Short Term Training: Students in Health Professional Schools

描述（由申请人提供）：为六名从美国俄亥俄州立大学视光学院招募的学生提供短期研究培训支持，他们将在美国俄亥俄州立大学视光学院进行为期三个月的暑期轮转。培训项目的目标是鼓励学生从事眼科研究。培训将在著名的眼科和视觉研究人员的实验室进行，这些研究人员主要是验光学院的成员，但也有来自神经科学、心理学和儿科的代表。教师导师的研究专长可分为三个明确可识别的项目领域：眼流行病学，生物科学和视觉感知。这些视觉研究人员拥有超过10个国家卫生研究院和国家科学基金会的研究资助，其中包括15个国家眼科研究所的资助。目前，导师们总共培训了40多名在读研究生。大多数导师都是视觉科学研究生项目的成员，该项目成立于50多年前，迄今已培养了150多名研究生。*学员在完成第一年的视光训练后，将于夏季参加为期三个月的全日制视光训练。培训计划将包括定期研讨会和参与指定导师实验室正在进行的研究。招聘对象主要为：就读于俄亥俄州立大学视光学院的学生；以及美国所有学校和大学中少数族裔学生的代表性不足。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Short-term research training support is requested for six students recruited from schools and colleges of optometry to a three-month summer rotation at The Ohio State University College of Optometry. The goal of the training program is to encourage students to embark on a career in eye research. The training will be conducted in the laboratories of well-established eye and vision researchers, primarily members of the College of Optometry but with representation from the Departments of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Pediatrics. The research expertise of the faculty mentors can be divided into three clearly identifiable program areas: ocular epidemiology, biological sciences, and visual perception. This critical mass of vision researchers possess over 10 current National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation research grants between them and includes 15 National Eye Institute grantees. Collectively, the mentors are currently training over 40 enrolled graduate students. The majority of mentors are members of the Graduate Program in Vision Science which was established over 50 years ago and has since trained more than 150 graduate students.* Trainees will participate for three months on a full-time basis during the summer following their first year of optometry training. The Training Program will include regular seminars and participation in the ongoing research in an assigned mentor's laboratory. Recruitment will be directed primarily at: students enrolled in The Ohio State University College of Optometry; and underrepresented minority students at all schools and colleges in the United States.