The Training Program in Pharmacological Sciences at Stony Brook University trains Ph.D. students in the broad area of cell and molecular Pharmacology for careers in academia, government and industry. The Program is based in the Department of Pharmacological Sciences in the School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, but is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental in nature. It includes 38 potential mentors, 24 of whom are from other University Departments or the nearby Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Students take courses in Physiology, as well as basic principles and systems Pharmacology. The Training Program provides training in quantitative research skills, scientific communication and writing, and supports multiple career development activities, training in rigor and reproducibility and in the responsible conduct of research. The interdisciplinary training environment includes active seminar series and participation in research symposia and workshops. Training also involves teaching in courses offered to undergraduate majors in pharmacology. First year students participate in three laboratory rotations to prepare them to undertake dissertation research in any of the laboratories of the Training Program Faculty. The Training Program has trained nearly 150 Ph.D. students in its 39-year history, and has 25 current trainees. The presence of six underrepresented minority trainees and three students with disabilities currently in the program attests to a successful effort to recruit minority applicants.

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Program narrative The Training Program in Pharmacological Sciences provides PhD students with a solid background in the discipline of Pharmacology by bringing together training faculty from different research fields involved in the discovery, development and use of therapeutic compounds, exposing students to relevant clinical problems, emphasizing translational research, and providing opportunities to the students to present their research in national and international meetings. The program offers courses both in basic principles and systems Pharmacology, provides training in quantitative research skills, scientific communication and writing, and supports career development activities to ensure the success of students in subsequent research-intensive or research-related careers. The training grant supports students early during their training (1st and 2nd year), aids in the recruitment and retention of diverse students and upholds a culture of responsible conduct in research, rigor and reproducibility in the scientific enterprise. The outcomes of the program are outstanding. Our alumni are represented in the entire spectrum of the research enterprise, leading research groups in academia and industry, defining patent law or shaping future research policy.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
5T32GM007518-43
Application #
9732539
Study Section
NIGMS Initial Review Group (TWD)
Program Officer
Koduri, Sailaja
Project Start
1977-07-01
Project End
2022-06-30
Budget Start
2019-07-01
Budget End
2020-06-30
Support Year
43
Fiscal Year
2019
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
State University New York Stony Brook
Department
Pharmacology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
804878247
City
Stony Brook
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
11794
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