RESEARCH TRAINING ON ALCOHOL ETIOLOGY AND TREATMENT

申请人的摘要：本计划的目的，将在实施 成瘾研究所（RIA），是提供专门的博士后 为寻求从事酒精研究职业的个人提供培训。 的 拟议的计划侧重于在两个主要领域提供高质量的研究培训 领域：（1）酒精使用和滥用的病因学和过程;（2） 酒精使用障碍 该计划的目标是培养出 将接受全面培训，以教授和进行系统的研究，这些 和相关主题。 拟议方案的特点是有几个优势。 一是 将采用跨学科方法作为培训框架， 程序. 核心和相关学院包括代表这样的 心理学、社会学、流行病学、 生物化学，刑事司法，社会工作，内科， 精神病学第二，师资力量都是经验丰富、富有成效的 研究人员 所有人都积极参与相关的研究工作， 大多数人担任联邦资助的主要研究员（PI） 项目 第三，RIA能够提供多种支持 研究培训企业的必要条件，包括一个专门的 图书馆，最先进的计算机中心，动物护理设施， 相关实验室、人体研究实验室和门诊病人 临床研究治疗中心。 最后，RIA具有广泛的历史， 提供博士后培训。 该学院将为六名博士后研究员提供培训。 学员将 根据他们的研究兴趣，分配一个特定的导师。 的 导师将提供概念化，方法和道德方面的培训 在受训者的主要学习领域进行研究。 该计划还将 包括几个必要的研讨会组成部分：跨学科的基础 酒精研究，当前酒精研究（包括月刊俱乐部）， 资助写作，专业问题和职业发展。 受训人员还 将每季度与核心教师监督委员会开会，并参加 RIA的研讨会系列，其中包括统计讲习班。

APPLICANT'S ABSTRACT: The purpose of this program, to be implemented at the Research Institute on Addictions (RIA), is to provide specialized postdoctoral training for individuals seeking to pursue a career in alcohol research. The proposed program focuses on providing quality research training in two primary areas: (1) etiology and course of alcohol use and misuse and (2) treatment for alcohol use disorders. The goal of the program is to produce scientists who will be thoroughly trained to teach and conduct systematic research on these and related topics. The proposed program is characterized by several strengths. First, an interdisciplinary approach will be used as the framework for the training program. The Core and Associated Faculty include representation of such diverse yet complementary fields as psychology, sociology, epidemiology, biochemistry, criminal justice, social work, internal medicine, and psychiatry. Second, the faculty are all experienced and productive researchers. All are actively involved in relevant research endeavors, and the majority are serving as Principal investigator (PI) on federally-funded projects. Third, RIA is in a position to provide a variety of supports requisite to the research training enterprise, including a specialized library, a state-of-the-art computer center, an animal care facility and associated laboratories, laboratories for human studies, and an outpatient clinical research treatment center. Finally, RIA has an extensive history of providing postdoctoral training. The faculty will provide training for six postdoctoral fellows. Trainees will be assigned a specific preceptor, based on their research interests. The preceptor will provide training in conceptualization, methodology, and ethics of research in the trainee's primary area of study. The program also will include several required seminar components: Foundations of Interdisciplinary Alcohol Research, Current Alcohol Research (including a monthly journal club), Grant Writing, and Professional Issues and Career Development. Trainees also will meet quarterly with the Core Faculty Supervisory Committee and attend RIA's Seminar Series, which includes statistics workshops.