University of Iowa Institutional Training Program in Oral Health Research

这种竞争性更新应用程序的目标是提供各种互补的培训机会 在爱荷华州（UI）的牙科和颅面研究，并开发一个基础研究人员队列 以及牙科学者，他们的研究技能将迎接21世纪口腔健康研究的挑战。 世纪。目的是通过以下方式为学员在口腔健康研究和学术领域的有意义的职业生涯做好准备： 提供优秀的跨学科教学培训和严格的研究指导经验 强调不断的回顾和批判。拟议的计划延续，建立在30多年的 研究培训的成功，重点是牙科毕业生，但认识到，基础科学家也发挥 在口腔健康研究中的重要作用;？因此，亦会为非牙科医生提供培训机会。R90 这一部分反映了国际牙医在以下方面所发挥的日益重要的作用，并将继续发挥作用： 我们的口腔健康研究项目。提供培训的五个主要研究领域，1） 生物工程、组织工程、干细胞、生物材料和材料研究2）免疫学， 炎症，微生物学，龋齿和微生物组研究3）颅面，口腔生物学，遗传学和 牙科发展研究4）公共卫生，流行病学和行为科学，以及5）口腔健康 政策研究，反映牙科学院，健康科学学院，UI研究所和 中心和范围跨越整个平移光谱。具体来说，我们为牙医和非牙医提供培训， 牙医攻读口腔科学博士学位（或在我们将招募的其他六个博士课程之一， （视乎情况而定），或修读博士后课程。此外，还将有机会获得 在UI临床研究所的主持下获得转化和临床研究证书， 翻译科学（我们的CTSA-资助的研究所）。一组28经验丰富，才华横溢的计划教师 来自不同学科的专家可以指导学员。培训将由经验丰富的 主任和副主任，由教师领导团队协助。该计划将有内部和 外部咨询委员会，一个新成立的拨款委员会，一个新成立的学院 指导计划，以及招聘和多样性委员会。总之，该计划汇集了 富有成效，资金充足的导师与预科和博士后学员在一个环境中， 机构致力于发展优秀的跨学科研究培训，良好的机构记录 在相关学科的培训，以及优良的教育和研究设施。结果将继续 成为一支口腔健康研究人员队伍的发展，他们配备了在他们的前沿发挥作用的能力。 学科

The goal of this competitive renewal application is to provide a variety of complementary training opportunities in dental and craniofacial research at the University of Iowa (UI) and to develop a cohort of basic researchers and dental scholars whose investigative skills will meet the challenges of oral health research for the 21st century. The aims are to prepare trainees for meaningful careers in oral health research and academics by providing outstanding interdisciplinary didactic training and rigorous research mentoring experiences emphasizing ongoing review and critique. The proposed program continuation, building on 30+ years of research training success, has a focus on dental graduates, but recognizes that basic scientists also play important roles in oral health research;? thus, it will also offer training opportunities for non-­dentists. The R90 component reflects the increasingly important role that international dentists have, and will continue to have, in our oral health research programs. The five major research areas in which training is offered, 1) Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering, Stem Cells, Biomaterials, and Materials Research 2) Immunology, Inflammation, Microbiology, Caries, and Microbiome Research 3) Craniofacial, Oral Biology, Genetics, and Dental Development Research 4) Public Health, Epidemiology and Behavioral Sciences, and 5) Oral Health Policy Research, reflect the strengths of the College of Dentistry, the health science colleges, UI institutes and centers and range across the full translational spectrum. Specifically, we offer training for dentists and non-­ dentists to pursue a PhD in Oral Sciences (or in one of the six other PhD programs from which we will recruit, as appropriate), or to pursue post-­doctoral training. In addition, there will be an opportunity to obtain a Certificate in Translational and Clinical Investigation under the auspices of the UI Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences (our CTSA-­funded institute). A group of 28 experienced and talented program faculty from a variety of disciplines is available to mentor trainees. Training will be supervised by an experienced Director and Associate Director, assisted by a Faculty Leadership team. The program will have internal and external advisory committees, a newly-­established Grant-­writing Committee, a newly-­established Faculty Mentoring Program, and a Committee on Recruitment and Diversity. In summary, the program brings together productive, well-­funded mentors with pre-­ and post-­doctoral trainees in an environment with a strong institutional commitment to develop outstanding interdisciplinary research training, a strong institutional record of training in relevant disciplines, and excellent educational and research facilities. The outcome will continue to be the development of a cadre of oral health researchers equipped to function at the cutting edge of their disciplines.