The long-term goal of the Northwestern University (NU) Feinberg School of Medicine Pulmonary Biology research training program is to encourage bright, enthusiastic, well-trained, academically-oriented MDs and PhDs to purse a career in Pulmonary Biology investigation. The trainees supported by our training grant focus their research efforts on the cellular and molecular pathophysiology of lung disease and the translation of these findings to the bedside. The trainees are provided with the scientific environment, didactic training and career development mentorship required to initiate a successful career in research. The training is fostering an environment for the acquisition of scientific skills, collaborative interactions and critical thinking required to to pursue careers in pulmonary and critical care investigation. The training grant provides: 1). Stipend support for the development of MD, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral basic research scientists. 2) Mentorship by senior investigators. 3) The laboratory environment, training and supervision required for the development of independent investigators. 4) The educational resources in the form of didactic courses, invited speakers and collaborative interactions that will foster the skills required for an independent research career. 5) Administrative structure that will facilitate the trainee’s acquisition of independent extramural funding, faculty appointments and/or further training required to establish an independent academic career. 6) Protected time from activities not directly related to research. Two courses are devoted to the responsible conduct of science. Fellows are required to take one of these two courses to fulfill the fellowship’s ethics requirement. The "Colloquium on Integrity in Biomedical Research" is a course that all NIH-funded NRSA postdoctoral laboratory-based fellows must take to satisfy the requirement for instruction in the responsible conduct of research. A second course is offered entitled, "Ethical Issues in Clinical Research". This is a course devoted to the protection of human subjects. Our past and current fellows have engaged in clinical rather than laboratory-based research, they have taken or will have taken the "Ethical Issues in Clinical Research" course by the end of the summer quarter, 2005. In addition, all fellows will complete the NIH-mandated training module in the protection of human subjects. June 12, 2008 T-32 Trainee Presentations Agenda |
