Training in Cell Signaling and Lung Pathobiology

细胞信号传导和肺部病理学培训

• 批准号: 7776845
• 负责人: MARY I TOWNSLEY
• 金额: $ 19.64万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-04-01 至 2014-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7776845
• 关键词: Lung; Signal Transduction; Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): NIH has identified the need for additional research in various areas of lung pathobiology, including pulmonary hypertension, acute lung injury and the contribution of endothelial cell heterogeneity to these diseases. These clinical problems are multifactorial, suggesting that the development of more in-depth understanding of the underlying mechanisms will require a workforce of investigators with new interdisciplinary approaches. However, the number of NIH-funded institutional predoctoral training programs that specifically seeks to supply pulmonary fellowship and postdoctoral training programs with highly qualified doctoral students is relatively few, particularly in the 6-state Southeast Region. Our application addresses this void by providing a state-of-the-art academic program in the region for predoctoral students planning a career in cell signaling and lung biology. The infrastructure for this training program is provided by the Center for Lung Biology at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, an interdisciplinary core curriculum in Basic Medical Sciences Ph.D. program, and a well-funded and nationally-recognized training faculty who bring a breadth of research and training expertise. Collectively, these faculty will be able to provide outstanding predoctoral training at the interface between cell signaling and lung pathobiology. The training program will provide positions for 4 predoctoral students in the first year of the program and 6 students in each subsequent year, and supported for a minimum of two and a maximum of three years. In addition to the requirement for formal academic coursework focusing on lung biology, lung pathophysiology, and signaling mechanisms, trainees will participate the seminar series and research-in-progress forums organized by the Center for Lung Biology. The proposed training program will provide a vibrant academic research environment for predoctoral students. Our goal is to provide the pulmonary research community with a rich resource of well-trained candidates for competitive postdoctoral positions.

描述（由申请人提供）： NIH已经确定需要在肺病理生物学的各个领域进行额外的研究，包括肺动脉高压，急性肺损伤和内皮细胞异质性对这些疾病的贡献。这些临床问题是多因素的，这表明对潜在机制的更深入理解的发展将需要一支具有新的跨学科方法的研究人员队伍。然而，NIH资助的机构博士前培训项目的数量相对较少，特别是在东南地区的6个州，这些项目专门寻求为高素质的博士生提供肺奖学金和博士后培训项目。我们的申请通过为计划从事细胞信号传导和肺生物学的博士前学生提供该地区最先进的学术课程来解决这一空白。该培训项目的基础设施由南亚拉巴马大学医学院肺生物学中心提供，这是基础医学科学博士的跨学科核心课程。计划，以及资金充足和国家认可的培训教师谁带来了广泛的研究和培训专业知识。总的来说，这些教师将能够在细胞信号传导和肺病理生物学之间的接口提供优秀的博士前培训。该培训计划将在该计划的第一年为4名博士前学生提供职位，并在随后的每一年为6名学生提供职位，并支持至少两年，最多三年。除了对肺生物学，肺病理生理学和信号传导机制的正式学术课程的要求外，学员还将参加由肺生物学中心组织的系列研讨会和研究进展论坛。拟议的培训计划将为博士前学生提供一个充满活力的学术研究环境。我们的目标是为肺研究界提供丰富的训练有素的候选人资源，以竞争博士后职位。