Research Training Program in the Vision Sciences

视觉科学研究培训计划

• 批准号: 8731238
• 负责人: PETER D LUKASIEWICZ
• 金额: $ 29.31万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-30 至 2016-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8731238
• 关键词: Research Training; Training Programs; vision science

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A comprehensive program has been designed with the purpose of training pre-and postdoctoral scientists in the broad area of vision science. Students are participating in graduate and postdoctoral programs in Biochemistry, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Human Statistical Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis, and Neurosciences. The training program will be delivered by 32 preceptors, 22 of whom are NEI funded, studying nearly all aspects of ocular function and pathology. Predoctoral trainees will take courses that provide detailed information about the neurobiology of the visual system and/or a comprehensive course in all aspects of the development, physiology and pathology of the eye. Postdoctoral trainees are also encouraged to attend these courses. Pre- and postdoctoral trainees are strongly encouraged to participate in the rich environment of seminars, advanced courses, honorary lectures, journal clubs, and retreats offered in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Washington University and in the NEI sponsored course, Fundamental Issues in Vision Research. Many of these opportunities involve the participation of both basic and clinical scientists, assuring that trainees will learn about the origins and treatment of human ocular diseases. The training program supports two postdoctoral trainees for their first year at Washington University. This provides adequate time for them to apply for individual research training grant support. The predoctoral training program supports 6 graduate students. This assures that an adequate number of vision science trainees will be available to enrich the training environment. The faculty members in the training program currently have 31 predoctoral and 53 postdoctoral trainees in their laboratories. This demonstrates the commitment of the faculty to training and illustrates the large size of the pool of applicants from which the training grant can draw. The overall goal of this program is to identify the most promising scientists and to provide them with a training environment that maximizes the probability that they will become productive contributors to the understanding and treatment of human ocular diseases. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Talented and well-trained scientists are essential for continued progress in vision research. The goal of this program is to select the best scientists from the large pool of graduate and MD/PhD candidates at Washington University and provide them with training that will prepare them to lead future research in vision.

描述（由申请人提供）：一个全面的计划已经设计与培训前和博士后科学家在视觉科学的广泛领域的目的。学生参加生物化学，计算生物学，发育生物学，人类统计遗传学，免疫学，分子生物物理学，分子细胞生物学，分子遗传学和基因组学，微生物学和微生物发病机制以及神经科学的研究生和博士后课程。该培训计划将由32名导师提供，其中22人是NEI资助的，学习几乎所有方面的眼功能和病理学。博士前学员将参加课程，提供有关视觉系统的神经生物学的详细信息和/或在眼睛的发育，生理学和病理学的各个方面的综合课程。我们亦鼓励博士后学员修读这些课程。我们强烈鼓励博士前和博士后学员参加华盛顿大学生物学和生物医学科学部提供的研讨会，高级课程，荣誉讲座，期刊俱乐部和务虚会的丰富环境，以及NEI赞助的课程，视觉研究的基本问题。其中许多机会涉及基础和临床科学家的参与，确保学员将了解人类眼部疾病的起源和治疗。该培训计划支持两名博士后学员在华盛顿大学的第一年。这使他们有足够的时间申请个人研究培训补助金。博士前培训计划支持6名研究生。这确保了有足够数量的视觉科学受训者可用于丰富培训环境。在培训计划的教师目前有31名博士前和53名博士后学员在他们的实验室。这表明学院致力于培训，并说明培训补助金可以从大量申请者中提取。该计划的总体目标是确定最有前途的科学家，并为他们提供一个培训环境，最大限度地提高他们成为人类眼科疾病的理解和治疗的富有成效的贡献者的可能性。相关性（见说明）：有才华和训练有素的科学家是必不可少的视觉研究的持续进展。该计划的目标是从华盛顿大学的研究生和MD/PhD候选人中选择最好的科学家，并为他们提供培训，使他们能够领导未来的视觉研究。