Pre-doctoral Training in Fundamental Approaches to Biochemistry and Cell and Molecular Biology

生物化学、细胞和分子生物学基础方法的博士前培训

• 批准号: 10205194
• 负责人: Stephen P. Bell
• 金额: $ 146.29万
• 依托单位: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2026-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10205194
• 关键词: Biochemistry; Cellular biology; Molecular Biology; Training; pre-doctoral

This proposal is for support of the pre-doctoral program in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Our mission is to train the next generation of biological/biomedical scientists, many of whom will be innovators and leaders in research, education, and other fields. This proposal builds on an outstanding training record developed over a 46-year partnership with NIGMS. Our aims are to: educate students to understand the fundamental and underlying principles of molecular, biochemical, and cellular biology, train students to be critical and creative thinkers, prepare students to be ethical decision makers, teach and provide practice in written and oral communication, provide experience with teaching and mentoring younger students, mentor students to become effective and rigorous researchers, guide students through completion and publication of research projects, advise students as they determine the best-fit careers for their interests and skills, provide an inclusive learning and research environment, and broaden participation of individuals with diverse backgrounds in biomedical research careers. We recruit and train talented students from majority, underrepresented minority, disabled, and disadvantaged populations. Trainees admitted to our program have outstanding academic records and strong motivation and aptitude to pursue research. A key feature of our program is an intensive, focused curriculum required of all first-year students. Students work together in lecture and discussion-style courses taught by dedicated faculty to master a fundamental set of approaches that underpin molecular biological science. The training program exposes students to the research interests of all faculty members in the Biology Department prior to a sequence of rotations that, in combination with first-semester courses, support an informed choice of a thesis advisor and topic. Students gain experience in scientific communication and in teaching and mentoring junior students. Responsible conduct of research is taught in both classroom and laboratory settings, including an intense mini-course for 2nd year students. Students have many opportunities to learn about career paths open to them following doctoral training. Students’ progress through the program is monitored in regular thesis committee meetings with faculty members, with oversight by the graduate committee. We seek to build and maintain a welcoming and supportive community in which all students are valued and included. This training grant would constitute a critical source of support for ~50% of training-grant eligible graduate students in our program during their first two years. Our students perform research of outstanding quality, and most trainees go on to careers in biomedical research. Many of our former trainees are now leaders in their chosen fields and bring to their positions the knowledge, rigor, thoughtful perspectives, and values of equity and inclusion that we emphasize at MIT Biology. We anticipate exciting futures for our alumni as they help transform the US biomedical landscape.

该建议是为了支持在细胞，生化和分子科学领域的博士前计划 马萨诸塞州理工学院（MIT）。我们的使命是训练下一代 生物/生物医学科学家，其中许多将是研究，教育和 其他字段。该提案是建立在与46年合作伙伴关系的杰出培训记录的基础上的 nigms。我们的目标是：教育学生了解 分子，生化和细胞生物学，培训学生成为关键和创造力的思想家，准备 学生成为道德决策者，教书并提供书面和口头交流的实践，提供 在教学和心理体验的年轻学生中，精神学生变得有效和严格 研究人员，指导学生完成研究项目，并向学生提供建议 确定其利益和技能的最佳合适职业，提供包容性学习和研究 环境，并扩大了具有潜水员背景在生物医学研究的个人的参与 职业。我们招募和培训来自多数人，代表性不足的少数民族，残疾和培训才华横溢的学生 弱势群体。接受我们计划的学员有出色的学术记录和强大的学术记录 购买研究的动力和能力。我们计划的关键特征是一项密集，专注的课程 所有一年级学生的要求。学生在讲座和讨论风格的课程中共同努力 专门的教师掌握了基础分子生物科学的基本方法。 培训计划使学生了解生物学系所有教职员工的研究兴趣 在进行一系列轮换之前，该轮换与第一学期课程相结合，支持一个明智的选择 论文顾问和主题。学生在科学沟通和教学方面获得经验 指导初级学生。在课堂和实验室都教负责任的研究 设置，包括二年级学生的强烈迷你课程。学生有很多学习的机会 关于在博士培训后对他们开放的职业道路。学生通过该计划的进步是 在常规论文委员会会议与教职员工的会议上受到监控，并受到研究生的监督 委员会。我们寻求建立和维护一个欢迎和支持的社区，所有学生都在其中 重视并包括。该培训赠款将构成约50％的培训授予者的关键支持来源 在他们的计划中，我们的计划中有资格的研究生。我们的学生进行研究 出色的质量，大多数学员都从事生物医学研究的职业。我们的许多前学员 现在是他们所选领域的领导者，并带到他们的位置 我们在麻省理工学院生物学上强调的公平和包容性的观点和价值观。我们预计会令人兴奋 我们校友的期货帮助改变了美国的生物医学景观。