Stem Cell Biology Training Program

 描述（由申请人提供）：这是明尼苏达大学干细胞生物学跨学科博士前培训计划的第一次竞争性更新。随着干细胞生物学领域的不断扩大，需要更多训练有素的研究人员来解决这一领域的基本生物学问题，并将新的基于干细胞的疗法转化为临床医学。这个干细胞生物学培训计划的总体目标是促进优秀的博士前学员的职业发展，使他们能够发展成功的干细胞为重点的研究事业。明尼苏达大学的干细胞研究所为实现这一目标提供了广泛的干细胞研究和教育机会。该培训计划包括来自8个不同研究生课程和9个不同部门的21名优秀教师，以提供利用多能干细胞以及成人/组织特异性干细胞的全方位动物和人类模型的研究机会。该计划的教师拥有全方位干细胞相关学科的专业知识，包括：细胞生物学，发育生物学，分子生物学，遗传学/表观遗传学，免疫学，生物化学，生物医学工程，临床和兽医学。该计划的学员完成干细胞生物学的研究生课程，以及分子生物学和发育生物学等相关课程。培训的一个关键部分是参与干细胞生物学的研究项目，以及参加干细胞研究所的研究会议，期刊俱乐部和研讨会。项目指导委员会从优秀的候选人中通过竞争选择学员-通常申请人数是培训名额的2-3倍。研究质量和学员的成功反映了优秀的研究环境，教师高度投资于博士前学生的成功。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is the first competitive renewal of the interdisciplinary pre-doctoral training program in Stem Cell Biology at the University of Minnesota. As the field of Stem Cell Biology continues to rapidly expand, significantly more trained investigators are needed to address both the basic biological questions in this field, as well as translate new stem cell-based therapies to clinical medicine. The overall aim of this Stem Cell Biology Training Program is to foster the career development of outstanding pre-doctoral trainees to enable them to develop successful stem cell-focused research careers. The Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota forms a strong hub for a broad spectrum of stem cell-based research and educational opportunities to achieve this aim. This training program includes 21 outstanding faculty members from 8 different graduate programs and 9 different departments to provide research opportunities in a full-spectrum of animal and human models utilizing both pluripotent stem cells, as well as adult/tissue-specific stem cells. Faculty n this program have expertise in the full range of stem cell-related disciplines, including: cell biology, developmental biology, molecular biology, genetics/epigenetics, immunology, biochemistry, biomedical engineering, clinical and veterinary medicine. Trainees in this program complete graduate-level courses in Stem Cell Biology, as well as related courses such as molecular biology and developmental biology. A key part of the training is to engage in a research project in Stem Cell Biology, as well as participate in Stem Cell Institute research conferences, journal clubs, and symposia. The program Steering Committee selects Trainees on a competitive basis from a pool of excellent candidates- typically there are 2-3 times more applicants then training slots available. The quality of research and success of the Trainees reflects the outstanding research environment, where faculty are highly invested in the success of the pre-doctoral students.