为中低收入国家提供定制药物发现培训
Lauren A Webster1, Susan J Farrell1, Ian H Gilbert1
1Drug Discovery Unit, Wellcome Centre for Anti-Infectives Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, U.K.
ACS medicinal chemistry letters
|August 16, 2023
概括
威尔康姆抗感染研究中心 (WCAIR) 提供实践培训,并建立合作伙伴关系,以支持低收入和中等收入国家的药物发现,解决资源和专业知识挑战.
科学领域:
- 药物发现和开发 药物发现和开发
- 传染病研究 传染病研究
- 全球卫生能力建设全球卫生能力建设
背景情况:
- 药物发现给全球机构带来了重大资源,资金和专业知识挑战.
- 低收入和中等收入国家在建立强有力的药物发现计划方面面临特殊障碍.
- 在抗感染性研究中,迫切需要可访问的培训和协作支持.
研究的目的:
- 为了突出威尔康姆抗感染研究中心 (WCAIR) 的培训计划.
- 展示WCAIR的方法来解决低收入和中等收入国家的药物发现方面的未满足培训需求.
- 介绍WCAIR培训计划中产生的合作伙伴关系.
主要方法:
- WCAIR提供实践培训实习,在中心提供在线和面对面的实习.
- 培训包括获得专门的培训师,他们专门从事参与者的研究领域.
- 实习是根据个人和机构的需求定制的,以促进在返回后的能力建设.
主要成果:
- WCAIR培训计划为个人和机构提供实践技能培训.
- 量身定制的安置可以在家庭研究所内增强药物发现能力.
- 该计划成功培养了新的合作伙伴关系,扩大了WCAIR的合作网络.
结论:
- WCAIR的培训计划有效地解决了药物发现专业知识和资源的关键差距.
- 该倡议加强了低收入和中等收入国家的抗感染研究能力.
- 通过该计划开发的合作伙伴关系对于可持续的全球药物发现工作至关重要.
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