Lipid/Lipoprotein Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

描述（由申请人提供）： 该应用程序代表了田纳西大学健康科学中心的奖项的竞争延续，该奖项旨在培训年轻的研究人员，研究脂质，脂蛋白，生长因子和激素在心血管生物学和疾病中的作用。 该方案的主要目标是：（a）对年轻研究人员进行现代科学方法和概念方面的培训，使他们能够解决与各种心血管疾病的原因和机制有关的重要问题;（B）鼓励培养对脂质/脂蛋白、生长因子和激素在各种心血管疾病中的作用的研究感兴趣的少数民族和女性科学家;（c）加强对心血管疾病的共同目标感兴趣的基础和临床科学家之间的合作;（d）鼓励本院学生和其他医护专业人员研究脂质/脂蛋白、生长因子和激素在心血管疾病中的作用;及（e）加强对本研究所及中南地区其他研究所的学生及其他青年科学家有关心血管研究重要性的教育。 该计划的导师代表医学，生理学和生物物理学以及药理学的部门，以及他们对正常或病理生理心血管功能的研究影响，以及信号分子机制的识别。 由于这些共同点，导师的实验室已经并将继续相互合作。因此，受训人员可以从正在进行的合作中学习。 培训将提供博士后（5个职位）和博士前（3个职位）水平。 除了实验室经验外，学员还将接触其他研究活动，如研讨会，期刊俱乐部，访问科学家，临床会议和参加科学会议。这也是我们的意图，提供博士后实习生在授予写作的一些经验。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application represents the competing continuation of an award to the University of Tennessee, The Health Science Center for the training of young investigators in research concerning the role of lipids, lipoproteins, growth factors, and hormones in cardiovascular biology and diseases. The primary objectives of the program are (a) to train young investigators in contemporary scientific methodologies and concepts with which they can address significant questions pertaining to the causes and mechanisms underlying various cardiovascular diseases; (b) to encourage the development of minority and female scientists interested in investigations concerning the role of lipids/lipoproteins, growth factors, and hormones in various cardiovascular diseases; (c) to enhance collaborations between basic and clinical scientists interested in common goals which pertain to cardiovascular diseases; (d) to encourage research in the role of lipids/lipoproteins, growth factors, and hormones in cardiovascular diseases among students and other health professionals at our Institution; and (e) to enhance the education of students, and other young scientists at this Institution and other Institutions in the Mid-South area concerning the importance of cardiovascular research. The preceptors in this program represent Departments of Medicine, Physiology & Biophysics, and Pharmacology and their research impacts upon normal or pathophysiological cardiovascular function as well as the identification of molecular mechanisms of signaling. Because of these commonalties, the preceptors' laboratories have and continue to collaborate with each other. Thus, the trainees stand to learn from ongoing collaborations. Training will be offered at postdoctoral (5 positions) and predoctoral (3 positions) levels. Besides, laboratory experience, the trainees will be exposed to other research activities such as seminars, journal clubs, visiting scientists, clinical conferences, and participation at scientific meetings. It is also our intention to provide postdoctoral trainees some experience in grant writing.