Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）： 该申请要求支持内分泌学现有的培训补助金，代谢和营养10年前，该计划进行了修订，以整合NIH支持的内分泌学/代谢和营养研究培训计划（KD 07214和DK 07461）拟议拨款将支持3 MD和/或过去和现在的内分泌学和营养学项目在36年中为119人提供了研究培训，超过80%的人继续或参加全职教学和/或研究活动，大多数都有独立的同行评审支持研究机会包括三个主要领域的基础和临床研究生殖生物学，糖尿病，代谢和营养，甲状腺，免疫反应，和细胞信号传导这个多学科计划是由两个NIH资助的中心一般临床研究中心（GCRC）和临床营养研究单位，世界卫生组织生殖中心，梅隆基金会生殖生物学中心、加州大学洛杉矶分校奥林匹克实验室和美国国立卫生研究院支持的希望之城胰岛细胞资源中心的卫生保健专业人员和基础科学家将根据过去的表现进行选择，推荐信和对未来学术生涯的承诺博士生花费全职和MD学员花费80%所有研究员都参加核心系列讲座、研讨会和会议，并定期与他们的导师和他们的合作研究小组互动会议一个关于负责任的研究行为的正式计划提供给所有学员该计划的毕业生将能够承担作为独立研究者的角色研究设施主要设在哈伯-加州大学洛杉矶分校医学中心，包括一个25,000平方英尺的研究大楼，其中包括内分泌学和围产期学部门，GCRC核心实验室，稳定同位素设施，生殖形态学和分子生物学单位，以及计算机和生物统计学设施。分子医学，分子病理学，认知和结构神经学，分子泌尿学，GCRC住院和门诊中心，身体组成核心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests support for an existing training grant in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition This program was revised 10 years ago to integrate NIH supported research training program in Endocrinology/Metabolism and nutrition (KD07214 and DK07461) The proposed grant will support 3 MD and/or PhD postdoctoral fellows The past and present Endocrinology and Nutrition Programs have provided research training to 119 individuals over 36 years, over 80% of them continue or participated in full-time teaching and/or research activities, most with independent peer-reviewed support Research opportunities include basic and clinical investigations in three major areas Reproductive Biology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition, and Thyroid, Immune responses, and cell signaling This multidisciplinary program is enhanced by two NIH funded Centers General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) and Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, a World Health Organization Center in Reproduction, a Mellon Foundation Reproductive Biology Center, the UCLA Olympic Laboratory, and the NIH supported City of Hope Islet Cell Resource Center Health care professionals and basic scientists will be selected on the basis of past performance, letters of recommendation and commitment to a future academic career The PhD trainees spend full-time and MD trainees spend 80% or more of their time in research All fellows participate in Core Lecture Series, seminars and conferences, and regular interactive sessions with their mentors and their collaborative research groups A formal program on Responsible Conduct of Research is provided to all trainees Graduates of this program will be able to assume roles as independent investigators The research facilities are primarily housed at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and include a 25,000 sq ft research building housing the Divisions of Endocrinology and Perinatology, GCRC Core Laboratory, Stable Isotope Facility, Reproductive Morphology and Molecular Biology Units, and Computer and Biostatistics Facilities Additional research space houses mentor research labs, Molecular Genetics, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Pathology, Cognitive and Structural Neurology, Molecular Urology, the GCRC Inpatient and Ambulatory Center, and Body Composition Core.