Program in Hematology: Molecular & Cell Biology Blood Cells

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求继续资助血液学研究培训项目，该项目已经成功地吸引了年轻的内科科学家进入学术医学领域。该计划的主要目标是准备医学博士，医学博士/博士和博士后博士作为学术科学家和医学科学家的生产性职业。这项拨款支持的培训重点仍在血液学科学学科内。培训计划的一个不断发展的特点是扩大强调提供翻译研究方面的培训机会。培训将在一个强调医师科学家职业发展的机构中，在积极的基础和临床研究的丰富环境中进行。具体目标为：1)甄选和招募优秀的博士后学员，不限性别和种族，希望获得与血液学相关的基础或转化研究的原理和技术的全面知识；2)吸引具有高度积极性的临床医生进入医师科学家的职业生涯，并在高质量研究项目的设计和实施方面提供全面指导，包括参与跨学科研究团队；3)培养从事血液学和相关科学学科学术工作的内科科学家，并为他们成功过渡到独立做好准备；4)让有才华的博士科学家接触血液学领域，培养他们成为独立的研究人员。自从上次更新以来，培训方案已经过渡到新的领导，并提出了几项新的倡议。这些措施包括一个正式的外部审查程序，为每一名受训人员设立一个指导委员会，以及执行若干新战略，以改善从代表性不足的少数群体中征聘受训人员的情况。多样化的师资队伍、广泛的实验室、临床和核心设施以及强有力的制度支持提供了丰富的培训环境，应确保持续成功地吸引和准备高素质的博士后学员从事学术血液学的职业。

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.