Doctoral and Post-doctoral Training in Craniofacial Biology

牙科教育的未来和对生物医学研究的支持需要在选择和 培养未来的科学家，包括基础、转化和临床研究人员。其中一个既定的目标 NIDCR的目标是“确保在适当的情况下， 科学学科，以满足国家的生物医学，行为和临床研究的需要。为了努力 为了实现这一目标，我们正在寻求更新我们的NIDCR赞助的机构培训计划，在口头 健康研究，提供一系列颅面健康研究的培训机会。这笔赠款 因此，要求提供支持，为一批经过挑选的 寻求博士学位或博士后培训的学者（DDS/MD和博士毕业生）， 主要专注于牙科，口腔和颅面健康和疾病。只有最有资格和积极性的人 博士前和博士后候选人将被选为T90/R90支持。T90和R90奖 这些组件将使我们能够继续培训美国公民和永久居民以及非永久居民。 居民，他们带来了全球视野。国际学者、临床科学家和代表性不足者 少数民族已经并将继续为牙科和颅面研究做出重大贡献 和教学，作为杰出的榜样。我们将继续强调选拔合格的， 来自代表性不足背景的优秀候选人，以进一步提高生物医学领域的多样性 职场在包容和理解从未如此重要的时候， 一批学术研究人员是我们培养下一代领导人的使命的核心组成部分。 优秀的博士前和博士后学员将接受面试，并由内部指导选择 委员会（ISC）的初步12个月的支持期，并提供他们证明满意 将获得另外12个月的支持。项目监督将由校长 研究者和合作研究者、ISC和咨询性外部指导委员会（ESC）。见习 导师将主要是来自赫尔曼奥斯特罗牙科学院（奥斯特罗）或 南加州大学凯克医学院（Keck School of Medicine）导师的选择有两个简单的标准：1） 保持积极的研究概况，并有成功的指导的重要历史，和/或2）他们有 NIDCR目前的独立研究资金，这强烈表明他们的研究 利益与NIDCR的既定目标一致。在T90/R90任命期间， 将报名参加赠款写作班，参加研讨会和讲习班，并提交一份竞争性的同行评审 补助金申请奥斯特罗和南加州大学教务长办公室仍然完全致力于这一点和类似的 联邦政府支持的NRSA培训赠款，并将确保额外的财政支持到位，以实现 所有声明的结果。

The future of dental education and support for biomedical research require investment in the selection and training of tomorrow's scientists, including basic, translational and clinical researchers. One of the stated goals of the NIDCR is to “ensure that a diverse network of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs”. In an effort to achieve this goal, we are seeking renewal of our NIDCR-sponsored Institutional Training Program in Oral Health Research, which provides an array of training opportunities in craniofacial health research. This grant thus requests support to provide education and intensive, integrated research training for a select cadre of scholars seeking either a PhD degree or postdoctoral training (for both DDS/MD and PhD graduates) with a major focus on dental, oral and craniofacial health and disease. Only the most highly qualified and motivated predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates will be selected for T90/R90 support. The T90 and R90 award components will allow us to continue to train U.S. citizens and permanent residents as well as non-permanent residents, who bring a global perspective. International scholars, clinician-scientists and underrepresented minorities have made, and will continue to make, significant contributions to dental and craniofacial research and teaching, serving as outstanding role models. We will continue to emphasize selection of qualified, exceptional candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to further enhance diversity in the biomedical workplace. At a time when inclusion and understanding have never been more important, fostering a diverse cohort of academic researchers is a core component of our mission to prepare this next generation of leaders. Outstanding predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees will be interviewed and chosen by an Internal Steering Committee (ISC) for an initial 12-month period of support, and provided they demonstrate satisfactory progress, will be awarded support for another 12 months. Program oversight will be from the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator, the ISC, and an advisory External Steering Committee (ESC). Trainee mentors will be primarily tenured faculty from either the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry (Ostrow) or the Keck School of Medicine (Keck) of USC. Mentors have been selected using two simple criteria: 1) they maintain active research profiles and have a significant history of successful mentorship, and/or 2) they have current independent research funding from the NIDCR, which serves as a strong indication that their research interests are in alignment with the stated goals of the NIDCR. During the T90/R90 appointment period trainees will enroll in grant writing classes, attend seminars and workshops, and submit a competitive peer-reviewed grant application. Both Ostrow and the Provost's Office at USC remain fully committed to this and similar federally supported NRSA training grants, and will ensure that additional financial support is in place to achieve all stated outcomes.