Columbia University Training Program in Lung Science

 描述(由申请者提供)：哥伦比亚大学肺科学培训计划这个肺科学培训计划的目的是为有前途的高素质博士后提供机会，在肺科学研究的职业生涯中进行培训。该计划仅限于拥有医学博士、博士或医学博士学位并对研究有浓厚兴趣的申请者。虽然这笔培训赠款处于第一个资助周期，但它的培训记录很好。该计划的主要特点包括与参与的教职员工进行密集的研究，并在肺病学的基础科学和翻译科学中接受多门课程的授课。研究领域跨越广泛的肺部学科，在急性肺损伤(ALI)、肺发育、哮喘/慢性阻塞性肺病和肺血管生物学方面拥有卓越的中心。生物化学、细胞生物学、分子生物学、小鼠遗传学、生物力学和生理学方面的专业知识都由教员很好地代表了。经验丰富的研究人员为包括ALI、感染和哮喘/慢性阻塞性肺疾病在内的各行各业的研究员提供专业知识。研究机构主要集中在哥伦比亚大学内科和外科学院医学系的肺科。该司以外的参与导师向生理系和生物物理系、病理学和微生物系的实验室提供培训机会。学员是从竞争非常激烈的申请者池中挑选出来的，经过对他们的资历进行彻底审查，并与该计划执行委员会的成员进行面试。只有不到2%的申请者被选中。到目前为止，所有受训人员都进入了肺病学的学术生涯。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Columbia University Training Program in Lung Science The purpose of this training program in pulmonary science is to provide an opportunity to promising post-doctoral individuals of exceptional quality to train in careers in pulmonary research. The program is limited to applicants who hold the MD, PhD or MD/PhD degrees and have a strong interest in research. Though this training grant is in its first funding cycle, it ha, nevertheless, an excellent training record. The central features of the Program include intensive research with participating faculty members and didactic exposure to multiple courses in basic and translational science in pulmonology. Research areas span a wide range of pulmonary disciplines with centers of excellence in Acute Lung Injury (ALI), Lung Development, Asthma/COPD and Lung Vascular Biology. Expertise in biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, mouse genetics, biomechanics, and physiology are all well represented by the faculty. Highly experienced investigators provide expertise to fellows in a wide variety of subspecialties, including ALI, Infection and Asthma/COPD. Research facilities are mainly centered in the Pulmonary Division of the Department of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Participating mentors outside the Division extend opportunities for training to laboratories in the Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Pathology and Microbiology. Trainees are selected from a very competitive pool of applicants after a thorough review of their credentials and interviews with the members of the Executive Committee of the Program. Fewer than 2% of applicants are selected. All trainees thus far have gone on to academic careers in pulmonology.