Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics

描述（由申请人提供）：随着遗传信息的爆炸性增长以及利用这些信息开发新型医疗疗法和诊断程序的潜力，学术界、政府和私营部门在遗传学和分子生物学领域的机会不断增加。因此，需要培训具有基础和前沿技能和知识的遗传学家和分子生物学家。考虑到这一点，该培训计划的目标和理念是在遗传学和分子生物学的特定核心领域提供最佳培训，同时在生物化学、细胞生物学、统计学和生物信息学相关学科提供广泛的培训。志向最符合该培训理念的学生将被选拔来接受该培训计划的支持。该培训项目吸引了来自遗传学和分子生物学（GMB）跨部门研究生项目的教师和学生。 GMB 项目是高度跨学科的项目，拥有来自 11 个基础科学和临床部门的 41 名院系。每年有 11-12 名新生加入该计划，2007 年秋季将有 65 名学生接受培训。这些学生将有机会在六个核心领域进行遗传学研究，包括人类遗传学；基因表达、发育遗传学和分化的调控；癌症遗传学；生物信息学和比较基因组学；和基因组结构、复制、重组和修复。许多模式遗传生物被用于这些领域。该项目提供全面的课程，为古典和现代分子遗传学奠定坚实的基础。学生轮流后进入实验室进行论文工作，并参与前沿的科学探究。口头和书面演讲和教学培训是该计划的一个组成部分。职业发展系列、激动人心的研讨会系列、学生主持的演讲计划以及年度科学静修活动使学生的体验更加完美。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Opportunities in the fields of genetics and molecular biology in academia, government, and in the private sector have increased with the explosion of genetic information and the potential to use this information for developing novel medical therapies and diagnostic procedures. Thus, there is a need to train geneticists and molecular biologists with fundamental and cutting edge skills and knowledge. With this in mind, the goal and philosophy of this training program is to provide the best training in a particular core area of genetics and molecular biology while at the same time providing broad-based training in the related disciplines of biochemistry, cell biology, statistics, and bioinformatics. Students whose aspirations best match this training philosophy will be selected for support by this training program. This training program draws its faculty and students from the interdepartmental graduate program in Genetics and Molecular Biology (GMB). The GMB program is highly interdisciplinary with 41 faculties coming from the ranks of 11 basic science and clinical departments. With 11-12 new students joining the program each year, 65 students will be in training in fall 2007. These students will have opportunities to perform genetics research in six core areas, including Human Genetics; Regulation of Gene Expression, Developmental Genetics and Differentiation; Cancer Genetics; Bioinformatics and Comparative Genomics; and Genome Structure, Replication, Recombination and Repair. A host of model genetic organisms are used in these areas. The program offers a comprehensive curriculum that provides a solid foundation in classical and modern molecular genetics. Students enter laboratories for thesis work following their rotations and engage in cutting edge scientific inquiry. Training in oral and written presentation and teaching is an integral part of the program. A career development series, exciting seminar series, student hosted speaker program, and annual scientific retreats round out the student experience.