T35 NEI Medical Student Summer Research Training

项目摘要/摘要 本申请旨在建立T35 NEI暑期研究计划，以加强医学 德克萨斯大学西南医学中心视觉科学专业的学生研究培训。这个 拟议的计划将为医学生提供短期的基础知识培训机会 临床生物医学研究集中在NEI支持的领域。 根据我们从其他NIH研究培训资助中获得的丰富经验，我们将 为注册的医科学生制定短期视觉研究培训计划 德克萨斯大学西南分校以及来自全国各地医学院的优秀申请者。 基于我们在识别和配对学生和导师方面的集体经验， 我们预计，这些经验将继续丰富 对眼科学和视觉科学感兴趣的参与医科学生。此外 对于实验室和诊所内的导师式教学，学员还将获得 与NEI特定期刊俱乐部协调的研究方法论综合课程 由PD/PI指导，并参加正在进行的视觉科学研讨会 系列片。 本申请中描述的项目将聘用优秀的教师和资源 已在德克萨斯大学西南分校设立，专注于NEI感兴趣的领域。这一计划将 作为一个焦点，进一步丰富医学生在视觉科学方面的研究活动 在德克萨斯大学西南分校，并将加强NEI资助的校园研究的现有要素。

Project Summary/Abstract This application seeks to establish a T35 NEI Summer Research Program to enhance medical student research training in the vision sciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The proposed program will provide short-term training opportunities for medical students in basic and clinical biomedical research focused in areas supported by the NEI. Based on our extensive experience gained from other NIH Research Training grants, we will develop a short-term training program in vision research for those medical students enrolled at UT Southwestern as well as outstanding applicants from medical schools across the country. Building upon our collective experience in the identification and pairing of students and mentors, we anticipate that these experiences will continue to enrich the research background of participating medical students with an interest in ophthalmology and vision science. In addition to the mentor-based teaching within the laboratories and clinics, trainees will also receive a comprehensive course in Research Methodology with NEI-specific journal clubs coordinated and directed by the PD/PI and participation in a works-in-progress vision science seminar series. The program described in this application will employ the outstanding faculty and resources already in place at UT Southwestern that are focused in areas of NEI interest. This program will serve as a focal point to further enrich medical student research activities in the vision sciences at UT Southwestern and will enhance existing elements of NEI-funded research on campus.