Training in Neuroplasticity

描述(改编自申请人提供的摘要)： 德克萨斯大学-休斯顿健康科学中心，我们相信 加强和发展年轻人思维的神经科学训练计划 研究人员对神经科学领域未来的成功至关重要。我们 制定了强大的神经可塑性研究和培训计划， 重点研究学习和记忆的生物学。由杰出的教职员工组成 在神经可塑性研究方面有出色的记录，我们要求 用于支持培养2名博士后和2名博士后的资金 伙计们。这笔赠款的资金将与当地基金和一个 基础广泛的NIH神经科学培训补助金。培训在以下条件下进行 神经科学研究生院联合主持 生物医学研究生院和神经生物学系 解剖学。培训为学员提供了广泛接触神经科学的机会， 从疾病的基本机制到神经生物学，重点是 在学习和记忆方面。在最初的两年时间里，研究生 学员将接触到广泛的入门知识和基础知识 生物医学课程，以及三门高级课程 神经生物学。此外，所有研究生实习生轮流参加三次 研究实验室在该计划的第一年，并以此为基础 轮流，每个学员从参与者中选择一名研究导师 教职员工。为了监督实习生的进展，每个人都将与 方案主任一年四次，指导委员会一年两次。 此外，每名学员每年至少举办一次正式研讨会，以 培训学院进行他们的研究项目。提升知识分子的素质 研究生和博士后研究员的环境和培训， 节目主持神经科学项目实习生杂志和读书会，一个 每年秋季举行神经科学海报会议，神经科学项目研讨会 系列和一份神经科学通讯。这些活动与总的 德克萨斯医学中心丰富的神经科学培训环境提供了 我们的受训人员在神经科学方面受过出色的教育。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted From The Abstract Provided By Applicant): At The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, we believe that a quality neuroscience-training program that strengthens and develops the minds of young researchers is crucial to the future success of the field of neuroscience. We have developed a strong research and training program in neuroplasticity that focuses on the biology of learning and memory. Staffed by distinguished faculty with outstanding track records in neuroplasticity research, we are requesting funds to support the training of 2 pre-doctoral students and 2 post-doctoral fellows. Funds from this grant will be dovetailed with local funds and a broadly-based NIH Neuroscience Training Grant. Training takes place under the auspices of the Neuroscience Graduate Program administered jointly by the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy. Training provides fellows with a broad exposure to neuroscience, ranging from basic mechanisms to the neurobiology of disease, with an emphasis on learning and memory. During the initial two-year period, graduate student trainees are exposed to a broad range of introductory and foundation core courses in biomedical sciences, as well as three courses in advanced neurobiology. In addition, all graduate student trainees rotate through three research laboratories during their first year in the program, and based on this rotation, each trainee selects a research mentor from the participating faculty. In order to monitor the progress of the trainees, each will meet with the Program Director four times a year and the Steering Committee twice a year. In addition, at least once a year each trainee will present a formal seminar to the Training Faculty on their research project. To enhance the intellectual environment and training of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, the Program hosts a Neuroscience Program Trainee Journal and Book Club, a Neuroscience Poster Session held each fall, a Neuroscience Program Seminar series and a Neuroscience Newsletter. These activities coupled with the overall rich environment for neuroscience training at the Texas Medical Center provide our trainees with an outstanding education in the neurosciences.