PREDOCTORAL TRAINING IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MYCOLOGY

本申请寻求继续支持博士前培训 真菌学课程，旨在为毕业生提供最新的研究 真菌生物学的技能。培训计划的长期目标是 来培养研究科学家， 对理解生理学、生物化学和 真菌的分子遗传学该计划的学员将帮助满足 迫切需要新的和受过广泛培训的研究人员进行调查， 真菌，特别是对人类健康影响越来越大的真菌 及福利因此，毕业学员将能够成功地 竞争学术和工业研究职位。 该计划是跨学科的性质，包括基础 真菌学、生物化学、生理学、细胞学和分子遗传学。的 培训包括：（1）课堂和实验室教学， 具有严格学术要求的真菌学相关课程;（2） 在两个实验室实习，代表外部研究领域 （3）参加每周一次的 真菌学讨论组;（4）参加由 访问学者和常驻学者;（5）参与博士级 利用现代技术和实验方法进行研究。一 特别强调实验室研究，以确保 毕业学员将成为成功的独立科学家。严格的 使用屏幕来选择受训者，以帮助确保较高的完成率 为了这个项目 培训计划教师由十名个人代表四个 格鲁吉亚大学的学术部门和三个学院， 两名具有医学真菌学研究兴趣的兼职教授， 克拉克亚特兰大大学和疾病控制中心。培训 教师分为三个主题学科：（A） 遗传学/分子生物学;（B）生物化学/细胞生物学;和（C） 形态学-系统学/细胞学-超微结构。每个学员的毕业生 咨询委员会由至少一名个人从每个这些 主题领域。培训计划的教师参与了所有 学生的训练方面。对真菌学的机构支持 培训计划强调了大学的承诺， 它的组成部门，以维持和提高教师， 在真菌学领域的代表性。大学还将 在此期间，每年为每个受训人员增加2500美元的津贴 的培训计划。

This application seeks continued support for a pre-doctoral training program in mycology designed to provide graduates with up-to-date research skills in fungal biology. The long-range goal of the training program is to train research scientists who will be able to make fundamental contributions to the understanding of the physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics of fungi. The trainees of this program will help meet the critical need for new and broadly trained researchers to investigate fungi, in particular those that have an increasing impact on human health and welfare. Thus, the graduate trainees will be able to successfully compete for both academic and industrial research positions. The program is interdisciplinary in nature, including fundamental mycology, biochemistry, physiology, cytology, and molecular genetics. The training involves: (1) classroom and laboratory instruction in specific mycology-related courses with rigorous academic requirements; (2) internships in two laboratories representing areas of research outside that of the trainees' dissertation research; (3) participation in a weekly mycology discussion group; (4) participation in seminars offered by visiting and resident scholars; and (5) participation in doctoral-level research utilizing modem techniques and experimental approaches. A particular emphasis is placed on laboratory research to ensure that graduate trainees will be successful as independent scientists. A rigorous screen is used to select trainees to help ensure a high completion rate for the program. The training program faculty consists of ten individuals representing four academic departments and three colleges at the University of Georgia and two adjunct program faculty with medical mycology research interests at Clark Atlanta University and the Centers for Disease Control. The training faculty are divided into three subject matter disciplines: (A) genetics/molecular biology; (B) biochemistry/cell biology; and (C) morphology-systematics/cytology-ultrastructure. Each trainee's graduate advisory committee consists of at least one individual from each of these subject matter areas. The training program faculty are involved in all aspects of the student's training. Institutional support for the Mycology Training Program is underscored by the commitment of the University and it's component departments to maintaining and enhancing the faculty representation in the area of mycology. The University will also supplement the stipend to each trainee by $2500 per year for the duration of the training program.