Research Training Program in the Vision Sciences

描述(由申请人提供)：已经设计了一个全面的计划，目的是在广泛的视觉科学领域培养博士后和博士后科学家。学生参加生物化学、计算生物学、发育生物学、人类统计遗传学、免疫学、分子生物物理学、分子细胞生物学、分子遗传学和基因组学、微生物学和微生物病理学以及神经科学的研究生和博士后课程。培训计划将由32名导师提供，其中22人由NEI资助，学习几乎所有的眼功能和病理学方面的知识。博士前实习生将学习提供视觉系统神经生物学详细信息的课程和/或眼睛发育、生理学和病理学各方面的综合课程。博士后实习生也被鼓励参加这些课程。强烈鼓励博士后和博士后学员参加华盛顿大学生物和生物医学科学系和NEI赞助的视觉研究基础问题课程所提供的丰富的研讨会、高级课程、荣誉讲座、期刊俱乐部和务虚会。其中许多机会涉及基础和临床科学家的参与，确保受训人员了解人类眼病的起源和治疗。该培训计划为两名博士后实习生在华盛顿大学的第一年提供支持。这为他们提供了足够的时间来申请个人研究培训资助。博士前培养计划支持6名研究生。这将确保有足够数量的视觉科学实习生来丰富培训环境。该培训项目的教职员工目前在其实验室中有31名博士后学员和53名博士后学员。这表明了教员对培训的承诺，并说明了培训补助金可以从申请者池中提取的巨大规模。该计划的总体目标是确定最有前途的科学家，并为他们提供一个培训环境，使他们成为了解和治疗人类眼病的富有成效的贡献者的可能性最大化。相关性(见说明)：才华横溢、训练有素的科学家对于视觉研究的持续进步至关重要。该项目的目标是从华盛顿大学大量的研究生和医学/博士候选人中挑选出最优秀的科学家，并为他们提供培训，使他们为领导未来的视觉研究做好准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A comprehensive program has been designed with the purpose of training pre-and postdoctoral scientists in the broad area of vision science. Students are participating in graduate and postdoctoral programs in Biochemistry, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Human Statistical Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis, and Neurosciences. The training program will be delivered by 32 preceptors, 22 of whom are NEI funded, studying nearly all aspects of ocular function and pathology. Predoctoral trainees will take courses that provide detailed information about the neurobiology of the visual system and/or a comprehensive course in all aspects of the development, physiology and pathology of the eye. Postdoctoral trainees are also encouraged to attend these courses. Pre- and postdoctoral trainees are strongly encouraged to participate in the rich environment of seminars, advanced courses, honorary lectures, journal clubs, and retreats offered in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Washington University and in the NEI sponsored course, Fundamental Issues in Vision Research. Many of these opportunities involve the participation of both basic and clinical scientists, assuring that trainees will learn about the origins and treatment of human ocular diseases. The training program supports two postdoctoral trainees for their first year at Washington University. This provides adequate time for them to apply for individual research training grant support. The predoctoral training program supports 6 graduate students. This assures that an adequate number of vision science trainees will be available to enrich the training environment. The faculty members in the training program currently have 31 predoctoral and 53 postdoctoral trainees in their laboratories. This demonstrates the commitment of the faculty to training and illustrates the large size of the pool of applicants from which the training grant can draw. The overall goal of this program is to identify the most promising scientists and to provide them with a training environment that maximizes the probability that they will become productive contributors to the understanding and treatment of human ocular diseases. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Talented and well-trained scientists are essential for continued progress in vision research. The goal of this program is to select the best scientists from the large pool of graduate and MD/PhD candidates at Washington University and provide them with training that will prepare them to lead future research in vision.