Training Program in Translational Vision Sciences

转化视觉科学培训项目

• 批准号: 9762109
• 负责人: LINDA K. MCLOON
• 金额: $ 8.93万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-01 至 2021-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9762109
• 关键词: Training Programs; vision science

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised application for a training program focused on translational vision science from an established group of vision scientists. We request funds for six predoctoral students with a training focus in translational vision science to reflect the current strengths of the vision faculty as well as current NEI research priorities. Thi is an exciting time to pursue a career in vision research, as molecular biology and imaging advances have allowed visual outcomes to be monitored in real time. Our vision community has become increasingly focused on translational research with well-known senior faculty who are highly respected investigators in vision research as well as younger investigators clearly on a trajectory for long term success. The training faculty consists of a core group of 6 NEI funded vision scientists and an additional 10 vision scientists who have actively funded research programs in translational vision research. With the arrival of our new chairperson in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, we have greatly increased the collaborations between vision scientists at the University of Minnesota and the clinical faculty in the medical school. Several key elements of our training program in Translational Vision Research include a course designed for trainees, Basic and Clinical Vision Sciences, co-taught by the training faculty in this proposal, and an annual Vision Symposium, where nationally known and in-house experts in vision science present their most recent research along with our trainees and faculty. Trainees will come from one of 4 programs: the Graduate Programs in Neuroscience; Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics; Psychology; Biomedical Engineering, or Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology. Trainees will be eligible for support once they have completed their first year of graduate school and have begun focused research under the mentorship of a grant preceptor, culminating in their thesis research. They will earn a Ph.D. or an M.D./Ph.D. and will be able to receive support from two to a maximum of four years. The diverse research interests of the vision scientists at the University of Minnesota, and the broad-based and collaborative nature in which they study the visual system - from molecular biology to visual perception - makes this an excellent environment for vision research with translatable components. Each trainer directs a successful research program and has demonstrated commitment to teaching and training. In addition, all trainees will be connected to a practicing Ophthalmologist in their research area, as well as expected to attend related grand rounds. An impressive array of scientific and institutional resources is available to the trainees, but their choice of vision research laboratories will be greatly facilitated by access to support from this training grant. As we move toward increasingly collaborative research between our basic and clinically trained faculty members, we believe this approach will maximize our ability to prepare vision scientists with a multi-disciplinary education needed to meet the "audacious goals" of the NEI - focused on preventing, treating, and rehabilitating blinding eye disease.

 描述（由应用程序提供）：这是一项培训计划的修订申请，该计划重点是一群愿景科学家组的转化视觉科学。我们要求为六个在转化视觉科学方面培训的六个载体前学生提供资金 反映视觉教师的当前优势以及当前的NEI研究重点。由于分子生物学和成像进步可以实时监控视觉结果，因此这是从事视觉研究职业的激动人心的时刻。我们的愿景社区已越来越专注于与知名的高级教师的翻译研究，他们在视力研究中受到尊敬的研究者，以及年轻的研究人员清楚地了解了长期成功的轨迹。培训教师由一个由6个NEI资助的视觉科学家组成的核心小组，还有另外10位愿景科学家，他们积极资助了翻译视觉研究的研究计划。随着我们在眼科和视觉神经科学系的新主席的到来，我们大大增加了明尼苏达大学的视觉科学家与临床教师之间的合作 医学院。我们在翻译视觉研究方面的培训计划的几个关键要素包括一门专为学员，基础和临床视觉科学设计的课程，由培训学院共同教授本提案，以及年度愿景研讨会，在该课程中，全国知名和内部视觉科学专家与我们的受训者和教师一起介绍了他们的最新研究。学员将来自4个计划之一：神经科学的研究生课程；分子，细胞，发育生物学和遗传学；心理学;生物医学工程或微生物学，免疫学和癌症生物学。一旦学员完成了研究生院的第一年，他们将有资格获得支持，并在授予师的心态下开始集中研究，并在其论文研究中达到最终形式。他们将获得博士学位。或M.D./PH.D。并将能够获得两年至最多四年的支持。明尼苏达大学的视觉科学家的潜水员研究兴趣，以及基于广泛的协作性质，在其中研究视觉系统（从分子生物学到视觉感知），这是通过可翻译成分进行视觉研究的绝佳环境。每个培训师都指导一项成功的研究计划，并表现出对教学和培训的承诺。此外，所有学员都将与他们的研究领域的练习眼科医生联系，并有望参加相关的大回合。学员可以使用一系列令人印象深刻的科学和机构资源，但是通过获得这笔培训补助金的支持，他们对视力研究实验室的选择将为大力准备。随着我们朝着基本和受临床培训的教职员工之间越来越多的协作研究，我们相信这种方法将最大程度地提高我们通过多学科教育为视觉科学家做好准备的能力 需要实现NEI的“大胆目标” - 专注于预防，治疗和修复视力疾病。