Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology Training Grant

儿科癌症流行病学培训补助金

• 批准号: 7931713
• 负责人: Julie Ann Ross
• 金额: $ 7.66万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-30 至 2012-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7931713
• 关键词: Grant; Malignant Childhood Neoplasm; Training; cancer epidemiology

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology training program emanates from the University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics and the Cancer Center. The program provides opportunities for both pre- and postdoctoral students to enhance their research training and experience in pediatric cancer epidemiology. Through the expertise of the 17 training faculty, trainees can work in a variety of research settings including molecular biology, genetics, prevention and etiology, clinical outcomes (including late effects), and exposure and behavior assessment. Strong Graduate School degree programs at the University of Minnesota in Epidemiology (PhD) and in Clinical Research (MS) offer courses in epidemiology, cancer epidemiology, biostatistics, cancer biology, genetic epidemiology, nutrition, methods, human experimental studies, and field research relevant to pediatric cancer. Further, students have opportunities for supervised research in basic biology, human and animal research, study design, analysis, and grant writing. The current training program trains one pre-doctoral graduate student and three post-doctoral students. The predoctoral trainee is formally admitted into the Graduate School Ph.D. program in Epidemiology. The postdoctoral trainees are drawn from the medical and basic sciences through national advertising, as well as from the cohort of medical fellows in the Department of Pediatrics who have completed advanced clinical training in pediatric oncology and are beginning the research component of their training. Special attention is given to recruitment of individuals from under-represented minorities. It is anticipated that two post-doctoral trainees will choose to obtain a MS in Clinical Research. Criteria for selection of both pre- and postdoctoral trainees include: strong academic performance and a career orientation toward independent research in an academic, clinical, or public health setting. Trainees who graduate from this program will have the capacity to undertake pediatric cancer epidemiologic research across a spectrum of disciplines. All trainees participate in weekly pediatric epidemiology meetings, monthly seminars, an annual retreat, and as presenters of their own research at national meetings. All trainees receive instruction in the responsible conduct of research. RELEVANCE: Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in children, and rates have been significantly increasing since the 1970s, with little yet known about causes. This training program builds on the strengths of the internationally recognized pediatric cancer research program at the University of Minnesota and produces broadly educated researchers skilled in the area of pediatric cancer epidemiology.

描述（由申请人提供）：该儿科癌症流行病学培训项目由明尼苏达大学儿科和癌症中心发起。该计划为博士前和博士后学生提供了加强他们在儿科癌症流行病学方面的研究培训和经验的机会。通过 17 名培训教师的专业知识，学员可以在各种研究环境中工作，包括分子生物学、遗传学、预防和病因学、临床结果（包括后期影响）以及暴露和行为评估。明尼苏达大学流行病学（PhD）和临床研究（MS）强大的研究生院学位课程提供流行病学、癌症流行病学、生物统计学、癌症生物学、遗传流行病学、营养学、方法、人体实验研究和相关领域研究的课程到小儿癌症。此外，学生还有机会在基础生物学、人类和动物研究、研究设计、分析和资助写作方面进行监督研究。目前培养计划培养博士前研究生1名，博士后3名。博士生正式考入研究生院博士生。流行病学计划。博士后培训生是通过国家广告从医学和基础科学领域以及儿科医学研究员队伍中选拔的，他们已经完成了儿科肿瘤学的高级临床培训，并开始了培训的研究部分。特别关注从代表性不足的少数群体中招募人员。预计两名博士后学员将选择获得临床研究硕士学位。博士前和博士后实习生的选择标准包括：良好的学术表现以及在学术、临床或公共卫生领域进行独立研究的职业导向。从该项目毕业的学员将有能力进行跨学科的儿科癌症流行病学研究。所有学员参加每周的儿科流行病学会议、每月的研讨会、年度务虚会，并在全国会议上介绍自己的研究成果。所有学员都会接受负责任地进行研究的指导。 相关性：小儿癌症是儿童疾病相关死亡的主要原因，自 20 世纪 70 年代以来，其发病率显着上升，但其原因却知之甚少。该培训项目建立在明尼苏达大学国际公认的儿科癌症研究项目的优势之上，培养了在儿科癌症流行病学领域受过广泛教育的研究人员。