Multidisciplinary Research Training in Cancer Imaging

癌症影像多学科研究培训

• 批准号: 7048192
• 负责人: RONALD R. PRICE
• 金额: $ 53.68万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-16 至 2011-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7048192
• 关键词: clinical research; neoplasm /cancer; training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application proposes to continue and improve opportunities being provided to postdoctoral trainees through a unique training program in cancer imaging research. The objectives of the initial funding cycle have been met and exceeded. We have recruited and filled all available training slots with high-quality candidates. We have added new laboratories, new coursework and have further strengthened the mentoring faculty. This multidisciplinary program selects strong postdoctoral medical, cancer-biology and imaging science candidates with significant prior research experience. The program trains candidates to become independent investigators who can bring to bear new imaging methods on basic cancer research. Trainees utilize the wide variety of imaging and cancer biology resources available at Vanderbilt University and Meharry Medical College. Imaging resources are available through the Departments of Radiology at Vanderbilt and Meharry, the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) and the Vanderbilt/Keck Free Electron Laser Facility. Cancer biology research resources are available through the Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and the Cancer Center at Meharry (CCM). Individual trainee research projects are integrated with ongoing NIH funded research of the mentoring faculty. Each trainee is assigned two or more mentors representing the disciplines of imaging sciences and cancer biology. A specialized curriculum was developed under the first funding cycle, producing two new formal courses in imaging physics and cancer biology, a new imaging seminar, and a cancer imaging journal club. Developments which have further strengthen the program are the creation of VUIIS with new imaging laboratories and nine new mentoring faculty and the development of two additional courses. The curriculum has been modified to include a laboratory rotation schedule, a required course in biostatistics and earlier training in NIH grant writing skills and career development. The program is further supplemented through numerous existing courses offered by six cooperating departments. The program leadership consists of three co-directors reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the training. Ronald R. Price, Ph.D. coordinates the curriculum components specific to the imaging sciences. Lynn Matrisian, Ph.D. coordinates the curriculum components related to the biological sciences and Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D. coordinates minority recruitment and training components specific to physician scientists. The program provides three years of intensive research training in the application of imaging methods to basic cancer research and prepares individuals to be active participants in a multidisciplinary team of cancer researchers. To date three trainees have completed the program and have gone on to productive careers in science.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请旨在通过癌症成像研究的独特培训计划继续并改善为博士后学员提供的机会。第一个供资周期的目标已经实现并超额完成。我们已经招募了高素质的候选人并填补了所有可用的培训名额。我们增加了新的实验室，新的课程，并进一步加强了指导教师。这个多学科计划选择强大的博士后医学，癌症生物学和成像科学候选人具有显着的先前研究经验。该计划培养候选人成为独立的调查人员，他们可以在基础癌症研究中使用新的成像方法。学员利用各种各样的成像和癌症生物学资源可在范德比尔特大学和梅哈里医学院。成像资源可通过范德比尔特和梅哈里的放射科、范德比尔特大学成像科学研究所（VUIIS）和范德比尔特/凯克自由电子激光设施获得。癌症生物学研究资源可通过范德比尔特英格拉姆癌症中心（VICC）和梅哈里癌症中心（CCM）获得。个别实习生的研究项目与指导教师正在进行的NIH资助的研究相结合。每个学员都被分配了两个或两个以上的导师，代表成像科学和癌症生物学的学科。 在第一个供资周期下开发了一个专门课程，开设了成像物理学和癌症生物学两门新的正式课程，一个新的成像研讨会和一个癌症成像杂志俱乐部。进一步加强该计划的发展是VUIIS的创建，新的成像实验室和九个新的指导教师以及两个额外课程的开发。该课程已被修改，包括实验室轮换时间表，生物统计学必修课程和NIH拨款写作技能和职业发展的早期培训。该计划通过六个合作部门提供的众多现有课程得到进一步补充。该计划的领导由三名共同主任组成，反映了培训的多学科性质。罗纳德河Price博士协调特定于成像科学的课程组成部分。林恩·马特里西安博士协调与生物科学和瓦莱丽蒙哥马利赖斯，医学博士相关的课程组成部分。协调针对医生科学家的少数族裔征聘和培训工作。该计划提供三年的强化研究培训，将成像方法应用于基础癌症研究，并为个人成为癌症研究人员多学科团队的积极参与者做好准备。迄今为止，已有三名受训人员完成了该方案，并在科学领域从事了富有成效的职业。