Interdisciplinary Training Program in Metabolism

新陈代谢跨学科培训计划

• 批准号: 8726378
• 负责人: SIMON J FISHER
• 金额: $ 21.25万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8726378
• 关键词: Metabolism; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The current explosion in obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes, and their diverse complications underscores the urgent need to increase the cadre of well-trained investigators in the area of metabolism. The Interdisciplinary Training Program in Metabolism at the University of Utah is new training program, designed to provide post-doctoral training to physician scientists and PhD scientists and to provide training to pre-doctoral MD PhD, and PhD candidates in the area of metabolism. We are seeking support for 3 post-doctoral positions and 2-predoctoral positions. There is a dearth of training opportunities in metabolic disease in the intermountain west, and as such this program will meet a critical need. The training program is designed to stimulate scientific interactions and collaborations in an interdisciplinary environment with basic and clinical researchers at various career stages. The program builds on unique strengths in metabolism research at the University of Utah that spans basic and mechanistic investigation across a range of model organisms to translational studies in humans. The training program is built upon on strong mentor-based training in basic and clinical investigation and a rigorous didactic curriculum including a core curriculum in metabolism as well as specific training in research methodologies and grant writing. Trainees will receive tailored career mentoring to ensure a successful transition to the next stage of their career. The training faculty comprises 18 highly interactive faculty, with strong collaborations, stable extramural funding and dynamic research programs, who are members of the Metabolism Interest Group, which spans five departments within the School of Medicine, and four divisions within the Department of Internal Medicine. The broad reach of the Metabolism Interest Group will guarantee reliable recruitment of suitable trainees. Clinically qualified trainees will be recruited from fellowship training programs in Endocrinology, Cardiology, Gastroenterology and Nephrology and PhD post-docs will be recruited nationally. Pre-doctoral candidates will be recruited from the combined programs in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Utah. The training program is integrated with training activities of the Molecular Medicine Program, the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and the graduate programs in Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry. The training program will be administered through the Division of Endocrinology Metabolism and Diabetes, and will be overseen by an executive committee comprising the Principal Investigator and 3 co-directors, all of whom are senior investigators with strong track records of and uncompromising commitment to mentoring trainees.

描述（由申请人提供）：肥胖，胰岛素抵抗和糖尿病的当前爆炸式爆炸及其多样化的并发症强调了增加代谢领域中训练有素的研究人员干部的迫切需求。犹他大学的代谢跨学科培训计划是新的培训计划，旨在为医师科学家和博士学位科学家提供博士后培训，并为代谢领域的博士前MD博士提供培训。我们正在寻求支持3个博士后职位和2个主持职位的支持。西部山区山区的代谢疾病的培训机会缺乏，因此该计划将满足急需的需求。该培训计划旨在在跨学科的环境中刺激与基本和临床研究人员在各个职业阶段的跨学科环境中的合作。该计划基于犹他大学代谢研究的独特优势，该研究涵盖了一系列模型生物体的基本和机械研究，以对人类的转化研究。该培训计划基于基于强大的基础和临床研究的强大培训，以及一项严格的教学课程，包括新陈代谢的核心课程以及研究方法和授予写作的特定培训。学员将获得量身定制的职业指导，以确保成功过渡到其职业生涯的下一阶段。培训教师由18位高度互动的教师组成，具有强大的合作，稳定的校外资金和动态研究计划，他们是代谢兴趣小组的成员，这些成员跨越了医学院内的五个部门以及内科部门的四个部门。新陈代谢兴趣小组的广泛影响力将保证可靠招募合适的学员。临床资格的学员将从内分泌，心脏病学，胃肠病学和肾脏学方面的奖学金培训计划中招募，并且将在全国范围内招募博士学位。博士前候选者将从犹他大学的生物化学和分子生物学合并计划中招募。培训计划与分子医学计划，临床和转化科学中心以及分子生物学和生物学研究生计划的培训活动集成在一起。该培训计划将通过内分泌新陈代谢和糖尿病的划分来管理，并将由一个由首席研究员和3个联合主任组成的执行委员会监督，所有这些委员会都是高级调查员，他们对受训者的良好记录和毫不妥协的承诺。