POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM IN INTEGRATIVE CARDIOVASCULAR BIOLOGY

描述（由申请人提供）： 此应用程序是在格鲁吉亚医学院新成立的心血管生物学综合博士后培训计划的延续（06-10年）。该项目的长期目标是培养博士后博士。和医学博士研究员，利用分子、遗传、细胞、组织/器官和动物/人范围内的技术，进行综合心血管生物学的独立基础科学研究。这是一个跨部门和跨学科的计划，结合了细胞生物学和解剖学，临床药学，医学，神经学，病理学，儿科学，药理学和毒理学，生理学和外科学，格鲁吉亚预防研究所，生物技术和基因组医学中心和血管生物学中心在格鲁吉亚医学院的部门24名教师的专业知识。该计划的教师导师代表了一群优秀的综合性心血管生物学家，他们的研究兴趣涵盖四个相关的心血管领域：1）血管细胞信号传导，2）血管张力控制，3）内皮功能障碍和4）预防心血管疾病。这项培训补助金将继续通过医学院血管生物学中心管理。该项目由约翰·D博士主持。Catravas和共同指导博士弗兰克Treiber，都建立了调查。Catravas博士是血管生物学中心的主任，Treiber博士是格鲁吉亚预防研究所的主任。一个由格鲁吉亚医学院资深院士和领导人组成的内部咨询委员会将继续监督该项目。受训者都是博士，M.D.或者医学博士/博士博士后科学家要求每年提供六个名额，以支持研究员在综合心血管生物学方面进行全职研究。每个学员将接受2-3年的研究培训。博士博士后学员将对基础综合心血管生物学有长期的职业兴趣。M.D.和M.D /Ph.D.学员将完成为期5年的住院医师/专科培训。所有学员都必须参加教学培训活动，其中包括血管生物学基础科学讲座系列，科学传播和研究伦理课程，血管生物学中心研讨会系列，期刊俱乐部，年度研究研讨会和博士后研究员协会。此外，M.D.学员将被要求参加生物统计学的研究生课程。该培训计划致力于增加接受心血管研究培训的代表性不足的少数民族和妇女的数量。研究培训设施包括24位导师的个人实验室，核心实验室，参与部门，中心和研究所，以及杰出的机构核心设施，占地超过120，000平方米。在两个相邻的建筑物和一个相邻的建筑物的研究空间英尺。培训计划完成后，学员将被指导申请独立研究经费，并在学术医学院从事心血管科学独立研究者的职业。(End摘要）

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application is for continuation (years 06-10) of a newly established post-doctoral training program in integrative cardiovascular biology at the Medical College of Georgia. The long-term objective of this program is to train postdoctoral Ph.D. and M.D. fellows for independent basic science research in integrative cardiovascular biology, utilizing techniques spanning the molecular, genetic, cellular, tissue/organ and animal/man range. This is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary program incorporating the expertise of 24 faculty in the Departments of Cell Biology & Anatomy, Clinical Pharmacy, Medicine, Neurology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Physiology and Surgery, the Georgia Prevention Institute, the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine and the Vascular Biology Center at the Medical College of Georgia. The faculty preceptors of the program represent an outstanding group of integrative cardiovascular biologists, whose research interests cover four related cardiovascular areas: 1) vascular cell signaling, 2) control of vascular tone, 3) endothelial dysfunction and 4) prevention of cardiovascular disease. This training grant will continue to be administered through the Vascular Biology Center of the School of Medicine. The program is directed by Dr. John D. Catravas and co-directed by Dr. Frank Treiber, both established investigators. Dr. Catravas is the Director of the Vascular Biology Center and Dr. Treiber is the Director of the Georgia Prevention Institute. An Internal Advisory Committee of senior academicians and leaders at the Medical College of Georgia will continue to supervise the program. Trainees are Ph.D., M.D. or M.D. /Ph.D. post-doctoral scientists. Six slots per year are requested to support fellows pursuing full-time research in integrative cardiovascular biology. Each trainee will commit 2-3 years of research training. Ph.D. post-doctoral trainees will have long-term career interests in basic integrative cardiovascular biology. M.D. and M.D /Ph.D. trainees will have completed a combined 5 years of residency/ subspecialty training. All trainees are required to participate in didactic training activities, which consist of a basic science lecture series in Vascular Biology, a course in Scientific Communications and Research Ethics, the Vascular Biology Center seminar series, a journal club, an annual research symposium and the Post-Doctoral Fellow Association. In addition, M.D. trainees will be required to take the graduate course in Biostatistics. The training program is strongly committed to increasing the number of underrepresented minorities and women who receive training in cardiovascular research. Facilities for research training include the individual laboratories of the 24 preceptors in, and the core laboratories, the participating departments, centers and institutes, as well as outstanding institutional Core Facilities, encompassing an excess of 120,000 sq. feet of research space in two contiguous and one adjacent buildings. Upon completion of the training program, trainees will be guided to apply for independent research funding and to pursue careers as independent investigators in cardiovascular sciences at academic medical schools. (End of Abstract)