国家自然科学基金重大项目“禽流感关键科学问题的基础研究”的紧急启动与思考

针对我国禽流感频繁发生和人感染禽流感新发病例不断出现的严峻现状,国家自然科学基金委员会依据国家需求,组织多学科相关领域的专家进行了论证,经过立项、公开申请、项目初评、答辩和自然科学基金委委务会审议,紧急启动了“禽流感关键科学问题的基础研究”这一重大项目,旨在推动禽流感的基础研究,提供人类和动物流感发生与流行的分子生物学和免疫学信息,为禽流感药物和疫苗的研发提供理论依据,并为禽流感科学防控措施的制定提供技术支撑。本文介绍了“禽流感关键科学问题的基础研究”这一问题的提出、立项、科学问题凝练、内容和目标的确立及思考等。

EMERGENT LAUNCH AND CONSIDERATION ON THE NSFC MAJOR PROGRAM: ESSENTIAL BASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF AVIAN INFLUENZA

In response to the serious situation of frequent outbreaks of avian influenza in birds and human in China, NSFC organized experts from relevant research fields to design the subjects of researches in avian influenza. Through the initial assessment, discussion and defense, NSFC initiated this urgent program named "Essential basic scientific research of avian influenza" to improve the basic researches in avian influenza. Furthermore, these studies will provide information concerning the occurrence and the pandemics of human and animal influenza, and establish a solid basic and theoretical foundation in the development of medicine and vaccine against avian influenza and supply the technological assistance to establish the scientific measures for the prevention and control of avian influenza. In this paper, we described the reason and consideration to launch the program "Essential basic scientific research of avian influenza ", which is vital to the social stability and economic development in our country. We also emphasized the significance of the cross discipline studies and cooperations.