NN Program Director (Lasf,firsf, middle):kAJha.~hillip T. DESCRIPTION: Statethe application'sbroad, long-termobjectives and specific aims. making reference to the healthrelatednessofthe project. Describeconcisely the research design and methodsfor achieving these goals. Avoid summariesofpast accomplishmentsand the use ofthe first person. This descriptionis meant to serve as a succinct and accuratedescription ofthe proposed work when separated fromthe application. Ifthe applicationis funded, thisdescription,as is. will become public information. Therefore, do io1 include proprietary/confidential information. DONOT EXCEEDTllE SPACE PROVIDED. This proposal integrates ongoing training programs within the Ohio State University Health Sciences Center under the umbrella of the College of Dentistry to address the urgent need to train faculty in oral health and craniofacial research. The faculty and administration in the College of Dentistry have recognized the acute and long-term shortage of qualified researchers in multidisciplinary research. Over the last decade, training programs such as DDS/ PhD and Clinician Scientist programs have been developed in the College of Dentistry to train academic clinicians in multidisciplinary research. The administration has funded these programs by providing stipends and tuition for these trainees. Trainees have responded by acquiring individual NRSA support from the NIDCR. Thus, this proposal engages many training programs already in place within the College of Dentistry and integrates them into a comprehensive multidisciplinary training program. It takes advantage of a strong interdisciplinary faculty working in the framework of a vital and expanding Health Sciences Center. Training opportunities will include: 1) short-term training programs for pre-doctoral students and faculty; 2) Ph.D. training in the Oral Biology Ph.D. program and three multidisciplinary parallel programs in Integrated Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering; 3) combined DDS/PhD and MD/PhD dual training; 4) post doctoral training including post PhDs and CliniciadScientists; and 5)long term research training/retraining for faculty. The focus of each of these programs is to develop research experiences that will help to identify, recruit, train, and retain qualified researchers in academic careers in the oral health and craniofacial sciences. A central focus of this proposal is the recruitment of highly qualified candidates into flexible training programs that will provide researchers with long-term success in the future. The second focus isto provide additional training opportunities forcurrent faculty. Thekey features ofthis training program are an innovative multidisciplinary basic science curriculum that is based upon the mechanisms of human disease, a flexible curriculum in the oral sciences that links trainees from various biomedical programs, and a long-term plan to mentor trainees for careers in academicresearch. ERFORMANCESITE@)(organizafion.cify,sfafe) The Ohio State University College ofDentistry, 305 West 121hAve., Columbus, Ohio 43218 The Ohio StateUniversity College of Medicine, Meiling Hall, 370 W. 9th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210 The Ohio StateUniversity Graduate School, University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall, Columbus, Ohio 43210 The Ohio StateUniversity Hospitals, Rhodes Hall, 450 W. 10thAve., Columbus, Ohio 43210 Columbus Children's Hospital, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43205 KEYPERSONNEL. ========================================Section End===========================================
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