Graduate Training in Neuroscience

神经科学研究生培训

• 批准号: 10433984
• 负责人: JOSHUA I GOLD
• 金额: $ 56.5万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-07-01 至 2023-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10433984
• 关键词: Neurosciences; Training

We propose to create a flexible, interdisciplinary, Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (JSPTPN) to prepare exceptional predoctoral students in their first two years of graduate school for productive careers in basic neuroscience research and related fields. Our proposed program trains students to work towards understanding the operation of the nervous system, including education and research opportunities to identify and ameliorate many dysfunctional and disease conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders, and addiction. This program is based in the Neuroscience Graduate Group (NGG), an interdisciplinary PhD program that includes faculty from 22 Departments in 6 Schools of the University of Pennsylvania plus the affiliated Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Graduate education in biomedical sciences at Penn is based on this kind of interdepartmental Graduate Group and is overseen by the Office of Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS). BGS ensures effective curricular development, quality control, and uniform admission standards across all relevant Graduate Groups, including the NGG. Direct management of the proposed training program is done by a five-person Executive Committee that sets and reviews policy and selects trainees. Faculty membership is governed by: 1) expertise in a relevant field of study, 2) significant contribution to training, 3) commitment to the goals of the program, and 4) extramural funding to support trainees. Junior faculty receive extensive guidance on mentoring. Admission of students to the NGG is vetted by a BGS-wide admissions committee. Subsequent admission to the proposed JSPTPN will be decided by its Executive Committee. Support for each trainee will encompass their first 21 months in graduate school. The Training Program will consist of two years of coursework plus at least two lab rotations. All students will take a yearly course on the responsible conduct of scientific research and will participate in several newly developed training components that focus on instruction in the scientific method and statistical methodology. Students will also receive training through seminars, journal clubs, annual retreats, scientific meetings, paper and poster presentations, and social events that encourage interactions. Successful completion of a comprehensive Candidacy Examination marks the start of independent research toward the dissertation. Thesis research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty advisor and is monitored by a Thesis Committee and the NGG Academic Review Committee. The dissertation defense takes place when the thesis advisor and committee agree that the work is complete. Most graduates move on for advanced (postdoctoral) training and pursue an academic career. Based on the number of potential trainees, we request support for 12 predoctoral trainees/year for the next 5 years.

我们建议创建一个灵活的，跨学科的，共同赞助的NIH博士前培训计划 神经科学(JSPTPN)为研究生头两年的优秀博士前学生做准备 基础神经科学研究及相关领域富有成效的职业学校。我们建议的计划是培训 学生努力了解神经系统的运作，包括教育和研究 发现和改善许多功能障碍和疾病的机会，如中风、癫痫、 创伤性脑损伤、神经退行性疾病和成瘾。这个项目的基础是神经科学 研究生小组(NGG)，这是一个跨学科的博士项目，包括来自6个学院22个系的教师 宾夕法尼亚大学和费城附属儿童医院的学校。毕业生 宾夕法尼亚大学的生物医学科学教育是以这种跨部门研究生小组为基础的， 由生物医学研究生研究办公室(BGS)监督。BGS确保有效的课程开发， 质量控制，以及所有相关研究生群体的统一录取标准，包括NGG。 拟议培训计划的直接管理由一个五人执行委员会完成，该执行委员会设定了 并审查政策并选择受训人员。教员资格取决于：1)相关领域的专业知识 研究，2)对培训的重大贡献，3)对计划目标的承诺，以及4)校外 资助受训人员。初级教员在指导方面得到广泛的指导。招收学生加入 NGG由BGS范围内的招生委员会进行审查。随后加入拟议的JSPTPN将 由其执行委员会决定。对每个学员的支持将包括他们在 研究生院。培训计划将包括两年的课程作业和至少两次实验室轮换。 所有学生将参加每年一次的关于负责任的科学研究行为的课程，并将参加 几个新开发的培训组成部分，侧重于科学方法和统计方面的指导 方法论。学生还将通过研讨会、期刊俱乐部、年度静修、科学 会议、纸质和海报演示，以及鼓励互动的社交活动。成功 全面候选人资格考试的完成标志着独立研究的开始 论文。论文研究在一名教师指导下进行，并由一名 论文委员会和NGG学术审查委员会。论文答辩发生在 论文导师和委员会一致认为这项工作已经完成。大多数毕业生继续深造 (博士后)培养并追求学术生涯。根据潜在受训人员的数量，我们要求 未来5年每年支持12名博士前实习生。