Multidiciplinary Psychiatric Genetics Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：本部门的中心目标 应用，精神病学，人类遗传学，神经生物学，统计学， 心理学，是行为，神经科学， 和遗传学的结合，再加上研究人员的培训， 对外地的重大贡献。为期三年的博士后培训 该计划的重点是跨学科的方法，以遗传学的复杂 遗传性精神病，包括基础研究和技术 发展培训补助金教师作出了重大贡献， 在这些领域取得了一些进展。现有的研究优势包括生物学 自闭症的分子遗传学，双相情感障碍的分子遗传学研究 疾病和精神分裂症，遗传学和行为与 神经传递，复杂的遗传分析方法的发展 脑的表型、药物遗传学变异和分子进化 系统.培训计划将在一个不 只允许，但鼓励跨学科的研究合作。两 将确定和招聘各类受训人员，逐步形成稳定的状态 每年9名受训人员：1）博士（或医学博士/博士（s）从适当 基础和应用科学领域，包括人口遗传学、分子和 细胞神经生物学，认知和系统神经科学，遗传 流行病学和生理心理学; 2）行为保健 专业人员（M.D.的或其他博士学位），并有相关经验 以及相关临床或基础研究的能力，如家庭研究， 流行病学、临床试验和临床转化研究。的 培训计划的力量来自于受训者将能够 在精神病学培训的同时， 学科，包括遗传分析，人口和进化生物学， 理论和应用统计学，分子遗传学，药物遗传学， 生物心理学、医学遗传学和神经生物学。对于每一位学员， 该计划包括正式的课程研究，一系列研讨会，由 计划教师和研究培训将被设计成符合 学员个人的背景和职业目标。核心研究金 体验将是一个涉及行为遗传方面的指导项目。 所有研究员还将参加大学临床医学的入门课程 研究培训计划，参加适当的研究生课程提供 由神经生物学委员会、精神病学系、卫生部 研究，心理学和人类遗传学。为了促进 研究员和导师，学员将每年举行研讨会，并有机会 在一年一度的芝加哥大学上展示他们的成就 神经科学日

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A central goal of the Departments in this application, Psychiatry, Human Genetics, Neurobiology, Statistics, and Psychology, is innovative biomedical research in behavior, the neurosciences, and genetics combined with the training of researchers who are able to make significant contributions to the field. This three-year postdoctoral training program is focused on interdisciplinary approaches to genetics of complex inheritance psychiatric disease, including basic research and technology development. The training grant faculty have contributed significantly to a number of advances in these areas. Existing research strengths include biology and molecular genetics of autism, molecular genetic research into bipolar illness and schizophrenia, genetics and behavior associated with neurotransmission, development of methods for genetic analysis of complex phenotypes, pharmacogenetic variability and molecular evolution of brain systems. The training program will be developed in an environment which not only allows, but encourages interdisciplinary research collaborations. Two types of trainees will be identified and recruited, building to a steady state cohort of nine trainees each year: 1) Ph.D.s (or M.D./Ph.D.'s) from appropriate basic and applied science fields, including population genetics, molecular and cellular neurobiology, cognitive and systems neuroscience, genetic epidemiology, and physiological psychology; and 2) behavioral health care professionals (M.D.'s or other doctoral degree) with demonstrated experience and ability in pertinent clinical or basic research, such as family studies, epidemiology, clinical trials, and clinical translational research. The training program draws its strength from the fact that trainees will be able to supplement training in Psychiatry with training in one of many scientific disciplines, including genetic analysis, population and evolutionary biology, theoretical and applied statistics, molecular genetics, pharmacogenetics, biopsychology, medical genetics and neurobiology. For each trainee, a special program that includes formal course studies, a series of seminars given by the program faculty, and research training will be devised to conform to the background and career aims of the individual trainee. The core fellowship experience will be a mentored project involving a genetic aspect of behavior. All fellows will also take the introductory course of the University Clinical Research Training Program, participate in appropriate graduate courses offered by the Committee on Neurobiology, and the Departments of Psychiatry, Health Studies, Psychology and Human Genetics. To foster interactions among the fellows and mentors, trainees will give annual seminars and have an opportunity to present their accomplishments at the annual University of Chicago Neuroscience Day.