Interdisciplinary Visual Sciences (IVS) Traininig Program

跨学科视觉科学（IVS）培训计划

• 批准号: 8837015
• 负责人: ROBERT L HENDRICKS
• 金额: $ 36.44万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-05-01 至 2019-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8837015
• 关键词: programs; vision science

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): It clearly emerges from "Vision Research; A National Plan" that vision research embraces every discipline in the biological sciences, cognitive sciences, and clinical research. Vision scientists are aware of the importance of the interdisciplinary approach to research, and of rapid translation of findings in basic research to clinical care. Accordingly, the next generation of vision scientists will need to develop their scientific skills within an environment that stresses cutting edge science, interdisciplinary cooperation, an understanding of the visual system, and exposure to clinical ophthalmology. This training program, while broad in the scope of participating scientific disciplines, is focused on creating at the University of Pittsburgh a training environment that will favor interactions and collaborations among vision scientists, and involve pre-doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows in interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the visual system and ocular diseases. Although this T32 application focuses on training of basic scientists, our trainees will have frequent interactions with clinical ophthalmologists, attend lecturers in our didactic vision cours entitled "Biology of Vision", and have close interactions with physician-scientists through course work, seminars, and data clubs. Our T32 training program will draw graduate students from the Immunology, Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Molecular Physiology, and Bioengineering graduate training programs. These programs will provide the structure and basic curriculum, whereas the T32 training program will provide specialized training in vision research. The proposed program will also provide a structure for training of postdoctoral fellows in vision research that will coordinate with the significant support structure already in place at the university. We will strive to attract the brightest students and postdocs with the goals of providing 1) a basic understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the eye; 2) appreciation and utilization of the unique anatomical and physiological characteristics of the eye; and 3) awareness of the strengths and limitations of available animal models for ocular diseases.

描述（由申请人提供）：它明显来自“视觉研究；一项国家计划”，视觉研究涵盖了生物科学、认知科学和临床研究的每一个学科。视觉科学家意识到跨学科研究方法的重要性，以及将基础研究成果快速转化为临床护理的重要性。因此，下一代视觉科学家需要在强调前沿科学、跨学科合作、对视觉系统的理解以及接触临床眼科的环境中发展他们的科学技能。这一培训计划虽然涉及的科学学科范围广泛，但重点突出