Vision Research Training Grant at the University of Utah

犹他大学视觉研究培训补助金

• 批准号: 9913538
• 负责人: WOLFGANG BAEHR
• 金额: $ 13.77万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-05-01 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9913538
• 关键词: Grant; Research Training; Universities; Utah; Vision research

Project Summary With this application, we propose to continue the Moran Eye Center T32 Vision Research Training Grant (VRTG) ending in 2018. The principle underlying graduate and postdoctoral VRTG education at the University of Utah is that students experience strong interdisciplinary, interdepartmental collaborations that cover both basic research and applied approaches to vision science. Our program offers predoctoral and postdoctoral training in fundamental areas -- molecular biology, electrophysiology, developmental neuroscience, retina connectomics, translational science and visual behavior – that are critical to achieve a successful career in visual neuroscience. The program combines systematic didactic training that focuses on critical thinking, communication skills, and analytic rigor with research training that takes advantage of the core strengths of the Moran Eye Center and the vision research community at the University of Utah: a long-standing, continued track record of excellence in the cutting-edge praxis molecular biology, physiology and connectomics, and the study of human disease. Twenty-three NIH/NEI- or NSF-funded faculty members are aligned in five broad areas of vision research: Molecular Biology/Biochemistry, Cellular and Developmental Science, Ocular Disease/Animal Models, Translational Interventions, and Computational Science. Reflecting the program’s breadth, these areas provide exceptional opportunities to the 44 currently eligible predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees (Table 1). This application requests funding for two predoctoral and two postdoctoral trainees. The program outcomes from the previous period are listed in (Table 8A, 8C). Recent graduates of the Moran Eye Center have been placed in top-notch postdoctoral fellowships (at Indiana University, Bloomington, at UT Southwestern and at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City), and our postdoctoral trainees have published widely and are competing successfully for NIH R01 funding. The renewal builds on coursework that keeps pace with ongoing discoveries in vision research, especially in the recently expanding areas of molecular and genetic models of vision, genomic approaches to disease, and computational data analysis at the University of Utah. The strong track record of the program suggests that trainees from the University of Utah will continue to excel as future leaders in vision research.

项目概要 通过此申请，我们建议继续提供莫兰眼科中心 T32 视力研究培训补助金 （VRTG）于2018年结束。大学的研究生和博士后VRTG教育的基本原则 犹他州的优势在于学生可以体验到强大的跨学科、跨部门合作，涵盖 我们的项目提供视觉科学的基础研究和应用方法。 基础领域培训——分子生物学、电生理学、发育神经科学、视网膜 连接组学、转化科学和视觉行为——这对于在以下领域取得成功的职业生涯至关重要 该计划结合了注重批判性思维的系统教学培训， 沟通技巧和分析培训以及利用研究培训的核心优势 莫兰眼科中心和犹他大学视觉研究界：长期持续的 在尖端实践分子生物学、生理学和连接组学方面拥有卓越的记录，以及 23 名 NIH/NEI 或 NSF 资助的教职人员在五个方面进行了研究。 视觉研究领域：分子生物学/生物化学、细胞与发育科学、眼科 疾病/动物模型、转化干预和计算科学。 广度上，这些领域为 44 名目前符合资格的博士前和博士后提供了特殊的机会 实习生（表 1）。该申请要求资助两名博士前实习生和两名博士后实习生。 上一时期的计划成果列于（表 8A、8C）。 中心已获得一流的博士后奖学金（印第安纳大学、布卢明顿分校、UT 西南大学和犹他大学盐湖城分校）以及我们的博士后学员发表了 广泛并正在成功竞争 NIH R01 资金。续订建立在保持课程作业的基础上。 与视觉研究中不断发现的步伐同步，特别是在最近扩展的分子和 视觉遗传模型、疾病基因组方法以及计算数据分析 犹他州。该计划的良好记录表明，来自犹他大学的学员将继续 成为视觉研究领域的未来领导者。