RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN DIABETES AND OBESITY

描述(由申请人提供)： 糖尿病和肥胖的研究培训计划糖尿病在美国正达到流行的程度，迫切需要增加这一领域的研究。该计划的目标是为年轻的博士后和博士后阶段的研究人员提供与糖尿病、新陈代谢和肥胖症相关的研究培训。印第安纳大学医学院就是这样一个倡议的杰出论坛。它是印第安纳大学糖尿病研究和培训中心的所在地，该中心成立已有25年。该学院最近成立了一个糖尿病研究中心，其目标是促进基础科学系的研究。来自四个系的16名教师将作为导师参加该项目。这批教员有良好的培训记录，拥有大约400万美元的外部资金。该计划将扩大到支持三名博士后学生和两名博士后研究员处于稳定状态。博士前学生将选修糖尿病和肥胖的新辅修课程，其中包括最近开发的3学分的糖尿病和肥胖课程。博士后研究员也将参加这门课程。学生和博士后研究员都将参加糖尿病研究中心的研讨会，并将在同一系列中展示他们的结果，并将被鼓励在国家会议上展示他们的工作，例如美国糖尿病协会的科学会议。此外，他们还将学习研究伦理学课程(G504)。通过在为糖尿病研究提供强有力的多学科支持的环境和文化中进行培训，受训者很有可能保持对糖尿病的兴趣，即使他们的特定研究兴趣在他们的职业生涯中不断发展。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN DIABETES AND OBESITY Diabetes mellitus is reaching epidemic proportions in the US and there is an urgent need to increase research in this area. The goal of the program is to provide training to young researchers, at both the pre-doctoral and post-doctoral stages of their careers, in research that is relevant to diabetes, metabolism, and obesity. The Indiana University School of Medicine is an outstanding forum for such an initiative. It houses the Indiana University Diabetes Research and Training Center, which is in its 25th year of existence. The School recently created a Center for Diabetes Research whose goal is to foster research in basic science Departments. Sixteen faculty from four Departments will participate as mentors in the program. This group of faculty has a strong training record and has approximately $4,000,000 of external funding. The program will grow to support three pre-doctoral students and two post-doctoral fellows at steady state. Pre-doctoral students will take a new Minor in Diabetes and Obesity which includes a 3 credit Diabetes and Obesity course that has been recently developed. Post-doctoral fellows will also take the course. Both students and post-doctoral fellows will attend Center for Diabetes Research seminars, will present their results in the same series, and will be encouraged to present their work at national meetings such as the American Diabetes Association scientific sessions. Additionally, they will take the Research Ethics course (G504). By training in an environment and culture that gives strong multi-disciplinary support for diabetes research, there is a significant probability that the trainees will sustain an interest in diabetes, even as their specific research interests evolve over their careers.