Cutaneous Biology and Skin Disease Training Program

计划摘要/摘要 这项培训补助金的建立是基于这样的信念：需要一种新的模型来培训皮肤生物学家 未来。研究员或临床医生的模式应该被有才华的模式所取代 和热情的个人可以接触到必要的信息、技术和同事 对协作科学的需求日益增长。此外，显然需要一个适合的程序 医生博士后研究员，特别是因为 CTSA 资助的 K 奖极其有限。我们将继续 通过我们新颖的培训计划和定制的调查课程来培养这样的干部 和临床相关经验，为每位学员量身定制并专注于临床领域 或疾病过程。具体来说，每门课程将包括 1) 以实验室为基础的研究，由他们的指导 导师和指导委员会由具有互补优势和优势的项目成员组成 专业知识； 2）根据该研究项目的转化方面选择教学法； 3）重点 临床参与（对于实习医生）对研究项目的补充。除了提供我们的 受训者在他们选择的特定领域接受严格的科学指导，我们将指导和指导 确保他们成功过渡到富有成效的调查职业，为独立的皮肤做好准备 生物学和皮肤病相关的生物医学研究。我们建议聘请两名医学博士、博士或医学博士/博士 每年，受训者都会进入为期两年的博士后培训计划，并可选择第三年。我们已经集合了 一个在皮肤生物学和皮肤病相关广泛领域的优秀导师团队，以及一个创新的团队 指导计划，以确保我们培养导师和学员。

Program Summary/Abstract This training grant is founded on the belief that a new model is needed for training the cutaneous biologists of the future. The model of being either a researcher or a clinician ought to be supplanted by one where talented and enthusiastic individuals have exposure to the information, techniques and colleagues necessary for the growing need for collaborative science. In addition, there is a clear need for a program that is suitable for physician postdoctoral fellows, especially since CTSA funded K awards are extremely limited. We will continue to develop such a cadre through our novel training program with a customized curriculum of investigative and clinically relevant experiences, individually tailored to each trainee and focused on a clinical area or disease process. Specifically, each curriculum will comprise 1) laboratory-based research, guided by their Mentor and Mentoring Committee composed of program members with complementary strengths and expertise; 2) didactics chosen with the translational aspects of that research project in mind; and 3) focused clinical involvement (for physician trainees) complementary to the research project. In addition to providing our trainees with rigorous scientific instruction in the specific area of their choosing, we shall mentor and guide them to ensure a successful transition to productive investigative careers, preparing them for independent skin biology and skin disease related biomedical research. We propose to engage two MD, PhD or MD/PhD trainees annually into a two-year postdoctoral training program with an optional third year. We have assembled a stellar team of mentors in broad areas relevant to cutaneous biology and skin diseases, and an innovative guidance program to ensure that we grow mentors as well as trainees.