Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology Training Grant

这是一项关于继续开展骨骼、颅面和口腔机构培训计划的建议 康涅狄格大学牙科医学院的生物学T90/R90课程。它的目的是帮助 满足对独立科学家的大量需求，这些科学家接受过与改善口腔、牙科和 美国的头面部健康。该计划已经并将继续培训牙科学者 满足日益增长的牙科学术需求，他们可以胜任临床医生和独立科学家， 谁能够发起和维持资助的研究项目，谁了解多学科研究 并为他们的研究向新方向的演变做好准备。研究培训的领域包括 骨骼生物学、干细胞生物学、再生医学、口腔和颅面生物学以及临床和 翻译研究。培训计划的主要方向是DMD/PHD(7-8年5年培训 这笔培训补助金提供了多年的支持；目前有4名受训人员；要求增加7名受训人员)、博士学位(4-5年 有3年支持的培训；4名现职实习生；5名额外实习生)，博士后研究 年；4名现职实习生；要求增加6名实习生)和非公民博士生(拥有DDS学位)(4-5名 有3-5年支助的多年培训；0名现有学员；要求增加2名学员)。我们会的 培训具有广泛背景的个人，包括那些拥有理学士/学士学位的人 完成博士和/或牙科住院医师培训。为我们的合作提供坚实的共同基础 作为学者/受训人员，我们制定了所有受训人员在所有培训轨道上必须开展的核心活动。除了……之外 核心活动提供重要的培训要素，为正式和非正式活动提供机会 不同学科和培训不同阶段的受训者之间的互动。我们正在介绍 几个新的计划功能，以(I)确保实现培训里程碑，(Ii)促进F和K的准备 (Iii)更好地整合对DMD/博士的临床和研究培训，以提高 过渡到学术生涯。健康中心有一群充满活力的骨科、颅面科教员 和口腔生物学，在整个牙科学院的教职员工之间非常成功的合作 医学和医学。生物医学博士项目研究生教职员工和活跃的机构 研究中心和临床签名计划提供实验室、转译和以患者为导向的研究 为计划路径提供多样化培训环境的机会，为 根据学员的个人需求，确保在赛道上取得成功进展。该机构有蓬勃的 实习生招聘方案；有几个方案是针对代表性不足的少数族裔候选人。我们会 继续为每个候选人提供量身定做的培训，同时保持对骨骼、颅面的关注 和口腔生物学通过研讨会、研讨会、课程、临床研究中心和合作研究 在计划的各个轨道和所有轨道之间整合的活动。

This is a proposal for the continuation of the Institutional Training Program in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine as a T90/R90 program. It is intended to help meet the substantial need for independent scientists trained in research related to improving oral, dental and craniofacial health in the United States. The program has trained and will continue to train dental scholars to meet the growing needs of academic dentistry, who are competent as clinicians and independent scientists, who are able to initiate and maintain funded research programs, who understand multidisciplinary research and who are prepared for the evolution of their research into new directions. Areas of research training include skeletal biology, stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, oral and craniofacial biology and clinical and translational research. The major tracks of the training program are the DMD/PhD (7-8 yrs of training with 5 years of support from this training grant; 4 present trainees; 7 additional trainees requested), PhD (4-5 yrs of training with 3 years of support; 4 present trainees; 5 additional trainees requested), postdoctoral research (3 yrs; 4 present trainees; 6 additional trainees requested) and non-citizen PhD trainees (with DDS degrees) (4-5 years of training with 3-5 years of support; 0 present trainees; 2 additional trainees requested). We will be training individuals with a broad range of backgrounds, including those with BS/BA degrees to those who have completed PhD and/or dental residency training. To provide a solid, common foundation for our scholars/trainees, we have developed Core Activities required of all trainees in all training tracks. In addition to providing important training elements, the Core Activities provide opportunities for both formal and informal interactions between trainees in various disciplines and at various stages in their training. We are introducing several new program features to (i) insure training milestones are achieved, (ii) facilitate preparation of F and K awards by trainees and (iii) better integrate clinical and research training for our DMD/PhDs to enhance transition into an academic career. The Health Center has a dynamic group of faculty in Skeletal, Craniofacial and Oral Biology, with highly successful collaborations among faculty throughout the Schools of Dental Medicine and Medicine. The Biomedical Science PhD program graduate faculty and active institutional research centers and clinical signature programs provide laboratory, translational and patient oriented research opportunities that enable a diversified training environment for the program tracks, allow flexibility for the individual needs of trainees, and ensure successful progress through the tracks. The institution has vigorous trainee recruitment programs; several are directed towards under-represented minority candidates. We will continue to provide training that is tailored to each candidate, while maintaining a focus on skeletal, craniofacial and oral biology through symposia, seminars, courses, clinical research centers and collaborative research activities which are integrated both within individual tracks and amongst all the tracks of the program.