Training Program in Cell and Molecular Biology

细胞与分子生物学培训计划

• 批准号: 8310221
• 负责人: Leslie Pick
• 金额: $ 12.9万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8310221
• 关键词: Cellular biology; Molecular Biology; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The University of Maryland seeks new support for Ph.D. degree granting, umbrella program in Cell and Molecular Biology, based within a long-standing interdisciplinary training program in Molecular and Cell Biology (MOCB). This program takes advantage of the enormous pool of expertise in molecular and cell biology both on campus and in affiliated Institutions in the Washington, D.C. area, including the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, the National Institutes of Health and Children's Hospital. Major investments in the Biosciences by the State of Maryland, the leadership of the University, and the College of Chemical and Life Sciences have resulted in a huge expansion of basic sciences at UM. This ongoing growth period has resulted in a dramatic improvement in the quality of research and teaching in basic sciences on our campus. The expansion in the number of research-oriented, well-funded faculty has raised standards for student training and recruitment. Support is requested for 2 students in year one, 4 students in year 2, 5 students in year 3, and 6 students in years four and five. Students will enter a well-structured, highly mentored program that is run by the Program Director and a Steering Committee. Students complete a stringent core curriculum in the first year, while rotating through three laboratories. They then begin their Thesis work and complete a required class in Bioethics and 4 elective credits. An Advisory committee monitors student progress throughout their enrollment. The Qualifying exam consists of a Thesis proposal and oral defense. Students are expected to attend Seminars and journal clubs and to present their work at national and international scientific meetings and to publish in high quality journals. The MOCB program and all bioscience programs at UM will be enhanced by an NIH-sponsored training Program in Cell and Molecular Biology. This program will bolster efforts to continue to raise standards for training, by implementing new infrastructure and oversight, by forging more cohesive interactions with units off-campus, and by raising standards for recruitment, with particular focus on recruitment of underrepresented minorities. Graduates of our program will be well prepared to begin careers as independent scientists and contribute to society by advancing knowledge and promoting research. Our students will go on to jobs in academics, government agencies and industry and make major contributions to emerging areas of science and technology in our country.

描述（由申请人提供）：马里兰大学为博士学位寻求新的支持。授予学位的细胞和分子生物学伞式项目，基于长期存在的分子和细胞生物学跨学科培训项目（MOCB）。该项目利用了华盛顿特区校园和附属机构（包括马里兰大学生物技术研究所、美国国立卫生研究院和儿童医院）在分子和细胞生物学方面的大量专业知识。马里兰州、大学领导层以及化学与生命科学学院对生物科学的重大投资导致了密歇根大学基础科学的巨大扩展。这一持续的增长期导致我们校园基础科学研究和教学质量的显着提高。研究型、资金充足的教师数量的增加提高了学生培训和招生的标准。请求为一年级 2 名学生、二年级 4 名学生、三年级 5 名学生以及四年级和五年级 6 名学生提供支持。学生将进入一个结构良好、高度指导的项目，该项目由项目总监和指导委员会管理。学生在第一年完成严格的核心课程，同时在三个实验室轮换。然后他们开始论文工作并完成必修的生物伦理学课程和 4 个选修学分。咨询委员会在整个入学过程中监控学生的进步。资格考试包括论文提案和口头答辩。学生应参加研讨会和期刊俱乐部，在国内和国际科学会议上展示他们的工作，并在高质量期刊上发表文章。密歇根大学的 MOCB 项目和所有生物科学项目将通过 NIH 资助的细胞和分子生物学培训项目得到加强。该计划将加强努力，继续提高培训标准，实施新的基础设施和监督，与校外单位建立更有凝聚力的互动，提高招聘标准，特别关注代表性不足的少数族裔的招聘。 我们项目的毕业生将为作为独立科学家开始职业生涯做好充分准备，并通过推进知识和促进研究为社会做出贡献。我们的学生将继续在学术界、政府机构和工业界工作，为我国的新兴科学技术领域做出重大贡献。