Multidisciplinary Training Program in Hypertension

描述(由申请人提供)： 这是一个修订的，新的高血压研究培训计划的申请，以支持3名博士后和3名博士后学员。总体目标是培养出具有强大翻译能力的高质量独立研究人员，他们能够开发和支持优秀的高血压研究项目。培训教师由来自14个系(老年学、麻醉学、应用生理学和运动学、生物医学工程学、临床心理学、药物化学、医学、病理学和免疫学、儿科、药效学、药理学和治疗学、药学实践、生理学和功能基因组学、生理学(兽医)、外科)的35名导师组成。除了组成健康科学中心的6所学院中的4所(医学、药学、兽医和与健康相关的专业)外，还有来自健康和人类绩效学院和工程学院的代表。该学院由临床医生和基础科学家组成，具有广泛的兴趣和专业知识，专注于血管内皮和血压的神经控制。所有教职员工都是高血压中心的成员，参加了系列研讨会，许多人相互积极合作。大多数博士前实习生将通过医学院的生物医学跨学科计划(IDP)进行招募和初步培训。在过去3年中，来自全美的符合培训资助资格的候选人平均为170人/年，其中约50人/年进入培训计划。这些学员的平均口语和定量综合GRE分数为-1200-1250，本科GPA为约3.5。IDP提供全面的讲座和实验室课程，以及实验室轮换和专门学科的高级课程工作。所有学生都接受生物伦理学、统计学和沟通技能方面的培训。随后的培训侧重于在选定的实验室进行独立研究。博士前培训为期约5年，第一年由各自的学院提供，平均3-4年的支持来自培训补助金和由导师研究补助金提供的额外资金。博士后实习生直接在全国范围内被招募到自己选择的实验室。有一大批合格的医学博士研究员，主要是通过心脏病学和肾脏学培训计划(医学)。培训几乎完全侧重于实验室研究，辅以研讨会和期刊俱乐部以及发展沟通技能的其他方法。博士后培训为期3-4年，培训补助金预计提供2-3年支持，导师补助金提供额外资金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised, new application for a training program in Hypertension research to support 3 predoctoral and 3 postdoctoral trainees. The overall goal is to produce top quality independent investigators with a strong translational approach who can develop and sustain outstanding Hypertension research programs. The training faculty consists of 35 mentors from 14 Departments (Aging, Anesthesiology, Applied Physiology & Kinesiology, Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Medicinal Chemistry, Medicine, Pathology & Immunology, Pediatrics, Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Pharmacy Practice, Physiology and Functional Genomics, Physiological Sciences (Veterinary), Surgery). In addition to 4 of the 6 colleges that form the Health Science Center (Medicine, Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine and Health-Related Professions), there is representation from the Colleges of Health and Human Performance and Engineering. The faculty consists of clinicians and basic scientists with a wide range of interests and expertise, focused on vascular endothelium and neural control of blood pressure. All the faculty are members of the Hypertension Center and participate in the seminar series and many have active collaborations with each other. The majority of the predoctoral trainees will be recruited and initially trained through the College of Medicine's Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences (IDP). The pool of trainee grant eligible candidates from the entire US has averaged 170/year during the past 3 years with ~ 50/year entering the training program. These trainees enter with an average combined verbal plus quantitative GRE scores of -1200-1250, and undergraduate GPAs of ~3.5. The IDP provides comprehensive lecture and laboratory courses as well as laboratory rotations and advanced course work in specialized disciplines. All students receive training in bioethics, statistics and communication skills. Subsequent training focuses on independent research in the laboratory of choice. The predoctoral training takes ~ 5 years with the first year provided by the respective college, an average of 3-4 years support anticipated from the training grant and additional funds supplied by the mentors research grants. Postdoctoral trainees are recruited nationally directly into the laboratory of choice. A large pool of qualified MD fellows is available, mainly through Cardiology and Nephrology Training Programs (Medicine). Training focuses almost exclusively on laboratory research supplemented with seminars and journal clubs and other methods of development of communication skills. Postdoctoral training lasts 3-4 years with 2-3 years support anticipated from the training grant and additional funds supplied by the mentors grants.