Neuroscience Training at Univ. Connecticut Health Center

大学神经科学培训。

• 批准号: 6768592
• 负责人: ELIZABETH ANNE EIPPER
• 金额: $ 13.05万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-07-15 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6768592
• 关键词: Neuroscience; Training; Univ.; Connecticut; Health

DESCRIPTION (Adapted From The Abstract Provided By Applicant): Detailed study of many aspects of nervous system function, from molecules to human psychophysics, will be a key in advancing our knowledge of normal brain function, mental disorders and maladaptive behaviors. These studies must be multidisciplinary in approach; young investigators contemplating research careers in neuroscience must be well-trained. This is the goal of the current application, which proposes a training program in Neuroscience. Funding is sought to train 8 pre-doctoral students with expressed interest in establishing research careers in any discipline within neuroscience, including neurological disease, mental health and substance abuse. The training will include continuous participation in laboratory research, plus extensive formal coursework in modern cellular, molecular and organismic biology, with emphasis on appreciating the complexity of the nervous system. Recruitment of minority applicants will be a high priority. Training will focus on developing young researchers who will be capable of starting independent research and teaching careers in neuroscience. In addition to formal coursework, the training program will offer specific journal clubs and seminars attended by all members of the Program, from students through tenured faculty. The program will also incorporate specialized components dealing with issues such as grant application writing and responsible conduct in scientific research, with frequent student presentations of data and scientific reasoning, within courses and at the annual Program retreat. The Program Faculty consists of 29 members of the Faculty of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, recruited based on research interests in broad aspects of the field of neuroscience. The research expertise of the cellular and molecular faculty includes genesis and differentiation of neurons and glia, development of sensory systems, function and plasticity of neurotransmitters as well as of receptors, ion channels and related signal transduction processes. The systems-oriented faculty cover the development, function and repair of the auditory system, limbic system, olfaction and taste, and auditory psychophysics. These research activities are supported by many funded grants and incorporate all facets of state-of-the-art neuroanatomy, cell biology, advanced image-processing techniques, molecular biology, electrophysiology and psychoacoustics. It is the primary goal of the training program to ensure that every trainee acquires hands-on research proficiency in at least one of these disciplines and gains a keen respect and appreciation for how each must contribute to unraveling the complex functions of the nervous system. The multidisciplinary nature of the program favors cross-utilization of research methodologies, ideas and training opportunities for both mentors and trainees.

描述（改编自申请人提供的摘要）：详细研究 神经系统功能的许多方面，从分子到人类 心理物理学将成为增进我们对正常大脑了解的关键 功能、精神障碍和适应不良行为。这些研究必须 多学科方法；考虑研究的年轻研究者 神经科学领域的职业必须经过良好的培训。这是当前的目标 应用程序，提出了神经科学培训计划。资金是 寻求培养 8 名博士前学生，他们表示有兴趣建立 神经科学领域任何学科的研究职业，包括神经学 疾病、心理健康和药物滥用。培训将包括 持续参与实验室研究，加上广泛的正式研究 现代细胞、分子和有机生物学课程，重点是 认识神经系统的复杂性。招募少数族裔 申请人将被优先考虑。培训将侧重于培养年轻人 有能力开始独立研究和教学的研究人员 神经科学领域的职业。除了正式课程外，培训计划 将提供由所有会员参加的特定期刊俱乐部和研讨会 计划，从学生到终身教授。该计划还将 纳入处理赠款等问题的专门组件 申请写作和负责任的科学研究行为， 学生在课程中经常展示数据和科学推理 以及年度计划务虚会上。该计划的教师由 29 名成员组成 生物医学科学研究生院教员，根据 对神经科学领域广泛方面的研究兴趣。这 细胞和分子学院的研究专业知识包括起源和 神经元和神经胶质细胞的分化、感觉系统的发育、功能 神经递质以及受体、离子通道和可塑性 相关的信号转导过程。以系统为导向的师资涵盖 听觉系统、边缘系统的发育、功能和修复， 嗅觉和味觉，以及听觉心理物理学。这些研究活动是 得到许多资助的资助并融合了最先进的所有方面 神经解剖学、细胞生物学、先进图像处理技术、分子 生物学、电生理学和心理声学。这是该组织的首要目标 培训计划，确保每位学员都能获得实践研究的机会 精通这些学科中的至少一门，并获得强烈的尊重和 了解每个人必须如何为阐明复杂的功能做出贡献 神经系统的。该计划的多学科性质有利于 研究方法、思想和培训机会的交叉利用 对于导师和学员来说。