Nutrition Sciences and Health

描述（由申请人提供）：这是自1996年以来一直支持埃默里大学营养与健康科学（NHS）博士课程的T32奖（DK07734）的续期申请。培训补助金对NHS项目的稳定和发展至关重要，每年支持4名学生。迄今为止，已培养博士研究生78人，其中博士41人，硕士6人，转学4人，退学2人；目前有26名学生入学，成绩良好。国民保健服务计划非常成功。我们的学员获得了许多奖项和奖学金，在国内和国际会议上展示了他们的工作，并在一线期刊上发表了出色的论文。毕业生在学术界或疾病预防控制中心等公共卫生机构从事研究工作，并正在成为营养科学领域的领导者。营养学领域的复杂性使营养学研究学生的培训特别具有挑战性。我们的学生必须掌握关键专业领域的深度，同时学习如何在瞬息万变的众多学科之间发挥作用。NHS项目是这种跨学科培训的极好模式。我们的课程提供严格的跨学科培训，从基础科学到临床和转化研究再到公共卫生，为学生提供必要的技能来调查营养与人类健康之间的关系，包括预防和控制国家和全球关注的营养相关疾病。多学科的NHS项目教师来自整个大学（主要是医学和公共卫生学院）和亚特兰大的机构，即疾病控制和预防中心，美国癌症协会和国际关怀。项目主任Usha Ramakrishnan博士是母婴营养方面的专家，自1996年以来一直是该项目的负责人。该项目拥有强大的内部领导和大学领导的大力支持，他们认可该项目对培养下一代营养科学家的贡献。我们每年招收5-8名学生，其中4-5名有资格获得资助。符合资助条件的学生申请人数约为22人/年；越来越多的人在入职时接受过营养方面的培训和/或硕士学位。该项目还招募了对营养导向研究感兴趣的强大的新教师。鉴于我们的学员的生产力，我们的师资力量，以及亚特兰大独特的合作研究机会，我们要求支持每年6个培训名额，以进一步加强和加强我们的研究生营养培训计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is an application for the renewal of the T32 award (DK07734) that has supported the doctoral program in Nutrition and Health Sciences (NHS) at Emory University since 1996. The training grant has been critical for the stability and development of the NHS program and has supported 4 students per year. To date, we have trained 78 doctoral students of which, 41 completed their PhD degree, 6 received a MS degree, 4 transferred and 2 withdrew; 26 students are currently enrolled in good standing. The NHS program has been highly successful. Our trainees have won numerous awards and fellowships, have presented their work at national and international meetings, and have an outstanding publication record in front-line journals. Graduates pursue research careers in academia or public health agencies such as CDC and are on their way to becoming leaders in the field of nutrition science. The complexities of the field of nutrition make the training of students in nutrition research particularly challenging. Our students must acquire depth in key specialized areas, while learning how to function at the interfaces among many disciplines that are changing rapidly. The NHS program is a superb model for such interdisciplinary training. Our program offers rigorous interdisciplinary training that spans the spectrum from basic sciences through clinical and translational research to public health, providing students with the necessary skills to investigate the relationship between nutrition and human health, including the prevention and control of nutrition-related disorders of national and global concern. The multidisciplinary NHS program faculty come from across the university (primarily the Schools of Medicine and Public Health) and Atlanta based institutions, namely the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society and CARE International. The program director, Usha Ramakrishnan, PhD, is an expert in maternal and child nutrition and has been a leader in the program since 1996. The program has strong internal leadership and strong support from university leadership who recognize its contributions toward training the next generation of nutrition scientists. We admit 5-8 students/year, of which 4-5 are grant eligible. The applicant pool of grant eligible students has been ~22 students/ year; an increasing proportion has some training in nutrition and/or a Masters degree upon entry. The program has also recruited strong new faculty with major interests in nutrition-oriented research. Given the productivity of our trainees, the strength of our faculty, and the unique opportunities for collaborative research in Atlanta, we request support for 6 training slots per year to further enhance and strengthen our graduate nutrition training program.