PHD TRAINING IN NEUROSCIENCE

描述（由申请人提供）：我们建议继续联合赞助的神经科学博士前培训计划，这是支持博士学位早期学生的主要来源。哈佛大学神经科学专业。这个跨部门的博士学位的目标。1981年成立的哈佛大学神经科学与心理学系的目标是：（1）将哈佛医学院、附属医院和哈佛学院的神经科学家组织在一个单一的培训学院内;（2）培训对心理健康、神经系统疾病和大脑基本机制感兴趣的研究科学家和教师。该培训计划旨在为学员提供广泛而全面的神经科学背景，并指导他们在神经科学的重要领域进行原创和严谨的研究。在最初的18个月里，学员完成一系列核心课程，从细胞和分子神经生物学到系统神经科学，以及从细胞和分子生物学，免疫学，统计学和其他适合个人兴趣的学科中选择的辅助课程。学生轮流通过三个不同的实验室。在完成课程作业、实验室轮换和初步考试后，学生开始全职论文研究。他们还参与其他正在进行的培训活动，包括记者俱乐部、研讨会和数据介绍。目前有100名研究生参加了神经科学计划。教师总数包括118名成员;目前最积极参与研究生教育的68名教师正在培训这一建议的导师。相当大的努力已经进入使这个程序一个高度互动的群体与学生和教师之间广泛的正式和非正式接触。该计划的毕业生在生物医学研究领域的职业生涯中有很高的比例，并为神经科学的不断发展做出了重大贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We propose to continue a Jointly Sponsored Predoctoral Training Program in Neurosciences that is the major source of support for early year students in the Ph.D. Program in Neurosciences at Harvard University. The goals of this interdepartmental Ph.D. program, established in 1981, are (1) to organize within a single training faculty the neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School, its affiliated hospitals, and Harvard College; and (2) to train research scientists and teachers who are interested in mental health, diseases of the nervous system, and fundamental mechanisms of the brain. The training program is designed to provide trainees with a broad and thorough background in neuroscience and to mentor them in performing original and rigorous research in important areas of neuroscience. In the first 18 months, trainees complete a sequence of core courses ranging from cell and molecular neurobiology to systems neuroscience, as well as collateral courses selected from cell and molecular biology, immunology, statistics, and other subjects appropriate to individual interests. Students rotate through three different laboratories. Following the coursework, laboratory rotations, and a preliminary examination, students begin full time dissertation research. They are also involved in other ongoing training activities including journa clubs, seminars, and data presentation. There are currently 100 graduate students enrolled in the Program in Neuroscience. The total faculty includes 118 members; the 68 faculty who are currently most actively involved in graduate education are training mentors on this proposal. Considerable effort has gone into making this program a highly interactive group with extensive formal and informal contacts between students and faculty. Graduates of this program have a high rate of staying in careers in biomedical research and make substantial contributions to a growing understanding of neuroscience.