Auditory Neuroscience Traning Program

项目摘要 华盛顿大学（UW）有着悠久的历史，致力于研究 听力、平衡、言语、语言和交流方面的正常和紊乱。此外，本发明还提供了一种方法， 它拥有一个杰出的跨学科社区的研究人员在所有的子学科的基础 神经科学在这些社区的交汇处，有一个多样化和高产的群体， 研究听觉基础的基本神经机制的研究人员， 通信华盛顿大学听觉神经科学界的一个重要使命是指导 谁将进行这方面的研究和推进我们的知识领域的受训人员在 未来听觉神经科学培训计划，成立于2002年，帮助培训基本的 神经科学研究人员，他们的工作将为临床学科的研究奠定基础。 因此，它补充了现有的UW耳鼻喉科临床培训计划， 发表于Speech and Hearing Sciences。目前在UW的培训经验包括五个 博士前培训插槽，因为这是在该领域的大力支持，在早期阶段， 培训是最关键的，三个博士后培训职位，为那些过渡到听觉 神经科学与其他学科。学员参加积极的研究计划， 神经解剖学，发育，遗传学，细胞和分子生物学，神经药理学，和 外周和中枢听觉系统的电生理学以及心理声学、语言 感知和处理，以及沟通行为。他们也有机会将联合收割机 在多个领域开展合作研究。通过课程、期刊俱乐部和 务虚会，计划学员接触到广泛的研究技术，使他们能够 进行概念和技术上复杂的研究项目。重要的是，继续 通过培训计划提供的支持将大大增强华盛顿大学吸引和留住人才的能力 来自代表性不足的群体的高素质学员，并为他们未来的研究生涯做好准备， 听觉神经科学

Project Summary The University of Washington (UW) has a long-standing history of commitment to research in the areas of normal and disordered hearing, balance, speech, language and communication. In addition, it has an outstanding interdisciplinary community of investigators in all of the subdisciplines of basic neuroscience. At the intersection of these communities lies a diverse and highly productive group of investigators who study the fundamental neural mechanisms that underlie hearing and communication. One important mission of the auditory neuroscience community at UW is to mentor the trainees who will carry on this line of research and advance our knowledge of the field in the future. The Auditory Neuroscience Training Program, established in 2002, helps train the basic neuroscience researchers whose work will form the foundation for research in the clinical disciplines. It therefore complements the existing UW clinical training program in Otolaryngology and one proposed in Speech and Hearing Sciences. The training experience at UW currently includes five predoctoral training slots since this is the area in which strong support during the early stages of training is most crucial, and three postdoctoral training positions for those transitioning to auditory neuroscience from other disciplines. Trainees participate in active research programs in neuroanatomy, development, genetics, cell and molecular biology, neuropharmacology, and electrophysiology of the peripheral and central auditory system as well as psychoacoustics, language perception and processing, and communication behavior. They also have the opportunity to combine research in more than one area through collaborative efforts. Through courses, journal clubs and retreats, program trainees are exposed to a wide range of research techniques, enabling them to conduct conceptually and technologically sophisticated research programs. Importantly, continued support through the training program should greatly enhance the ability of the UW to attract and retain high-caliber trainees from underrepresented groups and prepare them for future research careers in auditory neuroscience.