WUSTL Transdisciplinary Pre- and Postdoctoral Training Program in Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

WUSTL 肥胖与心血管疾病跨学科博士前和博士后培训项目

• 批准号: 10360433
• 负责人: Denise Ella Wilfley
• 金额: $ 55.67万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10360433
• 关键词: Cardiovascular Diseases; Obesity; Training Programs; post-doctoral training

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The complexities of biological, behavioral, social, and environmental risk factors for obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) necessitate team science, capable of crossing the boundaries of disciplinary-specific silos to conduct and evaluate research from a transdisciplinary approach to prevent and treat obesity and CVD across the lifespan. Efforts to facilitate greater collaboration among scientists trained across many fields and levels of training are not only valuable but also essential to solving such complex problems. Thus, we propose to continue an innovative, transdisciplinary pre- and postdoctoral training program in obesity and CVD at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). WUSTL is an excellent research institution promoting transdisciplinary, translational research through its unique, collegial, scientific environment across campuses and departments. This program: 1) recruits and trains talented transdisciplinary pre- and postdoctoral trainees; 2) provides trainees with collaborative, transdisciplinary mentorship teams; 3) targets diversity in the future scientific workforce; and 4) provides training in the ethical and socially responsible conduct of obesity/CVD research. International authorities on obesity, Denise Wilfley, PhD (Director) and Samuel Klein, MD (Co-Director), lead the program, supported by highly- qualified, primary and co-mentors spanning 12 departments in the biomedical, cognitive and behavioral, and population health sciences. Our mentors are well-funded and have strong collaborative ties to facilitate the training of 4 pre- and 4 postdoctoral trainees each year. Combining pre- and postdoctoral trainees from diverse backgrounds (e.g., genetics, molecular cell biology, psychology, social work, public heath, and neurosciences) has created and will continue to create a uniquely dynamic training environment. The WUSTL Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, Institute for Public Health, and Center for Diabetes Translation Research provide infrastructure and state-of-the-art resources to support trainees' engagement in transformative, translational science. Program evaluations completed by trainees, program administration, and collaborative mentorship teams ensure trainees achieve short- and long-term indicators of productivity positioning them for success in obtaining academic positions and independent grants. Indeed, postdoctoral graduates of the program have been highly successful in obtaining academic positions and grant funding, and in the case of our predoctoral trainees, continuing their research training in prestigious positions. The Diversity Advisory Committee informs our approach in the recruitment and retention of highly qualified trainees from diverse backgrounds. Not only is our training program innovative in its design, but using a team science approach guided by stellar mentors, our trainees are prepared to create and contribute to transdisciplinary scientific approaches that are more likely to yield innovative solutions to the complex problems of obesity and CVD than research previously conducted by individual scientists within a single disciplinary field.

项目摘要/摘要 肥胖和心血管的生物，行为，社会和环境风险因素的复杂性 疾病（CVD）需要团队科学，能够跨越纪律特定孤岛的边界 从跨学科方法进行和评估研究，以预防和治疗肥胖和CVD 寿命。在许多领域培训的科学家之间促进更大的合作和努力 培训不仅有价值，而且对于解决此类复杂问题至关重要。因此，我们建议继续 华盛顿的肥胖症和CVD的创新，跨学科的学前和博士后培训计划 圣路易斯大学（Wustl）。 Wustl是一家出色的研究机构，促进跨学科， 通过其在校园和部门跨越独特的大学，科学环境的转化研究。 该计划：1）招募和培训有才华的跨学科前和博士后学员； 2）提供受训者 与跨学科指导团队合作； 3）针对未来科学劳动力的多样性；和 4）提供有关肥胖/CVD研究的道德和社会负责行为的培训。国际的 肥胖当局，丹妮丝·威尔夫利（Denise Wilfley），博士（主任）和医学博士塞缪尔·克莱因（Samuel Klein）（联合导演），领导该计划， 在生物医学，认知和 行为和人口健康科学。我们的导师资金充足，与 每年促进4名前和4名博士后学员的培训。结合学期和博士后学员 来自各种背景（例如遗传学，分子细胞生物学，心理学，社会工作，公共卫生和 神经科学）已创建并将继续创造一个独特的动态培训环境。 wustl 营养肥胖研究中心，临床与转化科学研究所，公共卫生研究所， 糖尿病翻译研究中心提供基础设施和最先进的资源来支持 学员参与变革性的转化科学。学员完成的计划评估， 计划管理和协作指导团队确保学员可以实现短期和长期 生产力的指标将它们定位为成功获得学术职位和独立赠款。 实际上，该计划的博士后毕业生在获得学术职位方面非常成功 以及授予资金，以及我们的培训前学员，继续他们的研究培训 位置。多样性咨询委员会为我们在招募和保留高度保留方面提供了信息 来自不同背景的合格学员。我们的设计不仅是我们的培训计划创新的，而且是 使用由出色导师指导的团队科学方法，我们的学员准备创建和 有助于跨学科的科学方法，这些方法更有可能为该方法提供创新的解决方案 肥胖和CVD的复杂问题比以前由个体科学家在 单学科领域。