Predoctoral Training in the Pharmacological Sciences

药理学博士前培训

• 批准号: 7892122
• 负责人: STEFAN STRACK
• 金额: $ 6.4万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-01 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7892122
• 关键词: Science; Training; pre-doctoral

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The principal goal of this training grant (TG) is to promote the interdisciplinary training of graduate students in Pharmacological Sciences. Its secondary goal is to foster interactions among faculty and students from different Departments that share an interest in Pharmacological Sciences. The current TG developed out of a successful 25-year-old TG in the Department of Pharmacology, which was radically modified to attract students from a highly diverse background. The 42 trainers on this TG are drawn from 10 different PhD-granting programs, and three different Colleges, consistent with its focus on interdisciplinary training. Faculty representation is well balanced at all academic levels. All senior trainers have excellent records of training graduate students and maintain highly productive research programs. They will serve as mentors to junior faculty of great promise and potential. The curriculum provides a formal venue for both trainer and trainee interactions. Principles in Pharmacology (071:135) has been modified to accommodate trainees from different disciplines. Advanced Problem Solving in Pharmacological Sciences (071:250) has been specifically created for this TG. In this course, trainees of diverse background work as a group with mentoring by a trainer to solve a pharmacological problem and write an interdisciplinary research paper that utilizes methodology ranging from Medicinal Chemistry to Systems Pharmacology and Physiology. The Pharmacology Seminar (071:204) serves as a weekly forum to bring together the trainees and trainers. It provides trainees with experience in formal presentation of their work. Early access to research experience by trainees is emphasized, which has resulted in average times to PhD of ~5 years. It is anticipated that this TG will provide support for trainees who are among the top 25% of all eligible trainees on campus for 2 years of their graduate education. We demonstrate the existence of a sustainable and clearly-identified pool of high quality graduate students. Of this pool, 13 highly qualified students applied in 2004 and 14 in 2005. Institutional support for this TG has been particularly strong with the provision of three additional training slots during the prior award period, and a future commitment of a minority-designated slot for the duration of the next award period. The aims of the previous award, which were to further develop the curriculum and establish the existence of successful interdisciplinary program, have been met. The program is now well situated to expand upon its initial success.

描述（由申请人提供）：该培训补助金（TG）的主要目标是促进药理学研究生的跨学科培训。其第二个目标是促进对药理学科学感兴趣的不同系的教师和学生之间的互动。目前的 TG 是由药理学系一位 25 岁的成功 TG 发展而来，经过彻底修改以吸引来自高度多样化背景的学生。该 TG 的 42 名培训师来自 10 个不同的博士授予项目和三个不同的学院，这与其对跨学科培训的关注是一致的。所有学术层面的教师代表性都很均衡。所有高级培训师都拥有培养研究生和保持高产研究项目的出色记录。他们将担任有前途和潜力的初级教师的导师。该课程为培训师和学员的互动提供了一个正式的场所。药理学原理 (071:135) 已进行修改，以适应来自不同学科的学员。药理学科学高级问题解决 (071:250) 是专门为此 TG 创建的。在本课程中，不同背景的学员在培训师的指导下以小组形式工作，解决药理学问题，并利用从药物化学到系统药理学和生理学的方法撰写跨学科研究论文。药理学研讨会 (071:204) 是每周一次的论坛，将学员和培训师聚集在一起。它为学员提供了正式展示其作品的经验。强调学员尽早获得研究经验，这使得获得博士学位的平均时间约为 5 年。预计该 TG 将为校园内所有合格学员中排名前 25% 的学员提供为期 2 年研究生教育的支持。我们展示了可持续且明确的高质量研究生库的存在。其中，2004 年有 13 名高素质学生申请，2005 年有 14 名。机构对这个 TG 的支持特别强大，在上一个奖励期提供了三个额外的培训名额，并承诺在下一个奖励期期间提供一个少数族裔指定名额。上一奖项的目标是进一步开发课程并建立成功的跨学科项目，这一目标已经实现。该计划现在已经准备好在其最初的成功基础上进一步扩展。