Research Training Program in Diabetes and Obesity

项目摘要 印第安纳州大学糖尿病和肥胖症培训计划始于1999年， 由NIDDK资助了十五年，目前在两个博士前的水平， 两名博士后。该计划的目标是为年轻人提供培训， 研究人员在他们的职业生涯的早期阶段，在研究，是相关的 糖尿病、新陈代谢和肥胖，这是一个日益严重的国民健康问题。 印第安纳州大学医学院是这一倡议的杰出论坛。 来自多个部门的20多名教师作为导师参加了该计划。 这批教师有着良好的培训记录。博士预科学生辅修 糖尿病和肥胖，其中包括一个2学分的糖尿病和肥胖课程。学生 将参加糖尿病和代谢疾病中心的研讨会，将介绍他们的 在同一系列中取得成果，并将鼓励他们在国家会议上介绍他们的工作。 会议，如美国糖尿病协会科学会议。此外，本发明还 他们将参加一个研究伦理课程，一个科学严谨的课程，和一个补助金， 写作工作坊。该计划对多样性问题很敏感，并寻求 保持其支持URM学员的良好记录。通过在一个环境中训练 和文化，为糖尿病研究提供强有力的多学科支持， 很大的可能性，受训者将保持对糖尿病的兴趣，即使他们的 具体的研究兴趣在他们的职业生涯中不断发展。

Project Summary The Indiana University Diabetes and Obesity Training Program began in 1999 and has been funded for fifteen years by NIDDK, currently at the level of two pre-doctoral and two post-doctoral trainees. The goal of the program is to provide training to young researchers at an early career stage of their careers, in research that is relevant to diabetes, metabolism, and obesity, an ever growing problem for the health of the nation. The Indiana University School of Medicine is an outstanding forum for such an initiative. Over twenty faculty from multiple departments participate as mentors in the program. This group of faculty has a strong training record. Pre-doctoral students take a Minor in Diabetes and Obesity which includes a 2 credit Diabetes and Obesity course. Students will attend Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases seminars, will present their results in the same series, and will be encouraged to present their work at national meetings such as the American Diabetes Association scientific sessions. Additionally, they will take a Research Ethics course, a course on Scientific Rigor, and a Grant Writing Workshop. The program is sensitive to the issue of diversity and seeks to maintain its strong record of supporting URM trainees. By training in an environment and culture that gives strong multi-disciplinary support for diabetes research, there is a significant probability that the trainees will sustain an interest in diabetes, even as their specific research interests evolve over their careers.