Cole Eye Institute Vision Science Training Program

摘要 这是Cole Eye Institute Vision首次续期申请继续资助 专门为培养博士后而设计的科学培训计划(CEIVSTP) 博士生、医学生和博士后研究员成为未来的领导者 眼科研究。使用T32资金为3名博士前学生提供培训 每年资助博士后1名，资助博士后12名，资助博士后4名 过去4年的博士后研究员。我们在科尔的主要长期目标之一 眼科研究所将使用CEIVSTP来限制并最终合并现在 眼科临床研究和基础研究分开进行。这个培训项目是独一无二的 定位于实现这一目标的原因如下：第一，该计划中的培训者 被选中是因为他们有能力进行出色的眼科研究 对眼科疾病的翻译关注。其次，该项目的临床导师是 非常成功的临床医生，在研究方面有可靠的记录，并致力于 培训计划的目标。第三，基础和临床科学家都将指导 每个实习生。第四，这个方案的住房在科尔眼科研究所的一个屋檐下 建立一个凝聚力强、全面的环境，特别适合 目的。第五，医学生与博士生之间的密切互动 研究培训，将促进临床和基础领域之间的交流 并促进可持续到未来的科学网络和合作。这个 该计划的强大的教学、研究和临床组成部分与小说一起 分子医学博士课程将提供坚实的基础 在人类眼生物学和疾病背景下的基本科学原理。这 提案寻求继续资助培养杰出的博士前毕业生 学生，医学生攻读硕士学位论文和博士后 致力于眼科研究的研究员。

ABSTRACT This is a first renewal application for continued funding for the Cole Eye Institute Vision Science Training Program (CEIVSTP) which is specifically designed to train pre-doctoral Ph.D. students, medical students and post-doctoral fellows to become future leaders in ophthalmology research. With T32 funds that provided training for 3 predoctoral students and one post-doctoral fellow per year, we have supported 12 predoctoral students and 4 post-doctoral fellows over the past 4 years. One of our major long-term goals at the Cole Eye Institute is to use CEIVSTP to limit and eventually merge the boundaries that now separate clinical and basic research in ophthalmology. This training program is uniquely positioned to achieve this goal for the following reasons: First, the trainers in this program have been selected for their ability to perform outstanding ophthalmology research with a translational focus on eye diseases. Second, the clinical mentors in the program are highly successful clinicians with proven track records in research and a commitment to the goals of the training program. Third, both a basic and clinician scientist will mentor each trainee. Fourth, the housing of this program under one roof in the Cole Eye Institute establishes a cohesive and comprehensive environment particularly suited to this purpose. Fifth, the close interactions between medical students and Ph.D. students during the research training, will promote communication between the clinical and basic areas and foster scientific networks and collaborations that can continue into the future. The strong didactic, research and clinical component of this program together with the novel curriculum of the Molecular Medicine Ph.D. program will provide a solid foundation in basic scientific principles in the context of human ocular biology and disease. This proposal seeks continued funding for training outstanding pre-doctoral graduate students, medical students working toward a masters level thesis and post-doctoral fellows committed to ophthalmic research.