NEUROSCIENCE OF DRUG ABUSE TRAINING PROGRAM

了解药物滥用行为的关键之一是 对药物滥用的神经生物学基础的系统研究。是 有效的，这种研究必须涉及多学科的方法， 研究药物滥用的影响在几个不同的水平， 大脑功能这是当前应用程序的目标， 建议继续成功的NIDA培训计划，神经科学 鲍曼格雷医学院（Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake） 森林大学。这个项目培养博士前和博士后 药物神经生物学多学科课程的学生 虐待该计划由几个部门的13名教员组成 在鲍曼格雷，研究兴趣包括分子生物学， 受体药理学，脑成像技术，电生理学， 自我给药的行为分析，以及 人类病人学院的研究得到了26个资助项目的支持。 赠款，其中许多直接涉及实质性领域 虐待培训计划的一个中心研究重点是NIDA- 药物滥用神经生物学研究中心 Bowman Gray，提供高度整合的合作研究 项目在一些教师。该计划是围绕三个 主要研究领域：分子/细胞神经生物学， 神经生物学系统和行为神经生物学。培训 该计划提供了一个与这些药物滥用有关的具体课程 三个领域。博士预科生有三个不同的博士学位的选择。 学位课程：药理学，生理学和神经科学。虽然 每个项目都有自己的要求，具体的药物滥用， 相关主题被纳入标准程序。培训 该计划提供了具体的研讨会和期刊俱乐部，为博士前 和博士后实习生。该计划还包含专门的 涉及科学研究中的赠款写作和道德的组成部分。 学生的招聘将有助于神经科学是 生物科学中发展最快的学科之一。在 此外，征聘少数族裔申请人将是一个高度优先事项。在 总结，药物滥用培训计划的神经科学不仅提供 学生在教育和研究的杰出机会， 药物滥用的神经生物学，但也是该领域的宝贵资源 通过提供训练有素的年轻调查人员， 独立的科学事业。

One of the keys to understanding the actions of drugs of abuse is a systematic study of the neurobiological basis of drug abuse. To be effective, such studies must involve multi-disciplinary approaches to examine the effects of drugs of abuse at several different levels of brain function. This is the goal of the current application, which proposes to continue a successful NIDA training program, the Neuroscience of Drug Abuse Training Program at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University. This program trains both predoctoral and postdoctoral students in a multi-disciplinary program in the neurobiology of drug abuse. The program consists of 13 faculty members of several Departments at Bowman Gray, with research interests including molecular biology, receptor pharmacology, brain imaging techniques, electrophysiology, behavioral analysis of drug self-administration, and drug effects in human patients. The research of the faculty is supported by 26 funded grants, many of which are directly related to the field of substance abuse. A central focus of research for the training program is the NIDA- funded Center for the Neurobiological Investigation of Drug Abuse at Bowman Gray, which offers highly integrated collaborative research projects among a number of faculty. The program is organized around three principal areas of research: Molecular/Cellular Neurobiology, Neurobiological Systems, and Behavioral Neurobiology. The training program offers a specific course in drug abuse related to each of these three areas. Predoctoral students have a choice of three different Ph.D. degree programs: Pharmacology, Physiology, and Neuroscience. Although each of these programs have their own requirements, specific drug abuse- related topics are integrated into the standard programs. The training program offers specific seminars and journal clubs for both predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. The program also contains specialized components dealing with grant writing and ethics in scientific research. Recruitment of students will be aided by the fact that Neuroscience is one of the fastest growing disciplines in the biological sciences. In addition, recruitment of minority applicants will be a high priority. In summary, the Neuroscience of Drug Abuse Training Program not only offers students outstanding opportunities for education and research in the neurobiology of drug abuse, but is also a valuable resource for the field of drug abuse by providing trained young investigators capable of independent scientific careers.