Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：本补助金申请的中心目标是为培训（SIT）在辐射科学教育计划的学者提供部分财政支持，每年在未来5年（2014-2019）与辐射研究学会（RRS）的年度会议一起举行。这项建议的总体目标是加强对青年科学家在辐射科学研究所所涵盖的各个辐射科学学科的培训。为实现这一目标而开展的活动包括：协助参加年度RRS会议（旅费赠款）、专门的讲习班，以促进学者的教育经验，以及正式会议和社交活动，为与该领域的知名调查人员进行广泛讨论和接触提供机会。1. RRS SIT计划的第一个具体目标是每年为110名年轻科学家提供旅行赠款（其中一些将由NIH资助），包括博士后研究员，研究生和住院医师，以帮助他们参加RRS年会。这些会议将促进他们的教育经验，提供一个论坛来介绍他们的研究成果，并会见他们可能在未来与之合作和联系的领域的领先科学家。2.作为第二个具体目标，每年举办一次全天教育讲习班，向这些青年科学家提供辐射科学各方面原理的基本知识，并深入了解该领域的当前问题。这个研讨会是RRS年会第一天前一天的唯一计划。长期目标是通过吸引和向具有现代分子和细胞生物学以及物理科学和医学背景的新科学家提供适当培训，帮助填补辐射研究这一重要领域目前的人力短缺。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The central goal of this grant application is to provide partial financial support for the Scholars in Training (SIT) educational program in radiation sciences to be held annually over the next 5 years (2014-2019) in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Radiation Research Society (RRS). The overall objective of this proposal is to enhance the training of young scientists in the various disciplines of radiation sciences encompassed by the RRS. Activities to achieve this objective include assistance in attending the annual RRS meeting (travel grants), a dedicated workshop to further the scholars' educational experience, and formal meeting and social events that provide opportunities for extended discussions with and exposure to established investigators in this field. 1. The first specific aim of the RRS SIT program is to provide annually travel grants for 110 young scientists (some of whom will be funded by this NIH grant) including post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and resident physicians to assist them in attending the RRS annual meetings. These meetings will promote their educational experience, provide a forum to present the results of their research and meet with leading scientists in the field with whom they may work and associate with in the future. 2. As a second specific aim, each year a full-day educational workshop is conducted to provide these young scientists with fundamental knowledge of the principles of various aspects of the radiation sciences and an in-depth understanding of current issues in the field. This workshop is the only program for the day immediately prior to the first day of the RRS annual meeting. The long-term goal is to help fill the current manpower shortages in this important area of radiation research by attracting and providing appropriate training to new scientists with backgrounds in modern molecular and cellular biology as well as the physical sciences and medicine.