Training in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

细胞、生化和分子科学培训

• 批准号: 7087861
• 负责人: Lynne E Maquat
• 金额: $ 18.31万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7087861
• 关键词: Training; Cellular; Biochemical; Molecular; Sciences

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We describe a pre-doctoral training program in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Biology that is based on our strong core community of interactive investigators in the fields of RNA, DNA, and protein biochemistry. The proposed training program capitalizes on (i) a major initiative that continues to expand research and education at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), and (ii) enhanced educational choices and opportunities resulting from recent reorganization of Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences (GEBS) at the University of Rochester. Key aspects of the proposal include: 1) improved support for students performing interdisciplinary research; 2) new opportunities for direct interactions between students and visiting seminar speakers and lecturers, including a new seminar-based course; 3) new opportunities for offsite student travel to attend meetings, take courses, and work in labs outside the University of Rochester; 4) enhanced counseling for female and minority students aimed at helping them achieve long-term career goals; 5) increased interactions among investigators and students in the areas of RNA, DNA, and protein biochemistry through a common set of course requirements and a yearly retreat; and 6) more effective student recruiting made possible by these training grant educational benefits. The University is now benefiting from a major commitment initiated by the URMC eight years ago to expand basic and applied medical research. There are (i) two new research facilities totaling 400,000 sq. ft. and (ii) start-up funding for new programs in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Genetics, Virology, Signal Transduction, Immunology, and Neurobiology that aims to increase the number of PIs from 150 to ~250. In the past three years, graduate programs at the URMC have been completely restructured to accommodate the expansion in research and to increase the breadth of training for students. Students are accepted into multidisciplinary "Clusters" that constitute GEBS. They are exposed to diverse research areas in the first year through courses, faculty research presentations, and lab rotations. Students then choose a research advisor and degree program from a wide range of possibilities at the URMC and the College of Arts and Sciences. This program has greatly promoted scientific interactions among laboratories, increased flexibility in the choice of research mentors, and improved graduate recruiting.

描述（由申请人提供）：我们描述了一个细胞，生化和分子生物学中的博士前培训计划，该计划基于我们在RNA，DNA和蛋白质生物化学领域的互动研究者的强大核心社区。 拟议的培训计划将利用（i）一项重大倡议，该计划继续扩大罗切斯特医学中心（URMC）的研究和教育，以及（ii）近期因罗切斯特大学生物医学科学研究生教育（GEB）的重组而增加的教育选择和机会。该提案的关键方面包括：1）改善对进行跨学科研究的学生的支持； 2）学生与访问研讨会演讲者和讲师之间直接互动的新机会，包括新的基于研讨会的课程； 3）在罗切斯特大学以外的实验室参加会议，参加课程和工作的新机会； 4）加强对旨在帮助她们实现长期职业目标的女性和少数民族学生的咨询； 5）通过共同的课程要求和年度撤退，研究人员和学生之间的研究人员和学生之间的相互作用增加了； 6）这些培训赠款教育福利使学生招聘更为有效。 该大学现在从八年前URMC发起的一项重大承诺中受益，以扩大基础医学研究。 （i）两个新的研究设施总计400,000平方英尺和（ii）生物化学，结构生物学，遗传学，病毒学，信号转导，免疫学和神经生物学的新启动资金，旨在将PIS的数量从150增加到〜250。 在过去的三年中，URMC的研究生课程已完全进行了重组，以适应研究的扩展并增加学生的培训广度。学生被接受为构成GEB的多学科“集群”。 他们在第一年通过课程，教师研究演讲和实验室轮换接触了不同的研究领域。 然后，学生从URMC和艺术与科学学院的各种可能性中选择研究顾问和学位课程。 该计划极大地促进了实验室之间的科学互动，在研究导师的选择方面提高了灵活性，并改善了研究生的招聘。