Career Training in Reproductive Biology

摘要 生殖健康是通向整体健康的窗口，为高收入人群提供了巨大的机遇和挑战 高质量的跨学科研究和职业。这次续签的目标是继续努力的事业 生殖生物学培训(CTRB)计划为不同领域培养杰出的博士前学生 生殖科学领域的科学职业。要求拨款每年培养五名博士前学生 在由两个主要部分组成的对偶程序中。首先，为了为研究生涯做准备，学生们将从事 生殖生物学中严格的、以假设为基础的科学实验室工作。第二，为学生做好准备 不同的职业道路，他们将完成密歇根大学赞助的证书课程或其他 有组织的职业发展活动，以磨练教学、翻译研究、公共政策、 生物技术、创业、生物技术或其他他们选择的领域。这些职业发展 课程是专门设计的，以配合研究生的工作，以准备学生的质量和 在特定学科中从事职业所需的量化技能。这一创新计划满足了 生殖生物学实习生的方式与密歇根大学的任何其他项目都不同。十四个精选 教师导师，他们是高度认可的科学家，对 博士前教育，热情地组成了CTRB项目的教职员工。受训人员来自 生物医学科学、生物医学工程和环境专业的优秀研究生课程 健康科学。具体的培训活动包括哺乳动物生殖生理学的正式课程， 科学交流和负责任的研究行为，以及统计分析/实验设计， 与他们的导师一起参加指导研讨会，每月指导学员研究报告， 实验室管理小组讨论，生殖研究的扩展道德培训，每年两次 生殖科学研讨会和一年两次的辅导会议。学员投入已经并将继续 积极制定培训计划。学员和导师提交符合以下条件的正式竞争申请 审查并要求任命为CTRB计划成员。CTRB计划通过Active进行监控 让教员和受训人员参与项目开发，并由经验丰富的内部咨询人员提供 委员会审议阶段。这些机制确保了计划对不断发展的 研究环境和不断变化的学员需求。

Abstract Reproductive health is the window to overall health and offers enormous opportunities and challenges for high- quality interdisciplinary research and careers. The goal of this renewal is to continue the efforts of the Career Training in Reproductive Biology (CTRB) Program to train exceptional predoctoral students for diverse scientific careers in the reproductive sciences. Funds are requested to train five predoctoral students per year in a dual program consisting of two main parts. First, to prepare for a research career, students will engage in rigorous, hypothesis-based scientific laboratory work in reproductive biology. Second, to prepare students for varied career paths, they will complete a University of Michigan-sponsored Certificate program or other structured career development activities to hone skills in teaching, translational research, public policy, biotechnology, entrepreneurship, biotechnology or other areas of their choosing. These career development programs were specifically designed to dovetail with graduate work to prepare students with the qualitative and quantitative skills needed for careers in specific disciplines. This innovative program addresses the needs of reproductive biology trainees in a way unlike any other program at the University of Michigan. Fourteen select faculty mentors, who are highly recognized scientists with a passion for and extensive combined experience in predoctoral education, enthusiastically comprise the CTRB Program faculty. Trainees are drawn from exceptionally strong graduate programs in biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering and environmental health sciences. Specific training activities include formal courses in Mammalian Reproductive Physiology, Scientific Communication and Responsible Conduct of Research, and statistical analyses/experimental design, participation in a mentoring workshop with their preceptor, monthly mentored trainee research presentations, group discussions of laboratory management, expanded ethics training in reproductive research, two annual symposia in reproductive sciences and twice-yearly mentoring meeting. Trainee input has and will continue to actively shape the training program. Trainees and mentors submit formal competitive applications that are reviewed and required for appointment to the CTRB Program. The CTRB Program is monitored through active engagement of faculty and trainees in program development, and by an experienced internal advisory committee. These mechanisms ensure program responsiveness to demands of a continuously evolving research environment and changing trainee needs.