Training in Developmental Biology, Stem cells and Regeneration

描述（由申请人提供）：南加州大学（USC）发育生物学、干细胞和再生（DSCR）培训计划为研究生提供基本发育过程的机制研究方面的统一培训，并结合生物学和干细胞技术应用方面的培训。 该计划的一个突出主题是将临床和转化科学纳入DSCR轨道的学生课程，基于这样的前提，即强大的基础科学研究生培训可以而且应该与适当结构化的临床和转化科学接触相结合，以更好地培养下一代科学家，使其能够实现发展的临床和治疗潜力。生物学发现 该计划的教师包括来自几个USC学校和校区的全职，副教授和助理教授的平衡组合。 这些教师有研究生培训的证明记录，合作研究的悠久历史，大约一半持有临床学位，是活跃的临床转化科学家。 DSCR计划吸引学生主要来自非常成功的南加州大学跨部门研究生招聘和第一年的学习计划（PIBBS;生物和生物医学科学计划）;这批优秀的学生来自不同的背景，包括培训补助金资格的少数民族学生的突出代表。 博士前学生在研究生学习的第一年得到PIBBS计划的支持，在此期间，他们参加核心课程并进行研究实验室轮换。 每年有三名新生在第二年开始时进入培训计划，并获得两年的支持。 专业课程和额外的程序功能为学生提供严格和多样化的培训体验，以实现发育生物学，干细胞生物学和再生医学的融合领域的全部潜力。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by Applicant): The University of Southern California (USC) Training Program in Developmental Biology, Stem Cells, and Regeneration (DSCR) provides graduate students with unified training in mechanistic studies of fundamental developmental processes combined with training in the biology and application of stem cell technology. A distinguishing theme of this program is the incorporation of clinical and translational science into the curriculum of students in the DSCR track, based on the premise that strong basic science graduate training can and should be coupled with an appropriately structured exposure to clinical and translational science in a way that will better train the next generation of scientists to be able to realize the clinical and therapeutic potential of developmental biology discoveries. The faculty of this program includes a balanced mix of full, associate, and assistant professors from several USC schools and campuses. These faculty members have proven records of graduate student training, a long history of collaborative research, and approximately half hold clinical degrees and are active clinical translational scientists. The DSCR Program draws students primarily from a highly successful USC interdepartmental graduate student recruitment and first year of studies program (PIBBS; Programs in Biological and Biomedical Sciences); this outstanding cohort of students comes from diverse backgrounds, and includes a prominent representation of training-grant-eligible underrepresented minority students. Predoctoral students are supported by the PIBBS program in their first year of graduate studies, during which they take core classes and do research laboratory rotations. Three new students per year enter the training program at the beginning of their second year, and are supported for two years. Specialized courses and additional program functions provide a rigorous and diverse training experience for students to realize the full potential of the convergent fields of developmental biology, stem cell biology, and regenerative medicine.