Molecular Bioscience Graduate Training Program

分子生物科学研究生培养计划

• 批准号: 8094262
• 负责人: JOHN H. NILSON
• 金额: $ 14.42万
• 依托单位: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-01 至 2015-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8094262
• 关键词: Molecular; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In 2008, the School of Molecular Biosciences (SMB) at Washington State University moved from offering three PhD degrees (Biochemistry, Genetics and Cell Biology, and Microbiology) to a single interdisciplinary degree in Molecular Biosciences. Trainees, however, still choose one of three discipline-specific tracks (Biochemistry, Microbiology, or Genetics) to ensure that their interdisciplinary training in Molecular, Cellular, and Structural Biology builds on a solid, discipline-specific foundation. SMB graduate students train in the laboratories of 31 faculty with primary appointments in SMB or in the laboratories of Associate Faculty, who hold primary appointments in other departments and colleges at WSU (Sciences, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, and Agriculture). All Associate Faculty have research expertise in one of the three founding disciplines and in one of four interdisciplinary areas: Molecular Basis of Reproduction, Chromatin and DNA Repair, Gene Regulation, and Infectious Disease. Distinctive features that complement and enhance our didactic and research programs include an annual retreat, weekly student seminars, weekly seminars by investigators from outside of WSU, an active student-run organization-the Molecular Biosciences Graduate Student Association, and a new Professional Development Track. Together, these unique training components promote the importance of a lifetime of scientific learning as well as emphasize the importance of interpersonal and professional communication and management skills. Since our graduate program has been following the guidelines of NIGMS training programs for the last several years, we feel it is now worthy of NIGMS T32 support. Specifically, Molecular Biosciences Training Program (MBTP) described in this application will provide the didactic and conceptual framework whereby all predoctoral students in SMB will obtain their PhD degrees at WSU. While all SMB graduate students will participate in the program only a subset of the trainees will be supported by NIH stipends. This will occur in the third year, where the most accomplished trainees will be awarded NIH-funded stipends. Thus, the NIH funded segment of our training program provides a means for highlighting and honoring outstanding performance. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Our training program arms graduate students with the necessary skills and tools to identify and solve modern biological problems at cellular, molecular, and structural levels; deepens the ability of graduate students to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; instills and promotes a life-time of scientific learning; and encourages the highest levels of professionalism and humanism.

描述（由申请人提供）：2008 年，华盛顿州立大学分子生物科学学院 (SMB) 从提供三个博士学位（生物化学、遗传学和细胞生物学以及微生物学）转变为分子生物科学的单一跨学科学位。然而，学员仍然可以选择三个特定学科方向（生物化学、微生物学或遗传学）之一，以确保他们在分子、细胞和结构生物学方面的跨学科培训建立在坚实的特定学科基础上。 SMB 研究生在 SMB 中担任主要任命的 31 名教员的实验室或在 WSU 其他院系和学院（科学、兽医、药学和农业）担任主要任命的副教员的实验室中接受培训。所有副教授都拥有三个创始学科之一和四个跨学科领域之一的研究专业知识：生殖的分子基础、染色质和 DNA 修复、基因调控和传染病。补充和增强我们的教学和研究项目的独特功能包括年度静修会、每周一次的学生研讨会、由华盛顿州立大学以外的研究人员举办的每周研讨会、一个活跃的学生管理组织——分子生物科学研究生协会，以及一个新的专业发展轨道。这些独特的培训内容共同宣传了终生科学学习的重要性，并强调了人际和专业沟通和管理技能的重要性。由于我们的研究生项目在过去几年中一直遵循 NIGMS 培训项目的指导方针，因此我们认为现在值得 NIGMS T32 支持。具体来说，本申请中描述的分子生物科学培训计划 (MBTP) 将提供教学和概念框架，SMB 的所有博士前学生将在 WSU 获得博士学位。虽然所有 SMB 研究生都将参加该计划，但只有一小部分学员将获得 NIH 津贴的支持。这将在第三年发生，最有成就的学员将获得美国国立卫生研究院资助的津贴。因此，美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 资助的培训计划部分提供了一种强调和表彰杰出表现的方法。 公共卫生相关性：我们的培训计划为研究生提供必要的技能和工具，以识别和解决细胞、分子和结构水平上的现代生物学问题；加深研究生有效口头和书面沟通的能力；灌输并促进终生的科学学习；并鼓励最高水平的专业精神和人文精神。