UT Gastroenterology/Hepatology Research Training Program

项目总结/摘要 UT胃肠病学/肝病学研究培训计划旨在培养下一代 科学领导人着重了解消化和肝脏疾病。该计划涉及各种 学科大致分为两个主要领域：基础科研和以患者为导向的临床和 翻译研究该培训计划接受具有内部临床培训背景的个人 医学（M.D.）或医学博士/博士候选人），以及儿科，外科或病理学。此外，受训人员 没有临床培训（博士）也是我们计划的一部分。一个独特的特点是， 包括很大比例的少数族裔受训人员，主要是西班牙裔。学员可受惠于 包括34名直接参与该计划的教师在内的大量潜在导师，以及一个非常 我们校园里的科学研究人员的丰富环境。培训计划的科学基础包括 在多个领域的研究专业知识至关重要的领域，如免疫，微生物效应， 癌症生物学，代谢，营养和肥胖，发育和干细胞生物学，肝损伤和 修复.培训课程是灵活的，但有两个基本组成部分。首先，我们所有的学员都要参加 一个结构化的系列讲座，突出了胃肠病学和肝病学领域的前沿研究， 和职业发展培训，通过博士后事务办公室提供，其中包括一个课程， 负责任地进行研究，以及在这一职业阶段的其他相关培训经验 发展还设计了一些专门的培训经验，以解决个人的差距， 实习生除了核心教育活动外，研究方面的直接培训主要在 在基础实验室或作为临床研究小组的一部分的研究导师的指导。通常我们的学员 花2到3年时间进行研究培训。基础科学培训经验包括学习各种 生物化学、生理学、分子生物学和遗传学方面的技术， 与特定学科相关的会议。另一方面，临床和转化研究涉及 研究设计的正式培训，包括伦理学和生物统计学，通过我们的 大学最后，对于具有内科临床背景的学员， 该计划与我们的胃肠病学和肝病学临床奖学金相结合，其中包括 至少18个月的专门临床轮换。因此，在大多数情况下， 申请支助的5名个人的刑期为4至6年。总的来说，这个计划是 旨在培养个人谁将是有效的调查人员和学术领导人的领域， 胃肠病学和肝病学。

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT The UT Gastroenterology / Hepatology research training program is aimed at producing the next generation of scientific leaders focused on understanding digestive and liver diseases. The program involves a variety of disciplines broadly categorized into two main areas: basic scientific research and patient-oriented clinical and translational research. The training program accepts individuals with a clinical training background in Internal Medicine (M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. candidates), as well as in Pediatrics, Surgery or Pathology. In addition, trainees without clinical training (Ph.D. candidates) are also part of our program. One unique characteristic is the inclusion of a significant proportion of minority trainees, primarily of Hispanic origin. Trainees benefit from a vast array of potential mentors including 34 Faculty that participate directly in this program, as well as a very rich milieu of scientific investigators across our campus. The scientific base of the training program includes research expertise in multiple areas critically important to the field such as immunity, microbial effectors, cancer biology, metabolism, nutrition and obesity, development and stem cell biology, and liver injury and repair. The training curriculum is flexible, but has two basic components. First, all of our trainees participate in a structured lecture series that highlights cutting edge research in fields of gastroenterology and hepatology, and career development training offered through the postdoctoral affairs office, which includes a course in responsible conduct of research as well as other pertinent training experience for this stage of career development. A number of ad hoc training experiences are also devised to address gaps of individual trainees. In addition to core educational activities, direct training in research takes place primarily under the research mentor's guidance in a basic laboratory or as part of a clinical research group. Typically, our trainees devote 2 to 3 years to their research training. The basic science training experience includes learning a variety of techniques in biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology and genetics, as well as participation in scientific meetings relevant to the particular discipline. On the other hand, clinical and translational research involves formal training in study design, including ethics and biostatics, through formal training programs offered at our University. Finally, for our trainees with a clinical background in Internal Medicine, this research training program is integrated with our clinical fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, which includes a minimum of 18 months of dedicated clinical rotations. Therefore, in most instances the training period will last from 4 to 6 years for the five individuals for whom support is being requested. Altogether, this program is designed to train individuals who will be effective investigators and academic leaders in the fields of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.