Predoctoral Training Grant in Pharmacology INCLUDE Down Syndrome Supplement

The primary objective of this Training Grant is to facilitate the education and training of the next generation of research scientists in the discipline of pharmacology, which seeks to understand how the use of chemical and biological can affect biological systems and mitigate disease. Students in the Pharmacology Training Program investigate basic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches associated with numerous important public health issues including: neurological and psychiatric disorders, cancer, immunology, microbiology, and cardiovascular medicine. Trainees are taught the process of scientific thought and its communication in both oral and written forms. The purpose of this INCLUDE supplement application to the existing parent Program is to enhance the already robust environment for training graduate students in areas of scientific enquiry germane to Down syndrome and its co-occurring conditions.