The purpose of this Training Program is to train scientists in Experimental Endocrinology and Metabolism to be the future leaders of academia, who will generate the new ideas, and of the biopharmaceutical industry, who will translate these ideas into practical therapies. We strive to enable our Trainees to be capable of performing high quality biomedical research in clinical or basic areas of Endocrinology and Metabolism. We will provide Trainees a wide variety of opportunities in both traditional and novel areas of Endocrinology/Metabolism, including but not limited to: clinical studies of the pathophysiology and therapy of diabetes and obesity; basic studies in intermediary metabolism and diabetes, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, immunological mechanisms in atherogenesis, the role of thyroid metabolism in cardiac metabolism; neuroendocrine control of reproduction; lipid-mediated cellular signaling pathways; and endocrine and nuclear receptors mediated regulation of cellular metabolism. The program is centered within the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Department of Medicine, but includes faculty with relevant interests in other basic and clinical departments of UCSD, as well as faculty from closely associated Institutions. The 20 Mentors selected to be Faculty include both established senior faculty who continue from previous cycles, as well as younger faculty who have stellar scientific credentials, but who will be the future leaders of our Training Program. The program will include: (1) intensive laboratory and/or clinical research training, (2) laboratory meeting, seminars and other conferences, (3) formal course instruction and (4) oversight by Mentors and the Executive Committee. The primary focus is the research undertaken by trainees under close supervision of their Mentor. The goal is for the trainee to increasingly assume an independent scientific role in their research. Weekly lab meetings provide opportunities for constructive critique, and frequent seminars provide opportunities for intellectual growth. Trainees participate in weekly Endocrine Grand Rounds and other Division activities as appropriate, such as Journal Clubs, where admixtures of basic and clinical science are discussed. This provides cross-exchanges that have proven to be highly stimulating and even led to productive research collaborations. Trainees take 3-4 quarters of formal course work, depending on background, including a required course entitled Biomedical Research Ethics. All Postdoctoral Trainees at UCSD develop and complete a five-year IDP (Individual Development Plan), which is monitored by the Mentor and the Executive Committee of the Training Program, which will meet annually with each Trainee to both review the Trainee's progress according to the IDP, as well as to provide advice and/or assistance to ensure that the Trainee's overall career goals are met. Thus, this training program expands and brings together various activities encompassing the training and education of postdoctoral fellows in the fields of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Public Health Relevance

The UCSD Training Program in Experimental Endocrinology takes a multidisciplinary approach to prepare Physician and Ph.D. scientists to become the future leaders in academic medicine and in biopharmaceutical companies related to healthcare. Ph.D. and/or M.D. scholars will be trained in the fields of endocrinology and metabolism including thyroid disease, bone metabolism, diabetes, lipid metabolism and atherosclerosis through advanced basic research experiences in world-class laboratories, or by engaging in state-of-the art clinical investigation. Outstanding Faculty from the Division of Endocrinology in the Department of Medicine, and from other related basic and clinical departments, chosen to be Mentors in this program because of their proven records of fostering and encouraging careers of their Trainees, will prepare our Trainees to be future leaders in the field of Experimental Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
2T32DK007044-36A1
Application #
9072926
Study Section
Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases D Subcommittee (DDK)
Program Officer
Castle, Arthur
Project Start
1978-09-15
Project End
2021-03-31
Budget Start
2016-04-01
Budget End
2017-03-31
Support Year
36
Fiscal Year
2016
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Diego
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
804355790
City
La Jolla
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92093
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