Plant Cell Biology Training Program

该奖项再次支持加州大学戴维斯分校的研究培训小组（RTG）。教师小组由13名成员组成，他们分别来自生物科学系的分子和细胞生物学、微生物学和植物生物学以及蔬菜作物系。RTG强调在本科和研究生阶段的培训，重点是植物细胞生物学。研究领域包括亚细胞区室的生物发生、信号转导和细胞间通讯、膜生物学、翻译后修饰和蛋白质组装。该学院研究的生物包括酵母、单细胞藻类和各种高等植物。奖学金用于为研究生提供生活费；对个别学生的支持最多限于四年。支持本科生培训的资金包括夏季研究活动的津贴和学年期间继续研究的津贴。本科课程以高年级学生为目标，并补充了为低年级学生提供的制度性支持课程。每年约有10名本科生和研究生获得资助。除了为学生提供津贴外，该奖项还为方法讲习班、研讨会和年度务静会提供支助，并为装备和操作一个集中培训设施提供部分支助。该设施培训和帮助学生使用先进的显微镜和微化学仪器。除了直接获得奖励的学生外，其他学生和博士后也可以参加由集团主办的培训活动，并可以使用培训设施。这些学生和博士后虽然没有获得资助，但在其他方面都是RTG的完全参与者。＊＊＊

9414106 Etzler This award renews support for a Research Training Group (RTG) at the University of California at Davis. The faculty group includes 13 members drawn from the Sections on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Microbiology, and Plant Biology in the Division of Biological Sciences, and the Department of Vegetable Crops. The RTG emphasizes training at the undergraduate and graduate levels with a focus on plant cell biology. Research areas include biogenesis of subcellular compartments, signal transduction and intercellular communication, membrane biology, and post-translational modification and protein assembly. Organisms studied by the faculty include yeast, unicellular algae, and a variety of higher plants. Funds provided by the award are used to provide stipends for graduate students; support for individual students is limited to a maximum of four years. Funds for support of undergraduate training include stipends for summer research activities and for continued research during the academic year. The undergraduate program targets upper division students and complements an institutionally-supported program for lower division students. About 10 students each at the undergraduate and graduate level are supported in each year. In addition to providing stipends for students, the award has provided support for workshops on methodology, seminars and an annual retreat, and has provided partial support for equipping and operating a centralized training facility. The facility both trains and assists students in the use of advanced microscopic and microchemical instrumentation. Besides those who are directly supported by the award, other students and, in addition, postdoctoral fellows are able to participate in the training activities sponsored by the group and are able to use the training facility. Though not supported by the grant, these students and postdocs are otherwise full participants in the RTG. ***