Research Training in Cardiovascular Biology at Meharry

这是NHLBI支持的心血管生物学项目的第五次续签，该项目面向促进 梅哈里医学院(MMC)的多样性。该计划将提供一个独特和连贯的框架， 专门的培训将集中多部门研究的相当大的优势和多样性 MMC和范德比尔特大学医学院(VUMC)心血管生物学。拟议中的计划 每年将为四名博士前实习生提供支持，并将涉及MMC和VUMC的24名教职员工。四 MMC的研究生课程和VUMC的五个部门/部门/项目将参加此次培训。 研究培训将侧重于心血管生物学，使用尖端科学和方法 阐明导致心血管疾病和血液疾病的机制。项目负责人 (PDS)/首席调查员(PI)Fernando Villalta博士和Evangeline Motley博士将提供总体指导 并将由MMC的LaMonica Stewart博士和Joey博士协助 VUMC的巴尼特。PD/PIS和副主任将由一个执行委员会--学生 咨询委员会和外部咨询委员会。该项目的学生将拥有一名MMC顾问和一名 VUmc导师来自核心教职员工，他们在心血管生物学方面有共同的研究兴趣，并将 与受训人员合作制定研究计划。每名实习生将在 并在暑假和学年参加VUMC导师实验室的研究机会 休假。所有的实习生和教职员工都将参加一系列研讨会，其中包括演讲。 由项目参与者和访问科学家以及年度静修活动。学员还将参加工作 正在进行的心血管生物学研讨会和期刊俱乐部。该项目的目标是吸引人才 非裔美国人和其他少数民族学生在他们的发展阶段，增加他们在 心血管疾病的分子生物学、免疫学和药理学，以加强其出版 和资历技能，并鼓励他们从事与联合国的使命有关的研究 NHLBI。这些目标将通过越来越多的合作研究和培训得到加强 梅哈里-范德比尔特联盟带来的MMC和VUMC机遇。

This is the fifth renewal of an NHLBI supported Program in Cardiovascular Biology for Institutions that Promote Diversity at Meharry Medical College (MMC). This program will provide a unique and coherent framework for specialized training that will focus the considerable strengths and diversity of multi-departmental research in cardiovascular biology at MMC and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUMC). The proposed program will support four pre-doctoral trainees per year and will involve 24 faculty members at MMC and VUMC. Four graduate programs at MMC and five departments/divisions/programs at VUMC will participate in this training. The research training will focus on cardiovascular biology using cutting edge science and approaches to elucidate mechanisms causing cardiovascular as well as hematologic diseases. The Program Directors (PDs)/Principal Investigators (PIs), Dr. Fernando Villalta, and Dr. Evangeline Motley, will provide overall direction for the program and will be assisted by the Associate Directors, Dr. LaMonica Stewart at MMC and Dr. Joey Barnett at VUMC. The PD/PIs and Associate Directors will be assisted by an Executive Committee, the Student Advisory Committee, and the External Advisory Committee. Program students will have an MMC advisor and a VUMC mentor from the core faculty who have common research interests in cardiovascular biology and will collaborate in the development of a research plan with the trainee. Each trainee will take didactic courses at VUMC and participate in research opportunities at the VUMC mentor’s lab in the summers and academic year sabbaticals. All trainees and faculty in the program will participate in a seminar series that includes presentations by program participants and visiting scientists as well as yearly retreats. The trainees will also participate in work in progress seminars and journal clubs in cardiovascular biology. The goals of the program are to attract talented African-American and other minority students in their developmental stages, to increase their training in the molecular biology, immunology, and pharmacology of cardiovascular diseases, to strengthen their publication and grantsmanship skills, and to encourage them to pursue careers in research related to the mission of the NHLBI. These goals will be enhanced by the increasing number of collaborative research and training opportunities at MMC and VUMC resulting from the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance.