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III.OVERVIEW OF THE INTRAMURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM—Dr. RaymondDionne, Scientific Director, Intramural Research Program (IRP)Dr. Dionne described training opportunities offered by the IRP, both for extramural andintramural scientists. Research Methodology Boot Camps, which are administered by theFoundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (FAES), offer to extramural scientists 1-week courses of didactic and laboratory training. Topics rotate based on interest: the past fewboot camps have focused on pain research, whereas the upcoming boot camp, as reported by Dr.Grady, will focus on sleep and fatigue. The boot camps have garnered highly positiveevaluations and enthusiasm from speakers and students. Extramural scientists can also participatein the Summer Genetics Institute, which is now an intense, 1-month, full-time experience oncampus. The Institute, which is also administered by FAES, has trained more than 230 nursetrainees from 2000 through 2011, and Institute alumni have published more than 65 peerreviewedpublications based on research supported by NIH grants. NINR is obtaining clearancefrom the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct an evaluation, including a surveyof all past trainees.Intramural training opportunities include post-baccalaureate training, where trainees serve 1 to 2years as research associates and receive didactic, hands-on, and mentored training in thelaboratory and on a clinical protocol. Expected outcomes for post-baccalaureate training includeauthorship on an abstract and one or more manuscripts, as well as admission to graduate school.Also offered is postdoctoral training, which is the traditional intramural training mechanism.Postdoctoral trainees in the NINR IRP serve 2 to 3 years as associate investigators and receivedidactic, hands-on, and mentored training with an emphasis on molecular genetics methods.10
These trainees are expected to go on to research positions and become change agents. Followingpostdoctoral training, scientists in the IRP can become assistant clinical investigators, withindependent resources for personnel and supplies, and exceptional trainees can enter the tenuretrack, a rigorous, 5- to 8-year process in which they develop an independent research programand undergo interim and final evaluations by a board of scientific counselors. The LaskerScholar Program is a new program that aims to attract the highest quality of clinicalinvestigators. This program offers up to 5 years of support, with the expectation that trainees willmove on to positions in academia.Dr. Dionne described the organization of IRP and noted its interests in the areas of tissue injury,symptom management, and biobehavior. He emphasized that the IRP complements the work ofthe extramural community; it does not replicate or compete with that work.Within the area of symptom management, IRP investigators study the biologic mechanismsunderlying symptoms, the measurement of symptom intensity and its effects on patients, clinicalinterventions to reduce the burden of illness and treatment and improve quality of life, and themolecular genetics that contribute to individual variations in symptoms. Specifically, theProgram aims to develop next-generation nurse scientists who use molecular genetics methods tostudy underlying mechanisms, develop prognostic and diagnostic tools and innovativeinterventions to meet unmet needs currently managed by nurses and nurse practitioners, andquantify patient-reported outcomes to identify subgroups for genomic studies and individualizedinterventions. Specific projects include:11
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