Biological Bases of Nervous Systems Disorders

描述（由申请人提供）： 该申请是德雷克塞尔大学医学院正在进行的博士后培训项目的竞争性更新，该项目专注于神经系统疾病的生物学基础。该计划的目标是为学员提供所需的观点和技能，为他们在神经生物学研究中的独立职业做好准备。我们请求支持四名研究员，他们将拥有博士学位。或者医学博士℃下该计划将为基础和临床科学家实验室的多学科研究项目提供机会，并接触各种实验和临床问题。该方案基础广泛，由四个相互高度互动的焦点小组组成。第一组侧重于细胞和发育神经生物学;第二组侧重于系统和行为神经生物学;第三组侧重于脊髓和再生;第四组侧重于神经工程。共有10名高级教员将担任初级培训教员。另有8名初级教员也将在高级教员的监督下担任培训员。整个参与教师，无论是高级和初级，是由美国国立卫生研究院资助，良好的出版，并积极在研究和培训。此外，我们大学系统内三家不同医院的大量临床研究人员将参加研究员的培训。除了学员和导师之间的主要关系外，还有一些活动可以确保广泛接触现代神经生物学的问题和技术。这些活动包括围绕四个联络小组、期刊俱乐部和研讨会、研究会议和共享实验室设施开发的课程。将通过研究会议和研讨会，定期正式审查和不断监测每个受训人员的进展情况。这一过程确保了充分利用程序中提供的各种学科和观点。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is the competing renewal for the ongoing postdoctoral training program at Drexel University College of Medicine focused on the biological bases of nervous system disorders. The objective of the program is to provide trainees with the perspectives and skills needed to prepare them for independent careers in neurobiological research. We request support for four fellows, who will have either the Ph.D. or M.D. degree. The program will provide opportunities for multidisciplinary research projects in the laboratories of both basic and clinical scientists and exposure to a wide variety of experimental and clinical issues. The program is broadly-based, and consists of four focal groups that are highly interactive with one another. The first group focuses on cellular and developmental neurobiology; the second group on systems and behavioral neurobiology, the third group on spinal cord and regeneration; and the fourth group on neuroengineering. There are a total of 10 senior level faculty members who will act as the primary training faculty. There are an additional 8 junior level faculty members who will also act as trainers, under the supervision of the senior faculty. The entire participating faculty, both senior and junior, is funded by the NIH, well published, and active in both research and training. In addition, there is an abundance of clinical researchers at three different hospitals within our university system who will participate in the training of the fellows. In addition to the primary relationship between a trainee and the mentor, there are a number of activities that ensure a broad exposure to the issues and techniques of modern neurobiology. These include courses developed around the four focal groups, journal clubs and seminars, research conferences and shared laboratory facilities. The progress of each trainee will be formally reviewed regularly and monitored constantly, through research meetings and seminars. This process assures full access to the various disciplines and perspectives available in the program.