Predoctoral Interdepartmental Training Program in Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：此申请要求在犹他州的神经科学跨部门计划的大学特殊的博士前学生的培训支持。该计划包括神经科学的结构化跨学科培训，然后在参与神经科学计划的13个学术部门之一的56名教师的指导下进行个性化研究培训。项目主任和跨部门董事会将选择学员，监督他们的进展，并选择和监督培训教师。培训将在广泛的领域提供，包括细胞神经科学，分子神经科学，疾病，大脑和行为的神经生物学，以及发育神经生物学。未来的博士前学员由神经科学计划的跨部门招生委员会录取。在他们的头两年，博士。学生必须参加一系列跨部门的核心课程，进行实验室轮换（有机会在学术和工业环境中工作），并完成博士学位。资格考试。研究顾问和论文项目在第一年后选择。大部分培训将侧重于个别研究项目。13个部门的参与为神经科学的各种跨学科培训提供了机会。一个连贯的结构是由各种各样的跨部门活动主办的计划在神经科学，以及在神经科学界合作的悠久历史在这里。此外，所有学员将参加研究课程的负责任行为，科学写作和口语课程，以及年度务虚会和定期研究研讨会，他们将分享他们的研究成果。这将辅以有力的研讨会计划，期刊俱乐部和实验室间的研究进展小组会议，以确保我们的学生接受神经科学的强有力的培训，准备他们有效地促进高质量的研究计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This application requests training support for exceptional predoctoral students in the University of Utah's Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience. The Program consists of structured interdisciplinary training in neuroscience followed by individualized research training under the guidance of 56 faculty members who work in one of 13 academic departments participating in the Neuroscience Program. The Program Director and interdepartmental Directorate will select the trainees, monitor their progress, and select and oversee the training faculty. Training will be provided in a broad range of areas including cellular neuroscience, molecular neuroscience, neurobiology of disease, brain and behavior, and developmental neurobiology. Prospective predoctoral trainees are admitted by the interdepartmental admissions committee of the Program in Neuroscience. During their first two years, Ph.D. students must take a series of interdepartmental core courses, perform laboratory rotations (with opportunities to work in both academic and industrial settings), and complete their Ph.D. qualifying examinations. A research advisor and thesis project are chosen after their first year. The majority of training will focus on individual research projects. The participation of 13 departments provides the opportunity for diverse interdisciplinary training in Neuroscience. A coherent structure is provided by the wide variety of interdepartmental activities sponsored by the Program in Neuroscience, as well as the long history of cooperation within the Neuroscience community here. In addition, all trainees will participate in a Responsible Conduct of Research course, a course in Scientific Writing and Speaking, and an annual retreat and regular research symposia where they will share their research results. This will be supplemented with vigorous seminar programs, journal clubs, and inter-laboratory research-in-progress group meetings to ensure that our students receive strong training in neuroscience, preparing them to contribute effectively to high-quality research programs.