Genetic and Developmental Mechanisms of Pediatric Disease

犹他大学儿科系建议继续其非常成功的研究 培训计划——犹他州儿童健康研究职业发展奖（CHRCDA）计划。的 犹他州 CHRCDA 选拔最优秀的初级教师学者，在强有力的环境中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科学家和医师科学家作为导师 提供专业知识、指导和实验室设施，使学者能够成功开展职业生涯 医生科学家。犹他州 CHRCDA 的首要主题是遗传和发育 儿科疾病背后的机制，为研究和发现提供了丰富的机会，这将导致 改善儿童的健康。高度有前途的学者是从加入该学院的毕业生中挑选出来的 部门，由教员招聘或从现任初级教员中挑选。实验室指导经验 NIH 资助的研究人员使学者能够将创新的研究方法应用于分子生物学 遗传学和发育生物学。结构化课程（由大学 K30 奖项支持） 医学院）为学者提供流行病学、生物统计学、数据方面的研究生水平教学教育 管理学、医学遗传学和分子生物学。高级儿科教师提供正式的 科学写作、资助写作和研究伦理方面的指导。犹他州的学者做出了杰出的贡献 当前 CHRCDA 计划头四年的进展。前六名学者中有四人获得 K 系列奖项；一名学者获得R21奖；一名学者正在等待重新提交一份 K08申请。这些结果表明，委托给犹他大学和 儿科系被有效地用来指导年轻教师的研究生涯 成员并实现 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.