Transfusion Medicine Research Training Program

描述（申请人提供）： 该培训计划的目的是准备MD，MD/PhD或PhD博士后研究员在输血医学的多学科领域的研究生涯。自1985年以来，已有35人参加了宾夕法尼亚大学的这一培训方案。除了少数例外，所有受训者都从事学术医学的职业，并继续从事临床或基础研究，并在此过程中获得了许多联邦和非联邦赠款沿着。在已完成培训的28名学员中，20名学员已成为全国学术血库和输血医学科的主任或副主任。由于许多感兴趣的合格申请人和我们成功的培训记录，该计划被授予这个T32培训补助金开始于1994年。这使我们能够为35人中的13人提供支助。该计划的独特之处在于提供了一个基础广泛的研究环境，加上完善的临床输血医学培训计划。这是这个国家为数不多的输血医学博士后培训项目之一。研究实习生在经验丰富的导师的实验室进行至少2年的独立研究。导师是从具有不同兴趣的教师中选出的，包括细胞膜结构/功能（红细胞，血小板），自身免疫和肿瘤疾病的免疫生物学，造血和干细胞生物学，血液凝固，病毒学和基因工程。本次更新沿着的特色是将实习生的研究经验与我们的输血医学/止血临床试验网络进行协调，重点是我们机构投入了大量资源的转化研究和细胞工程领域。为该计划选择的导师包括许多资深科学家，他们具有丰富的博士后培训经验，并具有当前，积极的实验室间合作。除了调查工作外，培训方案还包括一系列综合教育内容，包括教学法、期刊俱乐部、研讨会、学员研究报告展示场所，以及要求每个学员参加一次或多次教学机会。该计划包括招募少数族裔和培训研究经验很少的医学博士的具体步骤。还包括为生物伦理学、赠款写作、实验室安全和实验室管理方面的受训人员提供的教育计划。该计划的主任和监督委员会努力为每个学员量身定制的教育体验。

Description (provided by applicant): The purpose of this training program is to prepare MD, MD/PhD, or PhD postdoctoral fellows for research careers in the multidisciplinary field of Transfusion Medicine. Since 1985, 35 individuals have participated in this Training Program at the University of Pennsylvania. With few exceptions, all trainees have pursued careers in academic medicine and have continued on in either clinical or basic research having obtained many federal and non-federal grants along the way. Of the 28 who have already completed training, 20 former trainees have become directors or associate directors of academic blood banks and transfusion medicine sections across the country. Because of the many interested, qualified applicants and our successful training record, the program was awarded this T32 training grant beginning in 1994. This has allowed us to provide support for 13 of the 35 individuals. The uniqueness of this program lies in the availability of a broad-based research environment coupled with a well-established clinical Transfusion Medicine training program. This represents one of few such Transfusion Medicine postdoctoral training programs in this country. Research trainees conduct independent research for at least 2 years in the laboratory of an experienced mentor. Mentors are selected among faculty with diverse interests including cell membrane structure/function (red cells, platelets), immunobiology of autoimmune and neoplastic disorders, hematopoiesis and stem cell biology, blood coagulation, virology, and genetic engineering. Opportunities to coordinate trainee research experience with our Transfusion Medicine/Hemostasis Clinical Trial Network is featured in this renewal along with significant emphasis in the area of translational research and cell engineering in which our institution has invested considerable resources. The mentors selected for this program include many senior scientists with extensive experience training postdoctoral fellows and with current, active, interlaboratory collaborations. In addition to investigative work, the Training Program comprises an integrated mix of educational components including didactics, journal clubs, seminars, venues for presentation of trainees' research, as well as a requirement that each trainee participate in one or more teaching opportunities. The program plan includes specific steps for minority recruitment and for the training of MD's with little research experience. Educational programs for trainees in bioethics, grant writing, laboratory safety, and laboratory management are also included. The program's Director and Oversight Committee strive to design an educational experience tailored for each individual trainee.