Training Program in Neuronal Signaling

项目描述（由申请人提供）：本博士后项目的目的是培养博士学位。和医学博士是为神经科学研究工作者准备的该计划高度关注神经元信号，涵盖了现代神经科学中许多最令人兴奋的领域，这些领域依赖于细胞和分子神经科学技术。对神经元信号通路的研究为理解神经系统疾病如亨廷顿氏病、阿尔茨海默氏病、帕金森氏病、癫痫和中风带来了新的见解。这些疾病的一个共同主题通常是信号通路的缺陷。选择该计划的重点是因为它对正常生理和病理疾病的影响以及培训教师的专业知识。培训教师的16名成员之所以被选中，是因为他们的科学专长和他们成功培训博士后研究员的大量记录。所有的导师要么是Vollum研究所（VI）的成员，要么是俄勒冈州健康与科学大学的密切附属中心。在一个强有力的协作环境中的优秀教师的浓度提供了一个高度集中和互动的环境博士后培训。除了实验室研究培训，博士后学员将参加许多其他活动，旨在提高他们的职业发展。其中包括疾病的神经生物学课程，Vollum研讨会系列（外部发言者），Vollum午间研讨会系列（博士后研究员的简短演讲），科学写作课程，以及一系列的职业发展讲习班，其中包括撰写资助文件，建立实验室，工作面试，每个受训者将有一个三人职业发展委员会，该委员会将为受训者提供两年的建议，并在受训者开始求职时与他/她合作。学员将每两个月与导师会面一次，并介绍他们研究的最新情况。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this postdoctoral program is to train Ph.D.'s and M.D.'s for careers in neuroscience research. The program is highly focused in neuronal signaling, encompassing many of the most exciting areas of modern neuroscience, which rely on techniques of cellular and molecular neuroscience. Studies on neuronal signaling pathways have lead to new insights in understanding neurological diseases such as Huntington's, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy and stroke. A common theme in these diseases is often defects in signaling pathways. The focus of this program was chosen because of its impact in normal physiology and pathological diseases and the expertise of the training faculty. The sixteen members of the training faculty were selected because of their scientific expertise and their substantial records of successful training of postdoctoral fellows. All of the mentors are either members of the Vollum Institute (VI) or closely affiliated centers at Oregon Health and Science University. The concentration of outstanding faculty in a strongly collaborative environment offers a highly focused and interactive environment for postdoctoral training. In addition to laboratory research training, postdoctoral trainees will participate in numerous other activities designed to enhance their career development. Included among these are a course on The Neurobiology of Disease, the Vollum Seminar series (outside speakers), Vollum noon seminar series (short talks by postdoctoral fellows), scientific writing course, and a series of career development workshops which include such topics as grant writing, setting up a laboratory, job interviewing, etc. Each trainee will have a three member career development committee that will advise the trainee for two years and also work with the trainee when he/she initiates a job search. Trainees will meet bimonthly as a group with mentors and present updates on their research.