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

• 批准号: 10201662
• 负责人: PAUL DIZIO
• 金额: $ 24.38万
• 依托单位: BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 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/10201662
• 关键词: Behavior; Brain; Research Training; pre-doctoral

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 这个培训项目的目标是“在大脑、身体和大脑的界面上进行博士前培训 布兰迪斯大学的“行为”(BBB)将培养出具备以下能力的新一代科学家 发现广泛的健康和临床精神和行为障碍的机制 通过应用心理学的核心概念和方法以及这些 方法结合神经科学和生物医学研究。NIGMS PAR-17下的这一新应用程序- 341构建在T32计划的基础上，该计划在NIGMS支持十年后即将到期。神经科学网站 Brandeis是心理学和生物学系广泛重叠的保护伞，但博士学位的联合培养 到目前为止，由于心理学和神经科学之间的差异，学生们一直被禁止 研究生课程。旧的BBB项目支持心理学博士生，并为他们提供 在神经科学和生物医学方面进行补充培训，新的BBB提议支持 心理学和神经科学博士生，并对他们进行互补的共同培训 其他人的纪律。心理学任命的学生将在第一年和第二年获得支持，神经科学将得到支持 二年级和三年级的学生，但从一年级到毕业，所有学生都将参与BBB活动。旧的BBB 培训补助金有3个NIGMS插槽，新的BBB提议平均分配4个NIGMS插槽 心理学和神经科学，布兰代斯承诺增加一个名额 大学。心理学和神经科学相互修订了他们的博士课程，使BBB 学生可以通过其他项目的BBB特定课程来满足系级课程的要求。 此外，BBB联合培训的学生还包括在同一实验室进行研究指导， 研究轮换，严谨和可重复性培训的通用模块，协调期刊俱乐部， 和联合座谈。这些BBB要求、部门要求和增强活动 旨在为学生提供关于特定生物行为问题的广泛和深入的培训，并 研究实施和严谨性方面的量化培训，以及如何发展的指导， 交流，并资助一个独立的科学项目。培训教员包括12名成员 主修心理学，7个主修生物学，他们都是VOLEN的成员 国家复杂系统中心是神经科学博士项目的所在地。其中一个 心理学BBB教师是一名非终身教职的专家，教授学生统计学并向他们提供建议 和研究设计，特别强调方法的严谨性和可重复性。另一大专业 我们计划的目标是通过吸引和培养不同的学生群体来实现增长。在过去10年中 多年来，心理学BBB项目中21%的学生是代表不足的少数族裔， 神经科学项目每年招收13-20%的URM，我们的目标是继续这一趋势。