Craniofacial Oral-biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR)

颅面口腔生物学学生学术研究培训（COSTAR）

• 批准号: 8692731
• 负责人: MICHAEL A HENRY
• 金额: $ 30.03万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCIENCE CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-07-08 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8692731
• 关键词: Research; Students; Training; craniofacial; oral biology

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for renewal of the T32 comprehensive institutional research training grant COSTAR (Craniofacial Oral-Biology Student Training in Academic Research). Building on longstanding institutional research training experience, COSTAR has trained 14 DDS/PhD students, 24 PhD students, 17 Post-doctoral Fellows, 4 faculty fellows, and 93 summer dental student research fellows since first funded in 2002. Our outcome measures since 2002 indicate an outstanding training environment, as documented by publication of 270 peer reviewed papers by trainees, including Nature and PNAS, and 19 trainees (35%) receiving and transferring to individual NIH awards (F30, F31, F32, K08, K23, or R21) or equivalent fellowships. Our tracking of former advanced degree COSTAR trainees, graduates, and fellows shows an exemplary rate (82%) of retention in research settings, including academic or scientist positions or continued postdoctoral research training. The COSTAR program has made great strides in promoting diversity with recruitment of 44% underrepresented minority and 73% women trainees. Based upon these objective measures of success and our continual self-assessment process, we propose a renewal for an additional five year period of support. Our focused goal remains devoted to train a cadre of highly skilled, interactive scientists who can successfully address the new opportunities in dental, oral, and craniofacial research and become a part of the future academic faculty in US dental schools. The COSTAR program will offer three integrated training tracks: 1) DDS/PhD program, 2) PhD program, and 3) Basic or Clinical-translational Postdoctoral research fellowships. These three training tracks are provided in three integrated thematic areas by a highly selected, research intensive, and collaborative, Program Faculty representing the best mentors across the Dental, Medical, and Graduate Schools at UTHSCSA, and united by their shared interest in Craniofacial Oral Biology research. Thus, COSTAR serves as a strong institutional nexus for an exceptional multi- and inter-disciplinary research and training environment further enhancing the institutional infrastructure for research in Craniofacial Oral Biology. Highly motivated and dedicated students and fellows who are selected for research training in the COSTAR program will participate in a series of COSTAR core courses and experiences that are integrated with programs across the Dental School and the campus at large. Importantly, COSTAR-sponsored activities yield a strong programmatic identity, collaboration, and networking among trainees. Trainee development towards research independence and future success in academic research will be encouraged by successful submission of applications for individual awards. By formally developing a tracking and analyzing plan focused on continuously improving our training program, the COSTAR Leadership Council and Advisory Boards provide an optimal environment for research training of new scientists in Craniofacial Oral Biology following the tradition of our long-term success in academia of former trainees at the UTHSCSA.

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请是T32综合机构研究培训补助金COSTAR（颅面口腔生物学学生学术研究培训）的更新。基于长期的机构研究培训经验，COSTAR自2002年首次资助以来，已培训了14名DDS/博士生，24名博士生，17名博士后研究员，4名教师研究员和93名暑期牙科学生研究员。自2002年以来，我们的成果指标表明，培训环境出色，学员发表了270篇同行评审论文，包括《自然》和《美国国家科学院院刊》，19名学员（35%）获得并转移到个人NIH奖（F30，F31，F32，K 08，K23或R21）或同等奖学金。我们对前高级学位COSTAR学员，毕业生和研究员的跟踪显示，在研究环境中，包括学术或科学家职位或继续博士后研究培训的保留率（82%）堪称典范。COSTAR方案在促进多样性方面取得了很大进展，招募了44%的代表性不足的少数民族和73%的女性学员。根据这些客观的成功措施和我们持续的自我评估过程，我们建议再延长五年的支持期。我们的重点目标仍然是致力于培养一批高技能，互动的科学家，他们可以成功地解决牙科，口腔和颅面研究的新机会，并成为美国牙科学校未来学术教师的一部分。该COSTAR计划将提供三个综合培训轨道：1）DDS/博士课程，2）博士课程，和3）基本或临床翻译博士后研究奖学金。这三个培训轨道是由一个高度选择，研究密集型和协作，程序教师代表整个UTHSCSA的牙科，医学和研究生院的最佳导师在三个综合的主题领域提供，并通过他们在颅面口腔生物学研究的共同兴趣团结起来。因此，COSTAR作为一个特殊的多学科和跨学科的研究和培训环境，进一步加强了颅面口腔生物学研究的机构基础设施的强大机构纽带。被选中参加COSTAR计划研究培训的积极进取和敬业的学生和研究员将参加一系列COSTAR核心课程和经验，这些课程和经验与整个牙科学校和校园的课程相结合。重要的是，COSTAR赞助的活动产生了强有力的方案特征、合作和学员之间的网络联系。培训人员的发展对研究的独立性和未来的成功，在学术研究将鼓励成功提交申请个人奖项。通过正式制定跟踪和分析计划，重点是不断改进我们的培训计划，COSTAR领导理事会和咨询委员会为颅面口腔生物学新科学家的研究培训提供了最佳环境，这是我们在UTHSCSA前学员学术界长期成功的传统。