Training Program in the Molecular Bases of Eye Disease

描述（由申请人提供）：眼部疾病的分子基础是哈佛医学院眼科系正在进行的博士后培训项目。该计划结合了视觉研究的广泛研究学科，由33个具有长期成功指导经验的学院代表。该计划旨在为学员提供分子方法和模型方面的专业知识，以及对眼科突出问题的理解。大部分的程序教师持有眼科任命。他们隶属于Schepens眼科研究所、马萨诸塞州眼耳医院、哈佛大学、儿童医院、布里格姆妇女医院、乔斯林糖尿病研究中心和贝丝以色列女执事医疗中心。所有导师都资金充足，采用当前的分子方法和模型，具有重要的培训经验，并位于优秀的研究环境中，可使用一流的设施。自1997年方案启动以来，该方案已资助了29名受训人员。受训人员已接受该方案一年的支助，并至少接受两年，通常总共三年的培训。我们希望把每名学员的资助期由一年延长至一年半，以便学员有足够时间成功申请个别研究金。该计划涵盖了培养独立和成功的视力研究人员所需的培训的各个方面，包括：全职研究，课程和研讨会，旨在教育学员基本和临床原则，以确定和研究重要的眼科问题，拨款和手稿写作以及演讲技巧的指导，以及负责任的研究行为的培训。我们的目标是培养下一代科学家，他们将通过确定新的诊断，预防和治疗方法来解决眼疾问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Molecular Basis of Eye Diseases is an ongoing postdoctoral training program in the Department of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The program combines a wide range research discipline in vision research represented by 33 faculties who have long experience of successful mentoring. The program is designed to provide trainees with expertise in molecular approaches and model as well as an understanding of the outstanding problems in ophthalmology. A majority of the program faculty hold appointments in Ophthalmology. They are affiliated with The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, Children's Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, The Joslin Diabetes Research Center and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. All mentors are well funded, employ current molecular methods and models, have significant training experience and are located in outstanding research environments with access to excellent facilities. Since the initiation of the Program in 1997, the program has funded 29 trainees. The trainees have been supported by the Program for one year and spend at least two and usually three years total in training. We seek to expand the funding of each trainee from one to one-and-a-half years to provide sufficient time for successful application for an individual fellowship. The program encompasses all aspects of training required to produce an independent and successful vision researcher including: full-time research, courses and seminars aimed at educating the trainee in both basic and clinical principles central to identifying and studying important ophthalmic problems, instruction in grant and manuscript writing as well as presentation skills, and training in the responsible conduct of research. Our goal is to train the next generation of scientists who will address the problems of eye disease by identifying new means of diagnosis, prevention and treatment.