Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award at Washington University School

描述（由申请人提供）：项目摘要：本申请是神经科学学术发展奖（NSADA）的延续，该奖项在过去十年中支持了华盛顿大学的10名儿科神经学学员。新申请反映了过去15年来儿科神经病学的发展和变化，包括在对现代儿科神经学有直接影响的学术领域具有研究和临床专业知识的导师：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病学系，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，医学和放射学系。这一新的应用还突出了华盛顿大学（一个已经丰富的环境）在过去五年中基础/转化/临床神经科学研究资源的巨大增长。这些资源将随时提供给NSADA学者。该计划将专门为三名学员量身定制，并在很大程度上取决于他们以前的研究经验和职业偏好。将鼓励具有丰富研究经验的学员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展新的研究。经验不足的学员可能会在华盛顿大学生物学和生物医学科学系的神经科学项目中学习长达一年的正式课程。在任何一种情况下，学员都将能够利用致力于这一应用的29名教师的资源，以及由150多名从事积极研究的教师组成的更广泛的神经科学社区。虽然受训人员将从他们的具体导师那里接受大部分的监督，但高级成员和他们各自的实验室之间有大量的互动，因此受训人员将有大量的机会与经验丰富的研究人员接触。国家空间局培训的毕业生在完成三年后应具有竞争力，能够获得独立的资助。 公共卫生相关性：华盛顿大学儿科神经病学住院医师计划的中心任务之一是培养优秀的医生科学家，他们将进行开创性的研究，这将改变我们照顾神经系统疾病儿科患者的能力。该《国家空间防御局》为我们执行这一关键使命的能力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.