Prefaculty Training in Pediatric Nephrology

描述（由申请人提供）： 本申请是为了更新1965年在明尼苏达大学（明尼苏达大学）正式成立的儿科肾病学预科培训项目。该计划的目的是准备儿科肾病学家的学术生涯。1-每年从已完成儿科或儿科/医学实习的候选人中选出3名博士后学员。培训时间为3年或3年以上。至少80%的受训时间用于在教师的密切监督下进行研究。该学院由11名儿科肾病学家组成，他们都积极从事研究。其中六人是NIH赠款的主要研究者。该小组的研究兴趣广泛，包括肾脏发育，肾细胞-基质相互作用，糖尿病肾病，高血压和儿童ESRD的流行病学，肾移植后的药物依从性，Alport综合征和肾小球足细胞病理生物学。实验室配备了分子生物学、电子显微镜、免疫组织化学、形态测定、细胞和器官培养、肾脏疾病和肾脏发育的动物模型、流行病学和临床数据库管理等方面的研究设备，并配备了科学家和技术人员，他们参加培训研究员以执行实验室程序。受训人员接受抽象的准备和演示，手稿和赠款写作。该计划提供了许多研究会议和教学讲座，并获得科学学位课程的临床研究硕士学位。有广泛的机会与整个医学院的基础科学实验室的互动。我们现有的3名研究员和2名即将上任的研究员都是妇女。自1994年以来，该方案已毕业7名研究员。所有实践儿科肾病全职，6个有全职学术教师任命，2个有国家资助，2个有地方资助。该计划仍然坚定地致力于学术儿科肾病学家的发展，谁继续在全国范围内供不应求，并为这些职位的妇女和少数民族的准备

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for renewal of the Prefaculty Training in Pediatric Nephrology program, formally established at the University of Minnesota (U of MN) in 1965. The program's aim is to prepare pediatric nephrologists for academic careers. 1- 3 post-doctoral trainees are selected annually from a pool of candidates who have completed residency in Pediatrics or Pediatrics/Medicine. Training is for 3 or more years. At least 80% of the trainees time is devoted to research under close faculty supervision. The faculty consists of 11 pediatric nephrologists who are all actively engaged in research. Six are principal investigators of NIH grants. Research interests of the group are broad, including renal development, renal cell-matrix interactions, diabetic nephropathy, epidemiology of hypertension and childhood ESRD, drug adherence after renal transplantation, Alport syndrome and glomerular podocyte pathobiology. Laboratories are equipped for studies in molecular biology, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, morphometry, cell and organ culture, animal models of renal disease and renal development, epidemiology, and clinical data base management, and are staffed by scientists and technicians who participate in training fellows to perform laboratory procedures. Trainees are schooled in abstract preparation and presentation, and manuscript and grant writing. The program offers numerous research conferences and didactic lectures, and access to the Master of Science Degree Program in Clinical Research. There is a wide range of opportunities for interaction with basic science laboratories throughout the Medical School. Our 3 current fellows and 2 incoming fellows are women. The program has graduated 7 fellows since 1994. All practice Pediatric Nephrology full time, 6 have full time academic faculty appointments, 2 have national funding and 2 have local funding. The program remains deeply committed to the development of academic pediatric nephrologists, who continue to be in short supply throughout the nation, and to the preparation of women and minorities for these positions