Predoctoral Training in Genetics and Molecular Biology

遗传学和分子生物学博士前培训

• 批准号: 8691828
• 负责人: Zemer Gitai
• 金额: $ 121.86万
• 依托单位: PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1977
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1977-07-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8691828
• 关键词: Genetic; Molecular Biology; Training; pre-doctoral

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB) Training Program at Princeton University has as its primary goal the education of carefully selected individuals for the research, teaching, and industrial needs of this country. The GMB program is the major source of training funds for the Molecular Biology Graduate Program, which has a 53-member training faculty who are currently mentoring 147 graduate students, 98 postdoctoral fellows, and 142 undergraduate majors. We receive approximately 350 applications to our program per year and are successful in attracting some of the best students in the country. Our program is multi-disciplinary and highly collaborative. In addition to 36 training faculty from the Department of Molecular Biology, the Graduate Program includes 5 faculty from Chemistry, 5 from Chemical & Biological Engineering, 3 from Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2 from Computer Science, and 2 from Physics. Some of the faculty are also members of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute or the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. The faculty provides expertise in a wide range of biological systems and offers training in biochemistry, biophysics, cancer, cell biology, computation & modeling, development, evolution, genetics, genomics, microbiology & virology, neuroscience, and structural biology. Research is performed in well-equipped laboratories with support from state-of-the-art core facilities in the department. The training program consists of formal course work, laboratory rotations, a general exam for PhD candidacy, thesis research, and a diverse array of special activities. In addition, trainees gain teaching experience and receive broad training in responsible conduct of research at different stages of the program. In year one, individual planning is emphasized to help each student select courses and lab rotations that fit his or her intellectual interests and to assist students in identifying an appropriate thesis advisor. We have developed a Diversity Program that has been highly successful in identifying and recruiting under-represented students. As part of our diversity initiative, we have developed mentoring and enrichment activities that benefit all students, and we monitor and assess the progress of students' thesis research throughout their tenure in the program. Evaluation of the program involves faculty and students and helps us to identify the need for new courses, policies, and activities that keep the program fresh. The success of our program is best judged by the success of our graduates, more than 95% of whom are actively engaged in science-related careers.

描述（由申请人提供）：普林斯顿大学的遗传学和分子生物学（GMB）培训计划的主要目标是为这个国家的研究，教学和工业需求精心挑选个人的教育。GMB计划是分子生物学研究生计划培训资金的主要来源，该计划拥有53名培训教师，目前正在指导147名研究生，98名博士后研究员和142名本科专业。我们每年收到大约350份申请，并成功吸引了全国一些最优秀的学生。我们的计划是多学科和高度协作。除了36名培训教师外， 分子生物学系，研究生课程包括5名化学教师，5名化学与生物工程教师，3名生态与进化生物学教师，2名计算机科学教师和2名物理教师。一些教师也是普林斯顿神经科学研究所或刘易斯-西格勒综合基因组学研究所的成员。该学院提供广泛的生物系统的专业知识，并提供生物化学，生物物理学，癌症，细胞生物学，计算和建模，开发，进化，遗传学，基因组学，微生物学和病毒学，神经科学和结构生物学的培训。研究在设备齐全的实验室进行，并得到该部门最先进的核心设施的支持。 培训计划包括正式的课程工作，实验室轮换，博士候选人的一般考试，论文研究和各种特殊活动。此外，学员获得教学经验，并在该计划的不同阶段接受负责任的研究行为的广泛培训。在第一年，强调个人规划，帮助每个学生选择适合其智力兴趣的课程和实验室轮换，并帮助学生确定合适的论文导师。我们制定了一个多元化计划，在识别和招募代表性不足的学生方面非常成功。作为我们多元化计划的一部分，我们开展了有益于所有人的辅导和丰富活动 学生，我们监测和评估学生的论文研究的进展，在整个任期内的计划。该计划的评估涉及教师和学生，并帮助我们确定需要新的课程，政策和活动，保持程序新鲜。我们的计划的成功是最好的判断我们的毕业生的成功，其中95%以上是积极从事科学相关的职业。