This proposal represents a collaborative training partnership between researchers at the University of Georgia, the George Washington University, the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz-FIOCRUZ in Rio de Janeiro and the Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou - FIOCRUZ in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The CPqRR currently has 15 laboratories and 3 funded NIH grants (A training grant in emerging and re-emerging diseases, an ICIDR grant on host genetic correlates in schistosomiasis and a grant on the genetic architecture of heart disease in rural Brazil"""""""". The goal of this training proposal is to establish a sustainable core infrastructure at the CPqRR in the areas of bioinformatics, epidemiology and molecular evolution that will complement existing NIH funded research and facilitate research conducted in other laboratories. The focus of research at the CPqRR is tropical parasites, their vectors and their hosts. These organisms include: Plasmodium falciparum, Trypanosoma cruzi, Toxoplasma gondii, Schistosoma mansoni, Anopheles, Biomphalaria and Humans. This proposal is designed to meet the needs of the CPqRR by initiating a 5-year targeted training program that involves pre-and post-doctoral students from many of the 15 laboratories at the CPqRR. Advanced training will be conducted via workshops, courses, short- and long-term training both within Brazil and abroad. Training will involve collaborative research projects originating from the needs of the CPqRR and focusing on several aspects of schistosomiasis. The unifying project for this training will be the creation of a Schistosoma genome relational database housed and served from the CPqRR. This database will house the transcriptome data and epidemiological data being generated by the CPqRR. Molecular evolution training will focus on the Schistosome vector, Biomphalaria and epidemiological/ biostatistical data will be derived and analyzed from existing funded projects. The technology and knowledge acquired from this training and implementation exercise will be directly applicable to research on other parasitic organisms. We will proactively seek out well qualified candidates for training that have a strong desire to return and contribute their newly acquired expertise to the continuation of a local training center of excellence.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Type
International Research Training Grants (D43)
Project #
5D43TW007012-02
Application #
6917973
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZLM1-HS-F (M3))
Program Officer
Katz, Flora N
Project Start
2004-06-01
Project End
2009-05-31
Budget Start
2005-06-01
Budget End
2006-05-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$250,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Georgia
Department
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
004315578
City
Athens
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30602
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