Forsyth Postdoctoral Training in Oral Health Research

博士后培训是福赛斯研究所的一项主要制度优势，已有15年的成功历史 我们的T32大奖。我们将在这一优势的基础上，提供NIH赞助的T90/R90博士后 培训计划，培养一批尽职尽责、训练有素、具有竞争力的调查人员 (A)美国公民和非公民牙医，有或没有博士学位，他们寻求获得合作， 适用于口腔和颅面疾病的多学科研究培训(基础、翻译或临床)， 条件和障碍，以及(B)希望在口腔健康研究领域发展职业生涯的博士 利用最新的科学和协作战略。学员找到主要的研究机构 他是应用口语亲和力小组的17位资金雄厚、出版和培训经验丰富的导师之一 科学、免疫学和传染病、微生物学和矿化组织生物学。协作和 强调多学科研究，部分是通过招募受训人员参与内部合作调查 或在这些广泛关注的亲缘关系组设置之间。接触机会和可能的联合 跨学科研究存在于共享的福赛斯/博士后研究所博士后小组中，波士顿地区一年两次 博士后研究日，并要求在AADR年度会议上发表演讲。该计划由以下人员指导 内部咨询委员会(IAC)，由Thomas Van Dyke博士(项目主任)和Jacqueline博士领导 STAR(项目副主任)。专家一年两次的计划审查由外部顾问提供 詹姆斯·贝克博士(北卡罗来纳大学)、杰弗里·埃伯索尔博士(肯塔基大学)和 罗伯特·奎维(罗切斯特大学)。该计划为8名实习生提供为期3年的支持 每一项有指导的研究。尽管非常强调研究部分，受训人员将参加 通过哈佛大学负责研究行为的CTSC(催化剂)举办的必修课程/研讨会， 资助金撰写、资助金评审和支持的要素，最大化导师与学员的关系，以及 有效地沟通研究。额外的选修和非选修机会将根据 个人的需求和计划。以Forsyth为基础的关于资助金精神、资助金写作技能、 而成功的教学和演示是学员计划的每一部分。也有机会 指导高中生暑期研究，不仅为学员提供有价值的指导 经验，但也丰富了那些选择研究密集型健康相关职业的人在 未来。导师每周审查学员的进度，计划人员在第一年每半年审查一次 (此后每年重新任命和指导)。一名IAC成员被指派给每个受训人员进行指导 以及在赠款准备/审查方面提供协助。所有受训人员必须准备并提交一份K或R补助金 申请。为非正式和正式的受训人员反馈(当前和方案后)和 项目完成后对学员进行跟踪。

Postdoctoral training is a major institutional strength at the Forsyth Institute with a 15 year history of success with our T32 award. We will build on that strength by providing an NIH-sponsored T90/R90 postdoctoral training program to develop a diverse group of committed, highly trained and competitive investigators from a pool of (a) US citizen and non-citizen dentists, with or without the PhD, who seek to obtain collaborative, multidisciplinary research training (basic, translational, or clinical) applicable to oral and craniofacial diseases, conditions and disorders, and (b) PhD’s who desire to develop careers in oral health research that will take advantage of the most current scientific and collaborative strategies. Trainees find principal research homes with one of 17 well-funded, published and training-experienced mentors in Affinity Groups of Applied Oral Science, Immunology and Infectious Disease, Microbiology and Mineralized Tissue Biology. Collaborative and multidisciplinary research is emphasized, in part, by recruiting trainees into collaborative investigations within or between these broadly focused Affinity Group settings. Opportunities for exposure to and possible joint interdisciplinary research exist in shared Forsyth/Broad Institute Postdoc Groups, biannual Boston Area Postdoctoral Research Days, and required presentations at annual AADR meetings. The program is guided by an Internal Advisory Committee (IAC), led by Dr. Thomas Van Dyke (Program Director) and Dr. Jacqueline Starr (Program Associate Director). Expert biannual program review is provided by an External Advisory Committee of Drs. James Beck (University of North Carolina), Jeffrey Ebersole (University of Kentucky) and Robert Quivey (University of Rochester). The program provides support for eight trainees with three years each of mentored research. Although strong emphasis is placed on the research component, trainees will take required courses/workshops through Harvard’s CTSC (Catalyst) in Responsible Conduct of Research, Elements of Grant Writing, Grant Review and Support, Maximizing the Mentor-Mentee Relationship, and Effectively Communicating Research. Additional elective and non-elective opportunities will be tailored to the individual's needs and programs. Forsyth-based tutorials and seminars in grantsmanship, grant writing skills, and successful teaching and presentation are each part of trainees’ programs. There are also opportunities for mentoring high school student summer research which not only provides trainees with valuable mentoring experience, but also enriches the pipeline for those selecting research-intensive health-related careers in the future. Trainees’ progress is reviewed weekly by the mentor, semiannually in the first year by program staff (annually thereafter for reappointment and guidance). An IAC member is assigned to each trainee for guidance and assistance in grant preparation/review. All trainees are required to prepare and submit a K or R grant application. Provision is made for informal and formal trainee feedback (current and post-program) and for trainee tracking following completion of the program.