PHD TRAINING IN NEUROSCIENCE

描述(由申请人提供)：我们建议继续一个共同赞助的神经科学博士前培训项目，这是哈佛大学神经科学博士项目早期学生的主要支持来源。这个成立于1981年的跨部门博士项目的目标是(1)在一个单一的培训教员中组织哈佛医学院、其附属医院和哈佛学院的神经科学家；(2)培养对心理健康、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。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性和严谨的研究。在最初的18个月中，学员将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挑选的辅助课程。学生们在三个不同的实验室轮流学习。在课程作业、实验室轮换和初步考试之后，学生们开始全日制的论文研究。他们还参与其他正在进行的培训活动，包括记者俱乐部、研讨会和数据展示。目前有100名研究生报名参加神经科学专业的课程。共有118名教职员工；目前最积极参与研究生教育的68名教职员工正在就这一提议培训导师。为了使这个项目成为一个高度互动的小组，学生和教职员工之间有广泛的正式和非正式接触，已经做出了相当大的努力。该项目的毕业生在生物医学研究方面有很高的留职率，并为加深对神经科学的理解做出了重大贡献。

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.