Predoctoral research training at the interface of brain, body, and behavior

大脑、身体和行为界面的博士前研究培训

基本信息

批准号：
10618873
负责人：
PAUL DIZIO
金额：
$ 19.58万
依托单位：
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2019-07-01 至 2024-06-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10618873
关键词：
Behavior Brain Research Training pre-doctoral

项目摘要

Project Summary The goal of this training program entitled “Predoctoral Training at the Interface of Brain, Body, and Behavior” (BBB) at Brandeis University is to produce a new generation of scientists equipped to discover the mechanisms of a broad range of healthy and clinically disordered mental and behavioral functions by applying both the core concepts and methods of psychology and the interface of these methods with neuroscience and biomedical research. This new application under NIGMS PAR-17- 341 builds on a T32 program that is expiring after ten years of NIGMS support. Neuroscience at Brandeis is an umbrella for extensive overlap of Psychology and Biology faculty, but co-training of PhD students has thus far been prohibited by differences between the Psychology and Neuroscience graduate programs. The old BBB program supported Psychology PhD students and provided them with supplementary training in neuroscience and biomedicine, and the new BBB proposes to support both Psychology and Neuroscience PhD students and to give them complementary co-training in each other’s disciplines. Psychology appointees will be supported in years 1 and 2 and Neuroscience students in years 2 and 3, but all will engage in BBB activities from year 1 to graduation. The old BBB training grant had 3 NIGMS slots, and the new BBB proposes 4 NIGMS slots evenly divided between the Psychology and Neuroscience, supplemented by one additional slot pledged by Brandeis University. Psychology and Neuroscience have mutually revised their PhD programs such that BBB students can satisfy departmental course electives with BBB-specific classes from the other program. Additional required BBB co-training students includes research mentoring in the same laboratories, research rotations, a common module for training in rigor and reproducibility, coordinated journal clubs, and joint colloquia. These BBB requirements, departmental requirements, and enhancement activities are designed to provide students broad and deep training on specific bio-behavioral problems and quantitative training in research implementation and rigor as well as mentoring in how to develop, communicate, and fund an independent scientific program. The training faculty include 12 members with primary appointments in Psychology and 7 in Biology, all of whom are members of the Volen National Center for Complex Systems which houses the Neuroscience PhD program. One of the Psychology BBB faculty is a non-tenure track specialist who teaches and advises students on statistics and research design, with a special emphasis on methods of rigor and reproducibility. Another major aim of our program is to grow by attracting and fostering a diverse group of students. Over the past 10 years, 21% of students in the Psychology BBB program have been under-represented minorities, and the Neuroscience program has enrolled 13-20% URMs per year, and we aim to continue this trend.

项目摘要该培训计划的目的为“大脑，身体和身体界面上的术前训练布兰代斯大学（BBB）的行为”（BBB）是生产一名新一代科学家发现广泛的健康和临床无序的精神和行为的机制通过应用心理学的核心概念和方法和这些界面来发挥功能神经科学和生物医学研究的方法。这项根据Nigms Par-17-- 341建立在一个T32计划的基础上，该计划在诺格姆斯支持十年后即将到期。神经科学布兰代斯（Brandeis）是广泛的心理和生物学教师重叠的伞，但博士学位到目前为止，学生被心理学与神经科学之间的差异所禁止研究生课程。旧的BBB计划支持心理学博士生并为他们提供通过神经科学和生物医学的补充培训，以及新的BBB支持心理学和神经科学博士学位的学生，并在每个人中全面培训他人的学科。心理学任命者将在1年和2年级和神经科学中得到支持在第2和3年的学生，但从1年级到毕业。旧的BBB 培训赠款有3个裸体插槽，而新的BBB提案则有4个Nigms插槽平均分配心理学和神经科学，补充了布兰代斯（Brandeis）的另外一个插槽大学。心理学和神经科学已相互修订的博士学位课程，以至于BBB 学生可以通过其他计划的BBB特定课程来满足部门课程的选修课。其他必需的BBB共同培训学生包括在同一实验室进行心理研究，研究轮换是一个常见的严格和繁殖培训模块，协调期刊俱乐部，和联合座谈会。这些BBB要求，部门要求和增强活动旨在为学生提供有关特定生物行为问题的广泛而深入的培训研究实施和严格以及如何发展方面的定量培训交流并资助一个独立的科学计划。培训教师包括12名成员在心理学和7个生物学的主要任命下，所有人都是沃伦的成员拥有神经科学博士计划的国家复杂系统中心。中的一个心理学BBB教职员工是一位非终身轨道专家，向学生教授统计学和研究设计，特别着重于严格和繁殖方法。另一个专业我们计划的目的是通过吸引和培养潜水员的学生来成长。在过去的10个多年来，心理学BBB计划中有21％的学生的代表人数不足，而且神经科学计划每年招募13-20％的URM，我们的目标是继续这一趋势。