COURSE ON FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF VISION RESEARCH

愿景研究基础课程

• 批准号: 6518527
• 负责人: DAVID S PAPERMASTER
• 金额: $ 15.15万
• 依托单位: MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-04-01 至 2005-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6518527
• 关键词: health science research; meeting /conference /symposium; training; travel; vision

Description: (applicant's Abstract) A course on "Fundamental Aspects of Vision Research: Cell and Molecular Biological Aspects" has been offered at the Marine Biological Laboratories every other year for four years in 1992, 1994, 1996 and 1998. The course consists of an intense two-week period of lectures, seminars, laboratory exercises and patient-oriented case conferences on all components of the eye and its central connections. About 30 faculty participate in the course for varying lengths of time from 2 days to the entire 2 weeks. The 80 students that have attended have been followed to the extent possible to determine if the participation in the course has had impact on their career choices, their decision to engage in vision research and the degree to which the course accelerated their careers and the progress of their early research to enable them to compete successfully for funding of vision research. In addition, reunions have been held at ARVO to retain contact with former students, to obtain continuing feedback on course design and impact and to determine if substantive changes should be made in the course. The course was initially designed to be responsive to "Vision Research, a National Plan" in its earlier version in 1988 and again in 1994 which stated (1994-1998, p. 362-3): "we must devise innovative techniques for recruiting, nurturing, training and developing the future cadres of vision researchers. There is a real need to bring young scientists of the highest caliber with experience in molecular genetics, cell biology, immunology and biostatistics/epidemiology into vision research." The students have been drawn from these fields, with about 50% having no prior experience in vision research; the others were typically new postdoctoral fellows who were entering a vision research lab. The response has been very gratifying. Significant proportions of the graduates of the '92 and '94 classes are now funded independent investigators supported by NEI grants or other sources. Some of the students have made important contributions in areas of great need in the anterior segment, i.e. cornea, lens and glaucoma research.

描述：（申请人的摘要）关于“视觉基本方面”的课程 研究：在海洋上提供了细胞和分子生物学方面” 1992年，1994年，1996年和 1998年。该课程包括一个激烈的为期两周的讲座，研讨会， 实验室练习和以患者为导向的病例会议 眼睛及其中心连接。大约30名教师参加了课程 从2天到整整2周的不同时间。 80名学生 遵循的遵循的范围可能会确定是否存在 该课程的参与对他们的职业选择和他们的职业影响有影响 决定进行视觉研究和课程的程度 加速了他们的职业和早期研究的进步 他们成功竞争视力研究的资助。此外， 在Arvo举行了聚会，以保持与以前的学生的联系， 获得有关课程设计和影响的持续反馈，并确定是否是否 课程应进行实质性更改。该课程最初是 旨在对其早期的“视觉研究，国家计划”做出反应 版本于1988年，在1994年再次说明（1994-1998，p。362-3）：“我们必须 设计创新的技术，用于招募，培养，培训和发展 远见研究人员的未来干部。真正需要带年轻 具有分子遗传学经验的最高口径的科学家，细胞 生物学，免疫学和生物统计学/流行病学研究。 学生是从这些领域中汲取的，大约有50％的人没有先验 视力研究经验；其他通常是新的博士后 进入视觉研究实验室的研究员。回应非常 可喜。 '92和'94班的毕业生的显着比例 现在是由NEI赠款或其他支持的独立调查员资助的 来源。一些学生在 在前部段，即角膜，镜头和青光眼研究中非常需要。