UROLOGICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FOR PHYSICIANS

该项目支持培训符合委员会资格的外科医生， 作为独立的研究人员，致力于研究 泌尿生殖系统该计划是协调和共同管理的 同样的努力训练泌尿外科的基础科学家 调查培训一个小的但高素质的MD子集 科学家进行当代研究有关的疾病， 泌尿生殖系统是一项投资，是必不可少的国家 当前和未来的医疗需求。肾脏疾病和 泌尿生殖系统影响超过1300万美国人，这个数字 在不久的将来可能会增加。我们的培训计划 科学家们可以通过装备他们来应对这一医学挑战， 现代研究工具和有效的知识基础 这样他们就能解开泌尿生殖系统疾病的机制。的 细胞和分子的实验工具和知识发现 生物学已经为预防产生了令人兴奋的新的可能性， 治疗和控制，在某些情况下，治愈的痛苦， 泌尿生殖系统培训计划是为适应 来自不同学术背景的学员：正式教学是 生物统计学、细胞生物学和重组DNA技术 培养全面发展的跨学科科学家。 由临床医生-研究者协调小组提供具体指导， 在特定兴趣领域的基础科学家确保了交叉， 与研究并行的跨学科智力发展 训练所有的导师都有终身或终身职位， 医学院，直接至少一个积极的研究补助金，并有 培养博士后科学家从事生产性职业的经验。 机构环境提供了丰富的研讨会， 访问教授和会议，创造刺激的交流 在学员和导师中。教师研究的主要焦点 课程包括：平滑的分子生理学和药理学 肌肉挛缩，睾丸的病理生理学及其流出 导管，前列腺生长控制和癌症，阻塞性神经泌尿科 疾病，生长因子在神经肌肉相互作用中的作用，神经， 泌尿生殖系统疾病的血管和免疫机制， 梗阻性肾脏病理学青年跨学科培训 泌尿科医生在有关泌尿系统疾病的有前途的研究， 与弗吉尼亚大学医学院的承诺一致 培养一个富有成效的共同点，临床研究者和 基础科学家可以利用多学科方法， 研究泌尿外科危重疾病机制。

This project supports the training of board-eligible surgeons for careers as independent investigators committed to studying diseases of the genitourinary system. The program is coordinated and co-administered with a similar effort training basic scientists in urological investigation. Training of a small but highly qualified subset of MD scientists to pursue contemporary research relevant to diseases of the urogenital system is an investment that is essential to the nation's current and future health care needs. Diseases of the kidneys and urogenital system affect more than 13 million Americans and this number may increase in the near future. Our training program develops scientists who can meet this medical challenge by equipping them appropriately with modern research tools and an effective knowledge base so they can unravel the mechanisms of urogenital disorders. The experimental tools and intellectual discoveries of cell and molecular biology have generated exciting new possibilities for the prevention, treatment, and control and, in some cases, cure of afflictions of the genitourinary system. The training program is tailored to accommodate trainees from diverse academic backgrounds: formal instruction is available in biostatistics, cell biology, and recombinant DNA technology with the goal of producing well-rounded, interdisciplinary scientists. Specific mentoring by coordinated teams of clinician-investigators and basic scientists in specific interest areas ensures cross- interdisciplinary intellectual development in parallel with research training. All mentors hold tenured or tenure-track appointments in the School of Medicine, direct at least one active research grant, and have experience in training postdoctoral scientists for productive careers. The institutional environment offers a rich mixture of seminars, visiting professors and conferences that creates stimulating exchanges among trainees and mentors. The primary focus of faculty research programs includes: molecular physiology and pharmacology of smooth muscle contracture, pathophysiology of the testis and its excurrent ducts, prostate growth control and cancer, neuro-urology of obstructive disorders, role of growth factors in neuromuscular interaction, neural, vascular and immunological mechanisms of urogenital disease and obstructive renal pathology. Interdisciplinary training of young urologists in promising research relevant to urological disease is consistent with the University of Virginia Medical School's commitment to foster a productive common ground where clinical investigators and basic scientists can exploit multi-disciplinary approaches to investigate critical disease mechanisms in urology.