Research Training in Lung Disease

描述(由申请人提供)： 该奖项支持的培训计划将为拥有医学博士或博士学位的研究员提供博士后研究培训。主要的重点将是与肺部疾病相关的基础研究。专业领域包括分子遗传学、分子和细胞生物学、生理学和生物工程。主要目标是让科学家准备好在生理学、细胞和分子生物学的界面上工作。该方案设在医学部的肺科和重症监护科，有一个多学科的教员，其中包括在其他行政单位有初级任命的科学家。所有在肺科和重症监护科接受初级任命的教员在一个或多个基础科学系都有联合任命。大多数教师通过合作研究兴趣联系在一起，这种兴趣在本培训计划的前几个阶段得到了加强。其他系的教员都是资深科学家，由于他们的科学专长，他们对肺部疾病有着浓厚的兴趣。贝勒医学院的行政单位包括分子遗传学研究所、白细胞生物学中心、德贝基心脏中心、炎症生物学中心、实验治疗中心、细胞生物学、分子生理学和生物物理学、分子遗传学和儿科以及心血管科学科；过敏、免疫学和风湿病；血栓；以及医学系的高血压。莱斯大学的生物工程实验室也参与其中，该实验室的主任是贝勒医学院的医学兼职教授。该计划的目标是让大约60%的受训人员拥有博士学位，40%拥有医学博士学位，并在获得资助之前至少接受过一年的研究培训。我们鼓励学员在获得资助的第一年内，申请第二年及以后的个人研究奖学金。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The training program to be supported by this award will provide post-doctoral research training for fellows holding M.D. or Ph.D. degrees. The major emphasis will be basic research related to lung disease. Areas of expertise include molecular genetics, molecular and cellular biology, physiology and bioengineering. The major goal is to prepare scientists to work at the interface of physiology and cellular and molecular biology. The program is based in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Section of the Department of Medicine with a multi-disciplinary faculty including scientists with primary appointments in other administrative units. All of the faculty with primary appointments in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Section have joint appointments in one or more basic science departments. Most of the faculty are linked by collaborative research interests which have been strengthened during the previous periods of this training program. The faculty from other departments are senior scientists who, because of their scientific expertise have a strong interest in lung disease. Administrative units at Baylor College of Medicine include the Institute for Molecular Genetics, the Center for Leukocyte Biology, the DeBakey Heart Center, the Biology of Inflammation Center, the Center for Experimental Therapeutics, the Departments of Cell Biology, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Molecular Genetics and Pediatrics, and the sections of Cardiovascular Sciences; Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology; Thrombosis; and Hypertension in the Department of Medicine. The Bioengineering laboratories at Rice University, the Director of which, is an adjunct Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine also participates. The program goal is to have approximately 60% of the trainees with Ph.D. degrees and 40% with M.D.s who have had at least one year of research training prior to being supported by the grant. The trainees are encouraged to apply for individual research fellowships for second and subsequent years, during the first year of grant support.