Predoctoral Training in the Pharmacological Sciences

__ 爱荷华州大学的药理学科学培训计划（PSTP）旨在实现 跨学科和综合培训的研究生在药理学科学的不同队列。 其结果将是成功的博士谁是在药理学的职业生涯和领导职位做好准备 在学术界，政府（如监管机构），制药公司，生物技术，研究机构， 和科学相关的领域。除了培养博士，为职业成功做好准备，我们的成果包括 发表第一作者和合作论文，成功获得个人，国家竞争力 奖学金，达到或低于平均水平的时间学位，并建立一个包容和支持性的环境 有利于智力发展和科学发展。该计划是建立在一个基础上， 现有的跨学科T32药理学科学成立于2004年，我们建立在这一要素 计划与新的方案，评估和课程计划，使更多的关注导师，团队 科学，严谨和可重复的研究，以及职业发展。 爱荷华州大学有资格参加这个项目的受训人员是有才华和深度的。借鉴 53个导师实验室在13个学位授予计划在3个学院（医学，药学，文科和 科学），我们的目标是每年6名学员加入我们的计划，每个任命两年（他们的第二和第三年 研究生学习年限），共12个见习职位。我们只要求提供9个职位的资金，但是， 因为三所参与的书院已承诺各提供一个配对职位。我们的6个提议 每年都从大量优秀的申请者中挑选受训人员（5年平均：19人）。培训生的选择是一个 整体评估过程，除了考虑申请人的实力外，还考虑公平性和多样性。 该PSTP旨在成为药理学跨学科培训的高效机制 不分院系的科学。即使在财政支持结束后， 毕业期间和毕业后一直从事PSTP工作。我们的核心课程序列，药理学原理和 药物遗传学和药物基因组学，为学员提供了一个深刻的理解，古典和现代 药理学需要额外的课程，如药理学高级问题解决 科学，学员作为一个团队设计合作研究计划，而基本生物统计学和 实验设计和掌握可再现的科学专注于严谨性和可再现性，这是一个主题， 在PSTP的所有活动中。数字时代的科学传播与PSTP组织的职业生涯 工作坊是扩大职业技能发展的课程，以更好地为我们的学员做好工作准备 市场这些课程导致队列建设为我们的学员从不同的方案，因为他们的进展， 课程和项目活动一起，包括研究务虚会，夏季棕色袋讨论午餐会， 以及每半周一次的药理学研讨会。

________________________ ____PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT __ ____ ___ _________________ The Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (PSTP) at the University of Iowa seeks to achieve interdisciplinary and integrated training of a diverse cohort of graduate students in Pharmacological Sciences. The result will be successful PhDs who are well prepared for career and leadership positions in pharmacology in academia, government (e.g. regulatory agencies), pharmaceutical companies, biotechs, research institutes, and science-related fields. In addition to training PhDs well-positioned for career success, our outcomes include publication of first-author and collaborative papers, success in obtaining individual, nationally- competitive fellowships, at or below-average time to degree, and establishing an inclusive and supportive environment conducive to intellectual growth and scientific development. This program is built upon a foundation of an existing Interdisciplinary T32 in Pharmacological Sciences established in 2004, and we build on elements of this program with new programmatic, evaluation, and curricular plans, which bring greater focus on mentorship, team science, rigorous and reproducible research, and career development. The pool of trainees eligible for this program at the University of Iowa is talented and deep. Drawing from 53 mentor laboratories in 13 degree-granting programs across 3 colleges (Medicine, Pharmacy, Liberal Arts & Sciences), we aim for 6 trainees per year to join our program, each appointed for two years (their 2nd and 3rd years of graduate study) for a total of 12 trainee positions. We request funding of only 9 positions, however, because the three participating colleges have pledged support of one matching position each. Our 6 proposed trainees are selected annually from a large pool of strong applicants (5-year average: 19). Trainee selection is a holistic evaluation process that considers fairness and diversity, in addition to strength of the applicant. This PSTP aims to be a highly effective mechanism for interdisciplinary training in the Pharmacological Sciences regardless of departmental affiliation. Even after financial support ends, trainees remain actively engaged in the PSTP through and past graduation. Our core course sequence, Principles of Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics & Pharmacogenomics, provides trainees a deep understanding of classical and modern pharmacology. Additional courses are required, such as Advanced Problem Solving in Pharmacological Sciences, in which trainees work as a team to design collaborative research plans, while Basic Biostatistics and Experimental Design, and Mastering Reproducible Science focus on rigor and reproducibility, a theme threaded throughout all activities of the PSTP. Science Communication in the Digital Age and PSTP-organized career workshops are offerings that broaden the development of career skills to better prepare our trainees for the job market. These courses lead to cohort-building for our trainees from different programs, as they progress through classes and program activities together including research retreats, summer brown bag discussion luncheons, as well as semi- weekly interactions during Pharmacology Seminar.