MECHANISMS OF AQUATIC, NEURO & CELLULAR TOXICOLOGY

描述本申请要求更新马里兰州毒理学计划的毒理学博士前和博士后学生的培训。 Dr. A. Eldefrawi是新的首席研究员，取代前主任福勒博士，他现在是联合负责人。 该计划的重点是神经毒理学，水生毒理学和致癌作用。 该计划是跨学科的，并利用了马里兰州系统的大学提供的一系列资源。 几个不同的校园地点参与，虽然该计划的重点是在巴尔的摩校园的医学院。 有各种核心设施，如质谱和分子生物学技术，切萨皮克生物实验室有强大的水生毒理学设施。进入博士前培训计划的学生参加正式的课程;所有学生参加毒理学，细胞生物学，分子生物学，毒理学和生物统计学方法的基础课程。 根据所选的轨道，选修神经毒理学，细胞损伤致癌，或水生毒理学。 资格考试在第二年年底举行。 博士学位在论文委员会的指导下完成。博士后培训的重点是个人应用到特定的实验室。 目前的博士后研究员在每个代表性的重点领域。 博士前和博士后学生参加并举办研讨会。 该计划的组织是明确界定的，并使用指导委员会，招聘委员会，招生委员会和外部审查委员会。

DESCRIPTION This application requests renewal for training pre- and postdoctoral students in toxicology at the University of Maryland program in toxicology. Dr. A. Eldefrawi is the new principal investigator replacing Dr. Fowler, the former director, who is now the co-principal. The focus of this program is on neurotoxicology, aquatic toxicology, and carcinogenesis. The program is interdisciplinary, and takes advantage of a range of resources available in the University of Maryland System. Several different campus locations are involved, although the focus of the program is at the Baltimore campus of the medical school. There are various core facilities available, such as mass spectrometry and molecular biologic techniques, and there are strong facilities for aquatic toxicology at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory. Students admitted to the predoctoral training program take formal coursework; all students take fundamental courses in toxicology, cell biology, molecular biology, methods in toxicology and biostatistics. Depending on the chosen track, electives in neurotoxicology, cell damage-carcinogenesis, or aquatic toxicology are taken. Qualifying examinations are given by the end of the second year. The PhD is completed under guidance of a thesis committee. Postdoctoral training is focused on individual applications to specific laboratories. Current postdoctoral fellow are in each of the representative focal areas. Pre- and postdoctoral students attend and give seminars. The organization of the program is well- delineated, and uses a steering committee, a recruiting committee, an admissions committee, and an external review committee.