Basic Training at the Intersection of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Disease

疾病中先天免疫和适应性免疫交叉点的基础训练

• 批准号: 8548071
• 负责人: Pamela J Fink
• 金额: $ 16.04万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2018-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8548071
• 关键词: Disease; Natural Immunity; Training; adaptive immunity

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this application, we request support for six students each year in our pre-doctoral training program in the Department of Immunology at the University of Washington, with Dr. Pamela Fink as Program Director, and Dr. Michael Bevan as Co-Director. This new application reflects the long history of our department, dating back to its inception in 1989, with founding members derived from backgrounds in biochemistry, molecular biology, infectious disease research, and basic immunology. Our department faculty has grown to include specialists in basic research as well as clinicians who study and treat human infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and immunodeficiencies. Our training program combines didactic coursework with student-led discussion groups and rigorous qualifying and general exams, with the goal of developing the next generation of scientists who think, write, and speak clearly about the key scientific questions and how to solve them. Our students are recruited from our own Immunology graduate program, from the UW Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program, and from the Medical Scientist Training Program. These students benefit from the rich, diverse, and interactive Immunology community at UW and its affiliated institutions. Our pre-doctoral training program incorporates unique elements that will enrich the graduate student experience for supported trainees. These include opportunities to attend specific national meetings annually, formal evaluation of trainees' scientific presentations and progress by a committee composed of members of our training faculty, and dedicated interactions with selected Immunology seminar speakers. An External Advisory Committee will provide ongoing evaluation of the program. Building on 25 consecutive years of NIH T32 support, this application refocuses our training program to draw on the strengths of our departmental research at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity, with an emphasis on allergy, autoimmunity, and infectious disease.

描述（由申请人提供）：在此申请中，我们请求每年为华盛顿大学免疫学系的六名博士前培训项目提供支持，项目主任为 Pamela Fink 博士，Michael 博士为贝文担任联合导演。这个新的应用程序反映了我们部门的悠久历史，可以追溯到 1989 年成立，创始成员来自生物化学、分子生物学、传染病研究和基础免疫学背景。我们系的师资队伍已发展到包括基础研究专家以及研究和治疗人类传染病、自身免疫和免疫缺陷的临床医生。我们的培训计划将教学课程与学生主导的讨论小组以及严格的资格考试和一般考试相结合，目标是培养能够清晰地思考、写作和谈论关键科学问题以及如何解决这些问题的下一代科学家。我们的学生是从我们自己的免疫学研究生项目、华盛顿大学分子和细胞生物学研究生项目以及医学科学家培训项目中招募的。这些学生受益于华盛顿大学及其附属机构丰富、多样化和互动的免疫学社区。我们的博士前培训计划融入了独特的元素，将丰富受支持的学员的研究生体验。其中包括每年参加特定全国会议的机会、由培训教师组成的委员会对学员的科学演示和进展进行正式评估，以及与选定的免疫学研讨会演讲者的专门互动。外部咨询委员会将对该计划进行持续评估。基于 NIH T32 连续 25 年的支持，该应用程序重新调整了我们的培训计划，以利用我们在先天免疫和适应性免疫领域的部门研究优势，重点关注过敏、自身免疫和传染病。