Research Training Program in Nutrition, Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

项目总结 本申请寻求对四名致力于创新的高素质博士后候选人的支持 从事肥胖、代谢紊乱和营养领域的研究工作。我们的培训计划汇集了 塔夫茨大学两个久负盛名的博士项目--生物化学和分子营养(BMN)项目 在杰拉尔德·J·弗里德曼和多萝西·R·弗里德曼营养科学与政策学院和细胞、分子与 萨克勒生物医学研究生院的发育生物学(CMDB)课程。两者都有 项目驻留在塔夫茨的健康科学园区，每个项目将通过 研究生招生、学生服务、注册和跟踪学术进展的基础设施 重要的是，对学生的经济支持。已被BMN或CMDB博士录取的学生 项目以优异的成绩完成了第一年的培训，加入了培训项目的教职员工之一 实验室小组，在培训计划的范围内选择一个论文主题，并说明他们的意图 从事研究工作的科学家将有资格被任命参加培训计划。方向盘 委员会将为培训计划的领导层提供计划运作方面的建议。他们将对候选人进行审查 任命和重新任命，评估论文项目与培训计划目标的一致性，以及 根据论文咨询委员会的书面报告评估学员的进步。该项目的教职员工已经 根据他们的研究活动和往绩或他们作为导师的潜力而被选中。值得注意的是， 培训计划的教职员工在研究资金和出版方面有很强的合作记录。我们会做好准备 博士生通过论文研究和教学体验成为独立研究的科学家 学习。学员将被两所学校中的任何一所录取，他们的课程具有类似的理念和 序列。两组受训人员将有机会获得相同的职业发展和技能培养 活动，将通过共享研讨会、期刊俱乐部和学生研究报告进行互动，采取一些 课程一起，并受益于NIDDK资助的波士顿营养肥胖项目和资源 研究中心。事实上，我们的受训人员将比其他人更广泛地接触科学思想和方法 在这两所学校学习传统课程的学生。通过设计，这项培训计划将有助于促进 培训学员并帮助他们学习在多学科环境中工作。计划组件包括 教学课程、基于研讨会的课程、资格考试、研究轮换、论文研究以及 职业发展规划。培训计划的设计是真正的多学科的方法和 提供广泛的培训机会，最终目标是为学员的成功做好准备 从事研究工作的科学家。

PROJECT SUMMARY This application seeks support for four highly qualified predoctoral candidates committed to innovative research careers in the area of obesity, metabolic disorders and nutrition. Our training program brings together two well-established PhD programs at Tufts University, the Biochemical & Molecular Nutrition (BMN) Program at the Gerald J and Dorothy R Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Cell, Molecular & Developmental Biology (CMDB) Program at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences. Both programs reside on Tufts’ Health Sciences Campus and each will contribute strong support through infrastructure for graduate admissions, student services, registration and tracking of academic progress and importantly, financial support for students. Students who have been admitted to the BMN or CMDB PhD programs, completed their first year of training with distinction, joined one of the training program faculty’s laboratory groups, selected a thesis topic within the scope of the training program, and stated their intent to pursue a career as a research scientists will be eligible for appointment to the training program. A Steering Committee will advise the training program’s leadership on program operations. They will review candidates for appointment and reappointment, assess the alignment of thesis projects with the training program’s goals, and evaluating trainee progress based on a written Thesis Advisory Committee report. The program faculty have been selected based on their research activities and track record or their potential as mentors. Of note, the training program faculty have a strong collaborative record of research funding and publication. We will prepare PhD students to become independent research scientists through thesis research and didactic and experiential learning. Trainees will be enrolled in either of two schools and their programs share a similar philosophy and sequence. Both cohorts of trainees will have access to the same career development and skill building activities, will interact through shared seminars, journal clubs and student research presentations, take some courses together and benefit from the programs and resources of the NIDDK-funded Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center. Indeed, our trainees will have a broader exposure to scientific ideas and approaches than those in traditional programs at either school. By design, this training plan will serve to foster cohesion among program trainees and help them learn to work in a multi-disciplinary environment. Program components include didactic coursework, seminar-bases courses, a qualifying examination, research rotations, thesis research, and career development planning. The training program is designed to be truly multi-disciplinary in approach and to provide a broad range of training opportunities with the ultimate goal of preparing trainees for successful careers as research scientists.