UAB Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Obesity-Related Research

UAB 肥胖相关研究博士前培训项目

• 批准号: 8146022
• 负责人: DAVID B ALLISON
• 金额: $ 15.48万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-09-22 至 2015-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8146022
• 关键词: Obesity; Research; Training Programs; pre-doctoral

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Obesity is a major source of morbidity and mortality and of heart, lung, and blood related morbidity and mortality in particular. This application for an interdisciplinary pre-doctoral training program offers coordinated mentorship, didactic training, career development activities, and supervised research experiences to prepare PhD students for careers as independent investigators. The proposed pre-doctoral program will build on the momentum of a highly successful pilot implementation and will also complement and interface with our existing NIH-funded T32 program for post-doctoral training in obesity research. Students entering their 2nd year of PhD training will enroll in a formal integrated program tailored to individual interests. Trainees participate in the investigative programs of UAB's NIH-funded Nutrition Obesity Research Center, one of only 12 such centers nation-wide. Each trainee will have an individual mentoring team consisting of a primary mentor and two co-mentors with one mentor from each of three major disciplinary domains (Biomedical; Behavioral/Social; Quantitative/Physical). The faculty's multidisciplinary nature (physicists, physicians, psychologists, statisticians, physiologists, geneticists, epidemiologists, etc) and strong collaborative ties facilitates multidisciplinary training. Students from any UAB department may apply, but must have a mentoring team from this program's approved faculty, if selected, participate in all activities and coursework specialized for this program. Individuals will be recruited from the large pool of eligible 1st year PhD students on campus and selected via formal application and committee review, based on graduate school performance, faculty recommendations, and consideration of the degree to which their interests fit with those of the faculty and ongoing research programs. All trainees must have as a future plan an investigative career in obesity-related research. The program promotes an approach to investigation that is scientifically and ethically rigorous. Regular reviews of individual trainees with the program directors insure that adequate progress toward an independent research career is made.

描述（由申请人提供）：肥胖是发病率和死亡率的主要来源，尤其是心脏、肺和血液相关发病率和死亡率的主要来源。该跨学科博士前培训计划申请提供协调的指导、教学培训、职业发展活动和监督研究经验，为博士生作为独立研究人员的职业做好准备。拟议的博士前计划将建立在非常成功的试点实施的基础上，并将与我们现有的 NIH 资助的 T32 肥胖研究博士后培训计划相补充和衔接。进入博士培训第二年的学生将参加根据个人兴趣量身定制的正式综合课程。学员参加 UAB NIH 资助的营养肥胖研究中心的调查项目，该中心是全国仅有的 12 个此类中心之一。每位学员将拥有一个单独的指导团队，由一名主要导师和两名辅助导师组成，其中一名导师来自三个主要学科领域（生物医学；行为/社会；定量/物理）。教师的多学科性质（物理学家、内科医生、心理学家、统计学家、生理学家、遗传学家、流行病学家等）和强大的合作关系促进了多学科培训。来自任何 UAB 系的学生都可以申请，但必须有一个由该项目认可的教师组成的指导团队，如果被选中，则参加专门针对该项目的所有活动和课程。个人将从校园内大量合格的一年级博士生中招募，并根据研究生院的表现、教师的推荐以及他们的兴趣与教师和正在进行的研究项目的契合程度，通过正式申请和委员会审查进行选择。所有学员都必须将肥胖相关研究的调查生涯作为未来的计划。该计划提倡采用科学和道德严谨的调查方法。项目主管对个别受训者进行定期审查，以确保他们在独立研究生涯方面取得足够的进展。