Comprehensive Training Program in Oral Biology

摘要/摘要 根据PAR-15-101牙科、口腔和颅面研究机构培训 劳动力，T90/R90口腔生物学综合培训计划的建议。基础上 24年的经验，在一个高效的T32和T90/R90培训计划， 佛罗里达大学牙科学院（UFCD），拟议的计划将提供广泛的广度 在多个被指定为高风险领域的基础和临床科学家的培训中， NIDCR的优先级。本综合培训计划所涵盖的科学领域， 口腔生物学包括，但不完全限于，口腔传染病，机械连接 口腔和全身健康，自身免疫，骨生物学，头颈癌，唾液 腺体生物学和神经科学/疼痛。为了实现我们的目标，一个经验丰富的团队- 得到支持的基础和临床研究人员已被召集起来，担任导师， 在与口腔健康直接相关的生物医学科学方面的广泛培训经验 和疾病。在UFCD和UF学院建立跨学科研究培训计划 医学将被利用，特别强调UF健康科学中心跨学科 生物医学科学博士课程和最近更新的UF临床和转化科学 研究所（CTSI）。学员将包括i）传统的博士生进行口腔健康相关的 研究，ii）我们的DMD-博士课程的双学位候选人，iii）学位寻求DMD/DDS持有者， iv）传统的博士后博士科学家，以及v）寻求高级博士后的DMD-DDS持有者 培训，为他们在学术牙科的职业生涯做好准备。临床研究的正式培训将 通过CTSI提供给所有受训人员。我们广泛的教育，科学和临床 资源使我们能够开发高度集成，但足够灵活的培训选项，以满足 满足不同类型人才的需求。总的来说，这些计划将产生一个干部， 高技能和互动的科学家，可以从事团队科学，以产生新的知识 并将发现转化为在发现、预防、治疗和治愈 口腔和颅面复合体的疾病和异常。

Summary/Abstract In response to PAR-15-101 Institutional Training for a Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research Workforce, a T90/R90 Comprehensive Training Program in Oral Biology is proposed. Building on twenty-four years of experience with a highly productive T32 and T90/R90 Training Program at the University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD), the proposed program will provide extensive breadth and depth in training for basic and clinician scientists in multiple areas that are designated as high priority by the NIDCR. The scientific areas encompassed in this Comprehensive Training Program in Oral Biology include, but are not entirely limited to, Oral Infectious Diseases, Mechanistic Connections between Oral and Systemic Health, Autoimmunity, Bone Biology, Head and Neck Cancers, Salivary Gland Biology, and Neuroscience/Pain. To accomplish our goals, a team of experienced and well- supported basic and clinical researchers has been assembled to serve as mentors to provide an extensive set of training experiences in the biomedical sciences that are directly relevant to oral health and diseases. Established interdisciplinary research training programs in the UFCD and the UF College of Medicine will be utilized, with particular emphasis on the UF Health Sciences Center Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences and the recently renewed UF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Trainees will include i) traditional PhD students conducting oral health-related research, ii) dual-degree candidates in our DMD-PhD program, iii) degree-seeking DMD/DDS holders, iv) traditional post-doctoral PhD scientists, and v) DMD-DDS holders seeking advanced post-doctoral training to prepare them for careers in academic dentistry. Formal training in Clinical Investigation will be available to all trainees through the CTSI. Our extensive educational, scientific, and clinical resources have allowed us to develop highly integrated, yet sufficiently flexible, training options to meet the needs of a diverse group of talented trainees. Collectively, these programs will produce a cadre of highly skilled and interactive scientists who can engage in team science to generate new knowledge and translate discoveries to tangible advances in the detection, prevention, treatment and cures of diseases and abnormalities of the oral and craniofacial complex.