PREDOCTORAL TRAINING IN MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR MYCOLOGY

本申请寻求对博士前培训的持续支持 为毕业生提供最新研究的真菌学专业 真菌生物学方面的技能。培训计划的长期目标是 培养研究科学家，他们将能够做出基本的 有助于理解生理、生物化学和 真菌的分子遗传学。该计划的实习生将帮助满足 对新的和受过广泛培训的研究人员进行调查的迫切需要 真菌，特别是那些对人类健康有越来越大影响的真菌 和福利。因此，毕业实习生将能够成功地 竞争学术和工业研究职位。 该计划本质上是跨学科的，包括基础 真菌学、生物化学、生理学、细胞学和分子遗传学。这个 培训包括：(1)具体的课堂和实验室教学 具有严格学术要求的真菌学相关课程；(2) 在代表外部研究领域的两个实验室实习 学员的论文研究；(3)参加每周一次的 真菌学讨论小组；(4)参加由 访问学者和常驻学者；(5)参加博士生 利用现代技术和实验方法进行研究。一个 特别强调实验室研究，以确保 毕业实习生将成为成功的独立科学家。严谨的 使用筛选来选择学员，以帮助确保高完成率 为了这个项目。 培训项目教职员工由10名个人组成，分别代表4名 乔治亚大学的学术部门和三个学院 两名兼职教授，对医学真菌学研究感兴趣，请访问 克拉克·亚特兰大大学和疾病控制中心。培训 学院分为三个学科：(A) 遗传学/分子生物学；(B)生物化学/细胞生物学；(C) Morphology-systematics/cytology-ultrastructure.每名实习生的毕业生 咨询委员会由至少一名来自这些公司的个人组成 主题领域。培训计划的教职员工参与了所有 学生训练的各个方面。真菌学的制度支持 培训计划的重点是大学和 它的组成部门，以维持和提高教师队伍 在真菌学领域的代表性。该大学还将 在培训期间，每年向每位学员补充2500美元的津贴 培训计划的一部分。

This application seeks continued support for a pre-doctoral training program in mycology designed to provide graduates with up-to-date research skills in fungal biology. The long-range goal of the training program is to train research scientists who will be able to make fundamental contributions to the understanding of the physiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics of fungi. The trainees of this program will help meet the critical need for new and broadly trained researchers to investigate fungi, in particular those that have an increasing impact on human health and welfare. Thus, the graduate trainees will be able to successfully compete for both academic and industrial research positions. The program is interdisciplinary in nature, including fundamental mycology, biochemistry, physiology, cytology, and molecular genetics. The training involves: (1) classroom and laboratory instruction in specific mycology-related courses with rigorous academic requirements; (2) internships in two laboratories representing areas of research outside that of the trainees' dissertation research; (3) participation in a weekly mycology discussion group; (4) participation in seminars offered by visiting and resident scholars; and (5) participation in doctoral-level research utilizing modem techniques and experimental approaches. A particular emphasis is placed on laboratory research to ensure that graduate trainees will be successful as independent scientists. A rigorous screen is used to select trainees to help ensure a high completion rate for the program. The training program faculty consists of ten individuals representing four academic departments and three colleges at the University of Georgia and two adjunct program faculty with medical mycology research interests at Clark Atlanta University and the Centers for Disease Control. The training faculty are divided into three subject matter disciplines: (A) genetics/molecular biology; (B) biochemistry/cell biology; and (C) morphology-systematics/cytology-ultrastructure. Each trainee's graduate advisory committee consists of at least one individual from each of these subject matter areas. The training program faculty are involved in all aspects of the student's training. Institutional support for the Mycology Training Program is underscored by the commitment of the University and it's component departments to maintaining and enhancing the faculty representation in the area of mycology. The University will also supplement the stipend to each trainee by $2500 per year for the duration of the training program.