Interdisciplinary Training Program in Metabolism

描述（由申请人提供）：目前肥胖、胰岛素抵抗和糖尿病及其各种并发症的爆发突出了增加代谢领域训练有素的研究人员的迫切需要。犹他州大学的代谢跨学科培训计划是一项新的培训计划，旨在为医生科学家和博士科学家提供博士后培训，并为代谢领域的博士前医学博士和博士候选人提供培训。我们正在寻求3个博士后职位和2个博士前职位的支持。有一个在山间西部代谢疾病的培训机会缺乏，因此，这个计划将满足一个关键的需求。该培训计划旨在刺激科学的互动和合作，在跨学科的环境与基础和临床研究人员在不同的职业阶段。该计划建立在犹他州大学代谢研究的独特优势之上，该研究涵盖了一系列模式生物的基础和机制研究，以及人类的转化研究。该培训计划建立在基础和临床研究的强大导师培训和严格的教学课程基础上，包括代谢核心课程以及研究方法和赠款写作的具体培训。学员将接受量身定制的职业指导，以确保成功过渡到职业生涯的下一阶段。培训教师包括18名高度互动的教师，具有强大的合作，稳定的校外资金和动态的研究计划，他们是代谢兴趣小组的成员，该小组跨越医学院内的五个部门，以及内科系内的四个部门。代谢兴趣小组的广泛影响力将保证可靠地招募合适的学员。临床合格的学员将从内分泌学、心脏病学、胃肠病学和肾脏病学的奖学金培训方案中招募，博士博士后将在全国范围内招募。博士前候选人将从犹他州大学生物化学和分子生物学联合项目中招募。该培训计划与分子医学计划，临床和转化科学中心以及分子生物学和生物化学研究生课程的培训活动相结合。培训计划将通过内分泌代谢和糖尿病部门进行管理，并由执行委员会监督，执行委员会由主要研究者和3名共同主任组成，他们都是资深研究者，具有良好的跟踪记录，并坚定地致力于指导学员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The current explosion in obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes, and their diverse complications underscores the urgent need to increase the cadre of well-trained investigators in the area of metabolism. The Interdisciplinary Training Program in Metabolism at the University of Utah is new training program, designed to provide post-doctoral training to physician scientists and PhD scientists and to provide training to pre-doctoral MD PhD, and PhD candidates in the area of metabolism. We are seeking support for 3 post-doctoral positions and 2-predoctoral positions. There is a dearth of training opportunities in metabolic disease in the intermountain west, and as such this program will meet a critical need. The training program is designed to stimulate scientific interactions and collaborations in an interdisciplinary environment with basic and clinical researchers at various career stages. The program builds on unique strengths in metabolism research at the University of Utah that spans basic and mechanistic investigation across a range of model organisms to translational studies in humans. The training program is built upon on strong mentor-based training in basic and clinical investigation and a rigorous didactic curriculum including a core curriculum in metabolism as well as specific training in research methodologies and grant writing. Trainees will receive tailored career mentoring to ensure a successful transition to the next stage of their career. The training faculty comprises 18 highly interactive faculty, with strong collaborations, stable extramural funding and dynamic research programs, who are members of the Metabolism Interest Group, which spans five departments within the School of Medicine, and four divisions within the Department of Internal Medicine. The broad reach of the Metabolism Interest Group will guarantee reliable recruitment of suitable trainees. Clinically qualified trainees will be recruited from fellowship training programs in Endocrinology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Nephrology and PhD post-docs will be recruited nationally. Pre-doctoral candidates will be recruited from the combined programs in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Utah. The training program is integrated with training activities of the Molecular Medicine Program, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and the graduate programs in Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry. The training program will be administered through the Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes, and will be overseen by an executive committee comprising the Principal Investigator and 3 co-directors, all of whom are senior investigators with strong track records of and uncompromising commitment to mentoring trainees.