Interdisciplinary Training Program in Pain Research

描述（由申请人提供）： 本申请寻求对爱荷华州大学疼痛研究培训的跨学科项目的支持。 该计划在增加培训师之间的合作以及指导具有模范质量的博士前和博士后学员到独立资助方面非常成功。 该计划将继续专注于细胞，分子，药理学，生理学和解剖学机制，使急性和慢性疼痛损伤后。 18个项目教师是NIH资助的研究人员，在分子，细胞和系统神经生物学领域具有互补的专业知识。 培训师包括基础和医生科学家的平衡代表，以及板凳和基于患者的研究。 每位培训师都有很好的博士前和博士后培训记录，也将指导一部分有前途的初级培训师。 在本奖励期内，需要为两名博士前学员和两名博士后学员提供支助。 根据我们促进转化研究的目标，博士后职位将主要针对医学博士，M.D.博士学位，R. N.博士学位，P. T. Ph. D.或D. P. T.实习生 这些人将特别受益于一段受保护的时间来学习研究的元素和/或重新启动他们的研究计划在教师级别的任命之前。 已经招募了一批具有疼痛临床和转化研究计划的护士科学家，以加强培训计划的转化方面。 培训计划提供了一个高度结构化和多样化的教学课程计划，包括每月研讨会，每周期刊俱乐部和双周工作进展会议，这是在一个高度协作和互动的环境中与研究培训相结合。 所有课程以及互动和学员评价机制都已建立。 培训计划的总体目标是为我们的学员提供（1）个性化的课程，为他们的职业规划提供坚实的知识基础;（2）在科学调查的选择方面进行严格的培训，包括制定研究假设，实验设计和分析; (3)掌握两到三种研究技术;（4）有机会发展他们的口头沟通技巧;（5）在手稿和赠款提案的建设经验;和（6）互动和合作的能力，与基础和临床研究者内外的机构谁是积极从事研究。 该计划的学员将获得成功过渡到学术界，政府行业独立研究职业所需的知识，经验和技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks renewal of support for an interdisciplinary program of training in pain research at the University of Iowa. The Program has been highly successful in terms of increasing collaborations among trainers and mentoring pre- and postdoctoral trainees of exemplary quality to independent funding. The program will continue its focus on the cellular, molecular, pharmacological, physiological and anatomical mechanisms that subserve acute and chronic pain after injury. The 18 program faculty are NIH-funded investigators with complementary expertise in the fields of molecular, cellular and systems neurobiology. The trainers comprise a balanced representation of basic and physician scientists, as well as bench and patient-based research. Each trainer has a strong record of training both predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows and will also mentor a subset of junior trainers of great promise. Support is requested for two pre-doctoral trainees and two postdoctoral trainees for this award period. In line with our goal to facilitate translational research, the postdoctoral positions will be primarily targeted for M.D., M.D. Ph. D., R. N. Ph. D., P. T. Ph. D. or D. P. T. trainees. These individuals will particularly benefit from a period of protected time to learn the elements of research and/or to restart their research programs in advance of a faculty level appointment. A cadre of nurse scientists with established clinical and translational research programs in pain has been recruited to strengthen translational aspects of the training program. The training program provides a highly structured and diverse program of didactic coursework, including monthly seminars, weekly journal clubs and bi-weekly work - in - progress meetings, that is coupled with research training in a highly collaborative and interactive environment. All courses, as well as mechanisms of interaction and trainee evaluation are established. The overall goal of the training program is to provide our trainees with (1) an individualized curriculum that provide a solid knowledge base appropriate to their career plans; (2) rigorous training in the selements of scientific investigation including the formulation of research hypotheses, experimental design and analysis; (3) mastery of two to three research techniques; (4) opportunities to develop their verbal communication skills; (5) experience in the construction of manuscripts and grant proposals; and (6) the ability to interact and collaborate with basic and clinical investigators both within and outside the instition who are actively engaged in research. Trainees in this program will acquire the knowledge, experience, and skill sets necessary for successful transition to an independent research career in academia, industry of government.