Cell and Molecular Biology of Reproduction

该培训项目位于伍斯特的马萨诸塞州大学医学院（UMMS），提供生殖细胞和分子生物学的博士前和博士后培训。博士前实习生是UMMS生物医学科学研究生院的学生，并在选择论文顾问后获得两年的支持。博士后培训人员获得两年的支持，有可能是第三年。该计划是跨学科的，并从四个基础科学部门借鉴教师。14名培训教师都是在生殖生物学的一个或多个领域进行研究的杰出科学家。UMMS拥有最先进的研究设施，并为博士前和博士后培训提供了极好的环境。培训的目标有两个方面：1）培养年轻科学家识别和定义问题的能力，这些问题将阐明生殖生物学中的基本问题; 2）提供必要的环境和指导，以获得必要的背景，知识严谨性和技术技能来回答这些问题。博士前学员的另一个目标是确保他们在分子生物学，生物化学，细胞生物学和生理学的一个或多个基础学科中接受基础广泛的通识教育。学生还接受道德和负责任的研究行为的培训。在这种培训结束时，博士后应该做好充分准备，在学术界或工业界进行生殖生物学的独立研究，博士预科生应该有基础知识和专业技能的结合，为他们的职业生涯的下一个阶段所必需的。该计划将有助于满足国家对高技能年轻研究人员的需求，他们可以将现代细胞和分子生物学方法应用于生殖生物学的重要问题。

This training program, which is located at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) in Worcester, provides predoctoral and postdoctoral training in the cell and molecular biology of reproduction. Predoctoral trainees are students in the UMMS Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and are supported for two years following their selection of a dissertation advisor. Postdoctoral trainees are supported for two years, with the possibility of a third year. The program is interdisciplinary and draws upon faculty from four basic science departments. The 14 training faculty members are all outstanding scientists carrying out research in one or more areas of reproductive biology. The UMMS has state-of-the-art research facilities and provides a superb environment for predoctoral and postdoctoral training. The goal of the training is two-fold: 1) to develop in young scientists the ability to recognize and define questions that will illuminate fundamental issues in reproductive biology; and 2) to provide the environment and guidance needed to attain the necessary background, intellectual rigor, and technical skills to answer these questions. An additional goal for predoctoral trainees is to ensure that they receive a broad-based, general education in one or more of the basic disciplines of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and physiology. Students also are trained in ethics and responsible conduct in research. At the end of this training, postdoctorals should be well prepared to carry out independent research in reproductive biology in academia or industry, and predoctorals should have the combination of basic knowledge and specialized skills necessary for the next level of their careers. The program will help meet the national need for highly skilled young investigators who can bring modern cell and molecular biological approaches to bear on important problems in reproductive biology.