Training Program in Ion Channel and Transporter Biology

离子通道和转运生物学培训计划

• 批准号: 9403769
• 负责人: Bjorn C Knollmann
• 金额: $ 0.61万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9403769
• 关键词: Biology; Ion Channel; Training Programs

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Ion channels and transporter proteins are ubiquitous molecules that serve a variety of important physiological functions, provide targets for many types of pharmacological agents, and are encoded by genes that can be the basis for inherited diseases affecting the nervous system and other tissues. This proposal describes the continuation of a Training Program in Ion Channel and Transporter Biology that will provide multidisciplinary research training for postdoctoral scientists. This highly focused training program involves 28 NIH-funded preceptors (aggregate funding >$44,000,000 direct costs/year) affiliated with 13 different academic departments and 10 research centers at Vanderbilt University with strong records of accomplishments in the ion channel and transporter field, and with a deep commitment to training postdoctoral fellows. This interdepartmental training program capitalizes on a over 20-year history of institutional and multidisciplinary strength in ths research field. The program began initially in 2001 with only 19 faculty and has successfully filled all funded positions since that time. Although the training program originally included predoctoral training, since 2010 the program has focused solely on postdoctoral training. Postdoctoral trainees are selected from the pool of applicants that apply to preceptor laboratories as well as to participating centers and departments at Vanderbilt University. A multi-faceted recruitment strategy will continue to attract highly qualified individuals from underrepresented groups (URM). During the current funding cycle, 3/12 (25%) of trainees were URMs. In addition to intensive research experiences, trainees will have didactic course requirements that include a focused course on grant writing, an innovative program group meetings devoted to individualized training in grant writing, mentoring and career guidance. The high caliber of faculty mentors, the interdisciplinary nature of training opportunities, the strong institutional strengths combine to foster a unique environment suited to the goal of the training program, which is to develop scientists with strong commitments to biomedical research in the area of ion channel and transporter biology.

 描述（由应用提供）：离子通道和转运蛋白是无处不在的分子，具有各种重要的物理功能，为许多类型的药物提供了靶标，并由基因编码，这些基因可以成为影响神经系统和其他组织的遗传疾病的基础。该建议描述了在离子渠道和运输生物学中的培训计划的延续，该计划将为博士后科学家提供多学科研究培训。这项备受重心的培训计划涉及28个由NIH资助的主持人（总资金> $ 44,000,000的直接成本/年），涉及13个不同的学术部门和范德比尔特大学的10个研究中心，在离子渠道和转运者领域的成就记录很强，并致力于训练博士学位的培训。该部门间培训计划利用了研究领域的机构和多学科实力的20多年历史。该计划最初从2001年开始，只有19位教职员工，自那时以来就成功填补了所有最终职位。尽管培训计划最初包括培训前培训，但自2010年以来，该计划仅着眼于博士后培训。博士后学员是从申请人库中选出的，这些申请人以及范德比尔特大学的中心和系。多方面的招聘策略将继续吸引来自代表性不足的群体（URM）的高素质个人。在当前的融资周期中，有3/12（25％）的学员是URMS。除了密集的研究经验外，学员还具有教学课程要求，其中包括专注于赠款写作的课程，创新的计划小组会议，专门研究赠款写作，心理和职业指导方面的个性化培训。高素质的教师导师，培训机会的跨学科性质，强大 机构优势结合在一起，以促进一个适合培训计划目标的独特环境，该环境是在离子渠道和运输蛋白生物学领域对生物医学研究做出坚定承诺的科学家。