Training for Academic Hematology

描述(由申请人提供)： 此申请是为新的(类型1)小灵通机构国家研究 服务奖为研究员在血液学领域的学术生涯做好准备 加州大学洛杉矶分校。建议提供3个奖学金名额。 在第一年和之后的第四年支持第二年和第二年的研究计划 血液学/肿瘤学奖学金获得者。不需要为以下项目提供支持 第一年的临床经验，提供广泛的培训，通过 临床医院的住院和门诊血液和肿瘤学服务 加州大学洛杉矶分校健康科学中心和弗吉尼亚州沃兹沃斯附属医院 在洛杉矶整形外科医院。完成后的第一个 (临床)年，学员将开始他或她的研究经验 选定的领域，并有适当的教师指导。教员由以下人员组成 21位科学家，大约平均分为3个研究重点，即， 造血和干细胞生物学，淋巴细胞和宿主防御和 止血/血栓形成和血管生物学，每一个研究热点都是 由该领域的专家指导。所有的导师都进行了同行评议 联邦资助(21个国家卫生研究院拨款中的20个)，在培训方面取得了成功 博士和/或博士后研究员，以及 协作性翻译项目。 在接受研究员加入该计划时，将给予以下最高优先 这些人的目标是获得博士学位，作为 医学专业培训和高级研究部(STAR) 课程，给那些已经拥有双博士学位的人，以及 对学术事业和实验室工作经验感兴趣 研究。将大力从以下方面招聘研究员 代表不足的少数群体，特别是通过职能互动 与德鲁医科大学和马丁·路德·金 洛杉矶的一家医院。研究研讨会、正在进行的工作会议以及 科学静修将为选择未来提供特殊机会 由研究员以及科学交流和项目发展方面的导师。 该计划提供并独立支持额外的研究培训 对于那些希望获得更多经验的学员来说，第三年以后 转型为学术研究人员。核心课程包括必修课程 参加“临床研究课程”，课程内容包括 研究设计和分析、伦理、监管问题、拨款准备和 负责任的研究行为。研究员在完成任务方面的进展 他们的工作将受到定期和正式评价的监督， 指导委员会，包括6名成员中的4名博士 和每个人的导师一起。对学术血液学家的培训 基础、临床和转化性研究方面的专业知识是重要的 优先申请学术医疗中心，本申请寻求支持 从临床培训到最终职业生涯的两年关键时期 学术血液学。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for a new (type 1) PHS Institutional National Research Service Award to prepare fellows for an academic career in Hematology at the University of California, Los Angeles. The proposal is for 3 fellowship slots in the first year and 4 thereafter to support research programs in years 2 and 3 of a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology. Support is not requested for the first year's clinical experience, which provides extensive training through inpatient and outpatient Hematology and Oncology services at the Clinical Health Sciences Center of UCLA and at affiliated hospitals at the Wadsworth VA and at the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital. After completion of the first (clinical) year, the trainee will begin his or her research experience in the chosen field and with the appropriate faculty mentor. The faculty consists of 21 scientists, about equally divided into 3 research foci, namely, hematopoiesis and stem cell biology, lymphocytes and host defense and hemostasis/thrombosis and vascular biology, each research focus of which is directed by a specialist in that field. All of the mentors have peer-reviewed Federal funding (20 of 21 with NIH grants), demonstrated success in training doctoral and/or post-doctoral research fellows, and experience in collaborative translational projects. Highest priority for acceptance of fellows into the program will be given to those whose goals are towards attainment of a PhD degree as part of the Department of Medicine Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program, to those who already have dual MD/PhD) degrees, and to fellows with express interest in academic careers and experience in laboratory-oriented research. Strong efforts will be made to recruit fellows from underrepresented minority groups, especially through functional interactions with Drew University of Medicine and Science and the Martin Luther King Hospital in Los Angeles. Research seminars, work-in-progress sessions, and scientific retreats will afford special opportunities for selection of future mentors by fellows and for scientific interchange and project development. The program offers and independently supports additional research training beyond year 3 for those trainees who desire further experience to make the transition to academic investigator. A core curriculum includes required attendance in the "Clinical Research Course", which covers subjects on research design and analysis, ethics, regulatory issues, grant preparation and responsible conduct of research. The progress of fellows towards completion of their work will be monitored by regular and formal evaluations by the Steering Committee, which includes 4 PhD's among the 6 members, in concert with each fellow's mentor. The training of academic hematologists with expertise in basic, clinical and translational research is an important priority for academic medical centers and this application seeks support for the pivotal 2-year period between clinical training and an eventual career in academic hematology.