Predoctoral Interdepartmental Training Program in Neuroscience

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请要求为犹他大学神经科学跨部门项目的优秀博士前学生提供培训支持。该计划包括神经科学方面的结构化跨学科培训，以及在参与神经科学计划的 13 个学术部门之一工作的 56 名教职人员指导下的个性化研究培训。项目总监和跨部门理事会将选择受训者，监控他们的进度，并选择和监督培训教师。将提供广泛领域的培训，包括细胞神经科学、分子神经科学、疾病神经生物学、大脑和行为以及发育神经生物学。未来的博士前培训生由神经科学项目的跨部门招生委员会录取。在他们的头两年里，博士。学生必须学习一系列跨部门核心课程，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出。大部分培训将集中于个人研究项目。 13个院系的参与为神经科学领域的多元化跨学科培训提供了机会。神经科学项目赞助的各种跨部门活动以及神经科学界内部悠久的合作历史提供了一个连贯的结构。此外，所有学员都将参加“负责任的研究行为”课程、科学写作和演讲课程，以及年度静修会和定期研究研讨会，并在研讨会上分享他们的研究成果。除此之外，还将辅以活跃的研讨会项目、期刊俱乐部和实验室间正在进行的研究小组会议，以确保我们的学生接受神经科学方面的强有力的培训，为他们为高质量的研究项目做出有效的贡献做好准备。

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.