Pre-doctoral Training in Basic Neuroscience

这项申请要求资金继续我们的综合基础神经科学培训计划， 匹兹堡大学。这项培训补助金（T32 NS 07433）目前已进入第19个资助年， 成功地招募和培养了高质量的神经科学博士生。资金 要求支持8名研究生在他们的第一年或第二年（通常是第二年）在中心 匹兹堡大学（CNUP）的神经科学;这8名学生代表了前25%的 CNUP博士课程的合格学员。本申请中描述的程序侧重于 主要是在一个庞大而多样化的神经科学培训学院的实验室进行研究培训。 学生开始实验室研究后立即进入程序，并通过至少轮换 两个实验室，每个学期，在他们的第一年。培训学院由76名教师组成， CNUP提供神经科学方面的专业知识，从细胞和分子到发育， 系统的感知和认知，学生们接触到神经科学的广度。在 除了研究，学生采取了一系列的两个密集的一个学期的核心课程，在基础 神经科学，至少三门神经科学或相关领域的选修课，一门实验性的课程， 设计和数据分析，一个课程，在赠款写作，和各种研讨会和期刊俱乐部。 受训人员还积极参加专业发展讲习班，这些讲习班提供以下方面的明确培训： 专业技能，包括书面和口头沟通，获得工作和赠款，教学， 管理研究实验室负责任的科学行为的培训是核心的一个组成部分， 课程和实验室培训，并在第一年的研究伦理课程中涵盖 学生鼓励学生考虑广泛的就业机会，其中 锻炼他们的研究技能，各种机制使他们能够熟悉 在传统学术研究型大学内外就业。一个坚实的结构是在 指导学员并监督他们在整个计划中的进展的地方。学生通过A 一系列的里程碑，包括第一年重印考试，第二年的研究评估，和一个 在提交论文提案之前，在第三年授予基于提案的综合考试， 进入全职论文研究阶段。每个学生都有一个指导委员会来监督他们 这些里程碑，并协助他们的辅导。我们提供的数据证明， 优秀的学员，并为他们提供优秀的培训。

This application requests funds to continue our integrated basic neuroscience training program at the University of Pittsburgh. This training grant (T32 NS07433), currently in its 19th year of funding, has been successful in recruiting and training high quality predoctoral students in neuroscience. Funds are requested to support 8 graduate students in their first or second year (typically 2nd year) in the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (CNUP); these 8 students represent the top ~25% of eligible trainees in the CNUP doctoral program. The program described in this application focuses primarily on research training in the laboratories of a large and diverse neuroscience training faculty. Students begin laboratory research immediately upon entering the program, and rotate through at least two laboratories, for one term each, in their first year. The training faculty, consisting of 76 faculty from the CNUP, provides expertise in neuroscience ranging from cellular and molecular to developmental to systems to perception and cognition, and students are exposed to this breadth of neuroscience. In addition to research, students take a series of two intensive one-term core courses in basic neuroscience, at least three elective courses in neuroscience or related areas, a course in experimental design and data analysis, a course in grant writing, and a variety of seminars and journal clubs. Trainees also participate actively in professional development workshops that provide explicit training in professional skills including written and oral communication, obtaining jobs and grants, teaching, and managing a research lab. Training in the responsible scientific conduct is an integral part of the core curriculum and laboratory training, and is also covered in a course on research ethics for first year students. Students are encouraged to consider a wide range of employment opportunities within which to exercise their skills in research, and a variety of mechanisms permit them to become familiar with employment both within and outside of traditional academic research universities. A solid structure is in place to mentor the trainees and monitor their progress through the program. Students pass through a series of milestones, including the first-year Reprint Exam, a second-year research evaluation, and a grant proposal-based Comprehensive Exam in the third year, prior to submitting a thesis proposal and progressing to full-time thesis research. Each student has an advising committee to see them through these milestones and assist with their mentoring. Data are presented to document that we recruit outstanding trainees and provide them with excellent training.