Epilepsy Research Training Program

这一修订后的提交要求重新支持机构博士后培训 计划，每年能够招聘和教育四名受训人员从事研究工作 与人类癫痫的神经生物学、共病和治疗密切相关的领域。拟议 培训将在来自五个部门的12名教员的实验室进行， 特定课程和临床翻译实地考察，以及研讨会，讨论 小组和专题讨论会。 该计划的前四年是有益的，因为八个计划毕业生都是 留在学术界：两个现在是助理教授在终身职位的轨道，一个是教师 教师，两个是教师在部分独立的立场在UCI，两个是追求额外的 博士后奖学金，以完善他们在癫痫研究方面的教育。一共十二个 到目前为止，已招收了优秀的学员，其中包括两名代表性不足的群体，一名MD 七个女人 这些初步成果数据，加上该方案的全面调整， 增加了特定于方案的课程和面向临床的实地考察，以及最近提供的 神经外科的MD实习生库，将使该计划能够提供 博士后博士和医学博士与一个结构化的和培育的培训环境，职业生涯在 与癫痫有关的研究。虽然癫痫是第三大最常见的慢性脑部疾病， 仍然相对不足，目前的计划是仅有的两个癫痫集中之一， 美国博士后培训项目 相关性（参见说明）： 该计划旨在培养科学家和医生在癫痫的研究。癫痫是一种 第三常见的慢性脑部疾病，影响着美国数百万人的生活，但仍然 不太了解。该计划将使有才华的年轻人学习如何进行研究 这将揭示癫痫的起源，并有助于预防和治疗这种疾病。

This revised submission requests renewed support for an Institutional Postdoctoral Training Program, to enable recruitment and education of four Trainees per year for careers in research areas germane to the neurobiology, co-morbidities and cure of human epilepsy. The proposed training will take place in the laboratories of 12 preceptors from five departments, and will include Program-specific courses and clinical-translational field trips, as well as seminars, discussion groups and symposia. The first four years of this Program have been rewarding, as the eight Program graduates all remain in Academia: Two are now Assistant Professors in the tenure track, one is a faculty instructor, two are faculty in partially-independent positions at UCI, and two are pursuing additional post-doctoral fellowships to round out their education in epilepsy research. Altogether, twelve excellent Trainees have been enrolled to date, including two of under-represented groups, one MD and sevenwomen. These initial outcome data, together with the comprehensive restructuring of the Program, the addition of Program-specific courses and clinic-oriented field trips, and the recent availability of an MD trainee pool in the Department of Neurosurgery, will enable this Program to provide postdoctoral PhDs and MDs with a structured and nurturing training environment for careers in research relevant to epilepsy. Although epilepsy is the third most common chronic brain disorder, it remains relatively understudied, and the current Program is one of only two epilepsy-focused postdoctoral Training Programs in the U.S. RELEVANCE (See instructions): This program is designed to train scientists and doctors in the study of Epilepsy. Epilepsy is the third most common chronic brain disorder, impacting the lives of millions in the U.S., yet remains poorly understood. The program will enable talented young people to learn how to conduct studies that will uncover the origin of Epilepsy, and help prevent and cure this disease.