Cole Eye Institute Vision Science Training Program

 描述(由申请者提供)：科尔眼科研究所视力科学培训项目(CEIVSTP)是专门为培养博士后博士生、医学生和博士后研究员而设计的，旨在成为眼科研究的未来领导者。CEIVSTP的主要长期目标之一是限制并最终合并眼科临床研究和基础研究的界限。该培训计划在实现这一目标方面具有得天独厚的地位，原因如下：第一，该计划中的培训师具有 被选中是因为他们有能力进行出色的眼科研究，并专注于眼科疾病的翻译。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，科尔眼科研究所的这项计划在同一屋檐下的住房建立了一个特别适合这一目的的凝聚力和综合环境。第五，在研究培训期间，医学生和博士生之间的密切互动，将促进临床和基础领域之间的交流，并促进可持续到未来的科学网络和合作。该计划强大的教学、研究和临床部分，加上分子医学博士计划的新课程，将在人类眼生物学和疾病的背景下提供坚实的基本科学原理基础。这项提案寻求为优秀的博士后研究生、致力于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.