Biophys Stud of Proteins, Nucleic Acids, and Viruses

描述（由申请人提供）：分子生物物理学博士前培训项目包括来自7个学位授予部门的22名导师，他们提供与蛋白质、核酸和病毒的结构和功能研究相关的研究培训。该计划强调该领域的三个子学科的培训，x射线晶体学，电子显微镜和成像，以及核磁共振光谱学。由于生物物理学和结构生物学不是传统的本科学科，因此课程包括为具有不同生物、化学、物理和数学知识的不同背景的学生提供入门点的课程，以及加深理论和实践理解的高级课程。该项目还提供了重要的课外经验，以确保知识的广度，并为学员作为科学家的职业生涯做好准备。其中包括每年由学生组织和学生报告的生物物理学研讨会，以及一系列由导师组织的生物物理学讨论，这些讨论侧重于关键研讨会的科学和技术背景。教师在合作研究和培训方面有着悠久而成功的历史，丰富了项目并使学员受益。同样，晶体学、核磁共振和电子显微镜等一流的主要研究设施已经建立并维护为所有学员共享的设施。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This Molecular Biophysics pre-doctoral training program involves 22 mentors from seven degree-granting departments who provide research training linked to studies of the structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, and viruses. The program emphasizes training in three sub-disciplines of this area, X-ray Crystallography, Electron Microscopy and Imaging, and NMR Spectroscopy. Inasmuch as biophysics and structural biology are not traditional undergraduate disciplines, the curriculum includes courses that offer entry points for students from diverse backgrounds with differing knowledge of biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics as well as advanced courses that add deeper theoretical and practical understanding. The Program also delivers significant extracurricular experiences that insure breadth of knowledge and prepare the trainees for careers as scientists. Among these are an annual student-organized and student-presented Biophysics Symposium, and a series of mentor-organized Biophysical Discussions that focus on the scientific and technical context of key seminars. The faculty have a long and successful history in collaborative research and training that enriches the program and benefits the trainees. Similarly, superb major research facilities for crystallography, NMR, and electron microscopy have been established and maintained as shared facilities available to all trainees.