Training Program in Muscle Research

肌肉研究培训计划

• 批准号: 8071163
• 负责人: David D Thomas
• 金额: $ 43.02万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-05-01 至 2012-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8071163
• 关键词: Muscle; Research; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): A group of investigators seeks to renew and expand the NIH-funded interdisciplinary training program in Muscle Research at the University of Minnesota, for both predoctoral and postdoctoral scientists. The primary purpose of this expansion is to add increased emphasis on basic and translational research on muscle disease. This program began four years ago with a primary focus on basic research. During this time, the Academic Health Center has placed a high priority on the expansion of muscle research at all levels, particularly translational research, defined here as research aimed at the development of new therapeutic approaches. The institution has recruited internationally prominent researchers in muscle disease and therapy and has established new institutes and facilities that support this research. Most importantly, in 2003, the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center was established, under the direction of two members of our Program Faculty. The Medical School has committed substantial resources to this new Center, including new faculty positions and space in the Translational Research Facility, which is now under construction. These developments have led us to increase our Program Faculty from 14 to 23, and the number of annual trainee applications has increased from 16 to 34. To accommodate this increased level of activity, we propose that this training program be expanded to support 6 predoctoral trainees (from 4) and 2 postdoctoral trainees (from 1). Program faculty will be drawn from a wide range of departments in the Academic Health Center, and most of the graduate students will be enrolled as minors or majors in the interdepartmental graduate programs in (a) Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics or (b) Neuroscience. The intellectual center of the program is an intensive one-semester course entitled "Muscle" taught by the program faculty and emphasizing both basic science and muscle disease. This course will be expanded to accommodate our increasing emphasis on muscle disease and translational research. This is augmented by a monthly seminar program, an annual symposium, and a summer laboratory course. The primary goal of the program is to help these exceptional young scientists develop the intellectual and technical tools needed for productive careers as independent investigators and educators in muscle research.

描述（由申请人提供）：一群调查人员试图为明尼苏达大学的肌肉研究续签和扩展由NIH资助的跨学科培训计划，以供纪念前和博士后科学家。这种扩张的主要目的是增加对肌肉疾病的基本和转化研究的重视。该计划始于四年前，主要关注基础研究。在此期间，学术保健中心在各个级别的肌肉研究中的扩展（尤其是转化研究）将其定义为旨在开发新的治疗方法的研究。该机构已在肌肉疾病和治疗方面招募了国际知名的研究人员，并建立了支持这项研究的新机构和设施。最重要的是，在2003年，在我们计划学院的两名成员的指导下建立了保罗和希拉·韦尔斯通肌营养不良中心。该医学院已向这个新中心提供了大量资源，包括现在正在建设的转化研究机构中的新教师职位和空间。这些事态发展使我们将计划教师从14增加到23个，年度学员申请的数量从16增加到34个。为了适应这一增加的活动水平，我们建议将该培训计划扩展到支持6名托管学员（从4个）和2个博士后受训者（从1个）（1）。课程教职员工将从学术健康中心的各个部门中汲取灵感，大多数研究生将作为未成年人或专业的研究生参加（a）生物化学，分子生物学和生物物理学和生物物理学或（b）神经科学的小部门研究生课程。该计划的知识中心是该计划教师教授的题为“肌肉”的密集课程，并强调了基础科学和肌肉疾病。该课程将扩大，以适应我们对肌肉疾病和转化研究的日益强调。每月的研讨会计划，每年的研讨会和暑期实验室课程都可以增加这一点。该计划的主要目的是帮助这些杰出的年轻科学家发展为肌肉研究中的独立研究人员和教育者所需的智力和技术工具。