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Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Training Grant A new institutional National Institutes of Health training grant titled “Training in Vascular Biology and Medicine” is now recruiting for postdoctoral fellows, to train at the Indiana University School of Medicine. This training program is under the direction of Keith L. March, MD, PhD, the Director of the Indiana Center for Vascular Biology and Medicine (ICVBM), with Michael Sturek, PhD, Chair of the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, as Associate Director. The primary focus of this training grant is to provide post-doctoral vascular biology training to PhD, MD, or MD-PhD fellows from an interdisciplinary perspective with a particular emphasis on translation of basic findings into clinical research and practice. At Indiana University, over the past 4 years, we have developed a multidisciplinary program in Vascular Biology and Medicine, comprised of about 30 investigators from basic as well as clinical departments. These include investigators from 10 clinical divisions and departments, as well as 6 basic science departments or Engineering (Purdue). This center has made possible a highly interactive environment for collaboration among these investigators, which has been reflected in emergence of and very active participation in several new group activities which lend themselves to a robust training environment: a vascular biology seminar series, a vascular journal club, two vascular research discussion groups. We have five major vascular research initiatives that constitute the backbone of the available program. These are: 1) Vascular Stem and Progenitor Cells; 2) Vascular Risk Factors; 3) Vascular wall cell biology; 4) Vascular Signaling; and 5) Mechanotransduction / Remodeling. These initiatives represent major fields of vascular biology, in each of which our program has funded investigators and interdisciplinary interactions. Within these major research initiatives, there are basic scientists as well as clinician investigators. The strength of this approach is the vertical integration of basic and clinical research programs that enrich the training experience, permitting the trainee to identify clinically relevant research questions, become faceted in multiple disciplines, and eventually acquire the skills to achieve basic insights into pathophysiological mechanisms of vascular disease. The total research funding for FY 2003-2004 of the mentors within this center, was more than $26,000,000, including more than $22,000,000 in NIH funds. In the year 2005-2006, two positions are available to commence the program. A total of five positions will then become available for the overall post-doctoral T32 program; we anticipate that two to three new fellows each year will be accepted for training under this program. For further information, or to apply to this program, please contact Dr. March at: Keith L. March, M.D., Ph.D. |
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