Nutrition and Cardiometabolic Disorders Predoctoral Research Training Program

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的目标是为四名致力于营养和心脏代谢紊乱领域创新研究事业的高素质博士预科候选人提供持续支持。在基础科学、临床干预和基因环境队列研究方面提供培训机会，重点是工作的转化性质。仅心血管疾病就占美国所有死亡人数的三分之一以上，少数民族人口承担着不成比例的高负担。受过跨学科训练的科学家，特别是那些在营养学、功能基因组学和心脏代谢紊乱的交叉领域有翻译成分的科学家，有独特的资格为这一巨大的医疗保健挑战做出创新的贡献。对于我们的培训计划，符合条件的候选人必须被塔夫茨大学弗里德曼营养科学与政策学院的博士课程录取，并完成一到两年的课程，具体取决于之前的培训。候选人还必须表现出杰出的学术成就，确定了营养和心脏代谢紊乱领域的论文主题，确定了他们进行研究的能力，获得了培训计划导师的承诺，作为他们的论文导师，并声明了他们的职业目标，成为一名独立的研究人员。来自塔夫茨大学健康科学校区多个部门的培训项目导师在培训博士生和获得校外研究支持方面表现出色。培训计划的关键组成部分包括强大的结构化教学课程，整个健康科学校园丰富的知识交流环境（例如，实验室会议，期刊俱乐部，研讨会和全校范围的研究日），严格的指导论文研究，以及负责任的研究行为和学位后生存技能的全面培训。培训项目的管理和学员监督由项目主任和联合主任、指导委员会和外部咨询委员会管理。主任和副主任负责培训计划的日常活动，特别是与个别学员和导师有关的活动。指导委员会每年召开两次会议，并在“需要”的基础上，主要负责选择受训者，根据项目基准监测受训者的进展，确保培训机会的质量和广度，并确保一个强有力的指导计划，特别强调促进他们过渡到独立的研究事业。额外的监督

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this application is to maintain continued support for four highly qualified predoctoral candidates committed to innovative research careers in the area of nutrition and cardiometabolic disorders. Opportunities for training are available in basic science, clinical interventions, and gene-environment cohort studies, with emphasis on the translational nature of the work. Cardiovascular diseases alone account for over 1/3 of all deaths in the U.S., with minority populations carrying a disproportionally high burden. Scientists who are trained across disciplines, particularly in those that have a translational component at the intersection of nutrition, functional genomics and cardiometabolic disorders are uniquely qualified to make innovative contributions to this enormous healthcare challenge. For our Training Program, eligible candidates must have been admit- ted to the doctoral program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and completed one or two years of coursework, depending on prior training. Candidates must also have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, identified a dissertation topic in the area of nutrition and cardiometabolic disorders, established their aptitude to conduct research, obtained commitment from a Training Program mentor to serve as their Thesis Advisor, and have stated their career goal to become an independent researcher. Training Program mentors, from multiple divisions across the Tufts University Health Sciences Campus, have demonstrated a strong record in training doctoral students and garnering extramural research support. Critical components of the Training Program include a strong structured didactic curriculum, rich environment of intellectual exchange across the Health Sciences Campus (e.g., laboratory meetings, journal clubs, seminars and university-wide research days), rigorous mentored dissertation research, and comprehensive training in the responsible conduct of research and post-degree survival skills. Training Program administration and trainee supervision is governed by the program's Director and Co-Director, Steering Committee and External Advisory Board. The Director and Co-Director are responsible for the day to day activities of the Training Program, particularly as it relates to individual trainees and mentors. The Steering Committee meets two times per year, and on an 'as needed' basis, and is primarily responsible for selecting trainees, monitoring trainee progress based on programmatic benchmarks, ensuring the quality and breadth of training opportunities, and assuring a robust mentoring program with particular emphasis on facilitating their transition to an in- dependent research career. Additional oversight is provided by an External Advisory Board. We believe the collective training environment of the Health Sciences Campus provides an outstanding opportunity for future researchers in the area of nutrition and cardiometabolic disorders, and that continued support is a worthy in- vestment in the future of cardiometabolic science. (End of Abstract)