Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology Training Program

项目摘要/摘要： 在过去的几十年里，我们对细胞与药物和毒素相互作用机制的了解 由于新的分子分析技术和基因组方法的应用而爆炸。因此， 药理学和毒理学学科研究生教育的重点需要从 一种系统的观点，博士生受到全面的培训，这样他们就可以 制定一项战略，不仅在分子、细胞和组织层面解决重要的生物学问题 而且在整个动物层面上也是如此。系统药理学和毒理学描述了一个研究领域，它考虑到 对毒品行为的广泛看法。使用活体动物模型的系统方法对于确定疗效是必要的， 候选药物的安全性和药效学/药动学概况但学生短缺 在这方面受过训练。本系统药理学和毒理学(SPAT)课程是为博士生设计的 在他们攻读药理学学位论文研究项目的第二年。 实习生(两年/年，最多两年的支持)和培训教师(30名导师和4名教师)从 跨学科生物医学研究生课程和医学博士课程。口水战计划 将培训学生使用活体方法回答药理学和毒理学的相关问题 重点是新陈代谢、药物设计、药效学、药代动力学和信号传递。其基本原理是 对于Spat来说，这种类型的培训为学生提供了更广阔的药理学和 毒理学，使他们更好地准备成为药理学领域多学科研究团队的领导者 科学。我们将把SPAT整合到已经在我们的研究生培训地点活跃的博士培训计划中 小石区，包括医学院、药房和公共卫生学院的教职员工/科学家 UAMS，阿肯色州儿童医院校园，以及食品和药物管理局资助的国家 毒理研究中心。SPAT的独特焦点是用体内药理系统进行训练 以及毒理学方法和概念。SPAT的目标是提供体内药理学和 毒理学培训，补充学生在家中接受的细胞和分子培训 程序。培训计划包括药理学、毒理学、生理学、 药代动力学、新陈代谢、生物统计学、拨款撰写和负责任的研究 使用活体人类疾病模型的实验室研究。SPAT计划还将提供强有力的 通过ITS为学员提供指导、广泛的网络以及教学和领导机会 程序性活动。

Project Summary/Abstract: Over the past few decades, our knowledge of the mechanisms by which cells interact with drugs and toxins has exploded due to new molecular analysis techniques and the application of genomic methods. Accordingly, the emphasis of graduate education in the disciplines of pharmacology and toxicology needs to shift from a reductionist view to a systems approach in which doctoral students are comprehensively trained so they can formulate a strategy to solve important biological questions not only at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels but also at the whole-animal level. Systems pharmacology and toxicology describes a field of study that considers the broad view of drug action. A systems approach using in vivo animal models is necessary to establish efficacy, safety and the pharmacodynamic/pharmacokinetic profile of candidate drugs but there is a shortage of students trained in this area. This Systems Pharmacology and Toxicology (SPaT) Program is designed for PhD students in their second year of graduate study pursuing dissertation research projects in the pharmacological sciences. Trainees (2/year for up to 2 years of support) and training faculty (30 mentors and 4 teachers) are drawn from the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences and the MD/PhD Program. The SPaT program will train students to use an in vivo approach to answering relevant questions in pharmacology and toxicology with emphasis on metabolism, drug design, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and signaling. The rationale for SPaT is that this type of training provides students with a much broader perspective on pharmacology and toxicology that better prepares them to be leaders of multi-disciplinary research teams in the pharmacological sciences. We will integrate SPaT into PhD training programs already active at our graduate training sites in the Little Rock area that include faculty/scientists in the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health on the UAMS, the Arkansas Children's Hospital campus, and at the Food and Drug Administration-funded National Center for Toxicological Research. The unique focus of SPaT is training with in vivo systems pharmacological and toxicological approaches and concepts. The objective of SPaT is to provide in vivo pharmacology and toxicology training that complement the cellular and molecular training that students receive in their home programs. The training program consists of didactic training in pharmacology, toxicology, physiology, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, biostatistics, grant writing, and the Responsible Conduct of Research along with laboratory research using an in vivo model of human disease. The SPaT program will also provide strong mentoring, extensive networking, and teaching and leadership opportunities for its trainees through its programmatic activities.