Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition Training Grant

描述(由申请人提供)： 本申请申请资助现有的内分泌学、代谢和营养学培训补助金该计划10年前进行了修订，以整合NIH支持的内分泌学/代谢和营养学研究培训计划(KD07214和DK07461)建议的补助金将支持3名医学博士和/或博士后研究员过去和现在的内分泌学和营养学计划36年来为119人提供了研究培训，其中超过80%的人继续或参与全职教学和/或研究活动，大多数具有独立同行评审的支持研究机会包括生殖生物学、糖尿病、代谢和营养、甲状腺、免疫、反应三个主要领域的基础和临床调查NIH资助的两个中心普通临床研究中心(GCRC)和临床营养研究中心、世界卫生组织生殖中心、梅隆基金会生殖生物学中心、加州大学洛杉矶分校奥林匹克实验室和NIH支持的希望之城胰岛细胞资源中心卫生保健专业人员和基础科学家将根据过去的表现、推荐信和对未来学术生涯的承诺来选择卫生保健专业人员和基础科学家。博士生全职，MD实习生花费80%或更多的时间进行研究所有研究员都参加核心讲座系列、研讨会和会议，与他们的导师和他们的合作研究小组的定期互动课程该项目的所有受训毕业生将能够承担独立调查人员的角色研究设施主要设在港湾-加州大学洛杉矶分校医学中心，包括一座25,000平方英尺的研究大楼，容纳内分泌学和围产病学部，GCRC核心实验室，稳定同位素设施，生殖形态和分子生物学单位，计算机和生物统计设施其他研究空间导师研究实验室，分子遗传学，分子医学，分子病理学，认知和结构神经学，分子泌尿学，GCRC住院和动态中心，以及身体成分核心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for an existing training grant in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition This program was revised 10 years ago to integrate NIH supported research training program in Endocrinology/Metabolism and nutrition (KD07214 and DK07461) The proposed grant will support 3 MD and/or PhD postdoctoral fellows The past and present Endocrinology and Nutrition Programs have provided research training to 119 individuals over 36 years, over 80% of them continue or participated in full-time teaching and/or research activities, most with independent peer-reviewed support Research opportunities include basic and clinical investigations in three major areas Reproductive Biology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, and Thyroid, Immune responses, and cell signaling This multidisciplinary program is enhanced by two NIH funded Centers General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) and Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, a World Health Organization Center in Reproduction, a Mellon Foundation Reproductive Biology Center, the UCLA Olympic Laboratory, and the NIH supported City of Hope Islet Cell Resource Center Health care professionals and basic scientists will be selected on the basis of past performance, letters of recommendation and commitment to a future academic career The PhD trainees spend full-time and MD trainees spend 80% or more of their time in research All fellows participate in Core Lecture Series, seminars and conferences, and regular interactive sessions with their mentors and their collaborative research groups A formal program on Responsible Conduct of Research is provided to all trainees Graduates of this program will be able to assume roles as independent investigators The research facilities are primarily housed at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and include a 25,000 sq ft research building housing the Divisions of Endocrinology and Perinatology, GCRC Core Laboratory, Stable Isotope Facility, Reproductive Morphology and Molecular Biology Units, and Computer and Biostatistics Facilities Additional research space houses mentor research labs, Molecular Genetics, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Pathology, Cognitive and Structural Neurology, Molecular Urology, the GCRC Inpatient and Ambulatory Center, and Body Composition Core.