Research Training in Biobehavioral Disturbances of Eating Disorders

饮食失调生物行为紊乱的研究培训

• 批准号: 8474262
• 负责人: EVELYN ATTIA
• 金额: $ 7.02万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2018-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8474262
• 关键词: Eating Disorders; Research Training; biobehavior

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised application for a T32 grant, "Research Training in Biobehavioral Disturbances of Eating Disorders." The primary goal of this proposal is to train postdoctoral (MD, MD/PhD, and PhD) fellows for careers as independent researchers in Eating Disorders. An intensive two-to-three-year program is outlined in which fellows will learn how to identify key research questions, formulate hypotheses, and design and execute experiments that effectively test those hypotheses. In the course of training, fellows will acquire a range of skills relevant to research methodology, including expertise in experimental design and statistical analysis relevant to clinical research. Graduating fellows will be able to present research projects clearly in both written and oral forms as evidenced by publications and presentations. The training program outlined, utilizing the outstanding faculty at Columbia University and associated collaborators at nearby Weill Cornell Medical College, offers a unique opportunity to future researchers in the field of eating disorders. The Columbia Eating Disorders Research Unit has a long track record of recruiting and successfully training clinical researchers with its success reflected in high rates of its trainees receiving K awards and pursuing full-time academic careers. Also, the Columbia program has been highly successful at recruiting MD researchers into the field of eating disorders, making it an unusual training program in this specialized area. While research fellows specializing in eating disorders at Columbia have previously been trained using two other T32 programs, these programs have shifted their emphasis to basic science and neuroscience research, and have therefore been more reluctant to accept candidates with interests in the field of eating disorders whose areas of research focus have included the pathophysiology and behavioral disturbances associated with eating disorders, or treatment development research. The NIMH has identified eating disorders as an understudied area in need of research initiatives. This application outlines a training plan for future researchers in this important clinical area.

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个T32补助金的修订申请，“饮食失调的生物行为障碍的研究培训。“这项提案的主要目标是培养博士后（MD，MD/PhD和PhD）研究员，作为饮食失调的独立研究人员。一个密集的两到三年的计划，其中研究员将学习如何确定关键的研究问题，制定假设，设计和执行实验，有效地测试这些假设。在培训过程中，学员将 获得一系列与研究方法相关的技能，包括与临床研究相关的实验设计和统计分析方面的专业知识。毕业研究员将能够以书面和口头形式清楚地介绍研究项目，并通过出版物和演讲证明。培训计划概述，利用优秀的教师在哥伦比亚大学和相关的合作者在附近的威尔康奈尔医学院，提供了一个独特的机会，未来的研究人员在饮食失调领域。哥伦比亚饮食失调研究单位在招募和成功培训临床研究人员方面有着悠久的历史，其成功反映在其受训人员获得K奖和追求全职学术生涯的高比率上。此外，哥伦比亚计划在招募医学博士研究人员进入饮食失调领域方面非常成功，使其成为这一专业领域的一个不寻常的培训计划。虽然哥伦比亚专门研究饮食失调的研究员以前曾接受过另外两个T32项目的培训，但这些项目的重点已经转移到基础科学和神经科学研究上，因此更不愿意接受对饮食失调领域感兴趣的候选人，他们的研究重点包括与饮食失调相关的病理生理学和行为障碍，或治疗开发研究。NIMH已经确定饮食失调是一个需要研究的领域。该应用程序概述了这一重要临床领域未来研究人员的培训计划。