Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology

摘要 在加州大学戴维斯分校的分子和细胞生物学这个成功的博士前培训计划的主要目标 是提供程序实习生，谁代表最合格的博士生在分子和细胞生物学， 与知识和研究培训的广度，和职业技能，这将为他们自己的准备 在国家生物医学劳动力中取得成功。65名培训员在16所学校提供培训。 部门，具有广泛的利益，包括遗传学，生物化学，结构生物学，细胞，分子和 发育生物学、生理学和神经科学。培训师是从顶级分子和细胞 校园里的生物学家，每个人都有一个积极的研究计划和成功的指导记录。学员 从五个不同的研究生群体中选出最合格的研究生。培训是 通过整合研究生组课程和博士论文研究在个别实验室完成， 由该计划开发的一系列连贯的培训活动。这些活动的目的不仅是加强 在最高水平上进行现代分子和细胞生物学研究所需的技能，但也是一个高度 适用于任何高级职业的可转移技能。实习生和其他与项目相关的博士生 参与旨在磨练研究战略和技术的活动，特别是与加强 分子和细胞生物学的定量方法，研究的严谨性和可重复性，批判性思维 能力，口头和书面沟通技巧，并负责进行研究，并在提供职业生涯 发展和联网活动。学员还将深入接触国家的各种职业， 生物医学劳动力，并评估他们的技能，兴趣和价值观相对于这些职业，通过他们的 个人发展计划。我们认为，这种结合特定学科的培训， 研究实验室，以及尖端分子和细胞生物学的跨学科科学培训 本培训计划所提供的职业发展，将使我们的学员更好地为变化做好准备 下一代基础生物医学科学家面临的技术和知识气候。本次培训 该计划要求支持16个博士前学生名额，以支持8名学员，每人2年，在 他们的博士培训的第二年和第三年，考虑到这个培训计划的成功， 演示。在制度上，加州大学戴维斯分校已作出重大承诺，建立教师和基础设施 在分子和细胞生物学，以实现这些培训目标，并支持这种形式的培训， 通过为未来提供实质性的机构支助，实施培训方案。高质量的跨学科培训 在分子及细胞生物学方面，扩阔研究视野及专业技能， 拥有成功的职业生涯，并对国家健康和科学议程产生重大影响。

ABSTRACT The primary goal of this successful predoctoral Training Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology at UC Davis is to provide Program Trainees, who represent the most qualified PhD students in molecular and cellular biology, with the breadth of knowledge and research training, and career skills, that will prepare them for their own successful careers in the national biomedical workforce. Training is provided by 65 Trainers in 16 academic departments, with wide-ranging interests including genetics, biochemistry, structural biology, cell, molecular and developmental biology, physiology and neuroscience. Trainers are selected from the top molecular and cellular biologists on campus, each with an active research program and a successful track record of mentoring. Trainees are selected from the most qualified graduate students across five different Graduate Groups. Training is accomplished by integrating Graduate Group coursework and PhD thesis research in individual laboratories with a set of coherent training activities developed by this Program. These activities are aimed at enhancing not only the skills needed to perform modern molecular and cellular biology research at the highest level, but also a highly transferable skill set applicable to any high-level career. Trainees and other Program-associated PhD students participate in activities aimed at honing research strategies and techniques, especially as related to enhancing quantitative approaches to molecular and cellular biology, research rigor and reproducibility, critical thinking abilities, oral and written communication skills, and the responsible conduct of research, and in providing career development and networking activities. Trainees also receive in depth exposure to diverse careers in the national biomedical workforce, and assess their skills, interests and values relative to these careers through their Individual Development Plans (IDPs). We believe that this combination of discipline-specific training in Trainers’ research laboratories, and the interdisciplinary scientific training in cutting-edge molecular and cellular biology and career development offered by this Training Program, will make our trainees better prepared for the changing technical and intellectual climate faced by the next generation of basic biomedical scientists. This Training Program requests support for 16 predoctoral student slots to support 8 Trainees for 2 years each, during the second and third year of their PhD training, a modest increase given the success that this Training Program has demonstrated. Institutionally, UC Davis has made a major commitment to establish the faculty and infrastructure in molecular and cellular biology to achieve these training goals, and to support such training in the form of this Training Program through substantial institutional support for the future. This high quality interdisciplinary training in molecular and cellular biology, broadened research perspective and professional skill set will enable Trainees to have successful careers and a significant impact on the national health and science agendas.