Neurobiology and Behavior Research Training Grant

神经生物学和行为研究培训补助金

• 批准号: 8474991
• 负责人: DARCY B KELLEY
• 金额: $ 46.47万
• 依托单位: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-09-30 至 2018-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8474991
• 关键词: Behavior; Grant; Neurobiology; Research Training

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Abstract We request continued NIH support for Columbia's University-wide Doctoral Program in Neurobiology in Behavior (NB&B). Founded in 1995 by John Koester and Darcy Kelley (the current Program Director), NB&B includes 50 neuroscience training faculty from 10 departments on both the Medical School and Arts and Sciences campuses that serve as Ph.D. mentors and/or participate actively in NB&B teaching and governance. Sixty-six additional faculty members serve as potential research rotation and dissertation sponsors. For the 2011-12 academic year, the Program includes 88 pre-doctoral graduate students, of which 74 are from the US or are permanent residents. An Executive Committee from participating Departments appoints the Co-Directors: Darcy Kelley, Carol Mason and Ken Miller. The Co-directors are supported by an Internal Advisory Committee of mid-career faculty members from the two campuses and a Curriculum Committee. An External Advisory Committee reviews the NB&B program every four years. Feedback on the program includes an exit interview after the Ph.D. defense; career trajectories are actively tracked post-Ph.D. In 2012, 392 applications to the NB&B program were received of which 67% were US citizens or permanent residents. Students are admitted directly to the program by a fifteen-member Admissions Committee of training faculty. We actively recruit applicants from underrepresented groups and matriculate 1 or 2 annually (~30% of offers). The number of applicants offered admission and the percentage of matriculating students is increasing: 11 matriculants in 2010 (42 offers), 13 matriculants in 2011 (43 offers), 10 matriculants in 2012 (33 offers). US students receive individual fellowship support from the NSF, DOD and NIH (pre-doctoral NRSAs). Non-US students receive external support from Fulbright, NSERC (Canada) and the HHMI. Five students each in years 1 and 2 have been supported by this training grant. Reflecting the increasing matriculation rate and very high quality of students, we now request stipend and tuition support for 11 students total in years 1 and 2. The training program opens with a "Boot Camp", a two-week introduction to current research approaches, followed by a neuroscience survey course and three advanced seminars. Research rotations, typically three, are taken in the first year. In addition, students complete three professional development courses led by the NB&B Program Co-directors: a first-semester course focused on developing a research fellowship proposal, a second-semester course on responsible conduct of science and a professional development course for advanced students. Students are directly supervised by the Co-directors in years one and two. By the beginning of the second year, students choose a thesis laboratory and take a qualifying examination to advance to candidacy by the beginning of year 3. The qualifying examination committee typically constitutes the core of the thesis advisory committee that meets yearly with each student through year four and every 3 to 6 months prior to thesis defense, typically 5.5 - 6.5 years post-matriculation. All students attend the weekly NB&B research seminar, a student journal club and lab meetings. A NB&B Program-wide retreat is held biannually and students receive support to attend scientific meetings.

描述（由申请人提供）： 摘要 我们请求 NIH 继续支持哥伦比亚大学行为神经生物学博士项目 (NB&B)。 NB&B 由 John Koester 和 Darcy Kelley（现任项目总监）于 1995 年创立，拥有来自医学院和艺术与科学学院 10 个系的 50 名神经科学培训教师，他们担任博士生导师。导师和/或积极参与 NB&B 教学和治理。另外六十六名教职人员担任潜在的研究轮换和论文赞助商。 2011-12学年，该计划包括88名博士前研究生，其中74名来自美国或永久居民。由参与部门组成的执行委员会任命联合董事：达西·凯利 (Darcy Kelley)、卡罗尔·梅森 (Carol Mason) 和肯·米勒 (Ken Miller)。联合主任得到由来自两个校区的职业中期教员组成的内部咨询委员会和课程委员会的支持。外部咨询委员会每四年审查一次 NB&B 计划。该计划的反馈包括博士学位后的退出面试。防御;博士后积极跟踪职业轨迹。 2012年，NB&B计划共收到392份申请，其中67%是美国公民或永久居民。学生由十五名培训教师组成的招生委员会直接录取进入该项目。我们积极从代表性不足的群体中招募申请者，并每年录取 1 至 2 名申请者（约占录取人数的 30%）。录取申请人数和录取学生比例不断增加：2010 年有 11 名录取者（42 份录取），2011 年有 13 名录取者（43 份录取），2012 年有 10 名录取者（33 份录取）。美国学生获得 NSF、DOD 和 NIH（博士前 NRSA）的个人奖学金支持。非美国学生获得来自富布赖特、NSERC（加拿大）和 HHMI 的外部支持。第一年和第二年各有五名学生获得了这项培训补助金的支持。鉴于入学率不断提高和学生质量非常高，我们现在要求为第一年和第二年的 11 名学生提供津贴和学费支持。培训计划以“新兵训练营”开始，为期两周的当前研究方法介绍，随后是神经科学调查课程和三场高级研讨会。第一年进行研究轮换，通常是三次。此外，学生还需完成由 NB&B 项目联合主任领导的三门专业发展课程：第一学期的课程侧重于制定研究奖学金提案，第二学期的课程涉及负责任的科学行为，以及针对高级学生的专业发展课程。学生在第一年和第二年由联合主任直接监督。在第二年年初，学生选择一个论文实验室并参加资格考试，以便在第三年年初获得候选资格。资格考试委员会通常构成论文咨询委员会的核心，该委员会在第四年每年与每位学生会面一次，并在论文答辩前每 3 至 6 个月（通常在入学后 5.5 - 6.5 年）举行一次会议。所有学生都会参加每周一次的 NB&B 研究研讨会、学生期刊俱乐部和实验室会议。 NB&B 计划范围内的务虚会每两年举行一次，学生将获得参加科学会议的支持。