Training in Environmental Neuroscience

环境神经科学培训

• 批准号: 10628907
• 负责人: Timothy Alexander Allen
• 金额: $ 24.54万
• 依托单位: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-07-01 至 2028-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10628907
• 关键词: Neurosciences; Training

PROJECT SUMMARY The proposed Training in Environmental Neuroscience (TEN) is a program based at Florida International University (FIU), a designated Carnegie Tier I Research University and Hispanic Serving Institution. FIU has a significant majority (77%) from historically underrepresented populations. Therefore, FIU has a proven record of recruiting, retaining and graduating minority students, and a leadership committed to providing institutional resources to ensure successful student outcomes. The TEN program aims to provide training to a new generation of interdisciplinary scientists working at the unique interface of environmental health and neuroscience termed Environmental Neuroscience. As the burden of neurological disease and disorders increases at an alarming rate, especially among underserved minorities, environmental factors are recognized as significant determinants. Thus, there is an urgent need for a new generation of scientists, especially from Underrepresented Minorities, trained at the interface of environmental health and neuroscience. The existing Brain, Behavior, and Environment (BBE) center at FIU is uniquely poised to provide this research training and provides strong institutional support and home for the proposed program. As a designated Emerging Preeminent Program at FIU, BBE brings together faculty and students from the Robert Stempel College of Public Health, The College of Arts, Sciences and Education, the College of Engineering and Computing. The mission of the proposed TEN program is to provide talented and motivated predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees with rigorous didactic and laboratory training in contemporary environmental health and neuroscience. Program Objectives are for trainees to 1) acquire fundamental knowledge in environmental health and neuroscience; 2) become proficient at integrating concepts of environmental health and neuroscience into cutting edge basic, clinical, and translational research; and 3) gain the necessary skills and tools to leverage this unique training to achieve their next career objective. The Program proposes to support a cohort of 2 pre- and 2-post-doctoral trainees in Year 1, increasing to 3 pre- and 3 post-doctoral trainees/year thereafter. The core curriculum for PhD students includes didactic coursework in environmental neuroscience, environmental health, neuroscience, neurotoxicology, advanced methods in neuroscience/neurotoxicology and research design and analysis. This didactic training is complemented by career development activities, training in Responsible Conduct of Research and Rigor and Reproducibility, and programmatic/networking opportunities. Postdoctoral trainees will also participate in selected components of the didactic program, depending upon their background, and be provided with additional career development activities. At the end of the program, trainees will have a deep understanding of interdisciplinary Environmental Neuroscience research, demonstrated ability to carry out independent research in this challenging multidisciplinary area, and achieved state-of-the-art preparation for this rapidly evolving discipline.

项目总结 拟议的环境神经科学培训(TEN)是佛罗里达国际的一个项目 大学(FIU)，指定为卡内基第I级研究大学和西班牙裔服务机构。FIU有一个 绝大多数人(77%)来自历史上代表性不足的人口。因此，金融情报室有一个经过证实的记录 招收、留住和毕业少数族裔学生，以及领导层致力于提供机构 确保学生取得成功成绩的资源。Ten计划旨在为新一代提供培训 在环境健康和神经科学的独特界面上工作的跨学科科学家被称为 环境神经科学。随着神经系统疾病和障碍的负担以惊人的速度增加 特别是在服务不足的少数群体中，环境因素被认为是重要的决定因素。 因此，迫切需要新一代科学家，特别是来自代表性不足的少数群体的科学家， 在环境健康和神经科学的界面上接受培训。现有的大脑、行为和环境 金融情报院(BBE)中心是唯一准备提供这种研究培训的机构，并提供强有力的机构支持。 并为拟议的计划提供了家。作为FIU指定的新兴卓越项目，BBE带来了 罗伯特·斯坦普尔公共卫生学院、文理学院的教职员工和学生 和教育，工程与计算学院。拟议的十项计划的任务是 为有才华的博士后和博士后实习生提供严格的教学和实验室 当代环境健康和神经科学方面的培训。计划目标是为学员提供1) 掌握环境健康和神经科学方面的基础知识；2)精通 将环境健康和神经科学的概念整合到尖端的基础、临床和 翻译研究；以及3)获得必要的技能和工具，以利用这一独特的培训 实现他们的下一个职业目标。该方案建议支持2名博士后和2名博士后 第一年的实习生人数增加到3名博士后和博士后实习生/年。博士学位的核心课程 学生包括环境神经科学、环境健康、神经科学、 神经毒理学，神经科学/神经毒理学的先进方法以及研究设计和分析。这 教学培训辅之以职业发展活动、负责任的研究行为培训 以及严密性和可重复性，以及编程/联网机会。博士后实习生还将 根据其背景，参与教学计划的选定部分，并获得提供 开展额外的职业发展活动。在节目结束时，实习生将深入了解 了解跨学科的环境神经科学研究，并表现出较强的承受力 在这个具有挑战性的多学科领域进行独立研究，并取得了最先进的成果 为这一快速发展的学科做好准备。