Career Training in Reproductive Biology

描述（由申请人提供）：生殖健康是全面健康的窗口，为高质量的跨学科研究和职业生涯提供了巨大的机会和挑战。生殖生物学职业培训（CTRB）计划的目标是为生殖科学的各种科学职业培养优秀的博士前学生。 资金要求每年培养五名博士前学生，包括两个主要部分的双重计划。首先，为研究生涯做准备，学生将在生殖生物学中从事严格的，基于假设的科学实验室工作。其次，为了让学生为不同的职业道路做好准备，他们将完成一个由密歇根大学赞助的证书课程，以磨练教学，转化研究，公共政策或创业方面的技能。这些证书课程是专门设计的，以配合研究生工作，为学生准备在特定学科的职业生涯所需的定性和定量技能。这个创新的计划解决了生殖生物学学员的需求，密歇根大学没有其他计划。13名精选的教师导师，他们是高度认可的科学家，对博士前教育充满热情并拥有丰富的综合经验，热情地组成了CTRB计划教师。学员来自生物医学科学，生物医学工程和环境健康科学的非常强大的研究生课程。具体的培训活动包括哺乳动物生殖生理学、科学交流和负责任的研究行为等方面的正式课程，每月有指导的受训人员研究报告，实验室管理小组讨论，工作面试实践，每年两次生殖科学专题讨论会和每年两次的指导会议。学员的投入将积极塑造培训计划。学员和导师提交正式的竞争性申请，这些申请经过审查，并被任命为CTRB计划所需。CTRB计划由几个内部机制和外部顾问监督，以确保其对不断发展的研究环境和不断变化的学员需求的响应。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Reproductive health is the window to overall health and offers enormous opportunities and challenges for high- quality interdisciplinary research and careers. The goal of the Career Training in Reproductive Biology (CTRB) Program is to train exceptional predoctoral students for diverse scientific careers in the reproductive sciences. Funds are requested to train five predoctoral students per year in a dual program consisting two main parts. First, to prepare for a research career, students will engage in rigorous, hypothesis-based scientific laboratory work in reproductive biology. Second, to prepare students for varied career paths, they will complete a University of Michigan-sponsored Certificate program to hone skills in teaching, translational research, public policy, or entrepreneurship. These Certificate programs were specifically designed to dovetail with graduate work to prepare students with the qualitative and quantitative skills needed for careers in specific disciplines. This innovative program addresses the needs of reproductive biology trainees in a way that no other program at the University of Michigan does. Thirteen select faculty mentors, who are highly recognized scientists with a passion for and extensive combined experience in predoctoral education, enthusiastically comprise the CTRB Program faculty. Trainees are drawn from exceptionally strong graduate programs in biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering and environmental health sciences. Specific training activities include formal courses in Mammalian Reproductive Physiology, Scientific Communication and Responsible Conduct of Research, monthly mentored trainee research presentations, group discussions of laboratory management, job interview practice, two annual symposia in reproductive sciences and twice-yearly mentoring meeting. Trainee input will actively shape the training program. Trainees and mentors submit formal competitive applications that are reviewed and required for appointment to the CTRB Program. The CTRB Program is monitored by several internal mechanisms and external advisors will be established to ensure its responsiveness to demands of a continuously evolving research environment and changing trainee needs.