Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award at Washington University School

描述(由申请者提供)：项目概要：本申请是神经科学学术发展奖(NSADA)的续展，该奖项在过去十年中支持了华盛顿大学10名儿科神经学实习生。新的应用反映了过去15年来儿科神经学的发展和变化，包括在学术领域拥有研究和临床专业知识的导师，这些领域对现代儿科神经学有直接影响：发育神经科学、认知神经科学、神经遗传学、神经系统损伤和癫痫。建议的导师来自神经内科，以及解剖学和神经生物学、生物学、遗传学、心理学、精神病学、发育生物学、儿科、神经外科、内科和放射科。这一新的申请还突显了华盛顿大学(一个已经丰富的环境)在过去五年中基础/翻译/临床神经科学研究资源的巨大增长。NSADA的学者将很容易获得这些资源。该计划将专门为这三名学员量身定做，并在很大程度上取决于他们以前的研究经验和职业偏好。具有广泛研究经验的受训人员将被鼓励补充他们的知识基金，然后在主任和咨询委员会的指导下开始新的研究。经验较少的学员可以在华盛顿大学生物和生物医学科学系的神经科学项目中进行长达一年的正式课程学习。在任何一种情况下，学员都将能够利用29名致力于这一应用的教职员工的资源，以及由150多名从事积极研究的教职员工组成的更广泛的神经科学社区。虽然学员将接受其特定导师的大部分监督，但高级成员与各自实验室之间存在着巨大的互动，因此学员将有大量机会接触经验丰富的研究人员。NSADA培训的毕业生在完成三年的培训后，应具有独立资助的竞争力。 公共卫生相关性：华盛顿大学儿科神经学住院医师计划的中心使命之一是培养优秀的内科科学家，他们将进行开创性的研究，改变我们护理患有神经疾病的儿科患者的能力。这一NSADA为我们执行这一重要任务提供了一个基本机制。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary: This application is the renewal of the Neuro Sciences Academic Development Award (NSADA) that has supported 10 trainees in pediatric neurology at Washington University over the past decade. The new application reflects the growth and changes in pediatric neurology over the past fifteen years and includes mentors with research and clinical expertise in academic areas that have direct impact on modern pediatric neurology: developmental neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurogenetics, nervous system injury, and epilepsy. The proposed mentors come from within the Department of Neurology, as well as the Departments of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Biology, Genetics, Psychology, Psychiatry, Developmental Biology, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Medicine, and Radiology. This new application also highlights the enormous growth of resources for basic/translational/clinical neuroscience research at Washington University (an already enriched environment) over the past five years. These resources will be readily accessible to NSADA scholars. The program will be specifically tailored for the three trainees and depend heavily upon their prior research experience and career preferences. Trainees who enter the program with extensive research experience will be encouraged to replenish their fund of knowledge and then embark upon new research with the guidance of the Director and the Advisory Committee. Less experienced trainees may spend up to a year in formal coursework in the Neuroscience Program of the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences of Washington University. In either case, trainees will be able to draw upon the resources of 29 faculty committed to this application and a wider neuroscience community composed of more than 150 faculty engaged in active research. While trainees will be expected to receive most of their supervision from their specific mentors, there is enormous interaction between senior members and their respective laboratories so trainees will have abundant opportunities for contact with experienced researchers. Graduates of NSADA training should be competitive for independent funding after completion of three years. Public Health Relevance: One of the central missions of the Washington University Pediatric Neurology Residency Program is to train outstanding physician-scientists who will perform the groundbreaking research that will transform our ability to care for our pediatric patients with neurological disorders. This NSADA provides a fundamental mechanism for our ability to carry out this critical mission.