Developing Research Careers in the Hearing Sciences

描述（由申请人提供）：研究培训计划旨在为参加临床基础学位（aud）课程的博士预科学生提供听力研究经验。长期目标是培养对从事听力研究的兴趣。这一目标解决了目前对追求听力学和听力科学研究事业的学生人数减少的担忧。在五年的资助期内，每年有四名博士预科（Au.D）学生获得短期全职研究支持。受训者将在范德比尔特大学听力和语言科学系的10位导师的研究实验室中获得研究经验。这些实验室的研究领域涵盖动物和人类的基础科学和转化研究，涉及的主题包括发育和衰老中的耳蜗和神经生理学、遗传性听力损失、空间定位、运动感知、定向听力和放大、儿科听力学、噪音中的语音识别、人工耳蜗、动物模型中的听觉神经和多感觉皮层功能，以及口吃中的皮层功能。本科第三年末的全日制研究培训。课程开始前将有研究相关的课程和一学期的研究选修课，为全职研究培训做准备。拟议的范德比尔特项目的优势在于范德比尔特大学的地位。范德比尔特大学的学术项目，高素质的学生，熟悉范德比尔特大学的教师。计划，各种研究计划，以及通过具体课程和活动计划证明的教师和机构的承诺，以最大限度地提高NIH-NIDCD支持的研究培训的效益。这里的研究环境非常好，有新的最先进的实验室和众多的跨学科合作。研修生们将通过向以科学为中心的国家会议提交研究报告，并参与研究成果的出版，来完成他们的短期体验。具有临床背景并发展研究技能和事业的研究人员非常适合识别和解决公共卫生问题。该计划将为临床听力学培训的学生提供集中的研究经验，目标是培养他们对听力研究事业的兴趣。这将通过确保与听力健康相关的研究有一个强大的未来来造福社会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A Research Training Program is proposed to provide experience in hearing research to predoctoral students who are enrolled in a clinically based degree (Au.D.) program. The long-term goal is to develop interest in pursuing a career in hearing research. This objective addresses current concern about decreasing numbers of students pursuing research careers in audiology and hearing science. Short-term full-time research support is requested for four predoctoral (Au.D.) students per year for each of the five years of the grant. Trainees will obtain research experience in the research laboratories of ten preceptors in the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences at Vanderbilt University. Areas of research in these laboratories span basic science and translational research in animal and human subjects and address topics including cochlear and neural physiology in development and aging, hereditary hearing loss, spatial localization, motion perception, directional hearing and amplification, pediatric audiology, speech recognition in noise, cochlear implants, auditory neural and multisensory cortical function in animal models, and cortical function in stuttering. The full-time research training at the end of the third year of the Au.D. program will be preceded by research-related coursework and a one semester research elective in preparation for the full- time research training. Strengths of the proposed Vanderbilt program are the standing of the Vanderbilt Au.D. program in the academic community, the high caliber of the students, preceptors who teach in and are familiar with the Vanderbilt Au.D. program, the variety of research programs, and the commitment of the faculty and institution demonstrated by plans for specific coursework and activities to maximize the benefit of the NIH-NIDCD supported research training. The research environment is excellent with new state-of-the-art laboratories and numerous interdisciplinary collaborations. Trainees will complete their short-term experience by submitting their research for presentation at a national meeting that emphasizes science and participating in publication of the research. Researchers with clinical backgrounds who develop research skills and careers are well-suited to identify and solve public health problems. The proposed program will provide a focused research experience for students training in clinical audiology with the goal of developing interest in pursuing a research career in hearing. This will benefit society by insuring a strong future for research related to hearing health.