Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics

计划摘要 爱荷华大学遗传学跨学科研究生项目已有45年的培训历史 遗传学的博士生，在此期间有174名毕业生。该计划目前为74名教职员工和42名教师提供服务 我们校园里有四所学院和17个系的学生。学生接受严谨训练 以及在整个教育培训期间的可再现性和研究行为。学生与 要么选择基础遗传学的标准课程，要么选择学习计算遗传学(CG) 子轨道，培训学生遗传学的生物学方面和复杂的计算 分析大量基因组和遗传数据的方法。两个轨道上的研究机会 跨越遗传学的范围，从细菌到模式生物再到人类遗传学，从发育 从遗传学到进化论，从表观遗传学和基因组学到细胞生物学和疾病机制。学生 完成该计划装备有广泛的职业生涯在当代科学。 我们的使命是培养一批训练有素的遗传学家和生物信息学家， 安全和可重复地进行严谨和可重复的研究所需的操作和专业技能 负责任地，并过渡到生物医学研究劳动力的职业生涯。我们认识到 不同观点的教师和学生跨越遗传学学科的广度，从 不同的地区、教育和种族背景。具体地说，我们建议1)发展和提高 我们学员在科学逻辑和交流方面的技能，2)提供广泛的技术和操作培训 跨越遗传学学科的多个方面，与生物学、医学和数据的许多领域相互作用 科学，3)通过招聘、保留和培训以下人员，提高方案和实地工作的多样性 4)通过导师培训、教育和活动建立导师文化。 培训计划将通过具有额外灵活性的坚实的核心课程来实现这些目标 加强特定领域的培训。学员将接受写作技能、数据分析、 严谨的实验设计和批判性思维。他们还将在以下指导下制定个人职业计划 通过与校友和来自不同职业道路的其他专家互动的机会，向他们提供指导和信息。 通过教授助教奖学金和机会在计划务虚会、地区和 在国家会议上，他们将提高他们的沟通技能，并辅之以这些方面的正式指导 区域。该计划将强调对培训者的导师培训，并为学员提供导师培训机会。 要求每年向7名受训人员提供支助，每名受训人员在第二年或第三年接受培训，为期一年或两年。

PROGRAM SUMMARY The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics at the University of Iowa has a 45-year history of training PhD students in Genetics, with 174 graduates in that time. The program currently serves 74 faculty and 42 students in four colleges and 17 academic departments across our campus. Students receive training in rigor and reproducibility and research conduct throughout the span of their educational training. Students align with either the standard curriculum in foundational genetics or elect to pursue the Computational Genetics (CG) subtrack, which trains students in the biological aspects of Genetics and sophisticated computational approaches for the analysis of large sets of genomic and genetic data. Research opportunities in both tracks span the spectrum of Genetics, from bacterial to model organism to human genetics, from developmental genetics to evolution, and from epigenetics and genomics to cell biology and disease mechanisms. Students complete the program equipped have a broad range of careers in contemporary science. Our mission is to develop a diverse pool of well-trained Geneticists and Bioinformaticists with the technical, operational, and professional skills necessary to conduct rigorous and reproducible research safely and responsibly, and transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. We recognize the power of diverse perspectives of faculty and students across the breadth of the discipline of genetics, recruited from diverse regional, educational and ethnic backgrounds. Specifically, we propose to 1) develop and sharpen the skills of our trainees in scientific logic and communication, 2) provide broad technical and operational training across the multiple facets of the genetics discipline, interfacing with many areas of biology, medicine and data science, 3) enhance diversity in the program and in the field through recruitment, retention and training for excellence, and 4) establish a culture of mentorship through mentor training education and activity. The training program will accomplish these goals through a solid core curriculum with additional flexibility to enhance training in specific areas. Trainees will receive integrated training in writing skills, data analysis, rigorous experimental design and critical thinking. They will also develop individual career plans guided by mentors and informed by opportunities to interact with alumni and other experts from a variety of career paths. Through teaching assistantships and opportunities to present their work at the program retreat, regional and national conferences, they will enhance their communication skills, supplemented by formal instruction in these areas. The program will emphasize mentor training for trainers, with mentor training opportunities for trainees. Support is requested for 7 trainees per year, each trainee for 1 or 2 years in years 2 or 3 of their training.