2013 NIAAA Training Directors Meeting and Trainee Workshop

描述（由申请人提供）：目前有26个NIAAA机构研究培训计划位于美国各地提供专门的指导，每年超过100名博士前和博士后学员在酒精研究的多个领域。这些项目得到了NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein国家研究服务奖（NRSA）机构培训补助金（T32）机制。在支持T32的过程中，NIAAA有助于培养训练有素的年轻研究人员，致力于推进他们在酒精研究方面的职业生涯。NIAAA培训主任会议和学员研讨会聚集了指导这些计划的经验丰富的高级科学家，在职业发展的各个阶段有前途的学员，以及来自NIAAA的知识渊博的员工，为他们提供了一个独特的周末培训机会。这些讲习班自1999年以来每两年举办一次，以前在印第安纳州、路易斯安那州和罗得岛举办过。这个新的R13赠款申请正在提交，以支持下一个研讨会在圣地亚哥，加州在2013年10月。该R13将支持研讨会的制作成本，并为每个培训项目至少两名学员提供差旅支持，这些学员将由培训总监提名，代表他们的项目，并在海报或口头报告中展示当前的研究成果。实习生的演讲将反映全国早期酒精研究人员正在进行的研究的多样性。研讨会的议程将包括由NIAAA工作人员和T32培训主任的全体主题演讲，学员口头和海报演示，以及专业发展研讨会，小组和讨论的组合。该研讨会的目标是促进学员的发展和教育，促进研究合作和指导，扩大学员的酒精研究知识基础，建立一支强大的生物医学队伍，告知学员当前的NIAAA举措和资助机会，并促进讨论，以加强和支持培训计划。在美国，过度饮酒每年导致79，000人死亡。2006年，过度饮酒造成的损失为2235亿美元，其中72%的总成本来自工作场所生产力的损失; 11%的医疗保健费用; 9%的执法和其他刑事司法费用以及6%的机动车碰撞费用来自驾驶受损。酒精是美国第三大与生活方式有关的死亡原因。NIAAA对高质量培训的投资有助于确保高质量的研究人员进入劳动力市场，以解决我们国家的酒精问题。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There are currently 26 NIAAA Institutional Research Training Programs located across the United States providing specialized instruction to over 100 predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees annually in multiple areas of alcohol research. These programs are supported by the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Training Grant (T32) mechanism. In supporting T32s, NIAAA contributes to the production of highly trained young investigators committed to furthering their careers in alcohol research. The NIAAA Training Directors' Meeting and Trainee Workshop gathers experienced senior scientists directing these programs, promising trainees in various stages of their career development, and knowledgeable staff from NIAAA for a unique weekend training opportunity. These workshops have occurred biennially since 1999 and have previously been held in Indiana, Louisiana, and Rhode Island. This new R13 grant application is being submitted to support the next workshop in San Diego, California in October 2013. This R13 will support the production costs of the workshop and travel support for at least two trainees per training program who will be nominated by the Training Director(s) to represent their program and exhibit current research findings in poster or oral presentations. The trainee presentations will reflect the diversity of research being conducted by early- stage alcohol researchers across the nation. The workshop's agenda will include a mix of plenary keynotes by NIAAA staff and T32 Training Directors, trainee oral and poster presentations, and professional development seminars, panels and discussions. The objectives of the workshop are to promote trainee development and education, foster research collaborations and mentorships, expand the trainees' alcohol research knowledge base, build a strong biomedical workforce, inform trainees of current NIAAA initiatives and funding opportunities, and facilitate discussions to strengthen and support the training programs. Excessive alcohol use contributes to 79,000 deaths each year in the United States. In 2006, excessive alcohol consumption cost the US $223.5 billion, with 72% of the total cost resulting from losses in workplace productivity; 11% health care expenses; 9% law enforcement and other criminal justice expenses and 6% motor vehicle crash costs from impaired driving. Alcohol is the nation's 3rd leading lifestyle-related cause of death. NIAAA's investment in quality training helps ensure that high quality researchers are entering the workforce to address our nation's alcohol issues.