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IN-TRAC IN-tensive week is scheduled for August 4-6, 2025 on the Texas Biomed campus in San Antonio, TX. This week will include courses from three IN-TRAC cores: Biosafety and Biocontainment Core (BBC), Animal Model Core (AMC) and Research Imaging Core (RIC). The IN-TRAC IN-tensive is for individuals who are new to TB research and/or early to wet bench or infectious disease research. For more information, contact KIm Olsen at kolsen@txbiomed.org

This questionnaire was designed for symptom measurement for persons with COPD and asthma. However, it is commonly used for persons with pulmonary TB in both clincal and reseatch settings.

Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Tuberculosis (FACIT-TB): For patients with tuberculosis. This validated questionnaire can be used with person with active TB to assess both physical and mental well being in a clincal or resarch setting. It is available in Arabic English, Indonesian, Sinhala, Tagalog, and Urdu.

Unitaid supports in making new health products available and affordable for people in low- and middle-income countries. It identifies innovative treatments, tests and tools, help tackle the market barriers that are holding them back, and get them to the people who need them most – fast. It provides health partners with financial grants to accelerate innovation in global health.

The Association of Public Health Labs and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention partner to offer paid laboratory internships to train and prepare college students for careers at public health laboratories. Interns join public health laboratory teams to make an impact on protecting the health of our communities. Interns assist laboratory professionals working on meaningful projects, including infectious diseases.

The Workshop is scheduled for 21-22 May 2025, in New Orleans, LA, US.

The Workshop will be held as a hybrid meeting from 4-5 December 2025, in San Francisco, US. The deadline for abstract submission is 5 September 2025.

Online - Course will be live approximately 8:00 AM-2:00 PM (Montreal time), with break, each day June 2-6, 2025. Live content will be recorded and available until July 1, 2025. Asynchronous content will be included as part of the self-directed learning for some of the sessions and will be discussed in the course.

The Global Infectious Disease (GID) research training program addresses research training needs related to infectious diseases that are predominantly endemic in or impact upon people living in developing countries. The training programs include a variety of research training options to match the needs of the developing country institution. Program focus on a major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious disease, neglected tropical disease, infections that frequently occur as a co-infection in HIV infected individuals, or infections associated with noncommunicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs.

The International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) provides support and protected time (three to five years) to advanced postdoctoral U.S. research scientists and recently-appointed U.S. junior faculty (applicants must be at least two years beyond conferral of doctoral degree) for an intensive, mentored research career development experience.