TRAINING IN LUNG SCIENCE

简介(申请者提供)：本计划是本会第三次更新肺科学训练补助金。在过去的8年半里，培训补助金为47名学员提供了在肺科学方面打下坚实基础的机会，其中包括25名医学博士、8名博士和14名博士前研究生(还有1名医学博士研究生)。在过去10年完成培训的21名MD学员中，有13人接受了学术职位，他们都仍在学术职位上，到目前为止，X已经成功地竞争了NIH和其他资金。在8名博士后和14名博士后实习生中，大多数人仍在培训岗位上，但有4人担任教职。 我们的培训计划有三个主要目标：(1)为内科科学家提供为期3年的严格科学培训，使他们能够成为研究与人类肺部疾病相关的科学问题的独立调查人员；(2)为专注于肺部生物学研究并促进该领域长期职业生涯的博士科学家提供长达3年的博士后培训；以及(3)培训MD-PhD计划和其他已有学位授予计划的研究生--并指导他们进入肺部研究领域。MD实习生被强烈鼓励获得高级学位，以优化他们成功从事调查工作的机会。 该计划涵盖的主要课程领域包括：(1)细胞和分子生物学；(2)系统生物学、生物工程和生物信息学；(3)临床研究，获得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系)、遗传学、细胞生物学和发展(GCD系)、免疫学、癌症生物学(MiCaB课程)、生物工程(辅修课程)、生物信息学(硕士课程)、公共卫生硕士和临床研究硕士课程的正式培训和学位机会。培训教师来自我们学术卫生中心和理工学院的4所学院。教师的专业知识涉及广泛的领域，包括：肺纤维化；肺损伤；肺癌；慢性阻塞性肺疾病；睡眠医学；哮喘；囊性纤维化；以及生物伦理学。每个领域的综合资源和稳定的研究资金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.