Interdisciplinary Visual Sciences (IVS) Training Program

跨学科视觉科学（IVS）培训计划

• 批准号: 7435498
• 负责人: ROBERT L HENDRICKS
• 金额: $ 7.53万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2013-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7435498
• 关键词: Training Programs; vision science

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): It clearly emerges from "Vision Research; A National Plan" that vision research embraces every discipline in the biological sciences as well as cognitive sciences and clinical research. Participation by the NEI in the NIH Roadmap reflects recognition by vision scientists of the importance of the interdisciplinary approach to research, and of rapid translation of findings in basic research to clinical care. Accordingly, the next generation of vision scientists will need to develop their scientific skills within an environment that stresses cutting edge science, interdisciplinary cooperation, an understanding of the visual system, and exposure to clinical ophthalmology. This training program, while broad in the scope of participating scientific disciplines, is focused on creating at the University of Pittsburgh a training environment that will favor interactions and collaborations among vision scientists, and involve predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the visual system and ocular diseases. Although this T32 application focuses on training of basic scientists, our trainees will have frequent interactions with clinical ophthalmologists who will serve as mentors, lecturers in our didactic vision course, and close interactions with physician-scientists through course work, seminars, and data clubs. Our T32 training program will draw graduate students from the Immunology, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology, Human Genetics, and Bioengineering graduate training programs. These programs will provide the structure and basic curriculum, whereas the T32 training program will provide specialized training in vision research. The proposed program will also provide a structure for training of postdoctoral fellows in vision research that will coordinate with the significant support structure already in place at the university. We will strive to attract the brightest students and postdocs with the goals of providing 1) a basic understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eye; 2) appreciation and utilization of the unique anatomical and physiological characteristics of the eye; and 3) awareness of the strengths and limitations of available animal models for ocular diseases.

描述（由申请人提供）：“视觉研究；国家计划”清楚地表明，视觉研究涵盖生物科学以及认知科学和临床研究的各个学科。 NEI 参与 NIH 路线图反映了视觉科学家对跨学科研究方法以及将基础研究成果快速转化为临床护理的重要性的认识。因此，下一代视觉科学家将需要在强调尖端科学、跨学科合作、对视觉系统的理解以及接触临床眼科的环境中发展他们的科学技能。该培训计划虽然参与的科学学科范围广泛，但重点是在匹兹堡大学创造一个有利于视觉科学家之间互动和合作的培训环境，并让博士前学生和博士后研究员参与跨学科方法来了解视觉系统和眼部疾病。尽管此 T32 应用程序侧重于基础科学家的培训，但我们的学员将与临床眼科医生频繁互动，他们将在我们的教学视觉课程中担任导师和讲师，并通过课程作业、研讨会和数据俱乐部与医师科学家密切互动。我们的 T32 培训项目将吸引来自免疫学、分子病毒学和微生物学、神经科学、细胞生物学和分子生理学、人类遗传学和生物工程研究生培训项目的研究生。这些项目将提供结构和基础课程，而T32培训项目将提供视觉研究方面的专门培训。拟议的计划还将提供一个视觉研究博士后培训结构，该结构将与大学现有的重要支持结构相协调。我们将努力吸引最聪明的学生和博士后，目标是：1）对眼睛的解剖学、生理学和疾病有基本的了解； 2）欣赏和利用眼睛独特的解剖学和生理学特征； 3）了解现有眼部疾病动物模型的优点和局限性。