Interdisciplinary Training Conference in Developmental Disabilities

描述(由申请者提供)：我们提议召开一次年度会议，通过培训下一代科学家进行整合行为科学和神经科学的跨学科翻译研究，帮助转变发育障碍研究领域。这次会议将由NIH(T32)机构研究培训基金资助的培训项目网络组织。发展障碍跨学科培训会议(ITCDD)将为这些项目的(博士和博士后)培训学者以及不属于T32项目的培训学者设计。具体目标是(1)促进行为科学和神经科学在这些受训学者的研究计划中的整合；(2)加速这些受训学者的专业和学术发展；(3)建立一个为这些受训学者提供持续指导和支持的基础设施；以及(4)提高T32计划的有效性。这次会议将与另一个由美国国立卫生研究院资助的会议--盖特林堡智障会议联系起来。我们预计将有70-85人参加。为期1.5天的会议将包括全体会议，重点介绍跨学科研究项目的价值和创建方法；关于专业发展问题的研讨会；关于研究培训的讨论；以及培训中学者的科学陈述。所需资金主要用于资助非T32级受训学者的旅费，包括来自代表性不足的族裔/种族群体和残疾人的旅费。一个创新的特点是要求T32教职员工在会后进行跨学科指导。 公共卫生相关性：这次会议旨在极大地改变下一代研究人员的培训，这些研究人员研究从自闭症到唐氏综合症等广泛的发育障碍。这次会议利用了现有的培训计划基础设施，旨在鼓励行为科学和神经科学在下一代学者的研究中相结合。这种融合对于转化研究工作至关重要，可以为残疾人及其家人带来更好的结果。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose an annual conference to help transform the field of research on developmental disabilities by training the next generation of scientists to conduct interdisciplinary translational research integrating behavioral science and neuroscience. The conference will be organized by a network of training programs funded by NIH (T32) Institutional Research Training Grants. The Interdisciplinary Training Conference in Developmental Disabilities (ITCDD) will be designed for the (doctoral and post-doctoral) scholars-in-training in these programs as well as for scholars-in-training not affiliated with a T32 program. The specific aims are (1) to promote the integration of behavioral science and neuroscience in the research programs of these scholars-in- training; (2) to accelerate the professional and scholarly development of these scholars-in-training; (3) to create an infrastructure that provides ongoing mentoring and support to these scholars-in-training; and (4) to increase the effectiveness of the T32 programs. The conference will be linked to the Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual Disabilities, another NIH-funded conference. We anticipate attendance by 70-85 people. The 1.5- day conference will include plenary talks highlighting the value of, and ways of creating, an interdisciplinary program of research; seminars on professional development issues; discussions of research training; and scientific presentations by scholars-in-training. Funds are requested largely to support travel for the non-T32 scholars-in-training, including those from under-represented ethnic/racial groups and those with disabilities. An innovative feature is the requirement for post-conference interdisciplinary mentoring by T32 faculty members. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This conference is designed to dramatically change the training of the next generation of researchers studying a wide range of developmental disabilities, from autism to Down syndrome. The conference capitalizes on an existing infrastructure of training programs and is designed to encourage the integration of behavioral science and neuroscience in the research of the next generation of scholars. Such integration is critical for translational research efforts that can lead to improved outcomes for people with disabilities and their families.