Duke Research Training Program for Pediatricians

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请旨在更新机构研究培训补助金，该补助金支持杜克大学医学中心儿科的奖学金培训。培训计划的长期目标是促进儿科研究人员的成长和发展，他们准备追求独立的学术生涯，研究与儿童健康和福祉相关的重要问题。该计划将利用杜克大学丰富的研究和培训资源，包括儿科和其他部门的教师骨干，他们有共同的研究兴趣和频繁的学术互动。该计划将为两年的研究提供资金，并将强调细胞和分子生物学方法以及严格的临床和流行病学方法的应用，以提高我们对儿科疾病基础过程的理解，并为儿童开发新的有效疗法。学员将获得足够的空间和资源，并将受益于杜克大学广泛的教育活动，包括教学课程，期刊俱乐部和相关研讨会。首席研究员和项目主任将得到内部咨询委员会和外部咨询委员会的协助，以选择候选学员，审查学员的学术进展，并确保项目的最佳运作。建立儿科研究人员和杰出的科学家在其他部门谁是追求相关的儿科问题的合作提供了一个独特的机会，在儿童疾病的实验方法的应用儿科研究员的培训。因此，该计划应促进新的儿科学者的发展，为儿童健康的未来发展铺平道路。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks to renew an Institutional Research Training Grant that supports fellowship training in the Department of Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center. The long-term objective of the training program is to foster the growth and development of pediatric investigators who are prepared to pursue independent academic careers examining important issues relevant to the health and wellbeing of children. The program will exploit the rich research and training resources at Duke University, including a cadre of faculty in pediatrics and other departments who share common research interests and frequent scholarly interactions. The program will generally provide funding for two years of investigation and will emphasize the application of cell and molecular biologic approaches and rigorous clinical and epidemiologic methods to improve our understanding of the processes that underlie pediatric diseases and to develop new and effective therapies for children. Trainees will have access to sufficient space and resources and will benefit from the extensive educational activities at Duke University, including didactic coursework, journal clubs, and relevant seminars. The principal investigator and the program director will receive assistance from an internal advisory board and an external advisory board to select candidate trainees, to review the scholarly progress of trainees, and to ensure the optimal operation of the program. The collaboration of established pediatric investigators and outstanding scientists in other departments who are pursuing questions relevant to pediatrics provides a unique opportunity for the training of pediatric fellows in the application of experimental methods to childhood diseases. As such, this program should foster the development of new pediatric scholars to lead the way for future advances in child health.