Diabetes Research and Trainig Center

总体描述（由申请人提供）： 该提案寻求继续芝加哥大学糖尿病研究和培训中心（DRTC）。该中心是一个跨部门和跨机构的合作努力，涉及来自芝加哥大学，伊利诺伊理工学院，洛约拉大学芝加哥护理学院，北伊利诺伊大学，西北大学范伯格医学院和伊利诺伊大学芝加哥医学和护理学院的研究人员，他们具有不同的科学背景，但在糖尿病和相关研究方面有共同的兴趣。该中心的目标是：1。促进合作，多学科糖尿病和内分泌学研究的支持性环境; 2。提高糖尿病研究者的临床和基础研究能力; 3.鼓励未参与糖尿病研究的研究人员继续研究与糖尿病和内分泌学相关的问题; 4.加速将基础生物医学和遗传学研究的进展转移到临床竞技场，使其可应用于糖尿病患者的诊断和治疗; 5.告知其他专业和非专业人士在糖尿病研究和培训方面的成就，机会和进展。本申请包括三个部分：第1部分-概述;第2部分-行政部分;和第3部分-生物医学研究部分（研究基地，生物医学研究核心（胰岛细胞生物学，分子生物学和遗传学，配体测定，生理学和动物模型），预防和治疗， 控制核心、试点和可行性方案以及浓缩方案）。它还包含一个附录。

DESCRIPTION, OVERALL (provided by applicant): This proposal seeks the continuation of the University of Chicago Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). The Center is an interdepartmental and interinstitutional cooperative endeavor involving investigators from the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, Loyola University Chicago School of Nursing, Northern Illinois University, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago Schools of Medicine and Nursing with differing scientific backgrounds, yet sharing a common interest in diabetes and related research. The aims of the Center are: 1. To foster collaborative, multidisciplinary diabetes and endocrinology research in a supportive environment; 2. To enhance the clinical and basic research capabilities of established diabetes investigators; 3. To encourage investigators not involved in diabetes research to pursue problems related to diabetes and endocrinology; 4. To speed the transfer of advances in basic biomedical and genetic research to the clinical arena whey they may be applied to the diagnosis and treatment of persons with diabetes; and 5. To inform others in both professional and lay settings of the accomplishments, opportunities and advances in diabetes research and training. This application consists of three sections: Section 1 - Overview; Section 2 - Administrative component; and Section 3 - Biomedical Research Component (Research base, Biomedical research cores (Islet Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Ligand Assay, Physiology, and Animal Models), Prevention and Control core, Pilot and Feasibility Program, and Enrichment Program). It also contains an Appendix.