Abstract

This training program in Geographic Medicine and Emerging Infections will provide a multidisciplinary educational program for pre-doctoral fellows, post-doctoral research and clinical fellows at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM). Our unique program capitalizes upon the long-standing research and clinical strengths at AECOM to create a rigorous research program that will expose trainees to research in parasitology, bacteriology, virology, mycology and clinical infectious diseases. The research program and didactic activities bring together clinicians and basic scientists to foster an environment of collaborative research that is essential for modern biomedical research. Trainees will be mentored by distinguished faculty while pursuing translational research projects that focus on global health, international medicine and emerging infectious diseases. The program will provide training in fundamental methods of basic laboratory research, clinical translational research and epidemiology to create an integrated view of geographic medicine and emerging pathogens. In addition, trainees will be offered opportunities to pursue translational research in collaboration with international collaborators in Brazil, India and South Africa. A dedicated seminar series and other established educational activities will provide a forum for discussion and development of new initiatives. This training program will groom the next generation of young scientists and clinical investigators in the field of Geographic Medicine and Emerging Infections.

  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 #
5T32AI070117-05
Application #
8263997
Study Section
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Review Committee (AIDS)
Program Officer
Mcsweegan, Edward
Project Start
2008-07-01
Project End
2014-04-30
Budget Start
2012-05-01
Budget End
2014-04-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2012
Total Cost
$398,016
Indirect Cost
$26,035

  Institution

Name
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Department
Pathology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
110521739
City
Bronx
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10461

  Publications

Tu, Vincent; Yakubu, Rama; Weiss, Louis M (2018) Observations on bradyzoite biology. Microbes Infect 20:466-476
Brown, Rebecca S; Wan, Judy J; Kielian, Margaret (2018) The Alphavirus Exit Pathway: What We Know and What We Wish We Knew. Viruses 10:
Yakubu, Rama R; Weiss, Louis M; Silmon de Monerri, Natalie C (2018) Post-translational modifications as key regulators of apicomplexan biology: insights from proteome-wide studies. Mol Microbiol 107:1-23
Doyle, Christopher R; Moon, Jee-Young; Daily, Johanna P et al. (2018) A Capsular Polysaccharide-Specific Antibody Alters Streptococcus pneumoniae Gene Expression during Nasopharyngeal Colonization of Mice. Infect Immun 86:
Ducati, Rodrigo G; Namanja-Magliano, Hilda A; Harijan, Rajesh K et al. (2018) Genetic resistance to purine nucleoside phosphorylase inhibition in Plasmodium falciparum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 115:2114-2119
Yakubu, Rama R; Silmon de Monerri, Natalie C; Nieves, Edward et al. (2017) Comparative Monomethylarginine Proteomics Suggests that Protein Arginine Methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) is a Significant Contributor to Arginine Monomethylation in Toxoplasma gondii. Mol Cell Proteomics 16:567-580
Sugi, Tatsuki; Tu, Vincent; Ma, Yanfen et al. (2017) Toxoplasma gondii Requires Glycogen Phosphorylase for Balancing Amylopectin Storage and for Efficient Production of Brain Cysts. MBio 8:
Ames, Rachel Y; Ting, Li-Min; Gendlina, Inessa et al. (2017) The Transcription Factor NFAT1 Participates in the Induction of CD4+ T Cell Functional Exhaustion during Plasmodium yoelii Infection. Infect Immun 85:
Tomita, Tadakimi; Sugi, Tatsuki; Yakubu, Rama et al. (2017) Making Home Sweet and Sturdy: Toxoplasma gondii ppGalNAc-Ts Glycosylate in Hierarchical Order and Confer Cyst Wall Rigidity. MBio 8:
Minamoto, Grace Y; Lee, Doreen; Colovai, Adriana et al. (2017) False positive hepatitis C antibody test results in left ventricular assist device recipients: increased risk with age and transfusions. J Thorac Dis 9:205-210

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