Vision Research Training Program

视觉研究培训计划

• 批准号: 8301719
• 负责人: BEN A BARRES
• 金额: $ 16.19万
• 依托单位: STANFORD UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-01 至 2015-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8301719
• 关键词: Training Programs; Vision research

We at the Stanford Department of Ophthalmology and Center for Vision and Prevention of Blindness are applying for a T32 Training Grant from the National Eye Institute to fund a the post-doctoral program designed to Integrate basic vision research and clinical ophthalmologic training. Our goals include: 1) intensive clinical oph- thalmologic exposure, especially targeting non-clinically trained investigators, to facilitate future bench-to-bedside applications of basic vision research; 2) facilitation of the transition of M.D. and M.D.-Ph.D.-trainees from clinical practice to rigorous vision research and fostering their successful application to the Career Development (K) Award, an important funding mechanism for physician-scientists; and 3) the education and training of basic and clinical investigators from diverse backgrounds in molecular, cellular, synaptic, and systems level vision research to prepare them for academic careers in clinical and basic departments. With your help, we plan to train 4 M.D., Ph.D., or M.D.-Ph.D. fellows per year. An intensive course on basic vision research and ophthalmology (Ophthalmology 302A), weekly multi-disciplinary Stanford Center for Vision and Prevention of Blindness lectures and seminars, and other vision courses and training in epidemiology and statistics will be among the educational program tailored to each trainee's background and research interest, along with an- nual opportunities to present their work, teach, write grant applications, and attend scientific meetings. Each trainee will be assigned a basic science and a clinical mentor, chosen from Stanford vision investiga- tors which collectively hold 16 ROl grants from the National Eye Institute and have published over 100 peer- reviewed publications in the last 2 years. These mentors help each trainee publish basic and clinical papers, serve as examples of rigorous scientific and clinical Investigations, and help develop a well-rounded program to inter- weave knowledge in basic areas such as developmental patterning of the eye and visual circuitry, synaptic plastic- ity and processing of the visual pathway, visual object recognition and reading, and visual-motor integration with a detailed understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of common causes of low vision and blindness and tools used to address them. An External Advisory Committee offers independent perspectives on the Program's opera- tion. RELEVANCE (See Instructions): Because our program is designed to provide each trainee with a comprehensive understanding of vision research and its applications to prevent vision loss, our trainees are poised to make significant research contributions to tackle the different causes of blindness and low vision, which affects 160 million people worldwide and costs the United States annually 35.4 billion dollars in financial burden when considering just the major adult visual disor- ders.

我们在斯坦福大学眼科部和视力和预防失明中心 申请国家眼科研究所的T32培训补助金，以资助旨在的博士后计划 整合基本视力研究和临床眼科培训。我们的目标包括：1）密集的临床OPH- thalmologic的暴露，尤其是针对非链式培训的研究人员 基本视觉研究的应用； 2）从临床中促进M.D.和M.D.-Ph.d.-trainees的过渡 练习严格的视力研究并促进他们成功地应用于职业发展（K） 奖，是医师科学家的重要资助机制； 3）基础的教育和培训和 来自分子，细胞，突触和系统水平视力研究的不同背景的临床研究者 为临床和基本部门的学术职业做好准备。 在您的帮助下，我们计划培训4 M.D.，Ph.D.或M.D.-PH.D.每年的研究员。基本的密集课程 视觉研究与眼科（眼科302A），每周多学科的斯坦福大学视觉中心和 预防失明讲座和研讨会，以及其他视觉课程以及流行病学和统计学的培训 将是针对每个学员的背景和研究兴趣的教育计划，以及 呈现他们的作品，教导，撰写赠款申请并参加科学会议的机会。 每个学员将被分配一名基础科学和临床导师，从斯坦福大学的研究中选出 TOR共同持有国家眼科研究所的16个ROL赠款，并出版了100多个同行 在过去的两年中审查了出版物。这些导师帮助每个学员发表基本和临床论文，服务 作为严格的科学和临床研究的例子，并有助于制定一个全面的计划，以 在基本领域的编织知识，例如眼睛和视觉电路的发展模式，突触塑料 - 视觉途径，视觉对象识别和阅读以及与A的视觉运动的整合 详细了解低视力，失明和工具的常见原因的诊断和治疗 用来解决它们。外部咨询委员会对该计划的歌剧提供了独立的观点 - tion。 相关性（请参阅说明）： 因为我们的计划旨在为每个学员提供对视力研究的全面了解 及其在防止视力丧失的应用，我们的学员准备为 解决盲​​目和低视力的不同原因，这影响了全球1.6亿人，付出了代价 美国每年考虑仅考虑主要的成人视觉迷失时，每年354亿美元的财务负担 der。