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Thirty five faculty members have participated in the preparation
of a grant application in response to the National Institutes of
Health Request for Applications for a program in “TRAINING FOR A NEW
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH WORKFORCE”. The faculty represent seven
UCR Divisions and Departments and The Beckman Research Institute of
the City of Hope. The title of the proposed training program is
“NeuroImmunoEndocrine Interactions in Health and Disease. The
Principal Investigator is Ameae Walker, Ph.D., Professor of
Biomedical Sciences, UCR. Co-Principal Investigators are John
Shively, Ph.D. Chairman, Division of Immunology, Beckman Research
Institute of the City of Hope and Frances Sladek, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Cell
Biology and Neuroscience at UCR. Thirty pre and postdoctoral
trainees will be supported by this grant during its five year
duration.
A better understanding of the interaction of the three body systems
that comprise the scientific subject matter of the proposal will
lead to improved medical care both in terms of the long-term
management of chronic disease and timing and duration of
interventional strategies. This program seeks to train a workforce
that will be prepared to carry out research into the mechanisms
governing the interaction of these systems. The training program
consists of a combination of coursework, interdisciplinary team
approaches to project development and mentoring.
