From Cells to Systems and Applications: Comp. Neurosci. Training at Emory and GT

埃默里大学和格鲁吉亚理工学院的计算神经科学教师人数稳步增长 在过去的15年里。这些学科的研究从细胞到系统和理论 接近。1997年，两所大学联合成立了生物医学工程系， 加强两个校区研究人员之间的高度合作氛围。此外，双方 大学在本科和研究生教学方面都有很好的记录。拟议的培训 计算神经科学的一个项目旨在通过正式化一个集成的 在本科生和研究生水平上的课堂工作和研究方法。强大的NIH和NSF 资助超过15名被确定为计算神经科学家的主要研究人员的研究计划 范围从详细的细胞计算机模拟神经动力学的工程方法和 定量研究癫痫和帕金森氏症等重要疾病的发病机制 疾病的计算方法。因此，学生将接触到多层次的方法 最终解决医学问题。为学生提供高素质和多样化的申请人库 该计划下的奖学金存在于本科生和研究生两个层次，并将带来一些 具有生物科学主要背景的申请人将计算方法整合到 他们的研究，反之亦然，使更多的计算或理论导向的申请人接触到 生物实验研究。该计划包括6名本科生和6名研究生 学生研究员，他们将免除神经生物学，数学和计算方面的严格课程 通过必修课的核心序列以及单独选择的选修课的方法。本科 研究员将在大三和大两年期间获得资助，在此期间， 在计算神经科学实验室进行专业课程和研究。本科学员将在 主要从埃默里神经科学和行为生物学和格鲁吉亚技术生物医学招募 工程专业的学生，他们分别为该计划带来了生物和定量的力量。200多 学生每年参加这些专业，我们只会采取与3.5 GPA或更好的申请人， 表示对未来研究生培训的兴趣。该计划的研究生将是 从神经科学和生物医学工程项目的申请者中招募， 每年收到120多份高质量的申请。计算机科学研究员的一个特殊轨道 神经科学将在该计划的网站上公布，这也将链接到一个广泛的独立 网站描述了这个项目。研究生将获得前两年教育的资助， 然后获得个人培训赠款或研究赠款金。

Emory and Georgia Tech have steadily grown the number of faculty involved in computational neuroscience over the past 15 years. The research of these faculty stretch from cellular to systems and theoretical approaches. In 1997 the two Institutions formed a joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, further strengthening the highly collaborative atmosphere between researchers on both campuses. In addition both campuses have a strong track record both in undergraduate and graduate teaching. The proposed training program in computational neuroscience aims to capitalize on these strengths by formalizing an integrated approach to class work and research on both undergraduate and graduate levels. The strong NIH and NSF funded research programs of more than 15 principal investigators identified as computational neuroscientists range from detailed cellular computer simulations of neural dynamics to engineering approaches and the quantitative study of disease mechanisms underlying important disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson's disease using computational methods. Therefore students will be exposed to multiple levels of approaches aimed ultimately at addressing medical questions. A highly qualified and diverse applicant pool for student fellowships under this program exists on both undergraduate and graduate levels, and will bring some applicants with a primarily background in the biological sciences to integrate computational approaches into their research, and vice versa brings more computational or theoretically oriented applicants in touch with biological experimental research. The program encompasses a cohort of 6 undergraduate and 6 graduate student fellows, who will absolve a rigorous curriculum in neurobiology and mathematical and computational methods through a core sequence of required classes as well as individually chosen electives. Undergraduate fellows will be funded for a period of two years in their junior and senior years, during which they will undertake specialized class work and research in a computational neuroscience lab. Undergraduate trainees will be primarily recruited from the Emory Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and the Georgia Tech Biomedical Engineering majors, who bring a biological and quantitative strength to the program, respectively. Over 200 students join these majors annually, and we will only take applicants with a GPA of 3.5 or better and expressing an interest in future research graduate training. The graduate students in this program will be recruited from the applicant pools for the Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering programs, which together receive more than 120 highly qualified applications each year. A special track for fellows in computational neuroscience will be announced on the program websites, that will also link to an extensive independent website describing this program. Graduate students will be funded for the first two years of their education, and then obtain individual training grants or be funded by research grants.