US Psychiatric Genetics Research Training Program

美国精神病遗传学研究培训计划

• 批准号: 7281598
• 负责人: Michael A Escamilla
• 金额: $ 24.11万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-09-12 至 2009-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7281598
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DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this training grant is to provide U.S. biomedical scientists (MD and PhD) with the skills needed to study the genetic basis of mental illness in the American Latino population. This training program will build on several NIH funded genetics research projects on mental illnesses in Latinos being conducted at the Psychiatric Genetics Center (PGC) at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). We currently have a training program in psychiatric genetics for mental health professionals from Costa Rica (funded by the NIMH and the Fogarty International Center). This grant will enable us to educate U.S. based researchers with the same extensive training program currently available to Costa Rica scientists, training will cover five main areas: 1) Characterization of psychiatric phenotypes and endophenotypes, 2) Cultural competence as applied to research in Latino populations, 3) Molecular biology methods and techniques for the mapping and identification of genes which predispose to mental illness in the Latino population, 4) Statistical analysis of collected data and 5) Ethics of psychiatric genetics research with cross-ethnic populations. This program proposes to provide training along three tracks: Track 1 consisting of 9 months of training for PGY III and IV Psychiatry Residents. Track 2 consists of 2 to 3 year clinical research fellowships for Psychiatrists and/or Psychologists (expected to have recently completed their specialty training). Track 3 will consist of 2 to 3 years of training for basic science post-doctoral trainees. At the completion of their training, students will have acquired expertise in the field of Psychiatric Genetics, in conducting ethical, effective research with Hispanic populations and in developing collaborative endeavors with researchers from the U.S. and Latin America. The principal goal of our current training grant application is to develop a cadre of investigators with the ability to design and carry out psychiatric genetic research studies in the Latino population of the United States. Specific aims of the program follow.

描述（由申请人提供）：该培训补助金的目标是为美国生物医学科学家（MD和PhD）提供研究美国拉丁裔人口精神疾病遗传基础所需的技能。这项培训计划将建立在几个国家卫生研究院资助的遗传学研究项目的精神疾病在拉丁美洲人正在进行的精神病遗传学中心（PGC）在德克萨斯大学健康科学中心在圣安东尼奥（UTHSCSA）。我们目前有一个精神病遗传学培训计划，为来自哥斯达黎加的精神卫生专业人员提供培训（由NIMH和Fogarty国际中心资助）。这笔赠款将使我们能够教育美国的研究人员与目前提供给哥斯达黎加科学家的同样广泛的培训计划，培训将涵盖五个主要领域：1）精神病表型和内在表型的表征，2）应用于拉丁裔人群研究的文化能力，3）用于绘制和鉴定拉丁美洲人口中易患精神疾病的基因的分子生物学方法和技术，4）收集数据的统计分析和5）跨种族人群精神病遗传学研究的伦理学。该计划建议提供沿着三个轨道的培训：轨道1包括9个月的培训PGY III和IV精神病住院医师。轨道2包括精神科医生和/或心理学家（预计最近完成专业培训）的2至3年临床研究奖学金。轨道3将包括2至3年的基础科学博士后培训。在完成培训后，学生将获得精神病学遗传学领域的专业知识，与西班牙裔人口进行道德，有效的研究，并与美国和拉丁美洲的研究人员开展合作。我们目前的培训补助金申请的主要目标是培养一批有能力在美国拉丁裔人口中设计和开展精神病遗传学研究的调查人员。方案的具体目标如下。