Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS)

项目摘要/摘要 斯坦福大学分子成像学者(SMIS)项目是一个综合的、为期三年的跨学科项目 斯坦福大学博士后培训项目，汇集了14名教师导师中的33名 医学院、工程学院、人文和科学学院的系。分子成像， 对活体中特定分子和生化过程的非侵入性监测，继续 扩大其在癌症检测和管理中的应用。我们计划平均培训8名 每年博士后实习生(包括一年级、二年级和三年级研究员)。SMIS教师导师提供 多样化的培训环境，涵盖生物、物理、数学、生物计算/生物医学信息学、 工程学、化学、生物化学、癌症生物学、免疫学和医学。的核心部分 SMIS项目是实习生(博士或医学博士，重点是博士)进行创新的机会 由互补学科的教师共同指导的分子成像研究。SMIS实习生也 参与专业课程、研讨会、国家会议、临床查房，包括道德培训 以及负责任的研究行为。为期三年的计划在准备和审查中达到高潮 一项模拟的NIH拨款提案，以支持学员过渡到癌症分子领域的独立职业生涯 成像。在头两个授予周期中，有28名学员参加了SMIS方案；目前已有6名学员报名参加 截至撰写本文时，已有22家公司完成了该计划。那些已经离开的人要么是教职员工 职位、其他学术职位或从事生物技术工作。对中小企业培训的需求很高；我们现在 平均每年收到20多份来自符合条件的应聘者的申请 计划，每年只能容纳2-4名新学员。对于即将到来的周期，我们提出了一个 丰富的SMIS计划实现了以下目标：扩大了我们在分子化学方面的计划范围 调查；额外教师导师的战略选择；所有其他培训和职业生涯的改进 开发组件；扩大对我们的模拟拨款提案活动和我们的临床 曝光部分；招聘和留住任职人数不足的少数族裔候选人。的目标是 SMIS计划是继续为有才华的年轻调查人员提供科学和专业的 教育/职业发展机会，成为癌症分子成像领域的领导者。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) program is an integrated, three-year cross-disciplinary postdoctoral training program at Stanford University that brings together 33 faculty mentors from 14 departments in the Schools of Medicine, Engineering, and Humanities and Sciences. Molecular imaging, the non-invasive monitoring of specific molecular and biochemical processes in living organisms, continues to expand its applications in the detection and management of cancer. We propose to train, on average, 8 postdoctoral trainees per year (comprising 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year fellows). SMIS faculty mentors provide a diverse training environment spanning biology, physics, mathematics, biocomputation/biomedical informatics, engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, cancer biology, immunology, and medical sciences. The centerpiece of the SMIS program is the opportunity for trainees (PhD or MD with an emphasis on PhD) to conduct innovative molecular imaging research that is co-mentored by faculty in complementary disciplines. SMIS trainees also engage in specialized coursework, seminars, national conferences, clinical rounds, including ethics training and the responsible conduct of research. The three-year program culminates with the preparation and review of a mock NIH grant proposal, in support of trainee transition to an independent career in cancer molecular imaging. During the first two award cycles 28 trainees have entered the SMIS program; 6 are currently enrolled and 22 have completed the program as of this writing. Those who have moved on are either in faculty positions, other academic positions, or working in biotechnology. Demand for the SMIS training is high; we now receive, on average, more than 20 applications per year from qualified candidates seeking placement in our program, which can accommodate only 2-4 new trainees per year. For the upcoming cycle, we propose an enriched SMIS program that achieves the following: expansion of our Program Area in Chemistry of Molecular Probes; strategic selection of additional faculty mentors; improvement in all other training and career development components; expansion of leadership for our mock grant proposal activity and our clinical exposure component; and recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority candidates. The goal of the SMIS program is to continue to provide talented young investigators with the scientific and professional education/career development opportunities to become leaders in the field of molecular imaging of cancer.