CORE--TRAINING AND EDUCATION

遗传医学的实践需要广泛的专业知识，包括对分子和细胞生物学的理解，包括基因转移的基础，对进行临床研究所需的复杂性和精确性的认识，以及对科学和人类界面所特有的伦理问题的理解。威尔康奈尔卓越基因治疗计划（PEGT）的培训和教育核心是其使命，即创建一个框架，使经验丰富的调查人员和新手调查人员都能更好地了解他们的学科。为了完成这项任务，培训和教育核心提出了三个可以进行教育和培训的场所。首先，为各级调查人员制定了正式的培训方案。这些计划包括本科生的暑期研究计划，研究生的实验室项目和研究生课程，研究生调查人员的专业培训计划，以及专业调查人员的技术培训课程和专题研讨会。培训计划的重点是威尔康奈尔PEGT学者计划，该计划将招募和培训持有博士，医学博士或医学博士/博士学位的研究人员，该计划将招募和培训持有博士，医学博士或医学博士/博士学位的研究人员，为期两年，深入研究遗传医学的各个方面。学者计划包括实验室技术，临床研究，法规事务和道德方面的综合培训，并允许学者专注于他或她选择的领域。学者计划的目标是培养一批遗传医学研究人员，他们对遗传医学的要素具有全球性的认识，必须走到一起，将研究从实验室带到床边。培训和教育核心的第二个场所是通过系列研讨会、网页和远程会议/学习设施在调查人员之间建立沟通。培训和教育核心的最后一个地点是公共宣传。威尔康奈尔PEGT调查人员将继续寻求机会，与公众进行积极和开放的互动，他们既是我们工作的预期受益人，也是我们工作的主要捐助者。

The practice of genetic medicine requires a broad range of expertise including an understanding of the molecular and cellular biology that comprises the basis of gene transfer, a sense of the complexity and precision required to undertake clinical research, and finally an appreciation of the ethnical issues that are unique to the interface of science and humanity. The Training and Education Core of the Weill Cornell Program in Excellence in Gene Therapy (PEGT) takes as its mission to create a framework within which both experienced investigators and novice investigators can pursue a better understanding of their discipline. To accomplish this task, the Training and Education Core sets forth three venues in which education and training can occur. First, formal training programs are in place for each level of investigator. These programs include summer research programs for undergraduate students, laboratory projects and graduate level courses for graduate students, specialized training programs for postgraduate investigators, and technical training sessions and topical symposia for professional investigators. The keystone of the training program is the Weill Cornell PEGT Scholars Program which will recruit and training investigators holding PhD, MD, or MD/PhD degrees for PEGT Scholars Program which will recruit and train investigators holding PhD, MD, or MD/PhD degrees for an intensive two-year immersion into all aspects of genetic medicine. The Scholars Program incorporates comprehensive training in laboratory techniques, clinical research, regulatory affairs, and ethics, and permit the Scholar to concentrate in the area of his or her choosing. The goal of the Scholars Program is to develop a cadre of genetic medicine researchers who have a global appreciation for the elements of genetic medicine that must come together to take research from the bench to the bedside. The second venue for the Training and Education Core is the establishment of communication among investigators through seminar series, a webpage, and long distance meeting/learning facilities. The final venue of the Training and Education Core is public outreach. Weill Cornell PEGT investigators will continue to pursue opportunities for positive and open interactions with the lay public who are both the intended beneficiaries and principal benefactors of our work.