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原贴由davay发表于 2009-11-29 01:52
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! Z O7 c) a( K本帖最后由 davay 于 2009-11-29 01:54 编辑: B+ W( s0 f4 t) A$ g# R* P
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http://jvi.asm.org/cgi/reprint/JVI.00151-09v1
/ @+ I6 V) Y4 e" H5 F) X- e这篇文章是病毒学专业最顶级杂志Journal of Virology的主编写的一篇review.里面回顾拉,病毒学的发展,和展望.我觉得有用的是,说到下一代病毒学家,或者说病毒学工作者需要具备的素质.
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TRAINING VIROLOGISTS FOR THE FUTURE! R' a- d5 g, ^
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How can virologists take advantage of all of these new opportunities for scholarship
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training for virologists in the 21st century. Tomorrow’s advances will require a combination* `5 Z2 r4 p) |7 V9 Z
of small, tightly focused groups and large, multidisciplinary teams. Traditional teams of basic& P5 z/ j+ ]3 H; j2 z2 T
scientists working with clinicians will be augmented by mathematicians, physicists, and
# L" ^, Q3 u% K6 T- M# x- D# ~, tpopulation biologists, among others. Integrating new technology advances with classical! Z( E* g1 _" d& P4 f- b+ Y
epidemiology and clinical approaches will not be a simple pedagogical exercise. Training the/ R2 s1 t" Q) D$ u5 W
next generation of scientists who can undertake this research will require more diverse course
, d" d: Q& F N0 e" dofferings, enhanced training opportunities, especially involving interdisciplinary
( ^* i! H) a- H, {% j1 I$ fcollaboration and computational approaches, and instruction in teamwork. To facilitate3 M( R$ A" |% ^
professional advancement, we will need to develop new strategies to recognize and reward
3 }& v' x& U+ J& M8 Z* }2 u5 P( a3 qindividual contributions to group scientific efforts as team science becomes more and more! C6 d q8 G4 y3 F6 u
prevalent.
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Systems biology approaches, large-scale genetic screens, metagenomics of host and7 x3 g4 z5 e2 T. J' }* B0 ~6 v" K+ u
viral genes from related viruses present a unique challenge for training. These approaches
# s6 s: D/ k* Kwill produce enormous amounts of information that will challenge our capacity to integrate it- n) P6 h( n0 c i' i
into useful conceptual frameworks. Imaging technology will reveal the dynamics of" L9 {' s' m0 E5 C% Z s0 A
biological interactions at every level, yet produce huge sets of data that strain current systems% r" j5 }4 k3 Q. n- _6 K2 d+ U5 i
for information storage and retrieval. Methods to search, screen, recover, and use this
0 ~' @' m+ D- q4 ?information will provide new avenues for discovery and require a new generation of0 Q% {0 h" }$ g! G. G/ p
virologists with special expertise in computational methods and information technology. |
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