Research Training Program in the Vision Sciences

描述（申请人提供）：为培养广泛的视觉科学领域的前、博士后科学家而设计了一个综合项目。招收生物化学、计算生物学、发育生物学、人类统计遗传学、免疫学、分子生物物理学、分子细胞生物学、分子遗传学与基因组学、微生物学与微生物发病学、神经科学等专业的研究生和博士后。该培训项目将由32名教师授课，其中22名由NEI资助，他们将学习眼功能和病理的几乎所有方面。博士预科学员将学习提供视觉系统神经生物学详细信息的课程和/或有关眼睛发育、生理和病理各方面的综合课程。我们也鼓励博士后学员参加这些课程。在华盛顿大学生物与生物医学科学系和NEI赞助的课程“视觉研究的基本问题”中，我们强烈鼓励博士生和博士后学员参加丰富的研讨会、高级课程、荣誉讲座、期刊俱乐部和务虚会。其中许多机会涉及基础和临床科学家的参与，确保受训人员将了解人类眼病的起源和治疗方法。该培训项目支持两名博士后在华盛顿大学的第一年学习。这为他们申请个人研究培训补助金提供了充足的时间。博士前培养项目支持6名研究生。这保证了有足够数量的视觉科学培训生，以丰富培训环境。现有在读博士31人，博士后53人。这表明了教员对培训的承诺，并说明了培训补助金可以从大量申请者中抽取。该计划的总体目标是确定最有前途的科学家，并为他们提供一个培训环境，最大限度地提高他们成为理解和治疗人类眼科疾病的生产性贡献者的可能性。相关性（见说明）：才华横溢、训练有素的科学家对视觉研究的持续进步至关重要。这个项目的目标是从华盛顿大学的大量研究生和医学博士候选人中挑选出最优秀的科学家，并为他们提供培训，使他们能够领导未来的视觉研究。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A comprehensive program has been designed with the purpose of training pre-and postdoctoral scientists in the broad area of vision science. Students are participating in graduate and postdoctoral programs in Biochemistry, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Human Statistical Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biophysics, Molecular Cell Biology, Molecular Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology & Microbial Pathogenesis, and Neurosciences. The training program will be delivered by 32 preceptors, 22 of whom are NEI funded, studying nearly all aspects of ocular function and pathology. Predoctoral trainees will take courses that provide detailed information about the neurobiology of the visual system and/or a comprehensive course in all aspects of the development, physiology and pathology of the eye. Postdoctoral trainees are also encouraged to attend these courses. Pre- and postdoctoral trainees are strongly encouraged to participate in the rich environment of seminars, advanced courses, honorary lectures, journal clubs, and retreats offered in the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Washington University and in the NEI sponsored course, Fundamental Issues in Vision Research. Many of these opportunities involve the participation of both basic and clinical scientists, assuring that trainees will learn about the origins and treatment of human ocular diseases. The training program supports two postdoctoral trainees for their first year at Washington University. This provides adequate time for them to apply for individual research training grant support. The predoctoral training program supports 6 graduate students. This assures that an adequate number of vision science trainees will be available to enrich the training environment. The faculty members in the training program currently have 31 predoctoral and 53 postdoctoral trainees in their laboratories. This demonstrates the commitment of the faculty to training and illustrates the large size of the pool of applicants from which the training grant can draw. The overall goal of this program is to identify the most promising scientists and to provide them with a training environment that maximizes the probability that they will become productive contributors to the understanding and treatment of human ocular diseases. RELEVANCE (See instructions): Talented and well-trained scientists are essential for continued progress in vision research. The goal of this program is to select the best scientists from the large pool of graduate and MD/PhD candidates at Washington University and provide them with training that will prepare them to lead future research in vision.