Temporal Biology Training Program

描述(申请人提供)：时间在生物学中起着至关重要的作用。 从精确排序的“一生一次”发育事件到神经发育事件， 内分泌和运动振荡，生物系统已经进化出一种能力 在内部计时无数的生理过程和行为。利用 在基于因特网的实时视频通信的最新技术进步中， 拟议的时间生物学培训计划将加入调查 三个研究机构的人才，弗吉尼亚大学，西北大学 大学和莫尔豪斯医学院，组成一个多学科小组 取自生物学、内分泌学、生物数学、化学、物理学和 工程学提供创新的研究生和本科生培训 生物组织和功能的时间方面。在建议的 培训计划中，学生们将培养对 生物系统内的时间组织。建议的核心是 培训计划的目标是增加生物医学学术领域的多样性 通过提供卓越的多机构培训来加强学科建设 机遇聚焦于当代一个日益重要的领域 神经科学。包括本科生暑期研究的两个阶段的计划 经验和研究生学习将有助于开发将 最终导致少数族裔人口更多的参与 生物医学、学术或工业职业的水平。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Timing plays a critical role in biology. From precisely sequenced "once-in-a-lifetime" developmental events to neural, endocrine and motor oscillations, biological systems have evolved a capacity to internally time myriad physiological processes and behaviors. Taking advantage of recent technical advances in Internet-based real-time video communications, the proposed Temporal Biology Training Program will join the investigative talent of three research institutions, the University of Virginia, Northwestern University and the Morehouse School of Medicine, in a multi-disciplinary group drawn from biology, endocrinology, biomathematics, chemistry, physics and engineering to provide novel graduate and undergraduate training in the temporal aspects of biological organization and function. Within the proposed training program, students will develop an appreciation for the role of temporal organization within biological systems. At the core of the proposed training program is the goal of increasing diversity within biomedical academic disciplines by providing an exceptional multi-institutional training opportunity focused on an increasingly important area of contemporary neuroscience. The two-stage program consisting of undergraduate summer research experience and graduate study will assist in developing the pipeline that will ultimately result in increased participation of minority populations at all levels of biomedical academic or industrial careers.