Training Program in Lung Biology and Disease

描述（由申请人提供）： 这是一个新的应用程序，以资助肺研究培训在得克萨斯州西南医学中心的大学，在博士后（MD，博士）的水平。该提案是由该研究所参与肺部研究的儿科和成人部门之间的合作努力产生的，因此其核心是跨部门的。来自12个不同的临床和基础科学部门和中心的26名受资助，经验丰富的研究人员组成了一支坚实，多样化的培训队伍，分为四个主题：1）肺血管疾病; 2）间质性肺疾病; 3）肺上皮细胞和分化障碍;和4）免疫/炎症/败血症。学员将与我们的一位导师配对，进入这四个轨道之一。除了基于导师的教学，学员将获得全面的轨道和项目特定的教学课程。临床和基础科学学员将由一个个性化的咨询委员会指导，该委员会既有基础科学导师，也有临床科学导师，以拓宽学员的视野，促进从板凳到床边的思考。重点将放在项目重点的维护，创造性的实验设计，最先进的技术，并仔细的早期职业指导。该计划的优势在于高度协作的机构环境，该计划独特的跨部门领导和培训教师，以及经验丰富和敬业的教师担任培训师。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a new application to fund Pulmonary research training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, at the postdoctoral (MD, PhD) level. The proposal is born out of a collaborative effort between the Pediatric and Adult divisions involved in lung research at this Institute, and is thus interdepartmental at its core. Twenty six funded, experienced investigators representing 12 different clinical and basic science departments and centers form a solid, diverse training force, organized into four thematic tracks: 1) Pulmonary vascular disease; 2) Interstitial lung diseases; 3) Lung epithelial cell and differentiation disorders; and 4) Immunity/Inflammation/Sepsis. Trainees will be paired with one of our mentors and enter one of these four tracks. Besides mentor-based teaching, trainees will receive a comprehensive track- and project-specific didactic curriculum. Both clinical and basic science trainees will be guided by an individualized advisory committee that has both basic and clinical science mentors, to broaden the trainee's perspective and facilitate bench to bedside thinking. Emphasis will be placed on maintenance of project focus, creative experimental design, state of the art technology, and careful early career guidance. The strength of this program lies in the highly collaborative Institutional environment, the unique interdepartmental leadership and training faculty of the program, and the experienced and dedicated faculty serving as trainers.