Predoctoral Training in Interdisciplinary Neuroscience

跨学科神经科学博士前培训

• 批准号: 7272068
• 负责人: Robert A Harris
• 金额: $ 28.26万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-08-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7272068
• 关键词: Neurosciences; Training; pre-doctoral

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a revised proposal for funding of an established graduate training program in neuroscience at the Institute for Neuroscience (INS) at the University of Texas at Austin. Funding is requested for five new predoctoral trainees per year, with students obtaining support from the program for their first two years of graduate training. During this time students will do laboratory rotations and complete coursework requirements before entering thesis laboratories at the end of their second years. A critical mass of neuroscience researchers has been established in Austin, largely due to an emphasis on faculty recruitment in this area. These researchers have a wide variety of interests but share a common goal of strengthening neuroscience training on campus. Thirty-four (34) faculty in the College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology and College of Pharmacy will participate in the training. Their research interests range from the molecular, through the biochemical, physiological and electrophysiological, to the behavioral and computational. Each of the training faculty (except for junior faculty who have just been recruited) currently holds at least one major research grant and many have several grants. Students entering this graduate program thus have a wide variety of options for training, and one of the significant strengths of our program is the opportunity for conducting cross-disciplinary research in collaborating laboratories. Incoming students will be expected to choose laboratories in which they will conduct research rotations, after which they will present seminars based on their work. Students will also take a prescribed set of core neuroscience courses as well as choose from a wide variety of elective courses. Graduate students will be highly encouraged to attend, and participate in, a plethora of seminar series offered by the INS or by the different home departments of INS investigators. The responsible conduct of science will also be taught in an ethics course. An effort will be made to 'continue our success in recruiting minority students.

描述（由申请人提供）：这是为德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校神经科学研究所 (INS) 已建立的神经科学研究生培训项目提供资金的修订提案。每年需要为五名新的博士前培训生申请资助，学生在研究生培训的前两年获得该计划的支持。在此期间，学生将进行实验室轮转并完成课程要求，然后在第二年末进入论文实验室。奥斯汀已经建立了足够数量的神经科学研究人员，这主要是由于重视该领域的教师招聘。这些研究人员有着广泛的兴趣，但有一个共同的目标：加强校园神经科学培训。自然科学学院、心理系和药学院的三十四（34）名教师将参加培训。他们的研究兴趣范围从分子、生物化学、生理学和电生理学，到行为和计算。目前，每一位培训教师（除了刚刚招聘的初级教师）都至少拥有一项重大研究资助，许多人还拥有多项资助。因此，进入该研究生课程的学生有多种培训选择，这也是我们课程的重要优势之一 是在合作实验室进行跨学科研究的机会。新生将被要求选择实验室进行研究轮转，之后他们将根据自己的工作举办研讨会。学生还将学习一套规定的核心神经科学课程，并从各种选修课程中进行选择。我们强烈鼓励研究生参加 INS 或 INS 调查员所在部门提供的大量研讨会系列。道德课程还将教授负责任的科学行为。我们将努力“继续成功招收少数民族学生”。