Training Program in Neuroscience

项目摘要 约翰霍普金斯大学的神经科学培训计划(NTP)成立于1983年，旨在 为学生提供基础神经科学和基础神经科学的高级教学和研究培训 神经系统疾病。它现在包括大学14个不同系的73名培训教师，因为 以及进行神经科学研究的几个关联机构和Janelia Research 霍华德·休斯医学院校园。该计划涵盖了广泛的研究领域， 包括分子、细胞、发育、感觉、系统、认知和计算神经科学，如 以及疾病的神经生物学，提供多样化的培训选项和独特的协作机会 为了我们的学生。我们通常每年从500名申请者中录取14至16名博士生。 以及另外1-4名医学博士/博士结合学位的候选人(通过单独的程序被录取)。 该计划目前由该T32中的八个插槽支持，以及通过 神经科学系。参加该项目的学生有不同的背景，从计算机到 从科学到生物化学。为了确保他们学习神经科学的基本原理，他们被要求参加 为期一年的综合讲座和实验课程，《神经科学和认知》，并收到严格的 在量化方法、统计学、严谨性和重复性以及神经疾病方面的正规培训。学生 通过由计划学院领导的小型研讨会系列了解研究机会(以简短为特色 粉笔演讲)、项目休养生息和实验室午餐(以NTP教职员工的工作进展为特色)。这 信息被用来帮助学生安排三次8-12周的实验室轮换，通常是 在第一学年结束前完成，并构成选择论文导师的基础。到了最后 在第二年，学生们已经完成了三门选修课，从18门小型研讨会式的课程 不同的神经科学专业或其他系开设的相关课程。在第二年的春天， 学生们以博士前NRSA申请书的形式撰写并为其辩护，以及 测试的是他们对更广泛的主题领域的理解以及分析和重复性的方法。每个人 学生在1-2年级(每隔3个月)由两名论文前导师和一篇个性化的论文提供建议 此后，咨询委员会(每隔6个月)。学生完成个人发展计划 并与他们的导师和论文咨询委员会讨论这个问题。研究生课程 指导委员会每季度召开一次会议，仔细跟踪计划中每个学生的进步情况，并 制定总体计划政策。目前，有84名学生参加了NTP，平均时间达到 在过去的十年里完成博士学位是6.0年。在我们项目毕业的学生中， 93%的人从事科学或医学相关领域的职业。在这里，我们请求资金支持五个 学生在该计划的头两年(10个名额)。

Project Summary The Neuroscience Training Program (NTP) at Johns Hopkins University was established in 1983 to provide students with advanced instruction and research training in fundamental neuroscience and the basis of neurological diseases. It now includes 73 training faculty in 14 different departments across the university, as well as several associated institutes where neuroscience research is performed and the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The program encompasses a broad array of research areas, including molecular, cellular, developmental, sensory, systems, cognitive and computational neuroscience, as well as neurobiology of disease, providing diverse training options and unique opportunities for collaboration for our students. We typically matriculate 14-16 Ph.D. candidates each year, from a pool of >500 applicants, and 1-4 additional candidates for combined MD/Ph.D. degrees (who are admitted through a separate process). The program is currently supported by eight slots from this T32, as well as institutional funds through the Department of Neuroscience. Students enter the program with diverse backgrounds ranging from computer science to biochemistry. To ensure that they learn the basic tenets of neuroscience, they are required to take a year-long integrative lecture and laboratory course, “Neuroscience and Cognition", and receive rigorous formal training in quantitative methods, statistics, rigor and reproducibility and neurological diseases. Students learn about research opportunities through a mini-symposium series led by Program Faculty (featuring short chalk talks), the Program Retreat, and Lab Lunches (which feature work-in-progress by NTP faculty). This information is used to help students arrange three 8-12-week laboratory rotations, which are typically completed by the end of the first academic year, and form the basis for selecting a thesis advisor. By the end of the second year, students have completed three elective courses, from 18 small seminar-style courses in different neuroscience specialties or relevant courses offered in other departments. In the spring of Year 2, students write and defend a Thesis Proposal that is written in the form of a Predoctoral NRSA application, and are tested on their understanding of the broader topic area and methods for analysis and reproducibility. Each student is advised by two Pre-thesis Advisors in Years 1-2 (at 3 month intervals) and an individualized Thesis Advisory Committee thereafter (at 6 month intervals). Students complete an Individual Development Plan annually and discuss this with their advisor and the Thesis Advisory Committee. The Graduate Program Steering Committee meets quarterly to carefully track the advancement of each student in the program and establish overall program policy. Currently, 84 students are enrolled in the NTP and the average time to complete the Ph.D. for the past ten years is 6.0 years. Of the students who have graduated from our program, 93% are pursuing careers in a science or medicine-related field. Here, we request funds to support five students during their first two years in the program (10 slots).