Program in Hematology: Molecular & Cell Biology Blood Cells

描述(由申请者提供)：本申请请求继续资助血液学研究培训计划，该计划已成功吸引年轻的内科科学家进入学术医学。该计划的主要目标是培养医学博士、医学博士和博士后研究员，为学术科学家和内科科学家的富有成效的职业生涯做准备。这笔赠款支持的培训重点仍然是血液学的科学学科。培训计划的一个不断发展的特点是扩大了重点，提供翻译研究方面的培训机会。培训将在一个强调内科科学家职业发展的机构中进行，在积极的基础和临床研究的丰富环境中进行。具体目标是：1)确定和招聘优秀的博士后见习生，包括性别和族裔，他们希望获得与血液学相关的基础研究或转化性研究的原理和技术的全面知识；2)吸引有抱负的临床医生进入血液学研究领域，为他们提供设计和实施高质量研究项目的全面指导，包括参加跨学科研究团队；3)为血液学及相关科学学科的学术生涯培训医生-科学家，并为他们成功过渡到独立研究做好准备；4)让有才华的博士科学家接触血液学领域，并为他们作为独立研究人员的职业生涯进行培训。自上次更新以来，培训方案经历了向新领导层的过渡，并启动了几项新的倡议。这些措施包括正式的外部审查程序，为每个受训人员设立一个指导委员会，以及实施若干新战略，以改进从任职人数不足的少数群体中招募受训人员。多样化的师资提供的丰富的培训环境，广泛的实验室、临床和核心设施，以及强有力的机构支持，应该确保继续成功地吸引和培养高素质的博士后学员，为学术血液学的职业生涯做准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests continued funding for a research training program in hematology that has been successful in attracting young physician-scientists into academic medicine. The program has as its primary objective to prepare MD, MD/PhD, and PhD postdoctoral fellows for productive careers as academic scientists and physician-scientists. The focus of training supported by this grant remains within the scientific discipline of hematology. An evolving feature of the training program is an expanded emphasis to provide training opportunities in translational research. The training will be carried out in an enriched environment of active basic and clinical investigation at an institution that emphasizes the career development of physician scientists. The specific objectives are: 1) To identify and recruit outstanding postdoctoral trainees, inclusive of gender and ethnicity, who wish to obtain comprehensive knowledge of the principles and techniques of basic or translational research related to hematology; 2) To attract highly motivated clinicians to enter careers as physician-scientists and provide them with comprehensive instruction in the design and implementation of high quality research projects, including participation in cross-disciplinary research teams; 3) To train physician-scientists for academic careers in hematology and related scientific disciplines and prepare them for a successful transition to independence; 4) To expose talented Ph.D. scientists to the field of hematology and train them for careers as independent investigators. Since the last renewal, the training program has undergone a transition to new leadership and several new initiatives have been instituted. These include a formal external review process, the establishment of a mentoring committee for each trainee, and the implementation of several new strategies to improve the recruitment of trainees from underrepresented minority groups. The rich training environment provided by the diverse faculty, extensive laboratory, clinical, and core facilities, and strong institutional support should ensure continued success in attracting and preparing highly qualified postdoctoral trainees for careers in academic hematology.