Graduate Training in Neuroscience

神经科学研究生培训

• 批准号: 10414031
• 负责人: Anna K Majewska
• 金额: $ 21.01万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-15 至 2025-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10414031
• 关键词: Neurosciences; Training

The goal of this Neuroscience Training Program is to generate highly creative and productive neuroscientists who are broadly trained in neuroscience, well trained in their research specialty and equipped to address tomorrow’s important neuroscience questions in a broad range of neuroscience-related careers. The University of Rochester has recently made neuroscience the number one priority in its strategic plan, allowing growth in neuroscience research resources, and an expansion of training opportunities. This application takes advantage of this opportunity to expand and enhance graduate training in neuroscience, creating a catalytic and diverse cohort of trainees. Training support is requested for 6 predoctoral students in each of 5 years. This support will be used exclusively for broad and basic support of students in their first two years of graduate study. A diverse and interactive faculty composed of both basic and translational researchers dedicated to excellence in teaching and collaborative research, and committed to neuroscience training fosters a nurturing training environment. These experienced training faculty, with strong records of extramural funding, offer research training opportunities in a wide variety of neuroscience disciplines. Core elements of our training program include: 1. Core and elective coursework as well as discussion of current literature in required weekly journal clubs and seminars; 2. Training in oral and written communication; 3. Training in ethical conduct of research; 4. Training in experimental design and statistical analysis; 5. A strong focus on mentoring from thesis advisors, committees, as well as other faculty and students; 6. Career development leveraging the program Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (UR BEST) and the Center for Professional Development to provide students with opportunities to follow their own career path. We propose to further enhance training by developing a new curriculum that allows students to develop quantitative skills through a required summer-long course on data analysis and computation using MATLAB as a platform, and a separate annual workshop that addresses issues in rigor, reproducibility and ethics in an on-going hands-on fashion. We will continue to strengthen our already successful strategies to recruit and nurture minority and women students and to provide all of the trainees with the essential skills to become independent scientists with an appreciation for the ethical conduct of research. These trained scientists will provide the next generation of neuroscientists who will further advances in basic science and translational studies, teach future generations, set science policy and alter the landscape of neuroscience through many different paths.

该神经科学培训计划的目标是培养具有高度创造力和生产力的神经科学家 他们在神经科学方面接受过广泛的培训，在其研究专业方面训练有素，并有能力解决 大学广泛的神经科学相关职业中明天的重要神经科学问题。 罗彻斯特大学最近将神经科学列为其战略计划的第一要务，以促进神经科学的发展 该应用程序利用了神经科学研究资源和培训机会的扩展。 借此机会扩大和加强神经科学研究生培训，创造一个催化和多样化的 要求每 5 年为 6 名博士前学生提供培训支持。 专门用于为学生研究生学习的前两年提供广泛和基本的支持。 由致力于卓越教学的基础研究人员和转化研究人员组成的互动教师 和协作研究，并致力于神经科学培训，营造了一个培育培训环境。 这些经验丰富的培训教师拥有良好的校外资助记录，提供研究培训 我们培训计划的核心要素包括： 1. 核心课程和选修课程以及所需每周期刊俱乐部中当前文献的讨论和 研讨会； 2. 口头和书面沟通培训； 3. 研究道德行为培训； 5. 高度重视论文顾问、委员会的指导； 6. 利用“拓展经验”计划实现职业发展 科学培训 (UR BEST) 和专业发展中心为学生提供 我们建议通过开发新的职业道路来进一步加强培训。 课程允许学生通过必修的暑期数据课程培养定量技能 使用 MATLAB 作为平台进行分析和计算，以及解决问题的单独年度研讨会 我们将继续以持续实践的方式，在严谨性、可重复性和道德方面继续加强我们已经取得的成果。 招收和培养少数族裔和女学生并为所有学员提供成功的战略 成为独立科学家的基本技能，并重视研究的道德行为。 这些训练有素的科学家将提供下一代神经科学家，他们将在基础知识方面进一步进步 科学和转化研究，教育后代，制定科学政策并改变世界格局 神经科学通过许多不同的途径。