Stanford's Translational Biomedical Imaging Instrumentation (TBI2) Training Program

摘要 该提案概述了资助我们的多学科博士前培训计划的请求，斯坦福大学的 翻译生物医学成像仪器（TBI 2）培训计划。生物医学成像技术 继续快速发展。我们的使命是培养下一代的研究人员和发明家， 翻译生物医学成像仪器，以满足国家对高技能科学家的需求 在该领域在国家一级，显然仍然需要训练有素的生物医学成像研究人员 仪器，以填补在学术界，工业界和政府的职位，以推动创新周期 最终影响人类健康。我们实现转化影响的愿景包括： 床旁（临床翻译）和板凳行业（翻译创业）。我们的愿景是 我们的学员的职业兴趣，他们中的许多人寻求学术专业机会， 他们中的大多数人寻求通过工业的方式将他们的技能转化为翻译影响力。 斯坦福大学提供了一个高度创新和独特的多学科研究环境， 生物医学成像仪器TBI 2的教师在创新方面有着出色的记录， 磁共振成像/光谱学、计算机断层扫描、超声、PET 分子成像和光学成像。接受这些模式的培训，并接触混合成像系统 （X射线/MR、PET/MR和MR引导的聚焦超声），将为学员提供使用 先进的生物医学成像技术。由我们成熟的研究导师和临床合作伙伴指导， 导师将提供机会，推动我们的成人翻译应用的发展， 儿科医院设置。 平行的机会将提供转化创业的经验，以加速新的 技术进入工业，在全球范围内产生影响。医学成像物理学的教学培训机会 系统、图像和信号处理、放射解剖学和生理学、高级诊断、介入 手术和放射治疗提供了丰富的学习环境。此外，人工智能和 机器学习多年来一直是推动斯坦福大学成像创新的关键技术， 人工智能和机器学习是这个新培训项目的重点。是 编织在成像模态上，包括上游和下游应用。 学员还将获得严格和可重复的实验设计方面的专业知识， 考虑到他们的研究。完成我们培训计划的TBI 2学员将拥有独特的技能， 满足了国家对具有先进生物医学成像专业知识的研究人员和领导者的独特需求 仪器仪表

ABSTRACT This proposal outlines a request to fund our multidisciplinary predoctoral training program, Stanford’s Translational Biomedical Imaging Instrumentation (TBI2) training program. Biomedical imaging technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Our mission is to train the next generation of researchers and inventors in translational biomedical imaging instrumentation in order to meet the national demand for highly skilled scientists in this field. At the national level, there persists a clear need for trained researchers in biomedical imaging instrumentation to fill positions in academia, industry, and government in order to fuel the cycles of innovation that ultimately impact human health. Our vision for achieving translational impact includes both bench to bedside (clinical translation) and bench to industry (translational entrepreneurship). Our vision is motivated by the career interests of our trainees, many of whom seek professional opportunities in academics and many of whom seek to translate their skills for translational impact by way of industry. Stanford University provides a highly innovative and unique multidisciplinary research environment in biomedical imaging instrumentation. The TBI2 faculty have an outstanding track record of innovation and translation that spans magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy, computed tomography, ultrasound, PET, molecular imaging, and optical imaging. Training in these modalities, plus exposure to hybrid imaging systems (X-ray/MR, PET/MR, and MR-guided focused ultrasound), will provide trainees with broad experience using advanced biomedical imaging technologies. Mentoring by our well-established research mentors and clinical co- mentors will provide opportunities to push developments towards translational applications in our adult and pediatric hospital settings. Parallel opportunites will provide experience in translational entrepreneurship to accelerate the entry of new technologies into industry for worldwide impact. Didactic training opportunities in the physics of medical imaging systems, image and signal processing, radiologic anatomy and physiology, advanced diagnostics, interventional procedures, and radiation therapy provide a rich learning environment. Furthermore, artificial intelligence and machine learning have been key technologies driving imaging innovation at Stanford for many years, and training in artificial intelligence and machine learning form a substantial emphasis of this new training program. It is woven across imaging modalities and includes both upstream and downstream applications. Trainees will also gain expertise in rigorous and reproducible experimental design, plus the ethical considerations of their research. TBI2 trainees that complete our training program will have a unique skill set that fullfills a distinct national need for researchers and leaders with expertise in advanced biomedical imaging instrumentation.