Vision Research Training Grant at the University of Utah

犹他大学视觉研究培训补助金

• 批准号: 10395473
• 负责人: DAVID KRIZAJ
• 金额: $ 14.92万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10395473
• 关键词: Grant; Research Training; Universities; Utah; Vision research

Project Summary With this application, we propose to continue the Moran Eye Center T32 Vision Research Training Grant (VRTG) ending in 2018. The principle underlying graduate and postdoctoral VRTG education at the University of Utah is that students experience strong interdisciplinary, interdepartmental collaborations that cover both basic research and applied approaches to vision science. Our program offers predoctoral and postdoctoral training in fundamental areas -- molecular biology, electrophysiology, developmental neuroscience, retina connectomics, translational science and visual behavior – that are critical to achieve a successful career in visual neuroscience. The program combines systematic didactic training that focuses on critical thinking, communication skills, and analytic rigor with research training that takes advantage of the core strengths of the Moran Eye Center and the vision research community at the University of Utah: a long-standing, continued track record of excellence in the cutting-edge praxis molecular biology, physiology and connectomics, and the study of human disease. Twenty-three NIH/NEI- or NSF-funded faculty members are aligned in five broad areas of vision research: Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, Cellular and Developmental Science, Ocular Disease/Animal Models, Translational Interventions, and Computational Science. Reflecting the program’s breadth, these areas provide exceptional opportunities to the 44 currently eligible predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (Table 1). This application requests funding for two predoctoral and two postdoctoral trainees. The program outcomes from the previous period are listed in (Table 8A, 8C). Recent graduates of the Moran Eye Center have been placed in top-notch postdoctoral fellowships (at Indiana University, Bloomington, at UT Southwestern and at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City), and our postdoctoral trainees have published widely and are competing successfully for NIH R01 funding. The renewal builds on coursework that keeps pace with ongoing discoveries in vision research, especially in the recently expanding areas of molecular and genetic models of vision, genomic approaches to disease, and computational data analysis at the University of Utah. The strong track record of the program suggests that trainees from the University of Utah will continue to excel as future leaders in vision research.

项目摘要 通过这项申请，我们建议继续莫兰眼科中心T32视力研究培训补助金 （VRTG）将于2018年结束。在大学的研究生和博士后VRTG教育的基本原则 的犹他州是学生体验强大的跨学科，跨部门的合作，涵盖两个 视觉科学的基础研究和应用方法。我们的计划提供博士前和博士后 基础领域的培训-分子生物学、电生理学、发育神经科学、视网膜 连接组学，翻译科学和视觉行为-这是至关重要的，以实现一个成功的职业生涯， 视觉神经科学该计划结合了系统的教学培训，重点是批判性思维， 沟通技巧，分析严谨与研究培训，利用的核心优势， 莫兰眼科中心和犹他州大学的视力研究社区：一个长期的，持续的 在前沿实践分子生物学，生理学和连接组学方面的卓越记录，以及 研究人类疾病。23名NIH/NEI或NSF资助的教师在五个广泛的领域保持一致 视觉研究领域：分子生物学/生物化学，细胞和发育科学，眼科 疾病/动物模型，转化干预和计算科学。反映了该计划的 广度，这些领域提供了特殊的机会，44目前符合条件的博士前和博士后 学员（表1）。该申请要求资助两名博士前和两名博士后学员。的 前一时期的计划成果列于（表8A、8 C）。Moran Eye的毕业生 中心已被放置在一流的博士后奖学金（在印第安纳州大学，布卢明顿，在UT 西南大学和犹他州大学，湖城），我们的博士后学员发表了 并成功竞争NIH R 01资金。更新的基础是课程， 随着视觉研究的不断发现，特别是在最近不断扩大的分子和 视觉的遗传模型，疾病的基因组方法，以及计算数据分析， 犹他州。该计划的良好记录表明，来自犹他州大学的学员将继续 成为视觉研究领域的未来领导者。