Medical Genetics Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案旨在为医学遗传学博士后培训计划的继续寻求资金，该计划旨在培养拥有医学博士，医学博士/博士学位的个人。，或博士学位，从事独立研究工作。在过去的十年中，医学遗传学已经融入了广泛的医学领域。由于这一领域的变化，耶鲁大学遗传学系正在接受来自以前在各种领域接受过临床培训的医学专家的申请，这些专家现在正在寻求遗传学研究培训，以及更传统的候选人，他们希望获得ABMG资格所需的研究和临床培训。总共有4项津贴需要支持——2项给第一年的研究员，2项给第二年的研究员。通常情况下，该计划每年将资助两名医学专家，他们已经完成了大部分临床培训，并希望在人类遗传学方面进行为期两年的集中研究。在临床培训期间，寻求临床遗传学委员会资格以及研究培训的候选人将得到其他来源的支持。大多数受训者将寻求额外博士后培训的独立支持，以使他们在学术职位上更具竞争力。除了医学博士候选人外，大量申请者是寻求人类遗传学培训的博士项目的应届毕业生。预计该计划将接受有限数量的高素质博士申请人，并证明对人类遗传学研究的承诺。这个项目的核心是参与一个研究项目，在一个主要导师和一个由主任和其他培训教员组成的委员会的指导下。培训教师支持的研究领域包括行为遗传学、生化遗传学、癌症遗传学、心血管遗传学、细胞遗传学、人类和模式生物的发育遗传学、基因组学、免疫遗传学和群体遗传学。此外，还需要一门科学诚信/医学伦理课程，其他课程将根据个人情况进行调整。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks funding for continuation of a post doctoral training program in medical genetics designed to prepare individuals holding M.D., M.D./Ph.D., or Ph.D. degrees for independent research careers. During the past decade medical genetics has become integrated into the broad field of medicine. As a result of changes in this field, the Department of Genetics at Yale is receiving applications from medical specialists with previous clinical training in a variety of areas who are now seeking research training in genetics as well as more traditional candidates seeking both research and clinical training required for ABMG eligibility. Support is requested for a total of 4 stipends--2 for first-year fellows and 2 for second-year fellows. Typically, the program will fund two medical specialists per year who have completed most of their clinical training and wish to have a 2-year period of concentrated research in human genetics. Candidates seeking board eligibility in clinical genetics as well as research training will be supported from other sources during the bulk of clinical training. Most trainees will seek independent support for additional post doctoral training to make them more competitive for academic positions. In addition to M.D. candidates, a large number of applicants are recent graduates of Ph.D. programs seeking training in human genetics. It is anticipated that the program will accept a limited number of highly qualified Ph.D. applicants with a demonstrated commitment to human genetics research. The heart of this program will be participation in a research project under the direction of a primary preceptor and a committee made up of the director and other training faculty. Research areas supported by the training faculty include behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, cancer genetics, cardiovascular genetics, cytogenetics, developmental genetics in humans and model organisms, genomics, immunogenetics, and population genetics. In addition a course in scientific integrity/medical ethics will be required and other course work will be tailored to the individual.