Research in Human Communication and Its Disorders

申请者描述(由申请者提供)：该申请申请支持男孩镇国立研究医院(BTNRH)在人类沟通及其障碍领域的多学科研究培训计划中的三个博士后职位。该计划目前已进入第29个年头，旨在满足四个基本培训需求：1)为最近毕业于言语和听力或通信科学博士项目的申请者提供高级研究培训；2)为具有分子生物学、分子遗传学和神经科学背景的申请者提供听力研究及相关领域的培训；3)为具有强大听力研究背景的申请者提供人类和分子遗传学方面的培训；以及4)为在协作、研究密集的环境中受益于额外研究经验的申请者提供培训。培训计划主要由受训人员在一名或多名经验丰富的独立研究人员的赞助下直接参与基础、翻译或临床研究，这些研究人员组成了计划学院。BTNRH的研究是在18个不同的实验室进行的，涉及从分子生物学到语言发展的广泛学科，但重点是关于人类沟通及其障碍的潜在机制的较小范围的问题。环境为这样的培训计划提供了一些独特的优势，包括：1)由20名基础和临床科学家组成的教师担任导师；2)大量研究实习生，由各种机制资助，包括T32、F32和R01补助金；3)临床工作人员，能够接触到大量和多样化的儿科和成人患者；4)现代化、设备齐全的实验室和诊断诊所；5)基础、翻译和临床研究项目的激励性组合；以及6)促进协作、多学科研究的条件。受训者是从博士、博士和博士中挑选出来的，与BTNRH正在进行的研究项目相关的领域是根据他们的研究能力和他们与培训教师协同互动的可能性来选择的。特别注意确定和邀请少数族裔候选人申请参加该方案。尽一切努力使少数群体更多地参与博士后培训方案，并最终参与与NIDCD使命有关的研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for three postdoctoral positions in a multidisciplinary research training program in the area of human communication and its disorders at Boys Town National Research Hospital (BTNRH). The purpose of the program, currently in its 29th year, is to fulfill four basic training needs: 1) advanced research training for applicants who are recent graduates of speech and hearing or communication sciences doctoral programs, 2) training in hearing research and related areas for applicants with strong backgrounds in molecular biology, molecular genetics, and neuroscience, 3) training in human and molecular genetics for those with strong backgrounds in hearing research, and 4) training for applicants who would benefit from additional research experience in a collaborative, research-intensive environment. The training program consists primarily of direct participation by trainees in basic, translational, or clinical research under the sponsorship of one or more experienced, independent Investigators who comprise the Program Faculty. Research at BTNRH is conducted in 18 different laboratories in a wide range of disciplines from molecular biology to language development, but is focused on a narrower range of questions concerning the mechanisms underlying human communication and its disorders. The environment offers a number of unique advantages for such a training program, including: 1) a faculty that consists of 20 basic and clinical scientists to serve as mentors; 2) a critical mass of research trainees, funded by a variety of mechanisms, including the T32 and F32 and R01 grants; 3) a clinical staff with access to a large and varied pediatric and adult patient population; 4) modern, well-equipped laboratories and diagnostic clinics; 5) a stimulating mix of basic, translational, and clinical research projects; and 6) conditions that foster collaborative, multi-disciplinary research. Trainees are selected from PhD's, DSc's, and MD's in areas relevant to ongoing research programs at BTNRH on the basis of their research capabilities and the likelihood of their interacting synergistically with training faculty. Particular attention is paid to identifying and inviting applications to the program by minority candidates. Every effort is made to increase minority participation in the postdoctoral training program and eventually in research related to the mission of the NIDCD.