Training in Cardiovascular Research at the University of Hawaii

描述(由申请者提供)：这份夏威夷大学新的T32培训计划的申请利用了我们充满活力的新心血管研究中心(CCR)和我们已建立的细胞和分子生物学研究生课程的优势。我们还与斯坦福大学医学院的成人和儿科心脏科建立了联盟，以丰富当地的学术环境，并增加经验丰富的高级研究人员作为我们学员的导师。近年来，我们医学院走上了一个新的方向，强调基础研究，为我们的研究生课程注入了新的活力。我们已经搬进了火奴鲁鲁海岸的一个现代化校园，吸引了全国竞争激烈的调查人员。我们的心血管中心招募或培养了5名独立的研究人员，他们主要专注于心血管研究。此外，我们有一批UH教员，他们拥有与心血管科学相关的既定研究项目。在斯坦福大学同事的帮助下，我们现在拥有了成功的T32项目所需的临界数量的调查人员。我们仍然植根于我们为少数族裔服务的、以临床为重点的学校，但正在增加重要的科学尖端水平，以服务于我们特殊的地理位置和多民族人口。在这个培训计划中，CCR将协调我们最好的研究生和博士后研究员在致力于心血管项目的实验室中的安置和指导。他们将受益于既定的课程和CCR核心资源，包括组织学/成像、基因组学和啮齿动物表型鉴定。他们还将能够利用斯坦福大学“大陆导师”的资源，获得世界级的专业知识和研究资源。我们的目标是培训我们的下一代心血管研究人员，特别关注我们人民和国家的优先事项。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application for a new T32 training program at the University of Hawaii draws on the strengths of our dynamic new Center for Cardiovascular Research (CCR) and our established graduate program in Cell and Molecular Biology. We also have established an alliance with the Adult and Pediatric Cardiology Departments at Stanford University Medical School to enrich the local academic environment and increase the number of seasoned senior investigators available as mentors for our trainees. In recent years our medical school has embarked on a new direction, emphasizing basic investigation that has instilled new energy into our graduate programs. We have moved into a modern campus on the shore of Honolulu and attracted nationally competitive investigators. Our Cardiovascular Center has recruited or developed 5 independent investigators who have a principal focus on cardiovascular investigation. In addition we have a group of UH faculty with established research programs pertinent to cardiovascular science. With the help of our Stanford colleagues we now have the critical mass of investigators needed for a successful T32 program. We still have our roots in our minority-serving, clinically-focused school, but are adding an important level of scientific sophistication to serve our special location and multiethnic population. In thi training program the CCR will coordinate the placement and mentoring of our best graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in laboratories devoted to cardiovascular projects. They will benefit from an established curriculum and CCR core resources, including histology/imaging, genomics, and rodent phenotyping. They will also be able to draw upon the resources of the Stanford "Mainland Mentors" for world-class expertise and research resources. Our goal is to train our next generation of cardiovascular investigators with special attention to the priorities f our people and state.