Training Program in Lung Biology and Disease

描述(由申请人提供)： 这是一项新的申请，用于资助德克萨斯大学西南医学中心的博士后(医学、博士)水平的肺部研究培训。这项建议源于儿科和成人科之间的合作努力，参与该研究所的肺部研究，因此是跨部门的核心。来自12个不同临床和基础科学部门和中心的26名有资金和经验的研究人员组成了一支坚实的、多样化的培训队伍，分为四个主题：1)肺血管疾病；2)间质性肺部疾病；3)肺上皮细胞和分化障碍；以及4)免疫/炎症/败血症。学员将与我们的一位导师配对，进入这四个轨道中的一个。除了以导师为基础的教学外，受训人员还将接受针对轨道和项目的全面教学课程。临床和基础科学实习生将由一个个性化的咨询委员会指导，该委员会同时有基础和临床科学导师，以拓宽实习生的视野，促进从板凳到床边的思考。重点将放在保持项目重点、创造性的实验设计、最先进的技术和仔细的早期职业指导上。该项目的优势在于高度协作的机构环境，该项目独特的跨部门领导和培训人员，以及经验丰富和敬业的培训人员担任培训者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a new application to fund Pulmonary research training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, at the postdoctoral (MD, PhD) level. The proposal is born out of a collaborative effort between the Pediatric and Adult divisions involved in lung research at this Institute, and is thus interdepartmental at its core. Twenty six funded, experienced investigators representing 12 different clinical and basic science departments and centers form a solid, diverse training force, organized into four thematic tracks: 1) Pulmonary vascular disease; 2) Interstitial lung diseases; 3) Lung epithelial cell and differentiation disorders; and 4) Immunity/Inflammation/Sepsis. Trainees will be paired with one of our mentors and enter one of these four tracks. Besides mentor-based teaching, trainees will receive a comprehensive track- and project-specific didactic curriculum. Both clinical and basic science trainees will be guided by an individualized advisory committee that has both basic and clinical science mentors, to broaden the trainee's perspective and facilitate bench to bedside thinking. Emphasis will be placed on maintenance of project focus, creative experimental design, state of the art technology, and careful early career guidance. The strength of this program lies in the highly collaborative Institutional environment, the unique interdepartmental leadership and training faculty of the program, and the experienced and dedicated faculty serving as trainers.