Graduate Training in Genetics

7.项目总结/摘要 要求继续支持俄勒冈州大学遗传学博士前培训计划。的 遗传学培训计划的主要目标是为科学家在世界各地从事生产性职业做好准备。 现代遗传学的前沿，无论是在学术，企业或政府背景下。我们的目标是（一） 培养学生成为有创造力，严谨，实验技能的科学家，具有深刻和广泛的 理解基因功能和遗传;（ii）教学生有效地向外行传达科学 公众、专业同事和课堂上的学生;以及（iii）让学生做好准备， 通过提供各种发展专业技能的机会，使其成为劳动力。 资金要求在一个包括25个培训项目的9个博士前实习生职位 教师，约45名博士前学生和约40名博士后研究员。该计划汇集了学生和 教师来自三个研究所（分子生物学，神经科学，生态学和进化）和两个 部门（生物学，化学和生物化学）。我们的项目包括在进化方面有专业知识的团体， 基因组学、生物信息学、生物化学和发展。一个强大的合作精神是由 培训教师的重叠研究兴趣，我们的技术专长的多样性，我们的近距离 实验室，以及高度重视互动与合作的文化。教师有很强的 资金和出版记录，以及培训学生的良好记录， 在生物医学科学的职业生涯。最近的招聘已经将我们的团队转向年轻的教师， 最先进的成像，基因组和定量方法，以及脊椎动物遗传学，宿主， 微生物相互作用和基因组功能。虽然我们在基础研究方面保持优势， 培训教师越来越多地关注与人类健康直接相关的主题。其中包括 使用小鼠和斑马鱼模拟人类疾病，以及微生物群对脊椎动物的影响 发展和疾病。 在一流科学家的指导下进行的实践研究培训为我们的 程序.我们通过要求学员参加三个核心领域的课程来确保坚实的知识基础 （分子，发育和进化遗传学）和生物统计学。我们包围实验室 课程与丰富的拓宽经验，包括教学，学生研究会谈，期刊俱乐部， 和职业发展讲习班。学员通过定期培训成为经验丰富的科学传播者。 期刊俱乐部介绍和研讨会上他们的论文研究。参与论文委员会和年度 个人发展计划确保积极的指导和充实的毕业生培训经验， 让学生成为下一代的科学家。

7. PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Continued support is requested for a predoctoral training program in Genetics at the University of Oregon. The primary objective of the Genetics Training Program is to prepare scientists for productive careers at the forefront of modern genetics, whether it be in an academic, corporate, or governmental context. We aim to (i) train students to become creative, rigorous, and experimentally skilled scientists with a deep and broad understanding of gene function and heredity; (ii) teach students to communicate science effectively to the lay public, professional colleagues, and students in the classroom; and (iii) prepare students to bring this expertise into the workforce by offering diverse opportunities to develop professional skills. Funds are requested for 9 predoctoral trainee positions within a program that includes 25 training faculty, ~45 predoctoral students and ~40 postdoctoral fellows. The program brings together students and faculty from three research institutes (Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Ecology & Evolution) and two Departments (Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry). Our program includes groups with expertise in evolution, genomics, bioinformatics, biochemistry, and development. A robust collaborative spirit is fostered by the overlapping research interests of training faculty, our diversity of technical expertise, the close proximity of our laboratories, and a culture that places a high value on interaction and cooperation. The faculty have strong funding and publication records, and excellent track records of training students who go on to productive careers in the biomedical sciences. Recent hires have shifted our group toward younger faculty using state-of- the-art imaging, genomic, and quantitative approaches, and coalesced strengths in vertebrate genetics, host- microbe interactions, and genome function. Although we maintain a strength in basic research, the research of training faculty has increasingly focused on topics that are directly relevant to human health. These include the use of mouse and zebrafish to model human disorders, and the effects of microbiota on vertebrate development and disease. Practical research training under the mentorship of first-rate scientists provides the backbone of our program. We ensure a solid intellectual foundation by requiring trainees to take coursework in three core areas (molecular, developmental, and evolutionary genetics) and in Biological Statistics. We surround the lab and coursework with a wealth of broadening experiences, including teaching, student research talks, journal clubs, and career development workshops. Trainees become experienced science communicators through regular journal club presentations and seminars on their thesis research. An involved Thesis Committee and annual Individual Development Plans ensure active mentoring and fulfilling graduate training experiences that prepare students to become next generation scientific leaders.