Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences Training Program

该提案要求继续支持细胞、生物化学和分子科学（CBMS） 范德比尔特大学的培训项目。我们描述了（1）一组100名教师从生物医学研究 范德比尔特和我们的联盟合作伙伴梅哈里医学院的部门，他们积极参与 CBMS研究，（2）涉及范德比尔特跨学科研究生计划（IGP）的机制， 招募和识别高素质的学员，以及（3）为CBMS学生提供特殊的机构支持 和教员。培训计划利用CBMS目标领域的广泛教学，跨学科培训， 严格的，专门培训的选修课程，每周的期刊俱乐部会议，每年的研究务虚会， 最重要的是，深入的实验室研究经验。 在过去的几年里，我们非常成功地招募了优秀的学生进入IGP 和CBMS培训计划，特别是来自科学领域代表性不足的群体的学生。许多 过去几年来的行政和方案举措为这一成功作出了贡献，这是一个好兆头 持续的成功。

This proposal requests continuing support for a Cellular, Biochemical, and Molecular Sciences (CBMS) training program at Vanderbilt University. We describe (1) a group of 100 faculty from biomedical research departments at Vanderbilt and our Alliance partner, Meharry Medical College, who are actively engaged in CBMS research, (2) a mechanism involving the Vanderbilt Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) for recruiting and identifying high caliber trainees, and (3) extraordinary institutional support for CBMS students and faculty. The training program utilizes broad didactic, interdisciplinarytraining in CBMS target areas, rigorous, elective courses for specialized training, weeklyjournal club meetings, an annual research retreat, and most importantly, in depth, laboratory research experience. Over the past several years, we have been remarkably successful recruiting excellent students into the IGP and the CBMS training program, particularly students from groups underrepresented in science. Many of the administrative and programmatic initiatives over the past years have contributed to this success and bode well for continuing success.