Texas Consortium Program in Behavioral Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一个区域培训的建议 资助10名博士预科生和5名博士后学员， 广泛和深入的培训，进行跨学科的研究， 行为神经科学我们的目标是增加 来自代表性不足的人群的神经科学家，他们将接受培训， 承担与NIMH，NIDA的使命相关的高质量研究， NINDS。该计划的方向受益于西班牙裔和非洲裔美国人 具有成功的神经科学培训知识的领导者 少数民族的节目。该学院由24个NIH资助的PI？选自以下各项 一个由五所德克萨斯大学组成的联盟：德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校， 德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校，德克萨斯大学健康科学中心 在圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯A&M大学，和德克萨斯A&M大学系统健康 科学中心。选择这些机构是为了补充它们的优势 以实现计划目标。培训学院已经在 行为神经科学研究，参与积极的前和博士后 神经科学计划，并致力于增加多样性。该计划 该计划是基于教师的广泛经验， 博士前和博士后学生作为国家和 机构NIH资助的培训计划。拟议的培训将涵盖 行为大脑研究的最先进方法的广度，包括 行为功能的脑代谢图谱，神经药理学， 电生理学和分子神经生物学。实习生将在 要求完成课程涵盖大脑和行为，科学 伦理学、实验设计和统计分析。博士后研究生 会在训练开始时选择一个项目培训将 强调专业发展，包括口头和书面的改善 沟通能力该计划提出了国家和区域战略， 招收博士前和博士后少数民族学生，并寻求增加 他们的成功，提供成功的少数民族教师作为榜样， 提供适当的支持和丰富的活动，并通过建立一个响应 为新生提供基于导师的学习环境。主要优势 该计划是：1）教师的广度和相关经验， 咨询委员会，2）学员与导师的良好比例，3） 个人提供的机会之外的丰富和联网机会 机构，4）所有人之间的密切研究和智力互动 5）项目的规模和规模。

DESCRIPTION (PROVIDED BY APPLICANT): This is a proposal for a regional training grant to support ten predoctoral and five postdoctoral trainees who will be broadly and intensively trained to conduct interdisciplinary research in behavioral neuroscience. The goal is to increase the number of behavioral neuroscientists from underrepresented populations who will be trained to undertake high quality research relevant to the missions of NIMH, NIDA and NINDS. The program direction benefits from Hispanic and African American leaders with demonstrated knowledge of successful Neuroscience training programs for minorities. The faculty comprises 24 NIH-funded PI?s selected from a consortium of five Texas universities: University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas A&M University, and Texas A&M University System Health Science Center. These institutions were selected to complement their strengths to achieve the program goal. The training faculty already collaborates in behavioral neuroscience research, participates in active pre- and postdoctoral neuroscience programs, and is committed to increasing diversity .The program plan is based on the broad experience of the faculty with underrepresented predoctoral and postdoctoral students as part of both national and institutional NIH-funded training programs. The proposed training will span the breadth of state-of-the-art approaches to behavioral brain research, including brain metabolic mapping of behavioral functions, neuropharmacology, electrophysiology and molecular neurobiology. Predoctoral trainees will be required to complete courses covering the brain and behavior, scientific ethics, experimental design and statistical analysis. Postdoctoral trainees will choose a project at the onset of their training. The training will emphasize professional development, including improvement of oral and written communication skills. The program proposes national and regional strategies to recruit predoctoral and postdoctoral minority students, and seeks to increase their success by providing successful minority faculty as role models, by offering proper support and enrichment activities, and by creating a responsive mentor-based learning environment for incoming students. Major strengths of this program are: 1) the breadth and relevant experience of the faculty and advisory committee, 2) the favorable ratio of trainees to preceptors, 3) the enrichment and networking opportunities beyond those provided by the individual institutions, 4) the close research and intellectual interaction among all participants, and 5) the size and manageability of the program.