Opportunities for Pathology Trainees in Cancer Research

癌症研究病理学实习生的机会

• 批准号: 9006475
• 负责人: KATHLEEN H BURNS
• 金额: $ 13.16万
• 依托单位: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-09-21 至 2020-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9006475
• 关键词: Pathology; anticancer research

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Pathologists are uniquely positioned to contribute to cancer research. Their familiarity with disease classifications and pathogenesis, physical manifestations of tumors in tissue and clinical challenges in cancer care mean that these investigators can provide important perspectives in developing experimental models that recapitulate key aspects of human disease. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine has a history of excellence in academic pathology, and today has state-of-the-art hospital and research environments attracting many talented and hard-working clinical trainees. Many have gone on to become nationally and internationally prominent researchers and pathologists. We have high confidence in our ability to continue to recruit some of the nation's brightest, most dedicated future physician-scientists to our department. The proposed training program, Opportunities for Pathology Trainees In Cancer research (OPTIC), will hugely augment our ability to develop these fellows, providing support for entirely `protected' research time during formative years as they initiate research projects and set directions for work that will define the outset of their independent careers. We expect to recruit 2 postdoctoral fellows annually, each entering the program at PGY2 or PGY4 for a total of up to 4 fellows by Year 2. Each trainee will select a research mentor from participating faculty - a stellar group recruited from the full spectrum of cancer research fields at the institution. All are accomplished investigators with an expertise in experimental cancer research and strong track records of laboratory based mentorship. In addition to research, trainees will participate in newly established, dedicated didactics and workshops to develop skills for their independent careers, and will enroll in other course work tailored to their individual interests and chosen to complement their previous experiences. Each trainee will convene meetings of an Individual Progress Committee, members of which will provide feedback on their progress, recommend specific near-term research goals and training activities, and generally be available as career mentors and advocates. We expect that fellows will leave the program poised for transitions to mentored and independent faculty positions in academic pathology departments and fully prepared to conduct high impact cancer research.

 描述（由申请人提供）：病理学家在为癌症研究做出贡献方面具有独特的地位。他们熟悉疾病分类和发病机制、组织中肿瘤的物理表现以及癌症治疗中的临床挑战，这意味着这些研究人员可以为开发概括人类疾病关键方面的实验模型提供重要视角。约翰·霍普金斯大学医学院在病理学学术方面拥有卓越的历史，如今拥有最先进的医院和研究环境，吸引了许多才华横溢、勤奋的临床实习生。许多人后来成为国内外著名的研究人员和病理学家。我们对继续招募一些全国最聪明、最敬业的未来医师科学家到我们科室的能力充满信心。拟议的培训计划“癌症研究病理学实习生的机会”(OPTIC) 将极大地增强我们培养这些研究员的能力，为他们在形成期的完全“受保护”的研究时间提供支持，因为他们启动研究项目并设定工作方向，从而定义 开始了他们的独立职业生涯。我们预计每年招募 2 名博士后研究员，每人进入 PGY2 或 PGY4 项目，到第 2 年，总共将有 4 名研究员。每位学员将从参与的教员中选择一名研究导师，这是从该机构各个癌症研究领域招募的优秀团队。他们都是经验丰富的研究人员，拥有实验癌症研究方面的专业知识和实验室指导的良好记录。除了研究之外，学员还将参加新设立的专门教学和研讨会，以培养其独立职业的技能，并将参加根据个人兴趣量身定制的其他课程，并选择这些课程来补充他们以前的经验。每位学员将召开个人进展委员会会议，委员会成员将提供有关其进展的反馈，推荐具体的近期研究目标和培训活动，并且通常可以担任职业导师和倡导者。我们预计研究员将离开该项目，准备过渡到学术病理学系的受指导和独立教职职位，并为开展高影响力的癌症研究做好充分准备。