BMI Bioinformatics Training Grant

BMI 生物信息学培训补助金

• 批准号: 9288162
• 负责人: Ryan D. Hernandez
• 金额: $ 35.4万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9288162
• 关键词: Bioinformatics; Grant; Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Graduate Group in Bioinformatics seeks a second renewal of its training program in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The program focuses on training young scientists who can serve as leaders in research at the interface between computation and biology. Emphasis areas include these fields as well as Complex Biological Systems and Quantitative Genetics and Genomics. The training plan for coursework, enrichment activities, and research reflects the fundamentally collaborative culture at UCSF. Thus, both the formal and informal features of the program have been designed to bring together students from different disciplines and train them for team-based problem solving. Although the focus is on computational research, all students must perform an experimental rotation and are heavily exposed to experimental biology in many other aspects of their training. As a result, our graduates understand the sources of their experimental data as well as how to manipulate it and are prepared to interact in multidisciplinary teams that require an understanding of both "wet" and "dry" scientific cultures. We recruit a diverse and talented group of students with computational and quantitative backgrounds and train them to tackle challenging problems in biology at scales that span the molecular to the phenotypic. Because UCSF is a health sciences campuses, many of our students do research explicitly associated with human health and disease. The special features of our program are: Collaborative and inter-disciplinary research. Training faculty are heavily involved in collaborative research, both within and outside of UCSF. Many of their labs (and trainees) are involved in Consortia or Centers created to address problems that cannot be solved from a single viewpoint but require contributions from many disciplines. Student publications reflect this culture as do student initiated journal clubs and interest groups bringing together students from multiple disciplines for "Research in Progress" talks. An innovative curriculum and special training features. Our core values of collaboration and inter- disciplinary research involve first-year students in team-based and hands-on learning. These special features of First Year training begins with a "Bootcamp" experience taught by senior students and then proceeds to a major integrative biological "Systems" course in the fall quarter featuring student teams chosen to span their different backgrounds. A Core curriculum follows in the winter to teach relevant fundamentals. The spring quarter has been refactored to provide a menu of in-depth "mini-courses" held in a small group format for substantive interactions with faculty with deep research involvement in each area. Significant training in communication and preparation for diverse careers. Students get intensive training in oral and written communication taught in formal courses designed in part by professional staff. Many other venues teach these skills more informally. Students also are given many opportunities to participate in internships, career preparation workshops, and medical education.

描述（由申请人提供）：生物信息学研究生组寻求其在生物信息学和计算生物学培训计划的第二次更新。该计划的重点是培养年轻的科学家谁可以在计算和生物学之间的接口研究担任领导者。重点领域包括这些领域以及复杂的生物系统和定量遗传学和基因组学。课程，丰富活动和研究的培训计划反映了UCSF的基本协作文化。因此，该计划的正式和非正式功能都旨在将来自不同学科的学生聚集在一起，并培养他们以团队为基础解决问题。虽然重点是计算研究，但所有学生都必须进行实验轮换，并在培训的许多其他方面大量接触实验生物学。因此，我们的毕业生了解他们的实验数据的来源，以及如何操作它，并准备在多学科团队，需要“湿”和“干”的科学文化的理解互动。我们招募了一批具有计算和定量背景的多元化和有才华的学生，并训练他们在跨越分子到表型的尺度上解决生物学中的挑战性问题。因为UCSF是一个健康科学校园，我们的许多学生做研究明确与人类健康和疾病。我们计划的特色是： 合作和跨学科研究。培训教师积极参与合作研究，无论是内部和外部的UCSF。他们的许多实验室（和学员）都参与了联盟或中心的创建，以解决无法从一个单一的观点解决的问题，但需要从许多学科的贡献。学生出版物反映了这一点 学生发起的期刊俱乐部和兴趣小组将来自多个学科的学生聚集在一起进行“研究进展”会谈。 创新的课程和特殊的培训功能。我们的合作和跨学科研究的核心价值观涉及一年级学生在团队为基础的和动手学习。第一年培训的这些特色始于高年级学生讲授的“训练营”体验，然后在秋季进行主要的综合生物“系统”课程，该课程的特色是选择跨越不同背景的学生团队。核心课程在冬季进行，教授相关的基础知识。春季季度已被重构，以提供一个深入的“迷你课程”的菜单，在一个小组的形式与教师进行实质性的互动与深入的研究参与在每个领域。 在沟通和准备不同的职业生涯显著培训。学生在正式课程中接受口头和书面交流的强化培训，这些课程部分由专业人员设计。许多其他场所更非正式地教授这些技能。学生也有很多机会参加实习，职业准备研讨会和医学教育。