Georgetown University Brain and Language Training Program

项目总结/摘要 培养下一代神经科学家，研究言语、语言、阅读和 通信（在整个本申请中被称为“大脑和语言”）呈现了几个关键的 挑战首先，进行严格的大脑和语言研究需要广泛的概念和技术 知识库跨越多个学科。第二，确定研究问题， 积极的差异，大脑和语言研究人员需要临床经验，以了解如何 沟通障碍得到诊断和治疗。第三，有一个对你有积极影响的职业。 社会，大脑和语言研究人员必须了解他们的研究， 需要与他们的研究所服务的社区接触。第四，成功的科研生涯 需要许多专业技能和丰富的道德原则知识，包括那些具体到 大脑和语言研究。最后，由于大脑和语言基本上是一个跨学科的领域， 学员需要一个多元化和包容性的学者社区，以促进合作和联系， 他们可以在职业生涯中继续前进。我们的目标是提供这些培训的基本要素。 乔治城大学非常适合培养大脑和语言研究的下一代领导者。 乔治城大学有一个非常大的大脑和语言教师谁研究广泛的主题。这些教师 包括过去几十年来该领域的领军人物，以及沿着崛起的新星。的 教师有生产力，协作，资金和指导的良好记录。我们的学员是 多样化，竞争力和参与，并已继续生产和成功的研究生涯。 乔治敦大学的教师也与华盛顿的许多临床和社区合作伙伴建立了关系， DC地区，为临床经验，社区参与和 专业发展活动。在这个特殊的环境中，我们的目标是建立一个新的大脑& 语言培训计划（BLTP）为博士前和博士后提供独特的培训体验 研究员追求事业在大脑和语言神经科学。为了满足上述职业需求， BLTP将提供一个综合的培训计划，包括：（1）课程设计， 提供强大的跨学科概念和技术知识基础;（2）临床经验， 沟通障碍，以帮助学员了解他们的研究的临床影响;（3）社区 参与促进对研究如何影响社区的理解;（4） 专业技能和道德实践所必需的一个成功的研究生涯;和（5）一个 跨学科和多元化的学者社区，专注于大脑和语言研究。T32将 为博士生提供四个名额，为博士后研究员提供四个名额（每组每年两个， 参加这一独特而全面的培训计划。

Project Summary/Abstract Training the next generation of neuroscientists studying the brain basis of speech, language, reading, and communication (referred to as “Brain & Language” throughout this application) presents several key challenges. First, conducting rigorous Brain & Language research requires a broad conceptual and technical knowledge base spanning several disciplines. Second, to identify research questions that will make a positive difference in clinical care, Brain & Language researchers need clinical experience to understand how communication disorders are diagnosed and treated. Third, to have a career that has a positive impact on society, Brain & Language researchers must understand the real-world relevance of their research, which requires engaging with the communities served by their research. Fourth, a successful research career requires many professional skills and a strong knowledge of ethical principles, including those specific to Brain & Language research. Finally, because Brain & Language is fundamentally an interdisciplinary field, trainees require a diverse and inclusive community of scholars to foster collaborations and connections that they can carry forward into their careers. We aim to provide these essential elements of training. Georgetown University is ideally suited to train the next generation of leaders in Brain & Language research. Georgetown has an unusually large Brain & Language faculty who study a wide range of topics. These faculty include leading figures in the field over the past few decades, along with rising stars of the present. The faculty have a strong track record of productivity, collaboration, funding, and mentorship. Our trainees are diverse, competitive, and engaged, and have gone on to productive and successful research careers. Georgetown faculty also have relationships with many clinical and community partners in the Washington, DC region, providing a wealth of opportunities for clinical experience, community engagement, and professional development activities. Within this extraordinary environment, we aim to establish a new Brain & Language Training Program (BLTP) to provide a unique training experience for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows pursuing careers in Brain & Language Neuroscience. To address the career needs identified above, the BLTP will provide an integrated training program, including: (1) A Curriculum of Coursework designed to provide a strong cross-disciplinary conceptual and technical knowledge base; (2) Clinical Experience with communication disorders to help trainees understand the clinical impact of their research; (3) Community Engagement to foster understanding about how research impacts the community; (4) Training in the Professional Skills and Ethical Practices necessary for a successful research career; and (5) An interdisciplinary and diverse Community of Scholars focused on Brain & Language research. This T32 will provide four slots for PhD students, and four slots for postdoctoral fellows (two per year in each group for two years each) to participate in this unique and comprehensive training program.