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）：病理学家处于独特的地位，有助于癌症研究。他们熟悉疾病分类和发病机制，肿瘤在组织中的物理表现和癌症护理中的临床挑战，这意味着这些研究人员可以在开发概括人类疾病关键方面的实验模型方面提供重要的观点。约翰霍普金斯大学医学院在学术病理学方面有着卓越的历史，今天拥有最先进的医院和研究环境，吸引了许多有才华和勤奋的临床实习生。许多人后来成为国内和国际著名的研究人员和病理学家。我们有很高的信心，我们有能力继续招募一些国家的最聪明的，最敬业的未来的医生，科学家到我们的部门。拟议的培训计划，癌症研究病理学学员的机会（OPTIC），将大大提高我们培养这些研究员的能力，在形成期为他们启动研究项目和确定工作方向提供完全“受保护”的研究时间支持，这些研究员将确定未来的研究方向。 开始独立的职业生涯。我们预计每年招募2名博士后研究员，每个人在PGY 2或PGY 4进入该计划，到第2年总共有4名研究员。每位学员将从参与的教师中选择一名研究导师-这是一个从该机构癌症研究领域全方位招募的明星团队。他们都是有成就的研究人员，拥有实验癌症研究的专业知识和实验室指导的良好记录。除了研究，学员将参加新成立的，专门的教学和研讨会，以发展他们的独立职业技能，并将参加其他课程工作量身定制他们的个人兴趣，并选择补充他们以前的经验。每个受训人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意见，建议具体的近期研究目标和培训活动，并通常担任职业导师和倡导者。我们希望研究员将离开该计划准备过渡到学术病理学部门的指导和独立教师职位，并充分准备进行高影响力的癌症研究。