Interdisciplinary Training Conference in Developmental Disabilities

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议举办一次年度会议，通过培训下一代科学家进行结合行为科学和神经科学的跨学科转化研究，帮助改变发育障碍的研究领域。会议将由美国国立卫生研究院（T32）机构研究培训补助金资助的培训项目网络组织。发展障碍跨学科培训会议（ITCDD）将为这些项目的（博士和博士后）培训学者以及不隶属于T32项目的培训学者设计。具体目标是：(1)促进行为科学与神经科学在培养学者研究项目中的整合；（二）促进在研人员的专业和学术发展；(3)建立一个基础设施，为这些在训学者提供持续的指导和支持；(4)提高T32项目的有效性。这次会议将与另一个由美国国立卫生研究院资助的会议加特林堡智力残疾会议联系起来。我们预计出席人数为70-85人。为期1.5天的会议将包括全体会议，重点讨论跨学科研究项目的价值和创建方法；关于专业发展问题的研讨会；研究训练的探讨；还有正在接受培训的学者的科学报告。所要求的经费主要用于支助非t32受训学者的旅费，包括来自代表性不足的族裔/种族群体和残疾学者的旅费。一个创新的特点是要求会后由T32教师进行跨学科指导。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose an annual conference to help transform the field of research on developmental disabilities by training the next generation of scientists to conduct interdisciplinary translational research integrating behavioral science and neuroscience. The conference will be organized by a network of training programs funded by NIH (T32) Institutional Research Training Grants. The Interdisciplinary Training Conference in Developmental Disabilities (ITCDD) will be designed for the (doctoral and post-doctoral) scholars-in-training in these programs as well as for scholars-in-training not affiliated with a T32 program. The specific aims are (1) to promote the integration of behavioral science and neuroscience in the research programs of these scholars-in- training; (2) to accelerate the professional and scholarly development of these scholars-in-training; (3) to create an infrastructure that provides ongoing mentoring and support to these scholars-in-training; and (4) to increase the effectiveness of the T32 programs. The conference will be linked to the Gatlinburg Conference on Intellectual Disabilities, another NIH-funded conference. We anticipate attendance by 70-85 people. The 1.5- day conference will include plenary talks highlighting the value of, and ways of creating, an interdisciplinary program of research; seminars on professional development issues; discussions of research training; and scientific presentations by scholars-in-training. Funds are requested largely to support travel for the non-T32 scholars-in-training, including those from under-represented ethnic/racial groups and those with disabilities. An innovative feature is the requirement for post-conference interdisciplinary mentoring by T32 faculty members. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This conference is designed to dramatically change the training of the next generation of researchers studying a wide range of developmental disabilities, from autism to Down syndrome. The conference capitalizes on an existing infrastructure of training programs and is designed to encourage the integration of behavioral science and neuroscience in the research of the next generation of scholars. Such integration is critical for translational research efforts that can lead to improved outcomes for people with disabilities and their families.