Diabetes Research and Training Center

这项提案寻求为巴尔的摩糖尿病研究和培训中心(DRTC)提供新的资金。 拟建的中心将涉及来自约翰·霍普金斯大学和华盛顿大学的调查人员 马里兰州。这些调查员在内部和之间的许多部门都有初步任命 这些机构；虽然他们的科学背景不同，但他们在 糖尿病和内分泌学研究，许多已经建立了合作关系。该中心的目标是 1)促进协作性、多学科的糖尿病和内分泌学研究 2)加强现有糖尿病研究人员的临床和基础研究能力；3)鼓励不参与糖尿病研究的研究人员对糖尿病和内分泌学相关问题感兴趣；4)制定和实施培训糖尿病诊断和管理方面的医疗保健专业人员的计划；5)制定、实施和评估为糖尿病患者的治疗提供具有成本效益的医疗保健的计划；6)加快将基础生物医学和基因研究的进展转化为临床领域，使其可应用于糖尿病患者的诊断和治疗；以及7)向专业和非专业人员通报糖尿病研究和培训方面的成就、机会和进展。 该应用程序包含四个独立的组件：管理、生物医学研究和试点 以及可行性和丰富性。行政部门将负责监督整个中心的运作。生物医学研究部门将由六个核心部分组成 促进糖尿病合作研究的实验室。试点和可行性部分将促进初级调查人员与现有调查人员在糖尿病相关研究中的参与和互动。浓缩计划将促进约翰·霍普金斯大学内部和之间的互动 大学和马里兰大学。由于这些机构具有互补的研究兴趣，以及拟议的生物医学研究中心将加强合作 机构之间的联系。总而言之，这些目标和组成部分定义了新的巴尔的摩糖尿病研究和培训中心(DRTC)。

This proposal seeks new funding for a Baltimore Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC). The proposed Center will involve investigators from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. These investigators have primary appointments in numerous departments within and between these Institutions; and while their scientific backgrounds are diverse, they share a common interest in diabetes and endocrinology research and many have established collaborations. The aims of the Center are the following: 1) to foster collaborative, multidisciplinary diabetes and endocrinology research in a supportive environment; 2) to enhance the clinical and basic research capabilities of established diabetes investigators; 3) to encourage investigators not involved in diabetes research to become interested in pursuing problems related to diabetes and endocrinology; 4) to develop and implement programs for the training of health care professionals in the diagnosis and management of diabetes; 5) to develop, implement and evaluate programs that deliver cost effective health care for the treatment of persons with diabetes; 6) to speed the translation of advances in basic biomedical and genetic research to the clinical arena where they may be applied to!the diagnosis and treatment of persons with diabetes; and 7) to inform others in both professional and lay settings of the accomplishments, opportunities and advancements in diabetes research and training. This application contains four separate components: Administrative, Biomedical Research, and Pilot and Feasibility and Enrichment. The Administrative Component will be responsible for overseeing the operation of the Center as a whole. The Biomedical Research Component will consist of six Core Laboratories to foster collaborative diabetes research. A Pilot and Feasibility Component will foster the participation and interaction of junior investigators with established investigators in research related to diabetes. The Enrichment Program will facilitate the interaction within and between Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland. Since these Institutions have complementary research interests, well as the proposed Biomedical Research Cores will strengthen collaborative ties between the Institutions. Taken together, these objectives and components define the new Baltimore Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC).