Multidisciplinary Training in Developmental Neuroscience

发育神经科学多学科培训

• 批准号: 6735676
• 负责人: Hermes H Yeh
• 金额: $ 8.78万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER
• 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 2008-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6735676
• 关键词: Multidisciplinary; Training; Developmental; Neuroscience

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Attention to the study of the development of the nervous system is one of the keys in advancing our knowledge base in normal brain function, mental disorders and maladaptive behaviors. To be effective, such an undertaking must be multidisciplinary in its approach and young investigators contemplating research careers in developmental neuroscience must be accordingly trained. This is the goal of the current application, which proposes to establish a program devoted to the training of predoctoral fellows in Developmental Neuroscience. Funding is sought to train predoctoral students with expressed interest in establishing research careers in Developmental Neuroscience. The training will include a firm curricular grounding in the fundamental neurosciences, with emphasis on appreciating the complexity of the developing nervous system, and on extensive continuous participation in laboratory research as well as collateral activities. The Program Faculty consists of 17 members of the Faculty of the Graduate Education of the Biomedical Sciences. They are recruited based on research interests in molecular, cellular and systems aspects of nervous system development, including differentiation, neurogenesis, gliogenesis, function and dynamics of neurotransmitters and receptors, ion channels and related signal transduction processes, synaptic plasticity, emergence of functional architectures, neural and behavioral sensitive periods, and neural processing. It is the primary goal of the training program to ensure that every trainee acquires hands-on research proficiency in at least one of these disciplines, incorporating all facets of state-of-the-art neuroanatomy and image-processing techniques, cell biology, molecular biology and electrophysiology. In assembling the Program Faculty, the goal has been to cross not only research disciplines but also departmental and cluster boundaries. This multidisciplinary nature of the Program favors cross-fertilization of research methodologies, ideas and training opportunities for both preceptors and trainees. Although the emphasis is on training in research, the training program will offer specific journal dubs, seminars and workshops. The program will also incorporate specialized components dealing with issues such as survival skills, grant writing and responsible conduct in scientific research. A plan is also in place that will increase the pool of predoctoral applicants from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.

描述（由申请人提供）：注意神经系统发育的研究是推进我们在正常脑功能，精神障碍和适应不良行为方面的知识基础的关键之一。为了有效，这样的事业必须是多学科的方法和年轻的研究人员考虑在发展神经科学的研究生涯必须进行相应的培训。这是当前申请的目标，它建议建立一个专门用于培养发育神经科学博士前研究员的计划。资金寻求培养博士前的学生在发展神经科学建立研究事业表示有兴趣。培训将包括基础神经科学的坚实课程基础，重点是了解发育中的神经系统的复杂性，以及广泛持续参与实验室研究和附带活动。该计划学院由生物医学科学研究生教育学院的17名成员组成。他们是根据神经系统发育的分子，细胞和系统方面的研究兴趣招募的，包括分化，神经发生，胶质细胞生成，神经递质和受体的功能和动力学，离子通道和相关的信号转导过程，突触可塑性，功能架构的出现，神经和行为敏感期，以及神经加工。这是培训计划的主要目标，以确保每一个受训者获得动手研究熟练程度在至少一个这些学科，结合国家的最先进的神经解剖学和图像处理技术，细胞生物学，分子生物学和电生理学的各个方面。在组装程序教师，目标是跨越不仅研究学科，而且部门和集群边界。该计划的多学科性质有利于研究方法，思想和培训机会的导师和学员的交叉施肥。 虽然重点是研究培训，培训计划将提供具体的期刊配音，研讨会和讲习班。该方案还将包括处理生存技能、赠款写作和科学研究中负责任行为等问题的专门组成部分。还制定了一项计划，将增加来自代表性不足的种族和族裔群体的博士前申请人的人数。