Training in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences

 描述（由申请人提供）：罗切斯特大学是区分自己作为一个国际公认的中心，在RNA，DNA和蛋白质生物化学的卓越研究和培训。这一认可部分是由于这一培训赠款方案的成功而实现的，该方案即将进入第10个供资年头。我们在细胞，生物化学和分子生物学博士前培训计划（http：//www.urmc.罗切斯特.edu/biochemistry-biophysics/education/cellular-biochemical-molecular-sciences/）的目标是为下一代有才华的研究人员提供当代培训，使我们的毕业生准备承担学术界，政府和工业界的重要领导职务。我们的38名教师导师来自罗切斯特医学中心（URMC）和艺术，科学和工程学院（CASE）内的12个不同部门。这个高度动态和集中的研究人员群体具有共同的兴趣和共同的研究目标，为不同实验室之间的互动提供了极好的机会。我们将保持成功的T32举措：1）为7名学生提供一年的经济支持（增加1）进行跨学科研究; 2）促进学生与来访的研讨会演讲者之间的直接互动; 3）加强研究中批判性思维的培训; 4）为学生提供参加会议，参加课程和在外部实验室工作的机会; 5）辅导女性和少数民族学生实现职业目标; 6）通过课程要求和T32赞助的年度务虚会，促进研究人员和学生在RNA，DNA和蛋白质生物化学领域的互动; 7）通过培训补助教育福利增加有效的学生招聘。将举办讲习班，支持受训人员的职业发展和负责任地开展研究方面的培训，从而进一步丰富学习环境。T32计划由一个指导委员会管理，该委员会由计划主任，联合主任，六名计划教师导师和两名前T32学员组成。2008年，私家侦探马夸特博士T32成立了RNA生物学中心在大学，她提出了作为医疗中心的2007-2012年战略计划的一个新的倡议，重点是增加创新，合作和能力，将新的基础科学发现转化为新的疗法。在RNA生物学中心任命的20名教师中有16名是我们T32培训计划中的教师导师。作为医学中心目前的研究战略计划的一部分，RNA生物学中心已被确定为卓越的个人研究计划，优先分配资源，并集中精力招聘教师，所有这些都将增加研究生培训的机会。在这个不断扩大的基础设施，我们的T32继续促进实验室之间的互动，在研究导师的选择灵活性，并改善毕业生招聘。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Rochester is distinguishing itself as an internationally recognized center for excellence in research and training in RNA, DNA and protein biochemistry. This recognition has been achieved in part by the successes of this training grant program, which is approaching its 10th year of funding. The objective of our Predoctoral Training Program in Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Biology (http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/biochemistry-biophysics/education/cellular-biochemical-molecular-sciences/) is to provide contemporary training to the next generation of talented investigators, such that our graduates are poised to assume significant leadership positions in academia, government and industry. Our 38 faculty mentors come from a total of 12 different departments within the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering (CASE). This highly dynamic and focused group of researchers with common interests and shared research goals provides a cohesive program with superb opportunities for interactions between different laboratories. We will maintain successful T32 initiatives: 1) provide one year of financial support for 7 students (an increase of 1) performing interdisciplinary research; 2) promote direct interactions between students and visiting seminar speakers; 3) enhance training in critical thinking in research; 4) provide opportunities for off-sie student travel to attend meetings, take courses, and work in outside laboratories; 5) counsel female and minority students to achieve career goals; 6) foster interactions among investigators and students in the areas of RNA, DNA and protein biochemistry through course requirements and a T32-sponsored yearly retreat; and 7) augment effective student recruiting through training-grant educational benefits. The learning environment will be further enriched with workshops to support trainee career development and training in the responsible conduct of research. The T32 Program is governed by a Steering Committee comprised of the Program Director, the co-Director, six Program Faculty Mentors, and two former T32 trainees. In 2008, Dr. Maquat, P.I. of this T32, founded the Center for RNA Biology at the University, which she proposed as a new initiative of the Medical Center's 2007-2012 strategic plan to focus on increasing innovation, collaboration and the ability to convert new basic science discoveries into novel therapies. Sixteen of the twenty faculty appointed in the Center for RNA Biology are faculty mentors within our T32 training program. As part of the Medical Center's current research strategic plan, the Center for RNA Biology has been identified as an Individual Research Program of Excellence, giving it priority for special allocation of resources, as well as concentrated efforts for faculty recruitment, all of which will increase the opportunities for graduate training. Within this expanding infrastructure, our T32 continues to promote interactions among labs, flexibility in the choice of research mentors, and improved graduate recruiting.