Training of Arthritis Research Scientists

描述(申请人提供)：这是一份竞争性续签申请 获得1976年首次资助的风湿学培训助学金。的目标是 该培训计划旨在为以下职业培养合格的个人 与以下领域相关的基础和临床研究的独立调查人员 风湿病中的问题。符合条件的医学博士候选人通常具有 完成成人或儿童风湿病的临床培训，必须 对研究和学术事业表现出浓厚的兴趣。合资格 博士候选人将获得分子遗传学博士学位， 生物化学、细胞生物学、免疫学或生命科学的相关领域。 培训计划包括一系列有组织的基础科学讲座和 旨在为受训人员提供概念框架的研究会议 生物科学的相关领域。医学博士实习生也可以申请 报名参加为期三个月的全日制强化研究培训课程 密歇根大学医学院。实验室培训期 将包括至少两年的研究经验，至少同时 临床承诺。所有学员将申请个人外部资助 奖学金和培训方案将用于支持受训人员 到两年，直到他们能够获得外部资金。教职员工 培训计划的导师包括20名医学博士、博士和医学博士/博士。 拥有终身教职的科学家跟踪加州大学的教职任命 密歇根州。这些教职员工中有九人被任命为 风湿科和11个来自其他部门或部门。几个 教员在临床和基础科学方面都有联合聘任。 各部门。培训计划也得到了合作教职员工的支持 具有临床职责(终身制和非终身制)。这个 合作教员将参加培训计划，但不会 担任受训人员的主要导师。科学专长领域 代表教师的导师包括免疫学、生物化学、细胞 与当代生物学和分子遗传学相关的研究领域 风湿病中的问题。分部的研究计划 风湿病由超过500万美元的外部研究经费支持 以及超过15,000平方英尺的实验室空间。培训计划 从密歇根大学多用途大学的支持中受益匪浅 关节炎中心。与中的培训计划有密切的互动 免疫病理学、老年病学、细胞和分子生物学。重点放在 关于招募优秀女性和少数民族的过去十年 受训人员已使这些人毕业进入学术界 这一重点将继续下去。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a competitive renewal application for a Rheurnatology Training Grant that was first funded in 1976. The goal of this Training Program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers as independent investigators in areas of basic and clinical research related to problems in rheumatic diseases. Eligible M.D. candidates will generally have completed clinical training in adult or pediatric rheumatology and must demonstrate a strong interest in research and in an academic career. Eligible Ph.D. candidates will have received a Ph.D. degree in molecular genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, or a related area of the life sciences. The Training Program includes a structured series of basic science lectures and research conferences designed to give trainees a conceptual framework in the relevant areas of biological science. M.D. trainees may also apply to be enrolled in a three month full time intensive research training course offered by the University of Michigan Medical School. The laboratory training period will include at least two years of research experience, with minimum concurrent clinical commitments. All trainees will apply for individual externally funded fellowships, and the Training Program will be used to support trainees for one to two years until they are able to obtain external funding. The faculty mentors for the Training Program include 20 M.D., Ph.D., and M.D./Ph.D. scientists with tenure track faculty appointments at the University of Michigan. Nine of these faculty members have appointments in the Division of Rheumatology and eleven are from other Departments or Divisions. Several faculty members have joint appointments in both clinical and basic science departments. The Training Program is also supported by collaborating faculty with clinical duties (both tenure track and non tenure track.). The collaborating faculty will participate in the Training Program but will not serve as primary mentors for trainees. The areas of scientific expertise represented by the faculty mentors include immunology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular genetics in fields of investigation related to current problems in the rheumatic diseases. The research programs of the Division of Rheumatology are supported by external research funding greater than $5,000,000 and by more than 15,000 square feet of laboratory space. The Training Program benefits greatly from support of the University of Michigan Multipurpose Arthritis Center. There is close interaction with the training programs in Immunopathology, Geriatrics, and Cellular and Molecular Biology. Emphasis over the past ten years on the recruitment of outstanding female and minority trainees has resulted in graduation of such individuals into academic positions, and this emphasis will be continued.