Training in the pharmacology of abused drugs

滥用药物药理学培训

• 批准号: 9386216
• 负责人: William L. Dewey
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-12-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9386216
• 关键词: Pharmacology; Training; drug of abuse

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting continued funding of this productive training program to prepare pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellows to become independent scholars in studying the biomedical aspects of drugs of abuse. The training record of this program is outstanding, due to the quality of the trainees and preceptors and its organizational structure. Competition for support from this program has been strong and all slots have been full. Trainees are expected to be supported by this program for no more than 3 years. Since 2010, 13 pre-doctorals and 6 postdoctorals have earned individual NIH fellowships. A large number of individuals who received training from these preceptors have progressed to become leaders in the drug abuse field and a very impressive number have earned funding from NIDA and other sources for their substance abuse-related research. Since the submission of our last competitive application we have recruited three new faculty from other institutions and two faculty members from other departments in this university. The recruitment of more clinical faculty is seen as significant. Thus we are requesting support for 10 predoctoral trainees an increase of one, and we will maintain our postdoctoral trainees at 6. Our preceptors provide the trainees with "cutting edge" expertise in molecular, cellular, behavioral, clinical and translational research. The major emphasis of this program continues to be concentrated on the pharmacology and mechanism of action of abused drugs and mechanisms of addiction. We continue to have a broad scope in our training program and expect that each preceptor will bring his or her specific expertise to the benefit of all trainees. This is accomplished through the wide variety of courses, the high level of collaboration among the mentors, the faculty serving on thesis committees and our excellent seminar series. We also have two new core facilities, one devoted to the development of genetically altered animals and the other to a sophisticated bioanalytical technology. The program has enjoyed and will continue to benefit from strong administrative support from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the administration of the school and university. The predoctoral training program is rigorous and is characterized by two years of required course work and participation in excellent research projects. Postdoctoral fellows will concentrate on research throughout their training. The major emphasis of all training supported by this program is on research. The faculty has earned the research support necessary for the trainees through the significant number of grants they have generated. We will provide guidance on research, teaching and the professionalism for a career in biomedical science and all aspects of becoming a productive and independent researcher. This will continue to be the hallmark of this program as we continue to provide the atmosphere for the training of leading scholars in the drug abuse field for the future.

 描述(由申请者提供)：我们要求继续为这一生产性培训计划提供资金，以使博士后和博士后研究员成为研究药物滥用的生物医学方面的独立学者。由于学员和教员的素质及其组织结构，该项目的培训记录是突出的。从该计划获得支持的竞争一直很激烈，所有的名额都已经满了。学员将在该计划下获得不超过3年的资助。自2010年以来，13名博士后和6名博士后获得了美国国立卫生研究院的个人奖学金。从这些导师那里接受培训的大量个人已成为药物滥用领域的领导者，许多人从NIDA和其他来源获得资金，用于与药物滥用有关的研究。自从我们上次提交竞争申请以来，我们已经从其他机构招聘了三名新教师，从这所大学的其他系招聘了两名教师。招聘更多的临床教师被视为意义重大。因此，我们请求对10名博士后实习生的支持增加1人，我们将把博士后实习生人数维持在6人。我们的导师为实习生提供分子、细胞、行为、临床和翻译研究方面的“尖端”专业知识。该方案的主要重点仍然集中在滥用药物的药理学和作用机制以及成瘾机制上。我们继续在我们的培训计划中拥有广泛的范围，并期望每一位导师都能将他或她的专业知识带给所有的受训者。这是通过广泛的 多样化的课程，导师之间的高度合作，论文委员会的教职员工，以及我们出色的研讨会系列。我们还有两个新的核心设施，一个致力于转基因动物的开发，另一个致力于复杂的生物分析技术。该计划一直享有并将继续受益于药理学和毒理学系以及学校和大学行政部门的强有力的行政支持。博士前培训计划是严格的，特点是两年的必修课工作和参与优秀的研究项目。博士后研究员将在整个培训过程中专注于研究。该计划支持的所有培训的主要重点是研究。教职员工通过他们所产生的大量补助金，为受训者赢得了必要的研究支持。我们将为生物医学科学的研究、教学和职业生涯以及成为一名多产和独立研究人员的各个方面提供指导。这将继续是这一计划的标志，因为我们将继续为未来药物滥用领域的领先学者的培训提供氛围。