Interdisciplinary Training in Lung Physiology and Biomedical Engineering

梅奥诊所的生理学和生物医学工程(BME)具有悠久而丰富的历史 在生物医学研究环境中为博士后和博士后学生的学术生涯做准备 变得越来越技术化和复杂化。我们坚信，这本小说的培训经费 鼓励和培养生物医学研究技能的方法与计算、数学和 工程技能将造就一批与肺部疾病相关的生物医学研究的未来领导者。 在肺生理和生物医学工程培训项目的支持下，我们 成功地实施了多方面的计划，培训下一代肺部生物医学研究人员 生理学和疾病。我们从不同的地方招募了竞争激烈的博士后和博士后实习生。 背景(包括临床医生)，他们强调了我们多学科方法的成功。 因此，在我们T32的第一次更新中，培训计划的主要目标将继续是 培训三组受训人员，从事肺生理和疾病方面的生物医学研究：1)博士前 具有工程、数学或物理专业本科背景的博士生(或医学博士/博士研究生)； 具有工程、数学、物理或基础生物医学背景的博士后科学家 理科；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名博士后(博士或医学博士/博士)和6名博士后实习生(拥有博士和/或医学博士学位)。从一个 汇聚具有不同背景、极具竞争力的合格候选人，我们计划招聘：1)博士前 梅奥研究生(博士生)和医学院(医学博士/博士生)的学生；2)博士后 申请者在学院实验室工作或申请的科学家；3)博士后医学博士或医学博士/博士学位 临床医生-来自大量住院医生或参与临床科室的研究员(特别是 麻醉学、肺部/重症监护、放射学和外科)。共有20位资金雄厚的教师导师 根据他们出色的博士前和博士后培训记录以及他们的支持能力被选中 受训人员通过校外资助。该项目由Gary Sieck博士(BME生理学教授、 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；联合PI)，他们在生物医学研究方面拥有丰富的经验，并展示了 领导研究生和研究生教育以及部门、机构和 国家层面。个别受训人员的需求是通过共同的正式的肺生理学和 BME，定制选修课程，以及撰写手稿、拨款申请、演示文稿、 专业的人际关系和面试技巧。培训计划的成功将取决于留住 以及将受训人员安置在所有职业发展水平的学术界，并最终达到既定水平， 由医疗外资金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.