Baylor's Scientific Training Program for Dental Academic Researchers: B-STARS

描述(由申请人提供)：这是一份新的NRSA机构研究培训助学金(T32)申请贝勒的牙科学术研究学者科学培训计划(B-STAR)。这项申请是对NIDCR修订后的培训计划的直接回应，并要求：(I)继续支持非常成功的牙科研究学者培训短期计划。该计划已得到加强，通过及早识别并在整个牙科学校继续参与研究，增加受训人员对学术研究职业的承诺；(Ii)为综合双学位DDS/博士计划提供新的资金。这项计划是通过机构基金和一系列成功的NIDCR个人博士后牙医科学家奖学金(F30奖项)发起的；以及(Iii)支持为教职员工和研究员提供一系列精心设计的短期和长期博士后培训经验。这些计划将提供所需的技能，以应对颅面研究中的新机会。B级明星来自贝勒牙科学院(BCD)不断扩大的科学、智力和身体资源。通过新的机构倡议和NIDCRR24/U24奖来加强BCD的研究基础设施，全面的研究培训机会得到了加强。与德克萨斯大学西南医学中心(UTSW)、德克萨斯农工大学生物科学与技术研究所(IBT)、莱斯大学建立了战略联盟，并聘用了新的BCD研究人员，从而选出了一支由52名优秀教师组成的团队。该小组提供以下重点研究领域的跨学科培训：基因与发育；基质生物学和组织工程；神经科学和分子病理学；以及临床研究。BCD参与美国国立卫生研究院K12路线图和授予UTSW的CTSA奖项，为B-STAR临床研究学者提供多学科培训。一个高度创新和综合的核心和特定学科的课程，包括期刊俱乐部、研讨会和研究座谈会，将促进不同学科的学生和教职员工之间的信息交流，并使每个受训人员获得广泛的批判性思维技能。B-STAR的受训研究生将能够(A)从有洞察力的角度解读新的科学信息，并以学术信誉授课；(B)与学生和教师临床医生进行知识渊博的对话；(C)领导NIH和其他校外研究项目的尖端颅面、牙科和口腔生物学研究；(D)在同行评议的期刊上发表报告；以及(E)在学术牙科领域保持成功的职业生涯。B级人才受益于明确的机构支持和充满活力的领导力。一项计划评估计划将严格评估培训计划对未来牙科院士发展的成功。B-STAR的领导团队致力于与NIDCR合作，提高绩效和成果，为牙科科学家的培训、教育和职业发展制定最佳实践。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a new NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) application for Baylor's Scientific Training Program for Dental Academic Research Scholars (B-STARS). The application is in direct response to the revised training initiatives of the NIDCR and requests: (i) Continued support for a highly successful short-term program for the training of dental research scholars. The program has been intensified to increase the commitment of trainees toward academic research careers by early identification and continued engagement in research throughout dental school; (ii) New funding for an integrated dual-degree DDS/PhD program. This program was initiated through institutional funds and a successful series of NIDCR Individual Predoctoral Dentist Scientist Fellowships (F30 awards); and (iii) Support for a well-crafted series of short- and long-term postdoctoral training experiences for faculty and fellows. These programs will provide the skills needed to address new opportunities in craniofacial research. B-STARS draw from the expanding scientific, intellectual and physical resources at Baylor College of Dentistry (BCD). A full spectrum of research training opportunities is enhanced by new institutional initiatives and NIDCR R24/U24 awards for the enhancement of research infrastructure at BCD. Strategic alliances with UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW), Texas A&M's Institute of Biosciences and Technology (IBT), Rice University, and the hiring of new BCD researchers have led to the selection of a team of 52 outstanding faculty mentors. This group offers interdisciplinary training in the following focus research areas: Genes and Development; Matrix Biology and Tissue Engineering; Neurosciences and Molecular Pathology; and Clinical Research. BCD's participation in an NIH Roadmap K12 and CTSA awards to UTSW offers multidisciplinary training to B-STARS Clinical Research Scholars. A highly innovative and integrative core and discipline-specific curriculum with journal clubs, seminars and research symposia will facilitate an exchange of information among students and faculty in various disciplines and allow each trainee to acquire extensive critical thinking skills. Graduate trainees of B-STARS will be able to (a) interpret new scientific information from an insightful perspective and teach with scholarly credibility; (b) engage in knowledgeable dialog with student and faculty clinicians; (c) lead cutting-edge craniofacial, dental and oral biology research in NIH and other extramural research programs; (d) publish reports in peer reviewed journals; and (e) sustain successful careers in academic dentistry. B-STARS benefits from unequivocal institutional support and dynamic leadership. A program evaluation plan will critically assess the success of the training program on the development of future dental academicians. The leadership team of B-STARS is committed to work with the NIDCR to improved performance and outcomes that will develop the best practices for the training, education and career development of dentist-scientists.