UCSD Dermatologist Investigator Training Program

描述(由申请者提供)：本申请旨在加州大学圣地亚哥分校(UCSD)建立皮肤病研究员培训计划，以培养有前途的博士后和博士后学生，并为他们在皮肤病研究领域富有成效的学术生涯做好准备。近年来，加州大学圣迭戈分校的皮肤研究取得了非凡的成果，我们组织了优秀的教师，他们在指导和开展皮肤生物学方面的突破性尖端研究方面有着良好的记录。该项目的目标是利用我们无与伦比的机构科学资源、资金雄厚的皮肤病研究人员基础和配备一流的超过8000平方米的集中式现代化实验室空间。英国《金融时报》我们的计划建议使用这些培训急需的未来皮肤生物学的独立研究人员。我们的皮肤科核心教员将通过一个积极合作的基础科学研究人员网络来协助培训，这些研究人员具有 在皮肤病学方面有良好的出版记录，并有长期成功指导的历史。这些科学教师一起，将立即为我们提供足够数量的博士后和博士后学生，以推动充满活力的培训计划。加州大学伯克利分校皮肤科研究员培训计划将进一步丰富与杰出临床研究人员的正式共同导师计划，从而推动博士生研究进入基础研究项目的翻译应用机会。重点将放在我们在皮肤炎症、感染和表皮遗传学和发育方面的研究的领导地位。有前途的受训者将通过积极的医生-科学家、女性和少数民族招募计划、积极的研讨会和教学系列以及圣地亚哥生物医学界正在进行的充实计划来确定。这些优势将确保我们的最终目标是激励和提供杰出的培训，为下一代研究皮肤病的学术研究人员。 公共卫生相关性：加州大学圣迭戈分校的皮肤病研究员培训计划将利用美国顶尖研究型大学之一的杰出科学环境，并将其与皮肤病学富有成效的翻译计划相结合。我们的目标是解决皮肤病研究中缺乏合格研究人员的问题，从而降低皮肤病患者的发病率和死亡率。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application seeks to establish a Dermatology Investigator Training Program at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to train promising pre-doctoral and post- doctoral students and prepare them for a productive academic career in investigative dermatology. Skin research at UCSD has been extraordinarily productive in recent years and we have organized outstanding faculty with a proven track record in mentorship and conducting ground-breaking cutting edge research in skin biology. The goals of this program are to take advantage of our unparalleled institutional scientific resources, a well-funded base of dermatology research faculty and outstandingly equipped centralized modern laboratory space of over 8000 sq. ft. Our program proposes to use these to train much-needed future independent research investigators in skin biology. Our core dermatology faculty will be assisted in training by a network of actively collaborating basic science investigators that have a proven publication record in dermatology and a long history of successful mentorship. Together, these scientific faculty will immediately provide us with a critical mass of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students to drive a vibrant training program. The UCSD Dermatology Investigator Training Program will be further enriched by a formalized co-mentorship program with outstanding clinical investigators, thus propelling PhD student research into opportunities for translational application of basic research projects. Emphasis will be placed in our leadership in conducting research in skin inflammation, infection and epidermal genetics and development. Promising trainees will be identified by an active recruitment program for physician-scientists, women and minorities, an active seminar and didactic series, and ongoing enrichment programs within the San Diego biomedical community. These strengths will ensure our ultimate goal to inspire and provide outstanding training for the next generation of academic researchers in investigative dermatology. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The Dermatology Investigator Training Program at UCSD will leverage the outstanding scientific environment of one of the top research universities in the nation, and combine this with a productive translational program in dermatology. Our goal is to address a shortage of qualified investigators involved in skin disease research and thus decrease morbidity and mortality among a large population suffering from dermatologic disorders.