PRE-DOCTORAL TRAINING IN CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY

该申请是为乔治亚医学院（MCG）综合心血管生物学的一项新的多学科博士前培训拨款。该计划的长期目标是培养博士预科博士和医学博士/博士。学生将在综合心血管生物学方面进行独立研究，利用分子，遗传，细胞，组织/器官，整个动物和人类实验方法。该项目涉及细胞生物学与解剖学、医学、病理学、儿科、药理学与毒理学、生理学、外科等20多名教师的专业知识。这些教师中的大多数还与乔治亚预防研究所、分子医学和遗传学研究所、血管生物学中心以及MCG校园的生物技术和基因组医学中心有联系或有联系。该计划的教师导师代表了一群杰出的综合性心脏和血管生物学家，他们的研究兴趣涵盖五个相关的心血管领域：1)血管细胞信号传导，2)血管张力控制，3)心脏发育，4)内皮功能障碍，5)心血管疾病预防。这项培训经费将通过医学院血管生物学中心进行管理。该项目由项目主任大卫·m·波洛克博士和项目联合主任詹妮弗·s·波洛克博士指导，他们都是知名的调查员。D. Pollock博士是外科、生理学、药理学和毒理学部门的副教授，血管生物学中心的成员，以及研究生院课程和发展委员会的主席。J. Pollock博士是药理学和毒理学、生物化学和分子生物学部门的副教授，是血管生物学中心的成员，也是研究生院血管生物学研究生课程的主任。由乔治亚医学院研究生项目经验丰富的领导组成的内部咨询委员会将监督该项目。受训者将获得博士或医学博士学位。目前在乔治亚医学院研究生院攻读生物医学科学博士学位的全日制研究生。学生将根据他们对综合心血管生物学的兴趣以及他们以前的学术表现和研究经验进行选择。该项目将在第一年招收两名博士预科生，在第二年和第三年分别招收两名博士生，在第三至第5年最多招收6名博士生。所有受训人员都必须参加教学培训活动，包括第一年的核心课程和通过第一次资格考试；高级选修课程，包括心血管生理学和药理学；科学传播与研究伦理、生物统计学课程；参加一个或多个部门系列研讨会；心血管杂志俱乐部；以及一年一度的研究生研究日活动。负责招聘的助理院长将领导一项工作，增加代表性不足的少数民族和妇女接受心血管研究培训的人数。科研培训设施包括教师个人实验室和参与部门、中心、研究所的核心实验室，以及生物遥测、分子生物学、组织学、转基因分析、转基因和胚胎干细胞、流式细胞术和细胞成像等优秀的机构核心设施，占地面积超过10万平方米。在三栋相邻的建筑中，有3英尺的研究空间。完成课程后，学生将准备在一流的实验室进行博士后培训，开始他们作为心血管科学独立研究者的职业生涯。网站性能 ======================================== 节结束 ===========================================

EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED, This application is for a new multidisciplinary pre-doctoral training grant in integrative cardiovascular biology at the Medical College of Georgia (MCG). The long-term objective of this program is to train pre- doctoral Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. students for independent research careers in integrative cardiovascular biology, utilizing molecular, genetic, cellular, tissue/organ, whole animal and human experimental approaches. This program involves the expertise of over 20 faculty in the Departments of Celt Biology & Anatomy, Medicine, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physiology, Surgery. A majority of these faculty also have appointment or affiliations with the Georgia Prevention Institute, the Institute for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, the Vascular Biology Center, and the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine on the MCG campus. The faculty preceptors of the program represent an outstanding group of established integrative cardiac and vascular biologists whose research interests cover five related cardiovascular areas: 1) vascular cetl signaling, 2) control of vascular tone, 3) cardiac development, 4) endothelial dysfunction, and 5) prevention of cardiovascular disease. This training grant will be administered through the Vascular Biology Center in the School of Medicine. The program is directed by Dr. David M. Pollock, Program Director and Dr. Jennifer S. Pollock, Program Co- Director, both established investigators. Dr. D. Pollock is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Surgery, Physiology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology, a member of the Vascular Biology Center, and the Chair of the Curriculum and Advancement Committee in the School of Graduate Studies. Dr. J. Pollock is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology & Toxicology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, a member of the Vascular Biology Center, and Director of the Vascular Biology Graduate Program in the School of Graduate Studies. An Internal Advisory Committee of experienced leaders of the graduate program at the Medical College of Georgia wilt supervise the program. Trainees will be Ph.D. or M.D.IPh.D. graduate students currently enrolled full-time in the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program in the Medical College of Georgia School of Graduate Studies. Students will be selected based on their expressed interest in integrative cardiovascular biology and their previous academic performance and research experience. The training program will include two pre-doctoral students in the first year with an additional two students being added in both the second and third years for a maximum of six students for years three through five. All trainees will be required to participate in didactic training activities, which consist of the first year core curriculum and passing the first qualifying exam; an advanced course electives including Cardiovascular Physiology & Pharmacology; courses in Scientific Communications and Research Ethics, and Biostatistics; attendance in one or more departmental seminar series; the cardiovascular journal club; and the annual Graduate Research Day activities. The Assistant Dean for Recruitment will lead an effort to increase the number of underrepresented minorities and women who receive training in cardiovascular research. Facilities for research training include the individual laboratodes of the preceptors, and the core laboratories of the participating department, centers, and institutes, as well the outstanding institutional Core Facilities in Biotelemetry, Molecular Biology, Histology, Transgenic Analysis, Transgenic and Embryonic Stem Cell, Flow Cytometry and Celt lmaging, encompassing in excess of 100,000 sq.ft, of research space in three contiguous buildings. Upon completion of the program, students will be ready to pursue post-doctoral training at premier laboratories as they begin their careers as i independent investigators in cardiovascular sciences. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================