You
can register for the members-only section of the IDRN website.
As a member, you will have access to the following pages and
resources:
- Researchers
database (see the 'find a researcher' link for more information)
- Comprehensive
funding and training bulletins, updated approximately
once a month (see the 'funding and training bulletins'
link for more information)
- Presentations
and reports from IDRN workshops
- List of those interested in collaborative work, with
research areas/questions (mostly resulting from IDRN events)
To register, please visit the 'contact'
page, and fill out the form (you have a choice of purely
registering for the members-only section, or registering
and being involved with the researchers database). We will
then send you your log-in details.
About the Infectious Disease Research Network
Infections are an important and growing concern
for many clinical specialties across the NHS. High quality
infectious disease research often requires effective multidisciplinary
collaborations involving clinicians in several centres, laboratory
scientists, epidemiologists, economists, mathematical modellers
and others. The Infectious Disease Research Network
(IDRN) aims to promote such collaborations, provide multidisciplinary
training opportunities, and act as a forum for encouraging
high quality infectious disease research.
The London IDRN was established in 2002,
and the aim was to improve the quality, quantity and relevance
of infectious disease research in the capital. One of the
key successes of the network has been the participation by
hundreds of researchers from academica, the NHS, Health Protection
Agency, Industry and other institutions.
As a result of the success of the Network within London, the IDRN is now actively working with researchers across the country.
Other key successes have included:
- Hosting of multidisciplinary research update and strategy days on tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, hepatitis B and C, bio terrorism and infectious diseases in prisoners. Future events are planned.
- Hosting protocol development groups to develop research arising from ideas generated at research strategy days, in response to calls for research proposals or in response to requests from network members.
- Hosting of training events on current research issues including “The EU Clinical Trials Directive” and “Molecular Methods for Infectious Disease Research”. Future planned training events include “Epidemiology for Laboratory Scientists” and “The Human Tissues Bill”.
- Provision of methodological advice to investigators developing multi-centre research applications.
- Development of an extensive researchers database and contact network to facilitate organisation of multidisciplinary events.
- Development of funding and training bulletins, containing the latest information about available grants and training events and courses.
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