Cellular, molecular, and biochemical sciences training grant

 描述(由申请人提供)：俄亥俄州立大学(OSU)的细胞分子和生化科学计划(CMBP)吸引了来自五个相关分子生命科学研究生课程的教师和学员：生物物理学、微生物学、分子细胞和发育生物学、分子遗传学和俄亥俄州立生物化学计划。CMBP的目标是通过提供：(1)更广泛的轮换选择，(2)跨学科每月会议研讨会和座谈会，(3)强调负责任地进行量化技能研究和培训的课程作业，以及(4)职业发展部分，包括为该项目专门开发的写作和职业研讨会、实习机会和个人发展计划，为学生提供校园内其他项目无法提供的培训机会。CMBP是一个严格而苛刻的项目，旨在吸引顶尖学生进入俄亥俄州立大学，所提供的培训的广度和深度将使CMBP毕业生能够为学术界、政府和行业的生物医学研究做出重大贡献。在过去几年中，重要的机构支持，加上新的文理学院结构，促进了俄勒冈州州立大学的跨学科研究和研究生培训。通过CMBP提供的独特机会组合已经增加了对最优秀研究生的招聘和留住，特别是来自代表性不足的少数群体(URM)和残疾学生。强有力的配套机构支持使我们超过了最初的目标，即将四分之一的奖学金授予URM/残疾/弱势学生，因为在最初的资助期内获得资助的学员中有40%属于这些类别之一。这项提案所要求的资源将使我们能够在最初供资期间制定的举措的基础上再接再厉，并继续发展涵盖细胞、分子和生化科学的广泛主题和活动的研究生培训经验。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Cellular Molecular and Biochemical Sciences Program (CMBP) at Ohio State University (OSU) draws faculty and trainees from five related molecular life sciences graduate programs: Biophysics, Microbiology, Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology, Molecular Genetics, and the Ohio State Biochemistry Program. The goal of the CMBP is to create opportunities for student training not available through other programs on campus by providing: (1) a broader range of rotation choices, (2) interdisciplinary monthly meeting seminars and symposia, (3) coursework that includes an emphasis on the responsible conduct of research and training in quantitative skills, and (4) career-advancing components including writing and career workshops specifically developed for this program, internship opportunities, and Individual Development Plans. CMBP is a rigorous and demanding program designed to attract top students to OSU, and the breadth and depth of the training provided will position CMBP graduates to make significant contributions to biomedical research in academia, government, and industry. In the past few years, significant institutional support, together with a new Arts and Sciences College structure, has facilitated interdisciplinary research and graduate training at OSU. The unique combination of opportunities offered through the CMBP has already increased recruitment and retention of the very best graduate students, in particular from underrepresented minorities (URM) and students with disabilities. Strong matching institutional support has allowed us to exceed our initial goal of having one quarter of fellowships awarded to URM/disability/disadvantaged students, as 40% of the trainees supported during the initial funding period are in one of these categories. The resources requested in this proposal would allow us to build on initiatives developed during the initial funding period and continue to develop a graduate training experience that spans a broad range of topics and activities in the cellular, molecular and biochemical sciences.