TRAINING IN LUNG SCIENCE

描述（由申请人提供）：本提案是我们在肺科学培训补助金的第三次竞争性更新。在过去的8年半时间里，培训补助金为47名学员提供了在肺部科学方面奠定坚实基础的机会，其中包括25名医学博士，8名博士和14名博士预科研究生（其中1名医学博士-博士生）。在过去10年中完成培训的21名医学博士学员中，有13人接受了学术职位，所有这些人都留在学术职位上，迄今为止X已经成功地竞争了NIH和其他资金。在8名博士后和14名博士前博士生中，大多数仍在培训岗位上，但有4人担任教职。 我们的培训计划有三个主要目标：（1）为医生科学家提供3年严格的科学培训，使他们能够成为独立的研究人员，研究与人类肺部疾病有关的科学问题;（2）为博士科学家提供长达3年的博士后培训，专注于肺部生物学的研究，并促进该领域的长期职业生涯;以及（3）培养来自MD-PhD项目和其他已建立的学位授予项目的研究生-并指导他们进入肺部研究的职业生涯。强烈鼓励MD学员获得高级学位，以优化他们成功的调查职业机会。 该计划涵盖的主要课程领域是：（1）细胞与分子生物学;（2）系统生物学，生物工程;和生物信息学;和（3）临床研究，导致公共卫生或临床研究硕士学位。该课程提供生物化学，分子生物学和生物化学（BMBB部门）的正式培训和学位机会;遗传学，细胞生物学与发展（GCD部门）;免疫学;癌症生物学（MiCaB计划）;生物工程（未成年人计划）;生物信息学（硕士课程）;公共卫生硕士;和临床研究硕士。培训教师来自我们的学术健康中心和技术学院的4个学院。教师的专业知识延伸到广泛的领域，包括：肺纤维化;肺损伤;肺癌; COPD;睡眠药物;哮喘;囊性纤维化;和生物伦理学。各领域的综合资源和稳定的研究经费提供了出色的培训环境。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This proposal is the third competing renewal of our Training Grant in Lung Science. During the last 8 and a half years, the Training Grant has provided 47 trainees the opportunity to develop strong foundations in lung science, including 25 MDs, 8 PhDs and 14 Predoctoral graduate students (with 1 MD-PhD student). Of the 21 MD trainees completing training over the past 10 years, 13 accepted academic positions, all of whom remain in academic positions and to date X have successfully competed for NIH and other funding. Of the 8 post-doctoral and 14 pre-doctoral PhD trainees, most are still in training positions, but four hold faculty positions. There are three major aims of our Training Program: (1) to provide 3 years of rigorous scientific training for physician-scientists, enabling them to become independent investigators examining scientific questions related to human lung disease; (2) to provide up to 3 years of post-doctoral training to PhD scientists focusing their studies in lung biology and promoting long term careers in this field; and (3) to train graduate students from the MD-PhD program and other established degree-granting programs - and guide them into careers in lung research. MD trainees are strongly encouraged to obtain an advanced degree in order to optimize their opportunities for a successful investigative career. The major curricular areas encompassed by the program are: (1) Cell & Molecular Biology; (2) Systems Biology, Bioengineering; & Bio-Informatics; and (3) Clinical Research, leading to a Masters in Public Health or Clinical Research. The curriculum provides formal training and degree opportunities in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry (BMBB Department); Genetics, Cell Biology & Development (GCD Department); Immunology; Cancer Biology (MiCaB program); Bioengineering (Minor program); Bioinformatics (Masters program); Masters in Public Health; and Masters in Clinical Research. The training faculty is drawn from 4 colleges in our Academic Health Center and the Institute of Technology. Faculty expertise extends across a broad spectrum of areas, including: pulmonary fibrosis; lung injury; lung cancer; COPD; sleep medicine; asthma; cystic fibrosis; and bioethics. Comprehensive resources and stable research funding in each area provide an outstanding training environment.