Training in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

细胞、生化和分子科学培训

• 批准号: 7087861
• 负责人: Lynne E Maquat
• 金额: $ 18.31万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-07-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7087861
• 关键词: Training; Cellular; Biochemical; Molecular; Sciences

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We describe a pre-doctoral training program in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Biology that is based on our strong core community of interactive investigators in the fields of RNA, DNA, and protein biochemistry. The proposed training program capitalizes on (i) a major initiative that continues to expand research and education at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), and (ii) enhanced educational choices and opportunities resulting from recent reorganization of Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences (GEBS) at the University of Rochester. Key aspects of the proposal include: 1) improved support for students performing interdisciplinary research; 2) new opportunities for direct interactions between students and visiting seminar speakers and lecturers, including a new seminar-based course; 3) new opportunities for offsite student travel to attend meetings, take courses, and work in labs outside the University of Rochester; 4) enhanced counseling for female and minority students aimed at helping them achieve long-term career goals; 5) increased interactions among investigators and students in the areas of RNA, DNA, and protein biochemistry through a common set of course requirements and a yearly retreat; and 6) more effective student recruiting made possible by these training grant educational benefits. The University is now benefiting from a major commitment initiated by the URMC eight years ago to expand basic and applied medical research. There are (i) two new research facilities totaling 400,000 sq. ft. and (ii) start-up funding for new programs in Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Genetics, Virology, Signal Transduction, Immunology, and Neurobiology that aims to increase the number of PIs from 150 to ~250. In the past three years, graduate programs at the URMC have been completely restructured to accommodate the expansion in research and to increase the breadth of training for students. Students are accepted into multidisciplinary "Clusters" that constitute GEBS. They are exposed to diverse research areas in the first year through courses, faculty research presentations, and lab rotations. Students then choose a research advisor and degree program from a wide range of possibilities at the URMC and the College of Arts and Sciences. This program has greatly promoted scientific interactions among laboratories, increased flexibility in the choice of research mentors, and improved graduate recruiting.

描述（由申请人提供）：我们描述了一个在细胞，生物化学和分子生物学方面的博士前培训计划，该计划基于我们在RNA， DNA和蛋白质生物化学领域强大的核心研究人员互动社区。拟议的培训计划利用了(i)继续扩大罗切斯特大学医学中心（URMC）的研究和教育的一项重大倡议，以及（ii）最近罗切斯特大学生物医学科学研究生教育（GEBS）重组所带来的教育选择和机会。该提案的关键方面包括：1)改善对学生进行跨学科研究的支持；2)学生与来访的研讨会演讲者和讲师之间直接互动的新机会，包括新的研讨会课程；3)为校外学生提供参加会议、上课和在罗切斯特大学以外的实验室工作的新机会；4)加强对女生和少数民族学生的辅导，帮助他们实现长期的职业目标；5)通过一套共同的课程要求和每年一次的静修，增加了研究人员和学生在RNA、DNA和蛋白质生物化学领域的互动；通过这些培训和教育福利，更有效地招收学生成为可能。