Interdisciplinary Training in Lung Physiology and Biomedical Engineering

描述(由申请人提供)：梅奥诊所的生理学和生物医学工程系(BME)有着悠久而丰富的历史，为博士后和博士后学生在日益技术化和复杂的生物医学研究环境中的学术生涯做准备。我们坚信，采取鼓励和培养生物医学研究技能以及计算、数学和工程技能的新方法的培训拨款，将培养出与肺部疾病相关的生物医学研究的独特未来领导者队伍。我们计划招募：1)通过梅奥研究生(博士生)和医学院(医学博士/博士生)学校的博士后；2)在学院实验室工作或申请的博士后科学家；3)从大量住院医师或临床科室(特别是麻醉学、肺部/危重护理、放射学)的住院医师或研究员中招募博士后科学家；15名NIH资助的关键教师和3名博士后实习生(博士和/或医学博士)。从一批竞争激烈的合格候选人中脱颖而出)。总共根据他们优秀的预科和受训人员4名，在资金方面进行了遴选。校外VIA在肺生理和生物医学工程培训计划的支持下，我们提出了一个多方面的计划，以培训下一代生物医学研究人员在肺生理和疾病方面的知识。培训计划的主要目标将是培训三组受训人员，从事肺部生理学和疾病方面的生物医学研究工作：1)具有工程、数学或物理本科背景的博士后(或MD/博士)学生；2)具有工程、数学、物理或基础生物医学科学背景的博士后科学家；以及3)博士后MD或MD/博士临床科学家。为了实现我们的目标，我们请求为3名博士后学生(博士或医学博士/博士)提供支持，他们的博士后培训记录和支持副教员的能力是基于他们对成功的独立学术生涯的巨大承诺以及他们致力于指导下一代在肺生理学和BME领域的生物医学科学家而选择的，他们在生物医学研究方面拥有广泛的经验，并在生理学和疾病方面表现出领导能力。该方案将由Gary Sieck博士(研究生和研究生教育以及部门、机构和国家行政管理系教授兼主任)领导。除了肺生理学和BME的共同正式教学计划外，个别受训人员的需要将通过选修课程来满足。学员还将接受手稿写作和拨款申请方面的培训。此外，将通过在地区、国家和国际会议上的发言，鼓励他们建立网络并参与科学界。培训计划的成功将取决于留住和安置所有职业发展水平的学术界受训人员，并最终决定是否成立由外部资助的生物医学研究人员。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Mayo Clinic has a long and rich history of preparing pre- and postdoctoral students for academic careers in a biomedical research environment that is increasingly more technological and complex. We strongly believe that a training grant that takes the novel approach of encouraging and nurturing biomedical research skills alongside computational, mathematical and engineering skills will create a unique cadre of future leaders in biomedical research related to lung disease. diverse backgrounds, we plan to recruit: 1) Predoctoral students via the Mayo Graduate (PhD students) and Medical (MD/PhD students) Schools; 2) Postdoctoral PhD scientists from applicants working in or applying to faculty laboratories; and 3) Postdoctoral MD or MD/PhD clinician-scientists from the large pool of residents or fellows from participating clinical departments (especially Anesthesiology, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Radiology 15 NIH-funded key faculty mentors and 3 postdoctoral trainees (with PhD and/or MD). From a pool of highly competitive eligible candidates with and Surgery). A total of were selected based on their outstanding pre- and trainees 4 addition, in funding. extramural via Under the auspices of the Training Program in Lung Physiology and Biomedical Engineering we propose a multifaceted program to train the next generation of biomedical researchers in lung physiology and disease. The primary objectives of the training program will be to train three groups of trainees for biomedical research careers in lung physiology and disease: 1) Predoctoral PhD (or MD/PhD) students with undergraduate backgrounds in engineering, mathematics or physics; 2) Postdoctoral PhD scientists with backgrounds in engineering, mathematics, physics or basic biomedical sciences; and 3) Postdoctoral MD or MD/PhD clinician- scientists. To achieve our objectives, we are requesting support for 3 predoctoral students (PhD or MD/PhD) postdoctoral training records and their abilities to support associate faculty members were selected based on their considerable promise for successful independent academic careers and their dedication to mentoring the next generation of biomedical scientists in lung Physiology & BME) who has extensive experience in biomedical research and demonstrated leadership in physiology and disease. The program will be led by Dr. Gary Sieck (Professor and Chair of the Department of graduate and postgraduate education as well as administration at the departmental, institutional and national. In addition to a common formal didactic program in lung physiology and BME, individual trainee needs will be met by elective coursework. Trainees will also receive training in writing manuscripts and grant applications. Furthermore, they will be encouraged to network and become involved in the scientific community through presentations at regional, national and international meetings. Success of the training program will be determined by retention and placement of trainees in academia at all levels of career development and ultimately as established, extramurally-funded biomedical researchers.