Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Biomedical Science

描述（由申请人提供）：这个名为“生物医学科学的细胞和分子基础”的项目为生物科学博士研究生提供培训，并强调用广泛的基本方法来理解现代生物学中的问题。本课程的基础是要求学生修习两个学期的核心课程，涵盖遗传学、分子生物学、细胞生物学、神经生物学和发育生物学。总的来说，该项目建立在本课程和生物科学系的其他要求的基础上，但利用了一个扩大的指导教师小组。大部分新增的教员来自哥伦比亚大学内外科医学院。这个扩大的师资队伍提供了广泛的研究机会，利用各种有机体和系统，在细胞生物学，发育生物学，遗传学，分子生物学，结构生物学，免疫学和神经生物学。该项目的学生根据自己的需要学习课程，参加期刊俱乐部和特殊兴趣小组会议，能够与任何参与的教师进行轮岗，最终进行论文研究。需要15个研究生培训名额（支持5名学生在第二、第三和第四年学习），总共估计有59名学生与50名导师中的任何一名一起工作。学员的选择是基于他们的本科记录，他们在核心课程中的表现，以及轮转赞助商的推荐。一般来说，实习机会会给最优秀的学生，但在这些学生中，参与不同院系教员合作项目的学生将优先获得。生物科学系和医学院各系的研究设施非常出色。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This program entitled "The Cellular and Molecular Foundations of Biomedical Science" provides graduate training toward the Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and emphasizes a broad fundamental approach to understanding problems in modem biology. Fundamental to the course is the requirement that students take a two-semester Core Course, covering genetics, molecular biology, cell biology, neurobiology, and developmental biology. In general the program builds upon this course and other requirements in the Department of Biological Sciences, but takes advantage of an enlarged group of faculty advisors. Most of the additional faculty comes from the Columbia College for Physicians and Surgeons. This enlarged faculty provides extensive research opportunities, utilizing a variety of organisms and systems, in cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, molecular biology, structural biology, immunology, and neurobiology. Students in the program take courses tailored to their needs, participate in journal clubs and special interest group meetings, are able to do rotations, and eventually thesis research, with any of the participating faculty. Fifteen 5 graduate traineeships are requested (to support five students in the second, third, and fourth years) for a total estimated student pool of 59 working with any of 50 mentors. The choice of trainees is based on their undergraduate records, their performance in the Core Course, and the recommendation of the rotation sponsors. In general, traineeships go to the very best students, but among these, preference will be given to students involved in collaborative projects involving faculty in different departments. The facilities for research in the Department of Biological Sciences and in the Medical School Departments are outstanding.