Cole Eye Institute Vision Science Training Program

 描述（由申请人提供）：科尔眼科研究所视觉科学培训计划（CEIVSTP）是专门为培养博士前博士。学生，医学生和博士后研究员成为未来的领导者在眼科研究。CEIVSTP的主要长期目标之一是限制并最终合并目前分离眼科临床和基础研究的界限。这个培训计划是独特的定位，以实现这一目标，原因如下：首先，在这个计划的培训师有 被选中的原因是他们有能力进行出色的眼科研究，重点是眼科疾病。其次，该计划中的临床导师是非常成功的临床医生，他们在研究方面有良好的记录，并致力于实现培训计划的目标。第三，基础和临床科学家将指导每个学员。第四，该方案在科尔眼科研究所的同一屋檐下，建立了一个特别适合这一目的的有凝聚力的综合环境。第五，医学生与博士生之间的密切互动。学生在研究培训期间，将促进临床和基础领域之间的沟通，并促进科学网络和合作，可以持续到未来。该计划的强大教学，研究和临床组成部分以及分子医学博士的新课程。该计划将在人类眼部生物学和疾病的背景下提供基本科学原理的坚实基础。该提案旨在为优秀的博士前研究生、攻读硕士学位论文的医学生和致力于眼科研究的博士后研究员提供资金。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Cole Eye Institute Vision Science Training Program (CEIVSTP) is specifically designed to train pre-doctoral Ph.D. students, medical students and post-doctoral fellows to become future leaders in ophthalmology research. One of the major long-term goals of CEIVSTP is to limit and eventually merge the boundaries that now separate clinical and basic research in ophthalmology. This training program is uniquely positioned to achieve this goal for the following reasons: First, the trainers in this program have been selected for their ability to perform outstanding ophthalmology research with a translational focus on eye diseases. Second, the clinical mentors in the program are highly successful clinicians with proven track records in research and a commitment to the goals of the training program. Third, both a basic and clinician scientist will mentor each trainee. Fourth, the housing of this program under one roof in the Cole Eye Institute establishes a cohesive and comprehensive environment particularly suited to this purpose. Fifth, the close interactions between medical students and Ph.D. students during the research training, will promote communication between the clinical and basic areas and foster scientific networks and collaborations that can continue into the future. The strong didactic, research and clinical component of this program together with the novel curriculum of the Molecular Medicine Ph.D. program will provide a solid foundation in basic scientific principles in the context of human ocular biology and disease. This proposal seeks funding for outstanding pre-doctoral graduate students, medical students working toward a masters level thesis and post-doctoral fellows committed to ophthalmic research.