Training and Translation
Training: Our record in fostering clinical research training is strong (99 higher degree students, 22 postdoctoral fellows), extends to the Asia-Pacific region, and continues to attract a diverse range of medical and allied health graduates. A fundamental strategy of the CCRE proposal is to support
- clinical research scholarships of shorter duration than PhD programs,
- postdoctoral positions with a focus on the immediate post-PhD years, and
- a senior scientist with a dedicated mentoring role, all of which represent gaps in current funding arrangements.
Translation: Translation of acute physiological concepts to long-term nutritional interventions with established outcomes represents the focus of our research studies. We are in a strong position to influence health policy, the food and pharmaceutical industries, practitioners in primary and specialist care, medical and allied health graduates and undergraduates, and have a proven capacity to communicate nutritional information to the public. Our Centre is based on a solid foundation, is supported strongly by the participating institutions, and will continue to be successful after five years of CCRE funding.
