Nutrition Sciences and Health

描述（由申请人提供）：这是T32奖（DK 07734）的续期申请，该奖项自1996年以来一直支持埃默里大学营养与健康科学（NHS）博士课程。培训补助金对NHS方案的稳定和发展至关重要，每年支持4名学生。到目前为止，我们已经培养了78名博士生，其中41人完成了博士学位，6人获得了硕士学位，4人转学，2人退学; 26名学生目前正在就读。NHS计划非常成功。我们的学员获得了无数奖项和奖学金，在国家和国际会议上展示了他们的工作，并在一线期刊上发表了杰出的论文。毕业生在学术界或公共卫生机构（如CDC）从事研究工作，并正在成为营养科学领域的领导者。营养领域的复杂性使得学生在营养研究方面的培训特别具有挑战性。我们的学生必须在关键的专业领域获得深度，同时学习如何在快速变化的许多学科之间的接口上发挥作用。NHS计划是这种跨学科培训的绝佳模式。我们的课程提供严格的跨学科培训，涵盖从基础科学到临床和转化研究到公共卫生的范围，为学生提供必要的技能，以调查营养与人类健康之间的关系，包括预防和控制国家和全球关注的营养相关疾病。多学科NHS计划教师来自整个大学（主要是医学和公共卫生学院）和亚特兰大的机构，即疾病控制和预防中心，美国癌症协会和CARE国际。项目主任Usha Ramakrishnan博士是孕产妇和儿童营养专家，自1996年以来一直是该项目的领导者。该计划拥有强大的内部领导和大学领导的大力支持，他们认识到其对培养下一代营养科学家的贡献。我们每年招收5-8名学生，其中4-5名符合助学金条件。符合补助金条件的申请学生人数约为22名学生/年;越来越多的学生在入学时接受了营养方面的培训和/或硕士学位。该计划还招募了强大的新教师与营养为导向的研究的主要兴趣。鉴于我们的学员的生产力，我们的教师的力量，并在亚特兰大合作研究的独特机会，我们要求支持每年6个培训名额，以进一步提高和加强我们的研究生营养培训计划。 公共卫生相关性：这是T32奖（DK 07734）的延续申请，该奖项自1996年以来一直支持埃默里大学营养与健康科学（NHS）博士课程。继续支持每年6个博士前培训名额将进一步提高和加强我们成功的跨学科研究生营养培训计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application for the renewal of the T32 award (DK07734) that has supported the doctoral program in Nutrition and Health Sciences (NHS) at Emory University since 1996. The training grant has been critical for the stability and development of the NHS program and has supported 4 students per year. To date, we have trained 78 doctoral students of which, 41 completed their PhD degree, 6 received a MS degree, 4 transferred and 2 withdrew; 26 students are currently enrolled in good standing. The NHS program has been highly successful. Our trainees have won numerous awards and fellowships, have presented their work at national and international meetings, and have an outstanding publication record in front-line journals. Graduates pursue research careers in academia or public health agencies such as CDC and are on their way to becoming leaders in the field of nutrition science. The complexities of the field of nutrition make the training of students in nutrition research particularly challenging. Our students must acquire depth in key specialized areas, while learning how to function at the interfaces among many disciplines that are changing rapidly. The NHS program is a superb model for such interdisciplinary training. Our program offers rigorous interdisciplinary training that spans the spectrum from basic sciences through clinical and translational research to public health, providing students with the necessary skills to investigate the relationship between nutrition and human health, including the prevention and control of nutrition-related disorders of national and global concern. The multidisciplinary NHS program faculty come from across the university (primarily the Schools of Medicine and Public Health) and Atlanta based institutions, namely the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society and CARE International. The program director, Usha Ramakrishnan, PhD, is an expert in maternal and child nutrition and has been a leader in the program since 1996. The program has strong internal leadership and strong support from university leadership who recognize its contributions toward training the next generation of nutrition scientists. We admit 5-8 students/year, of which 4-5 are grant eligible. The applicant pool of grant eligible students has been ~22 students/ year; an increasing proportion has some training in nutrition and/or a Masters degree upon entry. The program has also recruited strong new faculty with major interests in nutrition-oriented research. Given the productivity of our trainees, the strength of our faculty, and the unique opportunities for collaborative research in Atlanta, we request support for 6 training slots per year to further enhance and strengthen our graduate nutrition training program. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This is a competing continuation application for renewal of the T32 award (DK07734) that has supported the doctoral program in Nutrition and Health Sciences (NHS) at Emory University since 1996. Continued support for 6 pre-doctoral training slots per year will further enhance and strengthen our successful interdisciplinary graduate nutrition training program.