Center for Molecular & Cellular Studies of Ped Disease

描述（由申请人提供）：杜克大学儿科学系的培训计划是基于将儿科初级教师培养成熟练掌握尖端实验室研究方法的内科科学家，并将追求独立的学术生涯，研究与儿童疾病相关的重要问题。我们的项目是基于我们优秀的候选人，一个强大的教学课程，经验丰富的导师谁进行最先进的研究，以及一个良好的研究环境。我们致力于培养未来的学术儿科医生，我们的初级教师的学术成功证明了这一点。我们的首席研究员是Joseph St. Geme， III博士，系主席，由Page Anderson博士，项目主任，Delbert Wigfall博士，少数民族招聘顾问，以及内部和外部咨询委员会协助。每年将资助四名青年学者。他们将主要来自我们的研究员和初级教员。招募未被充分代表的少数族裔是该项目的重点。我们的教师，其中包括许多来自其他部门的导师，在研究、资助和指导方面有着良好的记录。我们的研究培训中心在发育生物学、细胞生物学和细胞信号传导、微生物学和免疫学、遗传学、基因组学和蛋白质组学等领域。教学课程，包括多课写作课程，将补充实验室研究经验，使受训者能够写作和提交资助申请，以支持他们的职业生涯。受训者将被要求在负责任的研究行为方面学习五堂课。这些年轻的学者将可以使用nci资助的综合癌症中心的所有研究资源，杜克大学的共享设施，基因组科学和政策研究所以及人类遗传学中心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Duke Department of Pediatrics' training program is based on developing pediatric Junior Faculty into physician-scientists who are skilled in cutting-edge methods of laboratory research and who will pursue independent academic careers investigating important issues related to childhood diseases. Our program is based on our pool of outstanding candidates, a strong curriculum of didactic courses, experienced mentors who perform state-of-the-art research, and an excellent research environment. Our commitment to develop future academic pediatricians is evidenced by the academic success of our Junior Faculty. Our Principal Investigator is Dr. Joseph St. Geme, III, Chairman of the Department who is assisted by Dr. Page Anderson, Program Director, Dr. Delbert Wigfall, Minority Recruitment Advisor, and an Internal and External Advisory Committee. Four young scholars will be supported each year. They will be drawn primarily from our fellows and Junior Faculty. Recruitment of underrepresented minorities is a focus of the program. Our faculty, which includes many mentors from other Departments, has strong track records in research, funding, and mentoring. Our research training centers are in the areas of Developmental Biology, Cell Biology and Cell Signaling, Microbiology and Immunology, and Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics. Didactic courses, including a multi-lecture course on writing, will complement the laboratory research experiences, enabling the trainees to write and submit grant applications to support their career. The trainees will be required to take a five lecture course in Responsible Conduct of Research. The young Scholars will have access to all the research resources of the NCI-funded Comprehensive Cancer Center, the shared facilities at Duke University, the Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, and the Center for Human Genetics.