Training Grant in Gastrointestinal Physiology and Psychology

描述（由申请人提供）：该项目旨在利用西北大学的生理学和心理学专业知识和现有资源，培养生物医学工程和心理学的博士生预科生以及消化病学，外科和心理学的医学博士和博士后学员，专注于功能性前肠疾病的研究。功能性和运动性前肠疾病的研究是复杂的，需要多学科的方法，包括对胃肠道功能的机械、生理和炎症方面的理解，以及改变症状反应的认知和社会心理因素。该培训项目将建立在西北大学食道中心和社会心理研究中心成功整合的基础上，并利用目前与医疗保健研究中心、认知脑绘图小组和过敏-免疫学和病理学转化研究同事合作的资源。胃肠病学和肝病学的奖学金、外科住院医师项目以及工程学和心理学的研究生项目吸引了这些培训职位的顶尖申请者。每个实习生将与主要研究导师和共同导师一起工作，这将促进研究和临床教师之间的互动，并增强实习生研究经验的协作方面。一个由结构化研究和指导组成的培训项目，结合了临床研究或公共卫生学位的硕士学位、研讨会、职业发展计划和研究伦理行为的教育，以促进功能性前肠疾病的卓越研究。我们建议每年资助一名高素质的博士预科生和一名高素质的博士后医学博士或博士实习生进行为期两年的密集研究经验。因此，我们的项目将有4名学员处于稳定状态，目前我们有潜在申请者的兴趣，也有潜在导师、院系和大学的承诺来支持这个项目。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this program is to leverage the physiology and psychology expertise and the current resources available at Northwestern University to train predoctoral students in Biomedical Engineering and Psychology and MD and PhD postdoctoral trainees in Gastroenterology, Surgery and Psychology for careers focused on research in functional foregut disorders. The study of functional and motor foregut disorders is complicated and requires a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates an understanding of the mechanical, physiological and inflammatory aspects of gastrointestinal tract function and the cognitive and psychosocial factors that alter symptom response. This training program will build on the successful integration of the Esophageal Center and Center for Psychosocial Research at Northwestern University and also utilize resources from current collaborations with the Center for Healthcare Studies, the Cognitive Brain Mapping Group and translational research colleagues in Allergy-Immunology and Pathology. The fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, residency program in Surgery and the graduate programs in Engineering and Psychology attract top-notch applicants for these training positions. Each trainee will work with both a primary research mentor and a co-mentor, which will foster interaction between research and clinical faculty and enhance the collaborative aspects of the trainee's research experience. A training program consisting of structured research and mentorship that combines a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation or Public Health degee, seminars, career development programs, and education in the ethical conduct of research has been developed to promote excellence in research focused on functional foregut disorders. We propose to fund one highly qualified predoctoral student and one highly qualified postdoctoral MD or PhD trainee per year for a two-year intensive research experience. Thus, our program will have 4 trainees at steady-state and currently we have the interest from prospective applicants and commitment from our potential mentors, departments and university to support this program.