Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting

描述(申请人提供)：这项资助申请的中心目标是为未来5年(2014-2019年)辐射科学方面的学者培训(SIT)教育计划提供部分资金支持，该计划将与辐射研究学会(RRS)的年度会议一起举行。这项建议的总体目标是加强对年轻科学家的培训，使他们掌握研究报告所涵盖的辐射科学的各个学科。实现这一目标的活动包括协助参加RRS年度会议(旅行补助金)，这是一个促进学者教育经验的专门讲习班，以及提供机会与这一领域的知名研究人员进行深入讨论和接触的正式会议和社会活动。1.RRS SIT方案的第一个具体目标是每年为110名年轻科学家(其中一些将由NIH的这笔补助金资助)提供旅费，包括博士后研究员、研究生和驻院医生，以帮助他们参加RRS年度会议。这些会议将宣传他们的教育经验，提供一个论坛来展示他们的研究成果，并会见他们未来可能合作和联系的该领域的领先科学家。2.作为第二个具体目标，每年举办一次全天的教育讲习班，向这些青年科学家提供辐射科学各方面原理的基本知识和对该领域当前问题的深入了解。本研讨会是RRS年会第一天前一天的唯一活动。长期目标是通过吸引并为具有现代分子和细胞生物学以及物理科学和医学背景的新科学家提供适当的培训，帮助填补这一重要辐射研究领域目前的人力短缺。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The central goal of this grant application is to provide partial financial support for the Scholars in Training (SIT) educational program in radiation sciences to be held annually over the next 5 years (2014-2019) in conjunction with the annual meetings of the Radiation Research Society (RRS). The overall objective of this proposal is to enhance the training of young scientists in the various disciplines of radiation sciences encompassed by the RRS. Activities to achieve this objective include assistance in attending the annual RRS meeting (travel grants), a dedicated workshop to further the scholars' educational experience, and formal meeting and social events that provide opportunities for extended discussions with and exposure to established investigators in this field. 1. The first specific aim of the RRS SIT program is to provide annually travel grants for 110 young scientists (some of whom will be funded by this NIH grant) including post-doctoral fellows, graduate students and resident physicians to assist them in attending the RRS annual meetings. These meetings will promote their educational experience, provide a forum to present the results of their research and meet with leading scientists in the field with whom they may work and associate with in the future. 2. As a second specific aim, each year a full-day educational workshop is conducted to provide these young scientists with fundamental knowledge of the principles of various aspects of the radiation sciences and an in-depth understanding of current issues in the field. This workshop is the only program for the day immediately prior to the first day of the RRS annual meeting. The long-term goal is to help fill the current manpower shortages in this important area of radiation research by attracting and providing appropriate training to new scientists with backgrounds in modern molecular and cellular biology as well as the physical sciences and medicine.