Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology

分子和细胞生物学培训计划

• 批准号: 8291208
• 负责人: ANTHONY M.C. BROWN
• 金额: $ 26.79万
• 依托单位: WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-07-01 至 2016-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8291208
• 关键词: Molecular and Cellular Biology; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The objective of the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) Training Program, for which this application is seeking renewal of support, is to provide an unsurpassed body of interdisciplinary scientific and academic training in molecular and cell biology to individuals who will become future leaders in the biomedical sciences. MCB T32 predoctoral students form an integral, yet distinct part of BCMB, the combined graduate training endeavor of the Biochemistry and Structural Biology (BSB), Cell and Developmental Biology (CBG) and Molecular Biology (MB) and Graduate Programs, three of the seven degree granting units within the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. The Graduate School is jointly run by the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute. The MCB Training Program includes 78 faculty who are members of the BCMB, Immunology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology programs and have a strong collective experience as graduate mentors. The research interests of the MCB faculty are thematically represented in six specific areas, each of which is represented by several of the world leaders in the field: Tissue Biology & Development, Cell Structure & Function, Molecular & Cellular Biology of Viruses & Microorganisms, Cancer Biology, and Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics. During their first year, MCB trainees take a Core Curriculum of 5 required courses and 3 laboratory rotations. First year students are closely monitored by their First Year Advisor, who assists them in choosing a thesis mentor at the end of Year 1. During their second year, students must pass the written and oral portions of the ACE (Admission to Candidacy Exam) and form a Special Committee to monitor their thesis progress. In addition to performing their laboratory research, second year and beyond students enroll in elective courses and Focus Groups, and present their research in the Graduate Student Research Seminar Series. MCB students are mentored by the Training Program Director, attend specialized Training Program events, and are preferentially selected for graduate course Teaching Assistantships. The BCMB Program Directors, the Curriculum Committee, and the First Year Graduate Student Advisors, jointly with the Program Director of the Training Grant, form the governing, training, and advisory bodies in the MCB Training Program. Currently, the BCMB Program admits an average of 20 students per year on funds provided equally by the Weill-Cornell and Sloan-Kettering divisions plus funds provided by this Training Grant. The Program has continued to grow both in size and popularity, due to new faculty recruitment and the success of our current students and recent graduates, and attracts an increasing number of outstanding candidates that are eligible as MCB trainees. We are therefore requesting continuation of this grant, with funding to support a total of 8 predoctoral trainees in Years 1-3 and 10 in Years 4-5.

描述（由申请人提供）：分子和细胞生物学 (MCB) 培训计划的目标是为将成为生物医学科学未来领导者的个人提供分子和细胞生物学方面无与伦比的跨学科科学和学术培训，本申请正在寻求续订支持。 MCB T32 博士前学生是 BCMB 不可或缺但又独特的一部分，BCMB 是生物化学和结构生物学 (BSB)、细胞和发育生物学 (CBG) 和分子生物学 (MB) 的综合研究生培训项目以及研究生项目，是康奈尔大学威尔医学科学研究生院七个学位授予单位中的三个。研究生院由康奈尔大学威尔医学院和斯隆-凯特琳学院联合举办。 MCB 培训计划包括 78 名教员，他们是 BCMB、免疫学、神经科学和药理学项目的成员，并且作为研究生导师拥有丰富的集体经验。 MCB 教师的研究兴趣主要集中在六个特定领域，每个领域均由该领域的几位世界领先者代表：组织生物学与发育、细胞结构与功能、病毒与微生物的分子与细胞生物学、癌症生物学以及分子生物化学与生物物理学。在第一年，MCB 学员将学习 5 门必修课程和 3 次实验室轮换的核心课程。一年级学生受到第一年顾问的密切监督，第一年顾问帮助他们在第一年结束时选择论文导师。在第二年，学生必须通过 ACE（候选人入学考试）的笔试和口试部分，并组建一个特别委员会来监督他们的论文进度。除了进行实验室研究外，二年级及以上的学生还参加选修课程和焦点小组，并在研究生研究研讨会系列中展示他们的研究成果。 MCB 学生由培训项目总监指导，参加专门的培训项目活动，并优先选择研究生课程助教。 BCMB 项目主任、课程委员会和一年级研究生顾问与培训补助金项目主任共同组成了 MCB 培训项目的管理、培训和咨询机构。目前，BCMB 项目每年平均招收 20 名学生，资金由威尔-康奈尔大学和斯隆-凯特琳分校平等提供，加上本次培训补助金提供的资金。由于新教师的招聘以及我们现有学生和应届毕业生的成功，该计划的规模和受欢迎程度持续增长，并吸引了越来越多有资格成为 MCB 实习生的优秀候选人。因此，我们请求继续提供这项资助，为 1-3 年的 8 名博士前培训生和 4-5 年的 10 名博士前培训生提供资金支持。