Genetic and Developmental Mechanisms of Pediatric Disease

犹他大学儿科系建议继续其非常成功的 培训计划？犹他州儿童健康研究职业发展奖(CHRCDA)计划。这个 犹他州CHRCDA挑选最优秀的初级教员学者进行严格的科学培训 研究环境。犹他州CHRCDA使用经验丰富的基础和内科科学家作为导师 提供专业知识、指导和实验室设施，使学者能够开始成功的职业生涯 内科医生-科学家。犹他州CHRCDA的首要主题--遗传和发展 儿科疾病的基础机制，为研究和发现提供了丰富的机会，将导致 为改善儿童健康而努力。极有前途的学者是从毕业研究员中挑选出来的，他们加入了 系，通过招聘教员或从现有的初级教员。在实验室中的指导经验 由NIH资助的现有研究人员使学者能够将创新的研究方法应用于分子 遗传学和发育生物学。结构化课程(由授予大学的K30奖项支持 医学院)为学者提供流行病学、生物统计学、数据等研究生水平的教育 管理学、医学遗传学和分子生物学。儿科资深教职员工提供正式 科学写作、基金写作和研究伦理方面的指导。犹他州的学者做出了例外的决定 在当前CHRCDA方案的头四年中取得的进展。前六位学者中有四位获得了K 系列奖；一位学者获得了R21奖；一位学者正在等待重新提交一份 K08应用程序。这些结果表明，委托给犹他大学和 儿科被有效地用来指导年轻教员的研究生涯 成员和实现CHRCDA计划的目标。

The Department of Pediatrics of the University of Utah proposes the continuation of its highly successful training program¿the Utah Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) program. The Utah CHRCDA selects the most outstanding junior faculty scholars for rigorous scientific training in a robust research environment. The Utah CHRCDA uses experienced basic- and physician-scientists as mentors to provide the expertise, guidance, and laboratoryfacilities that enable scholars to launch successful careers as physician-scientists. The overarching theme of the Utah CHRCDA, the genetic and developmental mechanisms that underlie pediatric disease, offers rich opportunities for research and discovery that will lead to improved health for children. Highly-promising scholars are selected from graduating fellows who join the Department, by faculty recruitment or from current junior faculty. Mentored experiences in the laboratories of established, NIH-funded investigators enable scholars to apply innovative research methods to molecular genetics and developmental biology. A structured curriculum (supported by a K30 award to the University's School of Medicine) offers scholars a graduate-level didactic education in epidemiology, biostatistics, data management, medical genetics, and molecular biology. Senior pediatric faculty members provide formal instruction in scientific writing, grant writing and research ethics. Utah scholars have made exceptional progress during the first four years of the current CHRCDA program. Four of the first six scholars received K series awards; one scholar has received an R21 award; and one scholar has a pending resubmission of a K08 application. These results indicate that the resources entrusted to the University of Utah and the Department of Pediatrics have been used effectively to mentor the research careers of young faculty members and fulfill the goals of the CHRCDA program.