U.S.-India Joint Research Training Program

Research Training in Global Infectious Diseases

The Global Infectious Diseases Training Grant on Research on Intracellular Pathogens is aimed at enhancing research and training on intracellular pathogens and the diseases they cause, with an emphasis on Malaria, leishmaniasis, and Tuberculosis through advanced training opportunities for Ph.D. students and postdoctoral scientists, specialized workshops, and video lectures. To read about our most recent workshop, conducted in January 2008 in Hyderabad, click here.

This project is led by Dr. Kenneth Stuart (Seattle Biomedical Research Institute - SBRI), joined by co-directors Dr. Rentala Madhubala (Jawaharlal Nehru University - JNU) and Dr. Marilyn Parsons (SBRI).

4th Research Training on Intracellular Pathogens Workshop (updated 10/14/09)

The Advisory Committee invites applications from promising Indian Ph.D. students, postdoctoral scientists and junior Faculty for attendance at the 4th Workshop of the Seattle-India Joint Research Training Program "Research Training on Intracellular Pathogens" to take place at the International Centre in Goa, India, February 2-7, 2010. The workshop will entail five days of activities including bioinformatics training, grant-writing exercises, round table discussions on research ethics and lectures on current research by GID consortium faculty from Seattle and Delhi. Students and postdoctoral scientists will also present their recent findings in poster sessions.

Accepted applicants, please see the workshop page for further information.

New Application Cycle announced! (updated 9/1/09)

The Research Training on Intracellular Pathogens program is now accepting applications from promising Indian Postdoctoral Scientists and Ph.D. students for advanced training in Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Tuberculosis, and other intracellular pathogens. Please see our fellowships page for more information or to apply.

New trainees and faculty added to the program! (updated 9/1/09)

Drs. Nick Crispe (SBRI), Virander Chauhan (ICGEB), and Rakesh Bhatnagar (JNU) have joined our project faculty and will be available as mentors for collaborative projects. They will broaden our capacity in Malaria, immunology and biochemistry! For information on their research programs please see our faculty page.

Three new trainees (two graduate students and one postdoc) have also been accepted into the program! For more information on the projects they will work on please see our trainees page!

New section added to the website! (updated 2/26/09)

A new section has been added to the project website. The Resources and Links page provides useful resources and links for trainees and faculty and includes links to other fellowship programs, other India-based GID programs, and any other information our stakeholders might find useful. Please check it periodically for updates or contact the program coordinator if there is something you think should be added.

New Application Cycle announced! (updated 12/3/08)

Bioinformatics of Intracellular Pathogens Workshop (updated 12/2/08)

The Research Training on Intracellular Pathogens program will host a workshop "Bioinformatics of Intracellular Pathogens" February 7-9, 2009 in New Delhi, India. The workshop is organized by Drs. Rentala Madhubala (JNU), Alok Bhattacharya (JNU), and Peter Myler (SBRI). Trainees will be nominated by GID faculty at JNU, ICGEB, and NIMR.

New trainees and faculty added to the program! (updated 10/29/08)

Drs. Michal Fried (SBRI), Murali Krishna Kaja (UW), and K. Natarajan (ICGEB) have joined our project faculty boosting our capacity in immunology, TB, and Malaria! For information on their research programs please see our faculty page.

Two new trainees have also been accepted into the program! For more information on the projects they will work on please see our trainees page!

This project is supported by NIH Research Grant # D43 TW000924 funded by the Fogarty International Center. This site was last updated on 1/13/10.