Graduate and Postdoctoral Training in Environmental Health Science and Toxicology

描述(由申请人提供) 在过去的十年里，埃默里大学的环境健康科学有了长足的发展。这一增长与NIEHS的T32培训计划并行并不是巧合。随着调查人员进入T32资助的第10个年头，他们可以证明我们在培训、指导和安置受训人员方面取得了显著的成功。在34名完成培训(完成博士学位或埃默里博士后奖学金)的学员中，有5人在学术终身教职轨道上，12人在学术非终身教职轨道上，包括仍在接受培训的博士后研究员，3人在行业职位，2人在政府部门，1人不再工作。学员获得了许多奖项，包括个人NRSA和K99/R00。培训教师从19人增加到40人，NIEHS的拨款增加了一倍多。调查员NIEHS P30核心中心于2013年5月刚刚授予，该中心将为学员提供系统生物学、生物信息学、代谢组学、分析化学和社区参与方面的专业知识。公共卫生学院最近完成了一座新建筑的建设，大大增加了许多T32调查人员的实验室和教室空间。2011年，研究人员还成功地启动了新的环境健康科学博士项目(主任Sarnat博士)。该计划提供从分子水平到人口水平的环境健康科学方面的高级培训。博士后实习生来自校园的几个部门，在教师研究中发挥关键作用，并参与校园内的专业发展活动(主任Caudle博士)。受训人员有机会参加优秀的RCR和专业化研讨会。调查人员参与了一项多层次战略，旨在招募和留住代表不足的少数族裔受训人员(超过25%的受训人员是少数族裔受训人员)。在最初的九年里，Emory NIEHS T32为环境健康科学和毒理学领域的44名初级调查人员提供了出色的培训机会。调查人员要求提供6个博士后和3个博士后名额。他们建议继续他们的课程，创新的课程，出色的研究培训，以实习生为重点的职业发展，并致力于多样性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) Environmental health science at Emory University has grown substantially over the past decade. It is no coincidence that this growth parallels the T32 Training Program from the NIEHS. As the investigators enter their 10th year of T32 funding they can document marked success in training, mentoring, and placement of our trainees. Of 34 trainees who have completed their training (either completion of Ph.D. or an Emory postdoctoral fellowship), five are in academic tenure track positions, 12 are in academic non-tenure track positions including postdoctoral fellows still in training, three serve in industry positions, two are in government, ad one is no longer in workforce. The trainees have received numerous awards, including individual NRSAs and K99/R00s. The training faculty has expanded from 19 to 40 with NIEHS grant funding more than doubling. The investigators NIEHS P30 Core Center was just awarded in May, 2013, which will provide trainees with access to expertise in systems biology, bioinformatics, metabolomics, analytical chemistry, and community engagement. The School of Public Health recently completed construction of a new building that greatly increased laboratory and classroom space for many of the T32 investigators. The investigators also successfully launched the new doctoral program in Environmental Health Sciences in 2011 (Dr. Sarnat, Director). This Program provides advanced training in environmental health science from the molecular level to the population level. Postdoctoral trainees have come from several departments on campus, play critical roles in faculty research, and participate in the professional development activities available on campus (Dr. Caudle, Director). Trainees have access to excellent RCR and professionalization workshops. The investigators have been involved in a multi-tiered strategy aimed at the recruitment and retention of under-represented minorities (URM) trainees (over 25% of their trainees are URM). In its first nine years, the Emory NIEHS T32 has provided outstanding training opportunities for 44 junior investigators in the areas of environmental health sciences and toxicology. The investigators request six pre-doctoral and three postdoctoral slots. They propose to continue their Program with innovative coursework, outstanding research training, trainee-focused career development, and a commitment to diversity.