和细胞生物学中的非常基本的过程进行研究，到研究宿主动物对病毒感染的反应，到研究通过病毒递送基因的最有效机制。在他们的第二年和第四年之间，我们寻求支持五名研究生两年的支持。 相关性（请参阅说明）：病毒感染具有关键的公共卫生相关性，因为：（i）它们是人类疾病的主要原因，（ii）它们与宿主细胞的亲密关系使它们成为研究正常细胞功能的有用工具，（iii）它们是补救基因治疗和疫苗发育中基因递送的载体。有必要培训能够应对病毒带来的公共卫生威胁并利用机会的科学家。