Research Training on Alcohol Etiology and Treatment

 描述（由申请人提供）：此修订后的续期申请要求为成瘾研究所酒精病因学和治疗博士后培训计划提供5年的支持。这一跨学科培训方案成立于2000年，旨在为六名学员提供关于酒精问题的病因学和治疗的一般和个性化研究培训。该计划的核心教师和相关教师包括心理学（社会，认知，教育，发展，临床），社会学，流行病学和心理生物学科学（临床神经科学，应用生物心理学，行为神经科学）等多样化但互补的领域的代表。有了这个多样化的教师，我们能够为学员提供广泛的，但深刻的，关于酒精使用和酒精使用障碍的生物，心理和社会方面的知识基础。该计划还提供研究中的道德问题的培训，以及特定于酒精研究的道德问题。赠款写作，职业发展和专业问题的关键方面也是培训的一个重要方面。该计划的核心，其中包括约80%的学员的时间，是在酒精研究与初级导师，二级导师，和其他教师在培训计划的合作个性化的培训。这种个性化的培训计划是由受训者与其导师合作制定的，并以受训者的具体技能、兴趣和需求为基础。对于所有学员，它包括根据研究生院收集的数据或他们的导师或RIA其他人提供的其他数据编写手稿。所有个性化的培训计划还包括赠款开发工作，既包括试点赠款， 国家卫生研究院提交。最后，它还可能涉及专门的统计或方法培训，这可能涉及其他教员的培训补助金，通过布法罗大学提供的课程，或通过会议或其他大学提供的讲习班或研讨会。在培训补助金的15年中，培训计划已经牢固确立，毕业生的质量稳步提高。在过去的十年中，完成该方案的20名受训人员中有10人在学院/大学担任学术职务，两人在RIA继续他们的研究生涯，一人是成瘾中心的研究主任。其中四名受训人员目前在RIA，但今年夏天将在大学担任学术职务。八人获得了NIH的职业发展或研究补助金。在培训期间，该小组发表了6篇同行评审文章的中位数，最近的毕业生（过去5年）发表了8篇同行评审文章的中位数。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This revised renewal application requests 5 years of support for the Research Institute on Addictions Postdoctoral Training Program on Alcohol Etiology and Treatment. This interdisciplinary training program was established in 2000 and designed to provide six trainees with both general and individualized research training on the etiology and treatment of alcohol problems. The Core Faculty and Associated Faculty for the program include representation of such diverse yet complementary fields such as psychology (social, cognitive, educational, developmental, clinical), sociology, epidemiology, and the psychobiological sciences (clinical neuroscience, applied biopsychology, behavioral neuroscience). With this diverse faculty, we are able to provide trainees with a broad, yet deep, foundation of knowledge regarding the biological, psychological, and social aspects of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders. The program also provides training in ethical issues in research generally, as well as ethical issues specific to alcohol research. Critical aspects of grant writin, career development, and professional issues are also an important aspect of the training. The core of the program, which comprises approximately 80% of the trainees' time, is the individualized training in alcohol research in collaboration with a primary mentor, secondary mentor, and other faculty in the training program. This individualized training plan is developed by the trainee in collaboration with his/her mentor, and is based on the specific skills, interests and needs of the trainee. For all trainees, it includes development of manuscripts based on data collected in graduate school or other data available from their mentor or others at RIA. All individualized training plans also include grant development work, both for pilot grants as well as NIH submissions. Finally, it may also involve specialized statistical or methodological training, which may involve other faculty on the training grant, courses offered through the University at Buffalo, or through workshops or seminars offered at conferences or other universities. Over the 15 years of the training grant, the training program has become firmly established and the quality of the graduates has steadily grown. In the past ten years, 10 of the 20 trainees who have completed the program have assumed academic positions with colleges/universities, two have continued their research careers at RIA, and one is the Director of Research for an addiction center. Four of these trainees are currently at RIA, but will be assuming academic positions with universities this summer. Eight have received a career development or research grant award from NIH. During the period of their training, the group has published a median of six peer reviewed articles with the most recent graduates (last 5 years) having a median of eight.