Career Enhancement Core

我们建议更新职业提升核心，重点是提供博士前和博士后 获得高质量研究指导的研究员，为他们在烟草监管科学领域的职业生涯做好准备 research.核心主要位于佛蒙特大学（UVM），但也有博士后研究员 我们的两个合作地点，布朗大学和约翰霍普金斯大学。这三个机构还 在成瘾研究中，我高度重视T32培训项目，该项目允许丰富的交叉施肥 烟草监管科学和成瘾研究之间的联系与联合国的总体重点一致， UVM TCORS，该核心侧重于围绕调查烟草和尼古丁使用的职业提升 为弱势群体提供产品。职业提升核心的领导者（希金斯博士 和Heil）在担任董事和助理期间， UVM T32成瘾研究培训项目主任。新增8名初级指导教师 在弱势群体、成瘾、行为科学等领域提供广泛的专业知识， 烟草监管科学研究。Villanti博士支持我们的指导团队在烟草监管方面的专业知识 科学职业提升核心项目为研究员提供（a）烟草方面的实践研究培训 监管科学，他们直接协助教师实施主要的UVM TCORS研究 在领导试点研究的同时，（B）有机会参加正在进行的、轮流举办的系列研讨会 行为科学、行为经济学和行为药理学、研究伦理学和烟草 监管科学，以及（c）在国家科学会议上介绍其研究的丰富机会， 准备在同行评审期刊上发表的文章。在目前资助的近4年中， 在此期间，我们指导了14名博士前和博士后研究员（4名博士前和10名博士后）。我们的同伴 在当前资助期间，发表了29篇由UVM TCORS支持的同行评审文章，包括 15作为第一作者在目前的资助期内，我们通过试验项目和发展研究， 确保研究员获得独立研究、合作和撰写烟草研究金的经验 监管科学展望未来，核心将利用这一经验和我们不断增长的烟草专业知识 监管科学，以建立必要的基础设施，为我们的研究员成功的职业生涯做好准备， 烟草监管科学，有效应对FDA的快速反应和其他举措，并培养 TCORS网络内的伙伴关系和协作。总的来说，我们认为这一核心定位良好， 继续并加强其培养下一代烟草监管科学家的使命。

We propose to renew a Career Enhancement Core that focuses on providing predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows with high-quality research mentoring that will prepare them for careers in tobacco regulatory science research. The Core is primarily located at the University of Vermont (UVM), but also has postdoctoral fellows placed at our two collaborating sites, Brown University and Johns Hopkins University. All three institutions also have highly regarded T32 training programs in addictions research, which allows for rich cross-fertilization between tobacco regulatory science and addictions research. Consistent with the overarching focus of the UVM TCORS, this Core focuses on career enhancement around investigating use of tobacco and nicotine delivery products among vulnerable populations. The leaders of the Career Enhancement Core (Drs. Higgins and Heil) have a long history of effective collaborative mentoring in their roles as Director and Associate Director of the UVM T32 training program in addictions research. Eight additional primary mentoring faculty provide a wide range of expertise in the areas of vulnerable populations, addictions, behavioral science, and tobacco regulatory science research. Dr. Villanti bolsters our mentoring team's expertise in tobacco regulatory science. The Career Enhancement Core provides fellows with (a) hands-on research training in tobacco regulatory science in which they directly assist faculty with implementing the primary UVM TCORS studies while simultaneously leading pilot studies, (b) opportunities to participate in an ongoing, rotating seminar series on behavioral science, behavioral economics and behavioral pharmacology, research ethics, and tobacco regulatory science, and (c) abundant opportunities to present their research at national scientific meetings and prepare articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals. During the almost 4 years of the current funding period, we have mentored 14 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows (4 predocs and 10 postdocs). Our fellows published 29 peer-reviewed articles supported by the UVM TCORS during the current funding period, including 15 as 1st author. In the current funding period, we have used pilot projects and developmental studies to ensure that fellows gain experience with independent research, collaboration, and grant writing in tobacco regulatory science. Going forward, the Core will leverage that experience and our growing expertise in tobacco regulatory science to establish the necessary infrastructure to prepare our fellows for successful careers in tobacco regulatory science, respond effectively to FDA rapid response and other initiatives, and to nurture partnerships and collaborations within the TCORS network. Overall, we feel that this Core is well positioned to continue and enhance its mission of preparing the next generation of tobacco regulatory scientists.