Predoctoral Training in the Pharmacological Sciences

描述(由申请者提供)：该培训基金的主要目标是促进药理学研究生的跨学科培训。它的次要目标是促进来自不同系的对药理学有共同兴趣的教职员工和学生之间的互动。目前的TG是从药理学系一个成功的25岁TG发展而来的，它经过了彻底的修改，以吸引来自高度不同背景的学生。这项培训的42名培训师来自10个不同的博士授予项目和3个不同的学院，与其对跨学科培训的关注一致。教师代表在所有学术水平上都很平衡。所有高级培训师都有优秀的研究生培训记录，并保持着高生产率的研究计划。他们将成为有很大前途和潜力的初级教员的导师。该课程为培训者和受训者提供了一个正式的互动场所。修订了《药理学原理》(071：135)，以适应不同学科的学员。药理科学高级问题解决(071：250)是专门为这个TG创建的。在这门课程中，不同背景的受训者在培训师的指导下以小组形式工作，解决药理学问题，并撰写一篇跨学科的研究论文，使用从药物化学到系统药理学和生理学的方法论。药理学研讨会(071：204)是每周一次的论坛，将学员和培训者聚集在一起。它为受训人员提供了正式介绍其工作的经验。强调学员及早获得研究经验，这导致平均获得博士学位的时间为~5年。预计这一项目将为在校两年研究生教育中排名前25%的学员提供支持。我们证明了一个可持续和明确识别的高素质研究生队伍的存在。在这批学生中，2004年有13名高素质学生申请，2005年有14名。在前一个授权期内提供了三个额外的培训时段，并承诺在下一个授权期内由少数群体指定一个时段，从而为这一阶段的培训提供了特别有力的机构支持。上一个奖项的目标是进一步开发课程，并建立成功的跨学科计划，已经达到。该计划现在处于有利地位，可以在最初成功的基础上扩大规模。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The principal goal of this training grant (TG) is to promote the interdisciplinary training of graduate students in Pharmacological Sciences. Its secondary goal is to foster interactions among faculty and students from different Departments that share an interest in Pharmacological Sciences. The current TG developed out of a successful 25-year-old TG in the Department of Pharmacology, which was radically modified to attract students from a highly diverse background. The 42 trainers on this TG are drawn from 10 different PhD-granting programs, and three different Colleges, consistent with its focus on interdisciplinary training. Faculty representation is well balanced at all academic levels. All senior trainers have excellent records of training graduate students and maintain highly productive research programs. They will serve as mentors to junior faculty of great promise and potential. The curriculum provides a formal venue for both trainer and trainee interactions. Principles in Pharmacology (071:135) has been modified to accommodate trainees from different disciplines. Advanced Problem Solving in Pharmacological Sciences (071:250) has been specifically created for this TG. In this course, trainees of diverse background work as a group with mentoring by a trainer to solve a pharmacological problem and write an interdisciplinary research paper that utilizes methodology ranging from Medicinal Chemistry to Systems Pharmacology and Physiology. The Pharmacology Seminar (071:204) serves as a weekly forum to bring together the trainees and trainers. It provides trainees with experience in formal presentation of their work. Early access to research experience by trainees is emphasized, which has resulted in average times to PhD of ~5 years. It is anticipated that this TG will provide support for trainees who are among the top 25% of all eligible trainees on campus for 2 years of their graduate education. We demonstrate the existence of a sustainable and clearly-identified pool of high quality graduate students. Of this pool, 13 highly qualified students applied in 2004 and 14 in 2005. Institutional support for this TG has been particularly strong with the provision of three additional training slots during the prior award period, and a future commitment of a minority-designated slot for the duration of the next award period. The aims of the previous award, which were to further develop the curriculum and establish the existence of successful interdisciplinary program, have been met. The program is now well situated to expand upon its initial success.