Abstract

The Biodefense Research Training and Career Development Program is a new initiative of the University of Virginia, which is in response to the NIAID Blue Ribbon Panel on Bioterrorism and Its Implications for Biomedical Research. The program goal is to provide a rich interdisciplinary experience to prepare pre- and postdoctoral students for careers in biodefense. Research themes encompass the biology of and host response to microbes, vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostic technologies for infections by potential agents of bioterrorism. The training of predoctoral students, M.D., and Ph.D. postdoctoral fellows is enriched by special activities of the program, including a new graduate course in biodefense, an expanded two semester course in molecular mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis, advanced immunology courses and colloquia, a research-in-progress series and a journal club. The program is comprised of 31 faculty from eight departments and two research centers within a five minute walk to the School of Medicine. All of our faculty collaborate, and 46% have co-published papers in the last five years.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
1T32AI055432-01
Application #
6659425
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZAI1-YL-M (M1))
Program Officer
Garges, Susan
Project Start
2003-08-01
Project End
2008-07-31
Budget Start
2003-08-01
Budget End
2004-07-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$236,438
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Virginia
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
065391526
City
Charlottesville
State
VA
Country
United States
Zip Code
22904

  Publications

Steiner, Kevin L; Ahmed, Shahnawaz; Gilchrist, Carol A et al. (2018) Species of Cryptosporidia Causing Subclinical Infection Associated With Growth Faltering in Rural and Urban Bangladesh: A Birth Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis 67:1347-1355
Moreau, G Brett; Qin, Aiping; Mann, Barbara J (2018) Zinc Acquisition Mechanisms Differ between Environmental and Virulent Francisella Species. J Bacteriol 200:
Sauder, Amber B; Kendall, Melissa M (2018) After the Fact(or): Posttranscriptional Gene Regulation in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7. J Bacteriol 200:
Gilchrist, Carol A; Cotton, James A; Burkey, Cecelia et al. (2018) Genetic Diversity of Cryptosporidium hominis in a Bangladeshi Community as Revealed by Whole-Genome Sequencing. J Infect Dis 218:259-264
Margulieux, Katie R; Liebov, Benjamin K; Tirumala, Venkata S K K S et al. (2017) Bacillus anthracis Peptidoglycan Integrity Is Disrupted by the Chemokine CXCL10 through the FtsE/X Complex. Front Microbiol 8:740
Mathers, Amy J; Stoesser, Nicole; Chai, Weidong et al. (2017) Chromosomal Integration of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Gene, blaKPC, in Klebsiella Species Is Elusive but Not Rare. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 61:
Gilmartin, Allissia A; Petri Jr, William A (2017) Exploring the mechanism of amebic trogocytosis: the role of amebic lysosomes. Microb Cell 5:1-3
Gilmartin, Allissia A; Ralston, Katherine S; Petri Jr, William A (2017) Inhibition of Amebic Lysosomal Acidification Blocks Amebic Trogocytosis and Cell Killing. MBio 8:
Schutte, Kirsten M; Fisher, Debra J; Burdick, Marie D et al. (2016) Escherichia coli Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Is an Important Component of CXCL10-Mediated Antimicrobial Activity. Infect Immun 84:320-8
Luzader, Deborah H; Kendall, Melissa M (2016) Commensal 'trail of bread crumbs' provide pathogens with a map to the intestinal landscape. Curr Opin Microbiol 29:68-73

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