Training in Environmental Toxicology

要求提供资金支持罗切斯特毒理学培训计划。总体目标 这个项目的目的是为下一代有才华的人提供博士后和博士后培训， 独立的毒物学家，他们将进行新的研究，并积极转变这些发现 转化成新的信息，供科学家、公共卫生和医疗专业人员使用， 政府和其他机构，以及公众，以改善整体人类健康和福祉。 该计划的特点是以前的学员取得了成功，显著的合议性和 教师和实习生之间的广泛合作，广泛的研究支持基础，以及 强大的领导力和机构承诺。该计划致力于满足不同的 对来自不同背景的实习生的需求，以及对在 学术界、政府和工业界。该计划的框架基于这样一种信念，即培训 要求：(1)多学科和跨学科方法；(2) 学员和指导团队；(3)支持职业发展、学员自主、 和多样性。该计划利用了一系列专业和可用的资源 在一个主要的学术医学中心，超越单一的直接限制 部门。虽然位于环境医学系内，但33名教职员工 导师来自学院内12个不同的基础科学和临床部门 罗切斯特大学医学和牙科专业。教职员工的研究涵盖了整个领域 毒理学，从分子机制和细胞过程到整个动物和人类 人口。主要有5个重点领域(神经毒理学、心血管/肺病 毒理学、发育/生殖毒理学、免疫毒理学、肌肉骨骼学 毒理学)，它涉及四个当代主题：毒性的分子修饰剂， 疾病的发育基础、表观遗传调控系统和环境影响 干细胞。在此培训赠款的当前周期内，为受训人员提供新的指导方案 并发展了教师队伍，对教学课程进行了改进，并推出了新的 实施了招募和留住不同背景受训人员的战略，包括 同龄人辅导计划。该项目还与其他毕业生和 罗切斯特的博士后项目和研究支持中心。因此，所有受训人员都可以访问 在职业发展、助学金写作、批判性思维等方面的新的机构范围内的项目。

Funds are requested to support the Rochester Toxicology Training Program. The overall objective of this program is to provide pre- and postdoctoral training for the next generation of talented, independent toxicologists, who will conduct novel research, and actively transform these finding into new information that will be used by scientists, public health and medical professionals, governmental and other agencies, and the public to improve overall human health and well-being. This program is distinguished by the success of prior trainees, remarkable collegiality and extensive collaborations among faculty and trainees, a broad base of research support, and strong leadership and institutional commitment. The program is dedicated to meeting diverse needs for trainees from many backgrounds, and supporting trainees who seek careers in academia, government and industry. The program’s framework is based on the belief that training requires: (1) multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches; (2) a close relationship between trainee and mentoring team; (3) a culture that supports career development, trainee autonomy, and diversity. The program takes advantage of the range of specialties and resources available at a major academic medical center by reaching beyond the immediate confines of a single department. While housed within the Department of Environmental Medicine, the 33 faculty mentors come from 12 different basic science and clinical departments within the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester. Faculty research spans the entire spectrum of toxicology, from molecular mechanisms and cellular processes to whole animals and human populations. There are 5 major focus areas (neurotoxicology, cardiovascular/pulmonary toxicology, developmental/reproductive toxicology, immunotoxicology, musculoskeletal toxicology), which cut across four contemporary themes: Molecular Modifiers of Toxicity, Developmental Basis of Disease, Epigenetic Regulatory Systems, and Environmental Effects on Stem Cells. During the current cycle of this training grant, new mentoring programs for trainees and faculty have been developed, refinements to the didactic curriculum were adopted, and new strategies to recruit and retain trainees from diverse backgrounds were implemented, including a peer mentoring program. The program is also tightly integrated with other graduate and postdoctoral programs and research support centers at Rochester. Thus, all trainees have access to new institution-wide programs in career development, grant writing, critical thinking and more.