Bioengineering Cardiovascular Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：该计划的目的是为致力于生物工程研究事业的个人提供广泛的培训。华盛顿大学的生物工程专业有着培养研究生的悠久传统。该提案建立在25年的心血管研究生物工程培训计划历史的基础上，涉及与华盛顿大学生物工程临床和研究同事的高度互动。心血管疾病是美国死亡的主要原因。为了解决这个健康问题，需要培养具有各种背景和优势的杰出科学家，这些科学家可以为心血管疾病的研究，诊断和治疗提供新的创新方法。该应用程序特别关注华盛顿大学的四个培训机会领域：1）计算和综合生物工程; 2）诊断成像; 3.）综合生理功能; 4.）治疗技术开发。我们正在请求支持六名研究生和五名博士后研究员或有兴趣将工程和定量方法应用于心血管研究的医生科学家。博士预科申请人将从高素质的学生中选出，主要是在生物工程和基础健康科学方面，在他们通过资格考试后。然而，该计划也开放给所有在物理，数学，化学，生物学，医学和生命科学背景培训的个人。目标是提供所需的研究，沟通和专业技能，以发展职业生涯作为独立的，基于实验室的主要研究者。 一个由24名教师组成的多学科小组组成了培训团队。这些教师具有跨学科研究的特殊记录和对学生培训的长期承诺。一些优秀的初级教员称赞团队。除了培训学生和博士后研究员，指导这些初级教师是至关重要的成功建立，发展和扩大我们的计划。该计划的管理将主要通过生物工程系，这是在医学院和工程学院联合。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this program is to provide a broad spectrum of training for individuals committed to research careers in Bioengineering. The Bioengineering program at the University of Washington has a long-standing, strong tradition of training graduate students. This proposal builds on the 25 year long Bioengineering training program history in cardiovascular studies, involving a high degree of interaction with Bioengineering's clinical and research colleagues at the University of Washington. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in the United States. To address this health problem will require training outstanding scientists with a variety of backgrounds and strengths that can provide new and innovative approaches to the study, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. This application focuses specifically on four areas of training opportunities that are established strengths at the University of Washington: 1) Computational and Integrative Bioengineering; 2.) Diagnostic Imaging; 3.) Integrated Physiological Function, and; 4.) Therapeutic Technology Development. We are requesting support for six graduate students and five post-doctoral fellows or physician scientists interested in applying engineering and quantitative approaches to cardiovascular research. Predoctoral applicants will be selected from amongst highly qualified students, mainly in Bioengineering and basic health sciences, after they have passed their Qualifying Examinations. However, the program is also open to all individuals with background training in physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology, medicine and the life sciences. The goal is to provide the research, communication and professional skills required to develop careers as independent, laboratory-based principal investigators. A multi-disciplinary group of twenty-four faculty comprises the training team. These faculty have an exceptional record of interdisciplinary research and a long-term commitment to student training. Several outstanding junior faculty compliment the team. In addition to training students and post-doctoral fellows, mentoring these junior faculty is critical to the successful establishment, development and expansion of our program. The administration of the program will be mainly through the Department of Bioengineering, which is jointly in the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering.