Interdisciplinary Training in Lung Physiology and Biomedical Engineering

马约诊所的生理学和生物医学工程部（BME）有着悠久而丰富的历史， 准备前和博士后学生在生物医学研究环境中的学术生涯， 越来越技术化和复杂化。我们坚信，一个培训基金， 鼓励和培养生物医学研究技能的方法，以及计算，数学和 工程技能将创造一个独特的骨干未来领导人在生物医学研究有关肺部疾病。 在肺生理学和生物医学工程培训计划的主持下， 成功实施了一项多方面的计划，以培养下一代肺生物医学研究人员 生理学和疾病。我们从不同的国家招募了极具竞争力的博士前和博士后培训生。 背景（包括临床医生（MD））强调了我们多学科方法的成功。 因此，在T32的首次更新中，培训计划的主要目标将继续是 培养三组学员从事肺生理学和疾病的生物医学研究事业：1）博士预科 具有工程、数学或物理本科背景的博士（或MD/PhD）学生; 2） 具有工程、数学、物理或基础生物医学背景的博士后博士科学家 科学;和3）博士后医学博士或医学博士/博士临床科学家。为了实现我们的目标，我们要求 支持2名博士预科生（博士或医学博士/博士）和6名博士后学员（博士和/或医学博士）。从 具有不同背景的竞争力的合格候选人池，我们计划招聘：1）博士预科 学生通过马约研究生（博士生）和医学（MD/博士生）学校; 2）博士后博士 来自在学院实验室工作或申请的申请人的科学家;以及3）博士后MD或MD/PhD 来自参与临床部门的大量居民或研究员的临床科学家（特别是 麻醉学、肺/重症监护、放射学和外科）。共有20名高资助的教师导师 根据他们杰出的博士前和博士后培训记录以及他们支持 通过校外资助培训学员。该计划由加里西克博士（生理学教授，BME， 和麻醉科;联系PI）和Y.S. Prakash，医学博士，博士（生理学和BME教授兼主席， 麻醉学副主席; Co-PI），他们在生物医学研究方面拥有丰富的经验， 领导研究生和研究生教育以及部门，机构和 国家一级。通过肺生理学的共同正式教学计划满足学员的个人需求， BME，定制选修课程，以及写作手稿，赠款申请，演示文稿， 专业网络和面试技巧。培训计划的成功将取决于保留率 并将受训人员安置在学术界的各级职业发展中， 校外资助的生物医学研究人员

The Department of Physiology & Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Mayo Clinic has a long and rich history of preparing pre- and postdoctoral students for academic careers in a biomedical research environment that is increasingly more technological and complex. We strongly believe that a training grant that takes the novel approach of encouraging and nurturing biomedical research skills alongside computational, mathematical and engineering skills will create a unique cadre of future leaders in biomedical research related to lung disease. Under the auspices of the Training Program in Lung Physiology and Biomedical Engineering we successfully implemented a multifaceted program to train the next generation of biomedical researchers in lung physiology and disease. We recruited highly competitive predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees from different backgrounds (including clinicians (MDs)) who highlighted the success of our multidisciplinary approach. Accordingly, in this first renewal of our T32, the primary objectives of the training program will continue to be to train three groups of trainees for biomedical research careers in lung physiology and disease: 1) Predoctoral PhD (or MD/PhD) students with undergraduate backgrounds in engineering, mathematics or physics; 2) Postdoctoral PhD scientists with backgrounds in engineering, mathematics, physics or basic biomedical sciences; and 3) Postdoctoral MD or MD/PhD clinician-scientists. To achieve our objectives, we are requesting support for 2 predoctoral students (PhD or MD/PhD) and 6 postdoctoral trainees (with PhD and/or MD). From a pool of highly competitive eligible candidates with diverse backgrounds, we plan to recruit: 1) Predoctoral students via the Mayo Graduate (PhD students) and Medical (MD/PhD students) Schools; 2) Postdoctoral PhD scientists from applicants working in or applying to faculty laboratories; and 3) Postdoctoral MD or MD/PhD clinician-scientists from the large pool of residents or fellows from participating clinical departments (especially Anesthesiology, Pulmonary/Critical Care, Radiology and Surgery). A total of 20 highly-funded faculty mentors were selected based on their outstanding pre- and postdoctoral training records and their abilities to support trainees via extramural funding. The program is jointly led by Drs. Gary Sieck, PhD (Prof of Physiology, BME, and Anesthesiology; contact PI) and Y.S. Prakash, MD, PhD (Professor and Chair of Physiology and BME, Vice-Chair, Anesthesiology; Co-PI) who have extensive experience in biomedical research and demonstrated leadership in graduate and postgraduate education as well as administration at departmental, institutional and national levels. Individual trainee needs are met by common formal didactic program in lung physiology and BME, customized elective coursework, and training in writing manuscripts, grant applications, presentations, professional networking and interview skills. Success of the training program will be determined by retention and placement of trainees in academia at all levels of career development and ultimately as established, extramurally-funded biomedical researchers.