Craniofacial Oral-biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR)

描述（由申请人提供）：这个拟议的研究培训计划是圣安东尼奥德克萨斯大学健康科学中心（UTHSCSA）现有T32研究培训补助金的竞争性更新。颅面口腔生物学学生学术研究培训（COSTAR）是根据PAR-05-101公告提交的，它提供了一个从基础科学到临床和转化研究培训的综合研究培训环境。COSTAR的目的是培养一批高技能，互动的科学家骨干，他们能够成功地应对牙科，口腔和颅面研究的新机遇，并成为美国牙科学校未来学术教师的一部分。COSTAR将提供三个互补的培训路径：1)DDS/PhD项目，2)PhD项目，以及c)博士后研究奖学金。该培训由来自UTHSCSA牙科，医学和研究生院多个部门的精心挑选，研究密集和成功的项目教师提供，从而创造了一个强大的多学科和跨学科的培训环境。总的来说，这个项目的教师已经在COSTAR项目的各个层次培养了大量的学生。根据第一个资助期获得的经验，COSTAR一直致力于成功培养长期高级学位课程的学生和博士后研究员。增加一个新的临床科学博士后研究培训机会将使该计划适应UTHSCSA临床研究计划，并使COSTAR与NIH路线图倡议中概述的国家优先事项保持一致。在资助期内，COSTAR将培养13名DDS/博士研究生、15名博士研究生和9名基础或临床研究博士后。学员将参加核心课程、COSTAR和牙科学院的研究研讨会、期刊俱乐部、COSTAR培训跟踪会议，并在地方和国家科学会议上展示他们的研究。成功提交个人奖项申请将鼓励学员的独立性。COSTAR领导委员会在管理研究培训方面拥有丰富的经验，并受益于强有力的机构支持。因此，COSTAR将为新科学家的研究培训提供最佳环境，这反映在UTHSCSA前受训人员在学术界的长期成功上。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposed research training program is a competing renewal of an existing T32 research training grant at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA). The Craniofacial Oral-biology Student Training in Academic Research (COSTAR), which is submitted in response to announcement PAR-05-101, provides a comprehensive research training environment spanning basic science to clinical and translational research training. The purpose of COSTAR is to train a cadre of highly skilled, interactive scientists who can successfully address the new opportunities in dental, oral, and craniofacial research and become part of the future academic faculty in US dental schools. COSTAR will offer three complementary training tracks: 1) DDS/PhD program, 2) PhD program, and c) Postdoctoral research fellowships. The training is provided by a highly selected, research intensive and successful Program faculty from multiple departments in the Dental, Medical, and Graduate Schools at UTHSCSA, thus creating a strong multi- and inter-disciplinary training environment. Collectively, this Program Faculty has trained a large number of students at all levels of the COSTAR program. Based on experiences gained in the first grant period, COSTAR has been focused towards the successful training of students in long-term advanced degree programs and postdoctoral fellows. Adding a new postdoctoral research training opportunity in clinical sciences will adapt the program to UTHSCSA clinical research initiatives and aligns COSTAR with national priorities as outlined in the NIH Roadmap Initiative. Over the grant period, COSTAR will offer training to highly motivated and dedicated trainees in oral biology research for a total of 13 DDS/PhD students, 15 PhD students, and 9 postdoctoral fellows in basic or clinical research. The trainees will participate in core courses, COSTAR and Dental School research seminars, journal clubs, COSTAR training track meetings, and present their research at local and national scientific meetings. Trainee independence will be encouraged by successful submission of applications for individual awards. The COSTAR Leadership Council has extensive experience in administering research training and benefits from strong institutional support. Thus, COSTAR will provide the optimal environment for research training of new scientists reflected by the long-term success in academia of former trainees at the UTHSCSA.