Research Training in Natural Product Complementary and Integrative Health

项目概要/摘要 在美国超过100所药学院中，伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校 药学院是第三古老的，成立于1859年，甚至比伊利诺伊大学还要古老 本身药学的UIC学院始终在全国排名前五的整体 AACP的研究支出和NIH的资金。平均招收120名毕业生 学生在任何一个时间，这个更新申请寻求支持，我们最负盛名的 天然产物研究和研究生教育计划：合作计划 药物科学研究（PCRPS），这是由已故教授。 诺曼·法恩斯沃思PCRPS在研究生教育方面享有卓越的全球声誉， 研究生培训，与世界各地的数百名校友。该程序的签名是其 强调跨学科和合作的方法，研究生教育在自然 生物医学相关产品。PCRPS将我们的生药学毕业生 该项目是美国仅有的两个此类项目之一，博士后和学术培训， 生药学交流项目，包括UIC WHO传统药物 合作中心，药物化学研究生和研究生培训， 天然产品聚焦自1999年以来，药学UIC学院也是家庭UIC/NIH 植物膳食补充剂研究中心，这是最古老的NIH支持的 植物中心。在PI Pauli博士的指导下，UIC植物中心评估了 和功效的植物膳食补充剂，广泛使用的更年期妇女在 美国到目前为止，该中心约有50名博士毕业生，一直是 天然产物研究的研究生教育。最近成立的自然科学中心 产品技术（CeNAPT）进一步扩大了我们的教育机会， 实习生由一大批资金雄厚的教师指导，他们具有天然产品方面的专业知识 研究，我们的毕业生转移到学术界，工业，监管和 在美国和世界各地的政府。培训青年科学家从事 天然产物的研究是我们药学院的核心使命，PCRPS和 植物和CeNAPT中心，以及这项培训补助金的重点。

Project Summary/Abstract Of the >100 pharmacy colleges in the U.S., the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy is the third oldest, founded in 1859, and is even older than the University of Illinois itself. The UIC College of Pharmacy consistently ranks in the top five nationally for overall research expenditures by AACP and for NIH funding. Enrolling an average of 120 graduate students at any one time, this renewal application seeks support for our most prestigious program in natural products research and graduate education: the Program for Collaborative Research in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (PCRPS), which was founded by the late Prof. Norman Farnsworth. PCRPS has a global reputation of excellence in graduate education and postgraduate training, with hundreds of alumni worldwide. The signature of this program is its emphasis on interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to graduate education in natural products of biomedical relevance. The PCRPS incorporates our Pharmacognosy graduate program, one of just two such programs in the U.S., a postdoctoral and scholarly training and exchange program in Pharmacognosy including the UIC WHO Traditional Medicines Collaborating Center, and Medicinal Chemistry graduate and postgraduate training with a natural products focus. Since 1999, the UIC College of Pharmacy is also home to the UIC/NIH Center for Botanical Dietary Supplements Research, which is the oldest NIH-supported Botanical Center. Directed by the PI, Dr. Pauli, the UIC Botanical Center evaluates the safety and efficacy of botanical dietary supplements that are used widely by menopausal women in the U.S. With approximately 50 PhD graduates so far, this Center has been a major focus of graduate education in natural products research. The recently established Center for Natural Product Technologies (CeNAPT) has further expanded this educational opportunities for our trainees. Mentored by a large group of well-funded faculty with expertise in natural products research, our graduates move on to leadership positions in academia, industry, regulatory, and government here in the U.S. and all over the world. Training young scientists for careers in natural products research is a core mission of our College of Pharmacy, the PCRPS, and the Botanical and CeNAPT Centers, and the focus of this training grant.