Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface Training Program at Notre Dame

描述(由申请者提供)：这是一项为圣母大学生物科学系和化学与生物化学系博士前学员建立机构NRSA培训计划的建议。该计划的目的是在跨学科的环境中培养一批高素质的博士前学生，为他们提供化学、生物化学和生物学方面的重要交叉培训。该计划的长期目标是使我们的学员能够进行独立的跨学科生物医学研究，在跨学科团队环境中有效地工作，并在跨学科研究方面培训其他人。我们的目标也是促进生物学家、生物化学家和化学家之间更高水平的互动和合作。我们的研究培训计划的特点包括：大量的高资质候选人申请者库参与实验室之间的互动和合作的良好记录一组多样化和强大的有经验的、多产的和由联邦政府资助的研究顾问小组可以担任研究导师在选择论文导师之前的实验室轮换学生在导师实验室外的长期交叉培训经验通过研讨会、系列讲座、每月学员会议和每年一次的务虚会跟踪每个学员在实现他们的研究培训目标方面的进展情况由个人咨询委员会和该项目的指导委员会机制来持续评估和改进培训计划、职业发展、安置、以及吸引和留住代表性不足的少数群体配备先进仪器的优秀研究设施和强有力的机构承诺，圣母大学以1：1的比例提供研究金比赛，并为受训人员提供津贴补充

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a proposal to establish an institutional NRSA training program for predoctoral trainees in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. The purpose of this program is to train a highly qualified group of predoctoral students in an interdisciplinary environment that will provide them with significant cross-training at the interface of chemistry, biochemistry, and biology. The long term goals of this program are to prepare our trainees to be able to conduct independent interdisciplinary biomedical research, to work effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting, and to train others in interdisciplinary research. We also aim to foster a greater level of interaction and collaboration between biologists, biochemists, and chemists. The characteristics of our research training program include the following: A large applicant pool of highly qualified candidates A strong record of interactions and collaborations between participating laboratories A diverse and strong group of experienced, productive, and federally-funded investigators available to serve as research mentors Laboratory rotations for students prior to selection of a thesis mentor An extended cross-training experience outside the mentor's laboratory Supplementation of training with seminars, lecture series, monthly trainee meetings, and an annual retreat Tracking of each trainee's progress towards their research training goals by an individual advisory committee and by the program's steering committee Mechanisms for continuous evaluation and improvement of the training program, professional development, career placement, and attraction and retention of underrepresented minorities Excellent research facilities equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation Strong institutional commitment, with the University of Notre Dame providing a fellowship match in a 1:1 ratio and stipend supplementation of trainees