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（由申请人提供）：我们要求继续资助这一富有成效的培训计划，以准备博士前和博士后研究员成为研究滥用药物的生物医学方面的独立学者。该方案的培训记录是突出的，由于学员和导师的质量和组织结构。从这个方案中争取支持的竞争一直很激烈，所有的名额都已满。受训人员预计将得到该计划的支持不超过3年。自2010年以来，13名博士生和6名博士后获得了NIH奖学金。接受这些导师培训的许多人已成为药物滥用领域的领导人，而且有相当多的人从国家药物开发署和其他来源获得了与药物滥用有关的研究资金。自从我们上次提交竞争性申请以来，我们已经从其他机构招募了三名新教师，并从这所大学的其他部门招募了两名教师。招聘更多的临床教师被认为是重要的。因此，我们要求为10名博士前培训生提供支持，增加1名，我们将保持6名博士后培训生。我们的导师为学员提供分子、细胞、行为、临床和转化研究方面的“尖端”专业知识。该方案的主要重点仍然是滥用药物的药理学和作用机制以及成瘾机制。我们继续在我们的培训计划有一个广泛的范围，并希望每个导师将带来他或她的具体专业知识，以所有学员的利益。这是通过广泛的 各种课程，导师之间的高水平合作，在论文委员会和我们优秀的研讨会系列服务的教师。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，另一个致力于先进的生物分析技术。该计划已经并将继续受益于药理学和毒理学系以及学校和大学管理部门的强有力的行政支持。博士前培训计划是严格的，其特点是两年的必修课程工作和参与优秀的研究项目。博士后研究员将在整个培训期间专注于研究。该方案支持的所有培训的主要重点是研究。该学院通过他们所产生的大量赠款，为学员赢得了必要的研究支持。我们将提供研究，教学和职业生涯在生物医学科学和成为一个富有成效的和独立的研究人员的各个方面的专业指导。这将继续是这个计划的标志，因为我们继续为未来药物滥用领域的主要学者的培训提供氛围。