TRAINING PROGRAM IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

描述：(由申请者提供)我们请求为华盛顿大学生物学和生物医学科学系最近批准的一个新的计算生物学项目提供培训资助。该项目将吸引来自传统生物学背景和非传统背景的学生，如计算机科学、数学、工程学等。专业课程将为学生提供广泛的当前分子生物学研究方面的培训，以及可应用于重要生物学问题的计算机科学、数学和统计学的基本方法。课程将包括课程作业，包括高级和专题课程、“湿”和“干”实验室的轮换、教学经验、负责任的研究指导、期刊俱乐部和其他在公开演讲中展示研究的机会。论文研究将在积极参与计算生物学研究的教员的指导下进行。提出了招收顶尖候选人的计划，包括那些来自代表性不足的少数族裔的学生。这一计划将与现有的计划进行协同互动，扩大该部门的机会范围，并促进计算生物学的学生和教职员工与更传统学科的学生和教师之间的互动。我们要求每年提供越来越多的学生支持，从第一年的3人，第二年的4人，以及之后的6人开始，因为新计划的规模和教职员工的参与度都在增加，包括新聘用的教职员工。

DESCRIPTION: (provided by applicant) We request training grant support for a new Program in Computational Biology that has recently been approved by the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences at Washington University. The program will attract students from traditional biological backgrounds and also from non-traditional backgrounds such as computer science, mathematics, engineering, and others. A specialized curriculum will give the students broad training in current molecular biology research as well as fundamental methods computer science, mathematics and statistics that can be applied to important biological problems. The curriculum will include course work, including advanced and special topics courses, rotations in "wet" and "dry" labs, teaching experience, instruction in the responsible conduct of research, journal clubs and other opportunities to present research in public talks. Thesis research will be performed under the guidance of faculty actively involved in computational biology research. Plans are presented for the recruitment of top candidate students, including those from under represented minorities. This program will interact synergistically with existing programs, broadening the scope of opportunities within the Division and fostering interactions between students and faculty in computational biology with those in more traditional disciplines. We request an increasing number of student support per year, beginning with 3 in the first year, 4 in the second, and 6 thereafter as the new program increases in size and participation among the faculty, including newly hired faculty.