EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED. The Penn Training Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases has been instrumental in promoting the development of academic research careers. Recently, the leadership of the Program has changed, with appointment of a new Program Director and Associate Director. The Penn Training Program has increased its base of basic science faculty, but more importantly has established well-defined, formal associations with the Adult and Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Programs, as well as the Pathology Residency Program. Trainees have outstandingopportunitiesto pursue molecular and cellularbiology in diabetes and endocrinology. Program Direction: The Program Director and Co-Directors have an administrative structure that oversees the needs of the Training Program. They will be assisted by an Executive Committee and individual trainee research committees. Program Faculty: Research faculty from the Medical and Pediatric Endocrine divisions and basic science departments are selected based upon experience with trainees, independent and externally funded laboratories, and relevance of projects. The faculty have been grouped by research interests: 1 Signal Transduction: Mechanisms of Hormone Action; 2) Regulation of Pancreatic beta-Cell Function and Development; and 3) Genetic Approaches to Diabeles and Endocrine Diseases. Proposed Training: The cornerstone of the Program is an intensive laboratory-based research experience, supplemented by an educational curriculum that includes an introductory course in molecular and cellular biology, selected Universitycourses, research seminars and lectures, written and oral researchpresentations, and seminars on extramural funding and the ethics of scientific research. Trainee Candidates: Outstanding trainees with Ph.D., MD or MD-Ph.D. degrees enter the Program from the Medicine and PediatricEndocrine Fellowship Programs after being selected through a nationally competitive application process, or by nomination by their faculty mentor. Support is requested for 7 training slots. Summary: TheTraining Program provides the faculty, scientific resources, and intellectual environmentfor trainees to purse basic science research in diabetes and endocrinology. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================
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